July 30, 1993 - On this Voices from the Heartland segment, Minnesota author Barton Sutter reads as essay on his takeaways from traveling to Wyoming, Colorado, and Duluth.
July 30, 1993 - Local theater critic and writer Erin Hart reviews Alexander Ostrovsky’s play Too Clever by Half, a Guthrie Theater production.
July 31, 1993 - On this Saturday Midday, Joan Nassauer, head of the Landscape Architecture department at the University of Minnesota, discusses ecologically sustainable landscaping for businesses and homes. She defines the term “landscape architecture.” Nassauer also answers listener questions.
July 31, 1993 - Local commentor and writer Lawrence Sutin takes aim at what he looks for in reading…the older, the better.
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August 2, 1993 - Minneapolis Mayor Don Fraser shares his view on welfare reform. While he supports welfare program to protect children and their health, he questions the logic of of providing welfare to single mothers as well. Fraser fears that it just fosters a cycle of poverty.
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August 3, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio’s Leif Enger reports from Garrison, Minnesota, where the finishing touches on the new Blue Goose Tavern are being completed. The tavern was a storied establishment for 70 years before an arsonist burned it down. The “new” Blue Goose hopes to restore its perch as a go-to for locals and Mille Lacs Lake visitors alike.
August 3, 1993 - Accountant Tom Sherman makes comments on his concerns over increased tax brackets impacting higher income earners. Sherman sees a potential threat to stable economy.
August 3, 1993 - William Craig is assistant director of the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs at the University of Minnesota. Mentions trunk transport incident.