April 12, 1995 -
April 12, 1995 -
April 13, 1995 - Midday presents Mary Pipher, author and clinical psychologist, speaking to the Forum on Women in Leadership held at the College of St. Catherine. The 1994-95 theme was ‘Breaking Barriers II.’
April 20, 1995 - Sharon Sayles Belton and Norm Coleman, the respective mayors in the Twin Cities, speak of their thoughts and concerns after news of the Oklahoma City bombing.
April 24, 1995 - Midday presents President Bill Clinton speaking in the Twin Cities at the annual meeting of the American Association of Community Colleges. Clinton addresses the ongoing tragedy in Oklahoma City and his ideas for education reform and the importance of community colleges in the educational system.
April 26, 1995 - Annual “Earth Day” Open Forum Town Meeting, presenting guest speaker Paul Hawken, businessman and author. Hawken addresses how business can become a friend of the environment. Hawken’s books include “The Ecology of Commerce” and “Growing a Business.”
April 26, 1995 - MPR’s Bill Wareham reports on differing tracking results of bias incidents between Minnesota Gay and Lesbian Community Action Council (GLCAC) and the state’s numbers from police records. GLCAC states that while overall numbers are down from previous year, violent hate crime incidents are up.
April 26, 1995 - Attorney General Skip Humphrey comments on U.S. Supreme Court ruling that threw out a federal law that bans a guns from 1,000 ft of school grounds. Humphrey notes that there is a state law in place that is still in effect.
April 27, 1995 -
May 1, 1995 - Robert Broadfoot, managing director of P & K Consultancy of Hong Kong and the editor/publisher of "Asian Intelligence", speaking at Minnesota Meeting in at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Broadfoot’s address was on the topic of the future of China, and other emerging economies in Asia. Following speech, Broadfeet answered audience questions. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.