April 1, 2003 - All Things Considered’s Lorna Benson interviews local peace activist Steve Clemens about of efforts of the Chicago-based group Voices in the Wilderness while in Iraq. Clemens was there during December 2002 and says about a dozen of the group's members remain in the country. He says all of the peace workers in Baghdad are doing important work.
April 2, 2003 - All Things Considered’s Lorna Benson speaks with Richfield resident Kenny Hanson, who was held in a POW camp in 1953, during the Korean War. Henson recounts the experience and comments on the Jessica Lynch, the first rescued American POW from the war in Iraq.
April 3, 2003 - MPR’s Elizabeth Stawicki reports on jury verdict finding baseball Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett not guilty on all charges in assault case. It took the jury a little more than eight hours of deliberation to clear Puckett on three charges related to an alleged assault of a woman in a restaurant bathroom in September 2002.
April 3, 2003 - All Things Considered’s Lorna Benson talks with folk musician John McCutcheon about his music career, travels, and musical education. McCutcheon says he first considered becoming a professional musician on a trip he took to Appalachia, while he was a student at St. John's University in Collegeville.
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April 7, 2003 - MPR’s Lorna Benson talks with Robert Palmquist, president of SpeechGear, about Interact, a handheld translation device created by the company. The device offers real-time oral translations in about 12 different languages. U.S. office of Naval Research is testing device, which will allow troops to communicate better with civilians and surrendering POWs on the battlefield.
April 8, 2003 - All Things Considered’s Lorna Benson talks with Professor Ronald Glossop, vice-president of the National World Federalist Association, about establishing a democratic world federation that would function much like the United States, but on a global level.