May 20, 1996 - Midday speaks with Minnesota 8th District Congressman Jim Oberstar, whose in the studio to talk about aviation safety, the BWCA, the congressional debate over the budget, and more. Oberstar, the senior member of Minnesota's congressional delegation, also answers listener questions.
May 20, 1996 - These days, a computerized copy machine can spit out many thousands of printed pages an hour. But on Saint Paul's West Side, there's a fellow who still prints wedding invitations and other jobs the old-fashioned way...with drawers of metal type and a fleet of clattering, hand-fed presses.
May 20, 1996 - All Things Considered’s John Rabe reports from the press box of the Metrodome. Rabe gets a tutorial on how to act, orders food, gathers a few dome stories, and captures moments of the ball game.
May 21, 1996 - MPR film critic Debra Alexander comments on Joel and Ethan films and the adoration they receive at Cannes Film Festival. The Coen brothers are at French film for their film Fargo.
May 22, 1996 - MPR’s Chris Roberts profiles Red Wing poet and teacher Robert Hedin, whose assembled a literary history of the train titled "The Great Machines: Poems and Songs of the American Railroad."
May 22, 1996 - Dr. Michael Maddaus, a participant in local Father to Father program, describes it’s importance. Vice President Al Gore visits the Twin Cities to support the mentoring program.
May 23, 1996 - Rick McCormick, associate professor with Department of German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies at University of Minnesota's Rick McCormick comments on German-U.S. relations.
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May 28, 1996 - Midday’s Gary Eichten talks with Ann McBride, president and CEO of Common Cause, a non-partisan citizens' lobby organization dealing with issues of money in politics, government ethics, and government responsibility. The organization's current focus is campaign finance reform and special interest influence. McBride also answers listeners questions.
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