March 10, 1997 - Midday presents two Minnesota Public Radio documentaries by producer Stephen Smith and Michael Montgomery. The first, "Face of Mercy, Face of Hate," is about the life and mysterious death of a Bosnia Serb. The second, "A Plague of Plastic Soldiers," is about efforts to clear land mines in Cambodia.
May 6, 1996 - Midday examines land mines and their disastrous effects. In the first half of the program, a rebroadcast of the Minnesota Public Radio documentary about about efforts to clear land mines in Cambodia called "A Plague of Plastic Soldiers." Afterwards, a call-in program about land mines and defense and military procurement issues with David Evans, director of National Defense Issues for Business Executives for National Security.