November 10, 1986 - Minnesota poet and storyteller Robert Bly, answers listener questions about his writing and his relatively new interest in men's groups. Bly also reads some of his poetry.
October 28, 1986 - Tony Bouza, Minneapolis police chief, discusses various police matters. Topics include challenges in terminating officers, his views on civil service, privatization, rise in crime, and age/fitness of officers. Bouza also answers listener questions.
October 27, 1986 - Jim Klobuchar talks about his book, Eight Miles without a Pothole, a collection of his columns from the previous ten years.
September 1, 1986 - MPR’s Paula Schroeder talks with Gale Frost, fair museum curator; and Clarence, a longtime 4H member about some memorable moments of the Minnesota State Fair.
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July 10, 1986 - James Oberstar, Minnesota U.S. congressman (DFL), discusses his legislative concerns: aircraft safety, economic development, and trade. Oberstar also answers listener questions.
April 17, 1986 - No recording equipment allowed in meeting. Marv Davidov and other members of Honeywell Project urge Honeywell to stop making nuclear weapons and any arms systems used by Contra rebels in Nicaragua, wants Honeywell to move all operations and investments out of South Africa, and convert weapons factories to endeavors promoting peace and employment. Honeywell spokesman Edmund Spencer at subsequent news conference says 18 years of protest had have no effects on Honeywell business decisions. Honeywell thinks protestors are wrong, the way to bring peace into the world is for US to maintain a very strong defense position. Aerospace and defense division accounts for 27 percent of Honeyell earnings, in 1st quarter showed improvement while overall earnings down 43 percent. Spencer says Honeywell does mfr some systems used in bombing raid on Libya, but ll doesn?t know if Honeywell parts were used in that specific action.
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January 28, 1986 - Minnesota Gophers Mitchell Lee, Kevin Smith, George Williams