January 24, 1980 - Governor Al Quie delivers his second "state of the state" address to a joint session of the Minnesota legislature. Reaction to the speech follows.
January 31, 1980 - Minnesota House of Representative Majority Caucus Leader Irv Anderson presents a DFL response to Governor Al Quie's State of the State address.
February 8, 1980 - Minnesota novelist Tim O'Brien speaks about and reads from his work The Nuclear Age at a Worthington Community College event.
February 23, 1980 - John Holt, an author and educator, speaking at Unity Unitarian Church as part of that church's Wider Ministry Lecture Series. The title of his talk is, "Education versus Learning." For years, Holt has been raising eyebrows with his analysis of how we teach and learn. He’s published eight books and scores of articles on the subject.
February 26, 1980 - National Urban League director Vernon Jordan, Jr., National Urban League director, speaking at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. Jordon’s address was titled “The State of Black America,” and on the status of American blacks in the 1980's.
February 26, 1980 - MPR’s Pat Kessler reports on the return home of TEAM USA hockey team after their 1980 Olympic Gold medal win.
March 6, 1980 - Joseph Halow, Executive Director of the North American Grain Exporting Association, speaking in Fargo, ND. Halow addresses the current lack of international trade due to Soviet embargo, and the negative impact on farmers.
March 6, 1980 - Donald Stingel, one of the directors of the Export-Import Bank, speaking at “Minnesota and World Trade: Agriculture and More” forum, sponsored by The Department of Commerce and the Minnesota League of Women Voters. Stingel’s topics included U.S. trade and the Export-Import Bank.
March 7, 1980 - As part of the Walker Arts Center series on Modernism, literary critic Hugh Kenner discusses the meanings of modernism. The speech presents challenges faced by the writer, the reader, and the critic.
March 21, 1980 - Joseph Lowery, president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, speaking at Macalester College as part of the Hubert Humphrey Endowed Lecture series. Lowery addressed the role of Blacks in the United States. Following speech, Lowery answered audience questions.