September 3, 1998 - MPR’s Lynette Lyman profiles Cambodian poet U Sam Oeur. Lyman also reports on a perfomance of his work in the Twin Cities.
September 1, 1998 - MPR’s Lynette Nyman visits the stock dog trials at The Minnesota State Fair. The trials demonstrate how dogs can be trained to herd livestock. The superintendent of the trials at the Fair explains details in performance.
August 31, 1998 - The Midway business is big business. Across the country each year, carnivals generate millions of dollars in revenue at state and county fairs. But being a carnival worker is more competitive than ever... and it is no different on the Minnesota State Fair's Mighty Midway. MPR's Lynette Nyman provides report on the challenges and work of the working the Midway.
August 27, 1998 - MPR’s Lynette Nyman reports on the struggle to find temporary workers for the many exhibitors and booths at the Minnesota State Fair this year. The Minnesota State Fair is big. One of the top five in the nation. Last year the fair broke its own attendance record with more than 1.6 million visitors. This year there's been some concern about how LATE the fair has its run. The calendar has pushed the dates back by nearly a week. As a result, while the fair is on, thousands of students will have to head back to the classroom.
July 20, 1998 - A severe thunderstorm moved through St. Peter July 20th, 1998, downing trees and damaging roofs, with winds of 60 miles an hour. MPR’s Lynette Nyman interviewed Tom Gravelin on the impact this has on his life and how he plans to rebuild.
July 10, 1998 - One more house was demolished in St. Peter. It was old...built in the 1860's...and in need of restoration, but still, it was someone's home until the March 29th tornado. MPR's Lynette Nyman interviews the owner, Tom Gravelin, as she follows him through the recovery. His business is back up...while his home has finally come down. Frequently referred to as the 1998 Comfrey–St. Peter tornado outbreak, 14 tornadoes (including an F3 & F4) wrought destruction in southern Minnesota on March 29, 1998. More than 3,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed by the tornadoes. The towns of St. Peter and Comfrey were utterly devastated. Storms left two people dead and dozens injured.
June 10, 1998 - MPR's Lynette Nyman reports from Owatonna, where there are fights breaking out between some of the new and the old residents. That includes clashes against Somali members of the community.
June 3, 1998 - There's change taking place in Saint Peter. Since the tornado hit March 29th, businesses and homes are slowly rebuilding. It seems the storm effected everything and everyone. And for some people reinvention rather than replication from the rubble heals best. In the past few weeks we've been following the recovery through the eyes of two Saint Peter residents. Today Minnesota Public Radio's Lynette Nyman talks again with resident Nancy Jordet. Nancy Jordet has been very busy reconstructing her life. But there's a sense of calm and purpose in her face that was missing those first few days after the storm. She is back at work running her graphic design business, but the common problems of balancing business and family
May 26, 1998 - MPR’s Lynette Nyman reports on the fourth Citizen's Forum on the Governor's Race, held in four locations around the state on Friday, May 22, 1998. The subject of forum was crime. People from across the state gathered in Duluth, Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Mankato to discuss and develop questions for the candidates running for Governor of Minnesota.
May 26, 1998 - MPR’s Gary Eichten presents a public reponse call-in show on the Minnesota Citizens Forum about crime. Various issues on crime, including racism, prevention, and poverty are commented upon.