April 17, 1996 - The passing of a loved one can lead a person to do extraordinary things. This mornings St Paul Pioneer Press tells how a St Paul woman plans to float her fathers ashes down the Mississippi in a pop bottle. It was one of his last requests allowing him to finally make a long planned trip to Louisiana It's a story which could well resonate with British Novelist Graham Swift. His new novel "Last Orders" tells the tale of a group of four men travelling to throw their friend's ashes off the pier in an English seaside resort.
April 16, 1996 - Cuba maintains a peculiar place in the American psyche. A tropical paradise, once the playground of rich American tourists, it's is now decried as the home of Castro's communism. Travel writer Pico Iyer... best known for his pieces on his trips to out of the way spots... says he fell in love with Cuba and its ambiguities on his first visit. It's those ambiguities that led him to set his first novel on the island. "Cuba and the Night" tell the story of the love affair between Richard, an American photojournalist and Lourdes, a young Cuban woman.
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.
December 22, 1995 - MPR’s Euan Kerr reports on news of a record deal for Aaron Jay Kernis, a composer in residence at The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Kernis has signed an exclusive 5-year recording contract with the British label, Argo Records. He sees the contract as a commitment by the label to contemporary classical music.
December 21, 1995 - Memories of a piano teacher, a death camp survivor, have convinced commentator Pat Berg of why we need to be in Bosnia.
December 4, 1995 - Hour 2 of Midmorning, featuring Voices of Minnesota with Joe Dowling, the Artistic Director for the Guthrie Theate, and Dr. Maxine Harris studies how a parent's death affects a child in "The Loss That Is Forever".
August 25, 1995 - Midday presents two pieces: A Soundprint piece titled Giptown, which looks at former sideshow performers who are now residents of Gibsonton, Florida; and a Voices of Minnesota segment profiling former Minnesota Twins owner Calvin Griffith.
July 17, 1995 - Part 2 of 3 of the Voices of Minnesota interview with Don Olson, a draft resister and member of the Minnesota Eight. On July 10, 1970, Olson and seven others broke into three draft offices with the intent to destroy draft cards. They were caught, tried, and placed in federal prison.
July 17, 1995 - Part 3 of 3 of the Voices of Minnesota interview with Don Olson, a draft resister and member of the Minnesota Eight. On July 10, 1970, Olson and seven others broke into three draft offices with the intent to destroy draft cards. They were caught, tried, and placed in federal prison.
July 17, 1995 - Part 1 of 3 of the Voices of Minnesota interview with Don Olson, a draft resister and member of the Minnesota Eight. On July 10, 1970, Olson and seven others broke into three draft offices with the intent to destroy draft cards. They were caught, tried, and placed in federal prison.