September 27, 1996 -
April 29, 1996 - Many Americans are worried about the stability of their jobs, and with good reason. In the wake of massive corporate layoffs, the New York Times reports employees are being laid off at a high rate, and the competition for the remaining good jobs is growing. Fifteen years ago the nation's mining industry, particularly those companies on the Iron Range, suffered big staff cuts in an effort to become more efficient and more competitive with companies in other countries. Minnesota Public Radio's Marianne Combs has this report on how business decisions changed the lives of thousands of workers.
March 29, 1996 -
March 22, 1996 - There are many creation stories explaining how the Earth took its form and how civilizations came to be, including the massive waters of Lake Superior. People gathered at the Lake Superior Center in Duluth to hear the stories and myths of the Ojibwe culture…here's a sampling of what they heard.
March 20, 1996 - With many fish hatcheries planning to stop stocking Lake Trout in Lake Superior after 1996, MPR’s Marianne Combs reports on the status of fish species and concerns over the obstacles fish still face in repopulating the lake.
March 13, 1996 - MPR’s Marianne Combs reports on ice fishing along and on Lake Superior during winter, when ice flows become fishing opportunities…but not without potential costs and risks to life.
February 29, 1996 - MPR's Marianne Combs speaks with musician Georgia Ann Hunter, painter Patricia Canelake, and poet Louis Jenkins, as they gathered with other artists at the Lake Superior Center in Duluth to share their work and talk about how the lake has influenced their art.
December 7, 1995 -
November 20, 1995 - MPR’s Marianne Combs interviews Native American author Jim Northrup about writing, his film projects, and family.
November 3, 1995 -