August 3, 1998 - Dee Long, Minneapolis state representative and Minnesota House Tax committee chair, discusses taxes. Topics include tax cuts and state programs. Long also answers listener questions.
August 4, 1998 - On this Midday, Sheryl Ramstad Hvass and Amy Klobuchar, two candidates for Hennepin County attorney, discuss their plans for fighting crime. Topics include burglary, juvenile justice system, National Night Out, and repeat offenders. Hvass and Klobuchar also answer listener questions.
August 4, 1998 - Susan Stamberg report on Miep Gies, a Dutch woman who hid Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis for 25 months before they were discovered on August 4, 1944. Gies was the woman who preserved Anne Frank's diary. Report is followed by Dan Olson interviewing Lucy Smith, a Holocaust survivor.
August 5, 1998 - Charlie Weaver, Republican candidate for Attorney General, discusses his campaign for Minnesota Attorney General. Topics include juvenile violence, and public safety focus vs. consumer advocacy. Weaver also answers listener questions. Program begins with a report from MPR’s Elizabeth Stawicki on the issues and candidates for Attorney General.
August 6, 1998 - Mary Thornton Phillips, Chair of the St. Paul School Board and former St. Paul Mayor George Latimer discuss the search for a school superintendent in St. Paul. Topics include timing of selection, diversity of candidates, and “best fit”. Phillips and Latimer also answer listener questions. Program begins with report from MPR’s Tim Pugmire on the St. Paul school board’s decision to not choose either of the current finalist candidates.
August 6, 1998 - An MPR Special presenting interviews with all seven major party gubernatorial candidates on taxes, followed by listener reaction to the candidates. Program begins with brief reports on the various candidates.
August 7, 1998 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from Detroit Lakes. Program highlights outdoor music festival WE Fest, the largest camping and country music extravaganza. Rachel Reabe interviews Jeff Krueger, WE Fest organizer; and Rand Levy, of Rose Productions about the history, phenomenon, efforts, and challenges of running an outdoor festival. Reabe also talks with musician/manager Tony Stephens.
August 7, 1998 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from Detroit Lakes. Program highlights the debate over recreational jet skis on the lakes. Rachel Reabe hosts a discussion on the controversary over personal watercraft with Jim Madima, president of Jet Supporters Association of Minnesota; Dennis Lang of the DNR; and Kris Hasskamp, a Minnesota state representative.
August 7, 1998 - MPR’s Euan Kerr talks with Minneapolis playwright and columnist Syl Jones about his social satire Black No More. Jones says the work is a social satire about race, gender, religion, and science.
August 10, 1998 - Ted Mondale, former state senator and DFL Gubernatorial candidate talks with MPR’s Gary Eichten about the issues and his campaign. Topics include polls, tax cuts, social issue investments, incentives and parenting challenges. Mondale also answers listener questions.