March 17, 1989 - Eleanor Robertson, RN and acting director of the Bemidji region of the Indian Health Service, speaking at “The Health of Indian Health Care” symposium at College of St. Scholastica. Robertson discusses problems facing her agency, especially as it works on its first budget under the Bush administration.
March 21, 1989 - Bruce McCandless, astronaut and mission specialist for the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, speaking at Moorhead State University. After speech, McCandless answered audience questions, including unmanned launches, how universities can participate in space experiments, and if NASA still has extended exposure platform in space.
March 31, 1989 - Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, activist, author and hunger coordinator for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America West Metro Synod, speaking at a conference in Minneapolis. Nelson-Pallmeyer’s address was on the topic, "The War Against the Poor: Low Intensity Conflict and Christian Faith." He critiques the U.S. involvement in Central America. He traces the development of the phrase, "low intensity conflict," and he gives his view of how the U.S. military and foreign policy toward Central America has been developed.
April 3, 1989 - Richard Thomas, Elanor Clift, John McCormick, and John Barry, all Newsweek magazine editorial writers, are members of a panel discussion at Minnesota Meeting. Their discussion was titled "Uncovering New Policies with Those Who Cover Them". The panelists are presented with numerous questions involving politics, world affairs, and economy. 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.
April 13, 1989 - A Midday broadcast of a speech by author and broadcaster Studs Terkel given in Minneapolis at the Westminster Town Hall Forum. Terkel’s address is entitled "America's Two Faces…Concerning Greed."
April 13, 1989 - MPR’s Euan Kerr reports on commentary from author and oral historian Studs Terkel, who expresses his concern over the lack of knowledge of history in the public sphere. Terkel says it has led to what he describes as shamelessness.
April 17, 1989 - Abba Eban, former Israeli ambassador to the United States and the United Nations, speaking at Distinguished Carlson Lecture at Northrop Auditorium. Eban addresses the topic “Roadblocks to Peace in the Middle East.” After speech, Eban answered audience questions. A vehement champion of Israel's national interest, Eban’s diplomacy won the Jewish state crucial international support in its initial decade. Eban has spoken out against any attempt to make the occupied territories a permanent part of Israel since they were won in the 1967 Six-Day War, and his contribution to the 1968 U.N. Security Council resolution has been the foundation for every serious Middle East peace effort. He is active in the reconciliation movement between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, and was one of seven Israeli representatives to recent talks with PLO leaders, European politicians and Jewish spokespersons at The Hague. The Carlson Lecture Series is managed by the Humphrey Institute's Citizen Education Program and is made possible through a $1 million gift from Curtis L. Carlson, founder and chair of Minneapolis-based Carlson Cos. The Carlson Lecture Series brings distinguished national and international leaders to the university to speak on current topics of public interest.
April 26, 1989 - Benjamin Hooks, executive director of the NAACP, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Hooks’ address was on the topic "Unspoken issues of race in American society." After speech, Hooks 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.
May 16, 1989 - Dr. Curt Anderson, professor of economics at the University of Minnesota Duluth, speaking at the Compass Project symposium held at the College of St. Scholastica. Anderson’s address was on results of survey regarding the level and quality of employment in Duluth. The Compass Project surveyed households, key informants or community leaders, human service agencies, and examined reams of existing data, like previous studies and demographics of Duluth. The survey identified four primary areas of concern: employment, housing, financial hardship and health care.
May 16, 1989 - Sister Kathleen Hofer, president of St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, and chairwoman of the Compass committee on physical health care, speaking at the Compass Project symposium held at the College of St. Scholastica. Hofer’s address was on the topic of affordable health care in Duluth. The Compass Project surveyed households, key informants or community leaders, human service agencies, and examined reams of existing data, like previous studies and demographics of Duluth. The survey identified four primary areas of concern: employment, housing, financial hardship and health care.