June 15, 1981 - MPR’s Linda Peinovich interviews meteorologist John Graff, who describes the path and destruction of tornado that struck areas of Twin Cities on June 14, 1981. Graff notes it was a singular tornado that made a straight line through the metro.
June 18, 1981 - MPR’s Tom Meersman reports on lawsuits before the District Court of Appeals. The State of Minnesota case argues that the 1978 BWCA Wilderness Act gives the federal government too much power over waterways. Numerous landowner cases argue various property and land rights issues.
June 19, 1981 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten and MPR reporter Dick Daly discuss the impact of letter written by St. Cloud student Donna Gallus to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart. The letter asked why Justice Stewart was still on the court after so many years. Connected or not, Justice Stewart retired shortly after.
June 20, 1981 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan interviews author Pamela Cumings about her book Widow's Walk: A Personal Journey Through Loss, Fear, Anger and Love.
June 20, 1981 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan interviews Tom Dunn, founder an director of Playwrights’ Lab (now known as the Playwrights’ Center), about the organization’s 10-year anniversary.
June 25, 1981 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten interviews local sports commentator Jay Weiner about impact of MLB Baseball strike on the Minnesota Twins and their players.
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July 2, 1981 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan profiles Ignatius Donnelly, a St. Paul and Philadelphia businessman with real estate interests in Minnesota, most notably the failed town of Nininger. Fushan talks with historian Jeffrey Hess about a Donnelly exhibition at the Minnesota Historical Society.
July 5, 1981 - A Midday interview with economist and author John Kenneth Galbraith on his published autobiography, A Life in Our Times: Memoirs.
July 8, 1981 - Daniel Willard, associate professor in School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, talks about wetlands planning and the need to preserve the country's wetlands.