December 19, 1994 - A special Midday broadcast on the privatization of public schools, with group of guests that share their viewpoints and answer listener questions. The focus of conversation is the use of private companies by public school districts.
October 14, 1993 - Midday presents Westminster Town Hall Forum speech by Betty Rollin, author and NBC News correspondent. Rollin wrote the best-selling book “Last Wish” about the suicide of her terminally ill mother.
June 25, 1993 - MPR’s Kate Smith reports on Hmong farming in Minnesota, where a more traditional approach returns to a land where modern agriculture now dominates.
March 24, 1993 - An MPR documentary about the proliferation of weapons in the schools and the tendency of young people to resort to violence as a way of solving problems. MPR reporters Dan Gunderson, Mark Zdechlik, Donna Nicholson and Kate Smith present various viewpoints from students, teachers, police, parents and others.
March 22, 1993 - Midday presents an MPR documentary entitled School Days, followed by a discussion on education with Linda Powell, superintendent of the Robbinsdale School District; Vernae Hasbargen, president of the Rural Education Association; and Dale Lange, associate dean of the University of Minnesota College of Education.
September 8, 1992 -
August 14, 1992 - MPR’s Kate Smith reads A View from the Air: Charles Lindbergh's Earth and Sky by daughter Reeve Lindbergh.
August 4, 1992 - MPR’s Kate Smith reports on legal battle over judicial election process. Alan Page, former Minnesota Viking and Minnesota Assistant Attorney General, is filing lawsuit to get on ballot for Minnesota Supreme Court. The lawsuit argues against move by governor to seek term extension rather than a public election for seat.
July 14, 1992 - MPR’s Kate Smith interviews Ellen Chesler, author of the book, Woman of Valor: Margaret Sanger and the Birth Control Movement in America. Chesler comments on a variety of women’s issues and the efforts of Margaret Sanger.
May 26, 1992 - MPR’s Kate Smith visits Toivola-Meadowlands Charter, one of the very first charter schools in the state. Reabe talks with educators and parents on their thoughts on the alternative to public school.