May 20, 1993 - Clyde Bellecourt and others protest squad car trunk transport incident, Minneapolis Chief John Laux promises decision within one week. On April 17, 1993, Officers Michael Lardy and his partner Officer Marvin Schumer of the 4th Precinct encountered Charles Lone Eagle and John Boney, Native Americans who were apparently intoxicated and sleeping in front of an apartment building. According to the plaintiffs' civil complaint, the officers called for an ambulance and then canceled their request and dragged the men to the squad car. The men were then allegedly handcuffed and thrown in the trunk of the squad car; the trunk was closed on Lone Eagle's leg, injuring it. The two men in the trunk claimed that the ride to the hospital, which was only three blocks from where the men were picked up, took an unreasonably long time, and that the car's driver drove erratically, causing injuries. The officers later claimed that they used the squad car because they were worried about the well-being of the men and wanted to get to the hospital quickly, yet the dangerous and menacing confinement in the vehicle's trunk undermines this claim.
May 21, 1993 - MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews George Latimer, former St. Paul mayor, about his political reflections and local politics. Topics include his run for mayor, convention outcomes, and endorsements.
May 21, 1993 - A phone interview with Daniel Appleby, a Minnesotan filmmaker, about his experience showing his film Bound and Gagged: A Love Story at Cannes Film Festival.
May 21, 1993 - Award-winning lyricist Richard Engquist, who is the 1993 commencement speaker at Hamline University, talks with MPR’s Lynne Warfel about his view on the state of humanity.
May 21, 1993 - On this Voices from the Heartland segment, Twin Cities author and teacher Judith Hougen reads her essay, Summer on Lake Minnetonka.
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May 22, 1993 - Local commentator and writer Lawrence Sutin ponders on his 20-month old daughter and the joy of “whee.”
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May 23, 1993 - Midday presents a broadcast of U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher speaking at the Ted Mann Concert Hall of the University of Minnesota's School of Music. Christopher’s address is entitled, “U.S. Support for Russian Reform: An Investment in America's Security.”
May 24, 1993 - MPR’s Mark Zdechlik profiles Pamela Mindt, an Army National Guard captain specializing in mental-health counseling. Despite praise of her career within Minnesota National Guard, Mindt finds her military role under threat of discharge after notifying her commanding officer that she was a lesbian.