August 25, 1993 - Minneapolis Mayor Don Fraser visits the MPR studios to answer questions about his welfare reform proposal. Fraser says unmarried women should not automatically be eligible for welfare just because they have a child. The suggestion has touched off a spirited debate over welfare reform and the family.
August 26, 1993 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews members of The Teddy Bear Band at the Minnesota Public Radio booth. Segment includes band performing to a State Fair audience.
August 26, 1993 - Author Steve Chapple shares his fascination with the land of Montana and writing Kayaking the Full Moon: A Journey Down the Yellowstone River to the Soul of Montana.
August 26, 1993 - A Midmorning interview from the Minnesota State Fair with Peg Meir, local author and writer for the Star Tribune newspaper. Meier talks about and reads from her book, Too Hot, Went to Lake.
August 26, 1993 - Resident commentator Susan Berkson delights in all things coffee from a Minnesota perspective.
August 26, 1993 - Midday’s Gary Eichten hosts U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone live from the Minnesota State Fair. Wellstone answers audience and listener questions on health care, the economy, NAFTA, etc.
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August 27, 1993 - Midmorning’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Jacqueline Florentius about “Anne Frank in the World,” a local exhibit at the First Trust Center in St. Paul. Jacki and her husband were the driving force in bringing project together.
August 27, 1993 - Local theater critic and writer Erin Hart reviews Les Miserable at the Ordway.