Don Fraser
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- Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is 25 years old
Mainstreet Radio's Bob Kelleher looks back to 1978, when two lawyers drafted an historic compromise that still guides activities in the Boundary Waters today. Report includes various interviews and speech excerpts.
- A look back at the eight year tenure of outgoing Minneapolis Mayor Sayles Belton
MPR’s Dan Olson takes a look at the eight year tenure of Sharon Sayles Belton, outgoing mayor Minneapolis. Highlighted accomplishments include crime reduction campaigns, downtown development, budget challenges, curtailing housing discrimination, community schools, and rise in property values.
- Voices of Minnesota: Don Fraser and Leonard Lindquist
As part of the “Voices of Minnesota" series, this program features MPR’s Dan Olson interviewing Don Fraser, former Minneapolis mayor and former U.S. congressman; and Leonard Lindquist, a Minneapolis attorney.
- A retrospective of 1978 DFL State Convention
MPR’s Gary Eichten presents a retrospective of 1978 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party State Convention. It was noted for a fierce battle within the DFL party over the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota. It fractured the party and paved the way for a Republican sweep in the November general election.
- Andrew Young - Stopping the Decline in American Cities, A Quality of Life Message for Minnesota
Midday presents Andrew Young, Atlanta mayor and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, speaking to the Greater Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce at its annual meeting. Young’s address was titled, "Stopping the Decline in American Cities: A Quality of Life Message for Minnesota." Following speech, Young answered audience questions.
- Outgoing mayors Scheibel and Fraser reflect on the job
Outgoing mayors Don Fraser (of Minneapolis) and Jim Scheibel (of St. Paul) visit Midday program to answer listener questions about politics and the future of the Twin Cities.
- Don Fraser defends his welfare reform proposal
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.
- Minneapolis Mayor Fraser questions welfare for single mothers
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.
- Mayor Fraser wants companies to hire teenagers for summer
Don Fraser, mayor of Minneapolis, details his efforts to get businesses to hire teenagers as part of a summer jobs program.
- Mayor Fraser on state of Minneapolis
Midday’s Gary Eichten talks with Don Fraser, Minneapolis mayor and president of National League of Cities, on the day of his last "State of the City" address. He discusses a whole range of concerns facing the city, reflects on his 13 years as mayor, and shares his hopes and plans for the future.
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