August 23, 1996 - MPR's John Bischoff reports on a security force of 350 people canvassing the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, prepared to quell any disturbance and maintain...if not peace, at least a semblance of public order.
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August 28, 1996 - MPR’s Bob Collins interviews Ben Frazier on finally becoming a Minnesota delegate for the Democratic National Convention. A mainstay in running the DFL booth at the Minnesota State Fair, Frazier is now in Chicago to participate in convention.
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September 2, 1996 - Leif Enger presents Mainstreet Radio report on efforts by filmmaker John Hansen to translate Ole Edvart Rølvaag’s novel Giants in the Earth onto the big screen. It is a task that has been attempted in the past, but never realized.
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September 3, 1996 - The Minnesota Supreme Court heard arguments today over the fate of convicted sex offender Dennis Linehan. Linehan is challenging his indefinite commitment to a state hospital under Minnesota's Sexually Dangerous Persons law.