April 15, 1996 - On this segment of Voices of Minnesota, MPR’s Dan Olson sits down with one of our region's best known poets Michael Dennis Browne of his early career in the arts, his travels to China, and his new work.
April 2, 1996 - Ramsey county commissioners had no comment this afternoon after a closed door meeting to discuss a judge's ruling striking down the county's trash hauling ordinance. Federal Judge David Doty says Hennepin and Ramsey do not have the right to control the flow of garbage in their counties. The decision may force the counties to charge less for garbage brought to their huge incinerators. And the people who brought the suit challenging the laws want the counties to pay back some of the money charged for garbage hauling.
April 1, 1996 - Hour 2 of Midmorning, featuring Voices of Minnesota with Wayne Terwilliger, the Twins' first base coach. Also the Capitol Steps Radio Show - Politics Takes a Holiday.
March 20, 1996 - MPR’s John Rabe presents the Second Annual Minnesota Public Radio Snowman Burning. Program celebrates winter’s demise and the coming of spring with poetry from listeners, music from the Cafe Accordion Orchestra, weather with Mark Seeley, ritual tales from Brandi Parisi, the humor of Kevin Kling, and the ritual burning of an eight foot snowman with color commentary from MPR’s Dan Olson.
March 18, 1996 - MPR’s Justin Maiman visited Nye's to speak with “Sweet” Lou Snider, the establishment’s long-time pianist. Snider shares thoughts on her unique work. Everyone Lou Snider meets on her job thinks they're a singer. Snider leads all the vocalists who step up to her piano bar at Nye's Polonaise Room in Minneapolis, and many an interaction occurs.
March 4, 1996 - Hour 2 of Midmorning, featuring Voices of Minnesota with Peter Thompson, Dr. John Najarian's lawyer, and Jerry Baker on gardening.
February 26, 1996 - Hour 2 of Midmorning featuring Voices of Minnesota with Professor Mahmoud El-Kati from Macalester on race relations. Also Odd Jobs - fish feeder and Leonard Weinglass, lead defense attorney for Mumia Abu-Jamal.
February 19, 1996 - Hour 2 of Midmorning featuring Voices of Minnesota with Thelma Buckner, gospel singer and Daniel Hofrenning, St. Olaf Political Science professor on presidents in their role in history call-in.
February 5, 1996 - Hour 2 of Midmorning featuring Voices of Minnesota with Polly Mann, a political activist and Scott Minerbrook on "Divided To The Vein," his book about growing up in a biracial family.
January 20, 1996 - Hour 2 of Midmorning, featuring Voices of Minnesota with Walter Breckenridge, an ecologist, ornithologist and artist, Jeanne Calvit and Howard Miller, founders of Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts and programs for the developmentally disabled, and Odd Jobs - piano tuner.