December 11, 1981 - Dr. Morton Cohen, professor of English at Columbia University, speaks at St. John's University in Collegeville. Cohen’s address is titled "The Alice Books, Why They Endure" and part of celebration on the 150th anniversary of Carroll's birth.
December 16, 1981 - Former U.S. Senator Eugene McCarthy speaking in Collegeville on "Christian Humanism Relative to Politics."
December 21, 1981 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten presents a report from MPR’s Pat Kessler, who details the fight between Governor Al Quie and the Minnesota Legislature over a state budget. Segment includes debate excerpts from the floor of Capitol.
December 21, 1981 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten talks with MPR reporter Pat Kessler, who details the fight between Governor Al Quie and the Minnesota Legislature over a state budget. Tax provisions are at center of debate.
January 13, 1982 - MPR coverage of Governor Al Quie's 1982 State of the State address. Following speech, MPR’s Pat Kessler and Bob Potter get comments and reaction from the floor of the House.
January 13, 1982 - Governor Al Quie delivers his annual State of the State address before the Minnesota legislature, broadcast live.
January 20, 1982 - Barry Goldwater, Arizona Republican Senator, speaking at the University of Minnesota, as part of the Carlson Lecture Series. Goldwater's address is titled, "The Conscience of a Conservative, 1982." Goldwater speaks on the failure of liberal leadership, the strengths and weaknesses of the Reagan administration, and shares his criticism of the “Moral Majority” movement.
January 25, 1982 - Al Quie announces that he will not run for re-election.
January 29, 1982 - In this Science Town Meeting, held at Arts and Science Center Auditorium in St. Paul, Dr. Elisabeth Mann Borgese, professor in the Training Program for the Management and Conservation of Marine Resources in the department of Political Science at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, speaks on the future use of the resources of the sea and progress toward international treaties and agreements on such uses of the ocean. MPR’s Rich Dietman hosts and moderates’ program.
February 2, 1982 - NPR’s Bill Buzenberg presents live coverage of the Inter-American Affairs Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on human rights in El Salvador, with witnesses including Thomas Enders, Assistant Under Secretary of State for Latin American Affairs.