February 16, 1996 - Mainstreet Radio’s Catherine Winter profiles Minnesota carpenter John Harren. The Warroad resident makes the long narrow sled for Canadian hunters and trappers in the far north of Canada.
February 16, 1996 - Mainstreet Radio’s Leif Enger reports on "King of the Hill" toughman contest has sparked an uproar on the White Earth Reservation in northwestern Minnesota. The event is like boxing, except that anyone can enter…and as the ads say, the last one left standing wins $5,000. With that sort of incentive, the fight card filled quickly, but opponents of the contest say there's enough violence on the Reservation, without paying for more.
February 19, 1996 - MPR’s Chris Roberts profiles early Rhymesayers Entertainment collective Headshots, consisting of Beyond, Abstract Pack, Urban Atmosphere and Full Circle.
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February 23, 1996 - Mainstreet Radio’s Mark Steil reports on new prison in Waseca, Minnesota. The former college campus has been developed into a low security federal correctional institution, but not without concerns from some local residents who see it as detrimental to community and property values.
February 23, 1996 - On this special Mainstreet Radio version of Midmorning from Crosby, a panel discussion on education and public choice in the region. Rachel Reabe interviews educators Bob Bross, superintendent of schools in Brainerd; and Duck Thomas, school board member in Le Sueur, about school choice and its potential impact to public schools.
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