October 31, 1978 - Major congressional candidates from the First and Third Districts debate and respond to questions from listeners. First District candidates: Arlen Erdahl (IR) and Gerry Sikorski (DFL). Third District candidates: Bill Frenzel (IR) and Michael Freeman (DFL).
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July 6, 1978 - MPR’s Gary Eichten checks in with regional reporters on the historic flooding that hit the city of Rochester. After torrential rain, the Zumbro River overflowed and is causing extensive damage to area.
October 31, 1975 - MPR’s Terri Keefe reports on a debate on cultural sexism.
October 30, 1975 - Stanley Kegler, vice president for Institutional Planning and Regulations at the University of Minnesota, discusses the issues of scholarships, and how funding a women's specific gift is difficult to put into place without a mechanism for funding.
October 17, 1975 - State Representative Fugina says the University of Minnesota Board of Regents tends to act on its own initiative without consulting the Legislature first. U. of M. President C. Peter McGraw disagrees. He says the appropriation process assures the Legislature sufficient control. A bill is in committee that would merge a Legislative "superboard" and the Board of Regents.
October 16, 1975 - Roland Comstock (Commission on Minnesota's Future) says housing costs are rising and the majority of Minnesotans won't be able to afford a free-standing new house. In the future, look for less square footage and multiple dwellings. Professor Michael Gleason of the University of Minnesota School of Public Affairs compares renting versus buying.
October 10, 1975 - Journalist David Halberstam speaks at a World Press Forum at Macalester College. He talks about the electronic media explosion and communication revolution as being comparable to the printing press and moveable type. He describes the increasing power of network television news over the past fifteen years, and the way this has strengthened the presidency and weakened Congress. He says the power of TV network news was first felt with the Vietnam War, when the press became an anti-state against the power of the presidency. He warned of an overly-powerful executive branch.
October 1, 1975 - MPR’s Terri Keefe reports on a speech by feminist author Kate Millett at the University of Minnesota about Millet talks about the rules of sexuality in classical literature, Oedipus and Medea, and about erotic literature.
November 9, 1974 - Father James Groppi discusses former colleagues in his activist causes and how some are forced or choose to become more mainstream.