November 4, 1991 - MPR’s Liz Hannon interviews John O’Rourke, mayor of Austin, about the impact storm system on city. While Austin only received about an inch of snow, they also received a couple inches of ice, damaging trees and powerlines. Much of the town was left without power in dropping temperatures.
November 4, 1991 - MPR’s Liz Hannon interviews Robert Sorlie, an Albert Lea resident about the challenging conditions after blizzard hit area. Sorlie details downed tree limbs, ice, power outages, and a run on supplies at few stores that opened. The blizzard was part of a statewide weather event.
October 16, 1991 - MPR’s Liz Hannon talks with David Bedford, member of University of Minnesota’s Horticultural Research Center, about creating new crosses of apples, which can take 30 years to develop. Bedford highlights Haralson, Regent, and the newest variety from the Minnesota Arboretum, the Honeycrisp.
October 14, 1991 - American writer and scholar Gerald Vizenor discusses his book, The Heirs of Columbus. The book inverts the historical record by re-imagining Christopher Columbus as a descendant of Mayans and Sephardic Jews who now wants to return home.
September 9, 1991 - A Voices from the Heartland interview with Duluth writer Barton Sutter. Segment includes a reading from the book, My Father's War and Other Stories.
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April 23, 1991 - An interview with Jon Hassler on his excursion into playwrighting. Hassler has written a play based off his novel, Simon’s Night.
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