April 6, 2004 - A new study reports alarmingly high rates of torture survivors are living in Minnesota's African immigrant communities. The Minneapolis-based Center for Victims of Torture conducted the study. It found 44 percent of immigrants from Somalia and from a part of Ethiopia known as Oromia experienced torture in their homelands. More than eleven hundred people participated in the study, making it the largest of its kind in the country. Previous studies had estimated the rate of torture among recent African immigrants at no more than 35 percent. Dr. David Johnson was on the team that conducted the study. He says torture among Oromo men was higher than among the women, but the opposite is true in the Somali community.
December 24, 2002 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer talks with church bell ringers in the Twin Cities.
October 23, 2002 - As part of a series on special education, MPR’s Tim Pugmire reports on the importance of Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and debate on what changes are needed.
July 2, 1999 - MPR’s John Bischoff visits carillonneur David Johnson at House of Hope church along Summit Avenue in St. Paul, as he prepares for July 4th concert. Johnson discusses the instrument and how to play it.