Materials created/edited/published by Archive team as an assigned project during remote work period in 2020
April 28, 1978 - MPR’s Alan Searle reports on protest in Duluth against proposed restrictions on motorized vehicles in BWCA. Report includes speech excerpt of Minnesota State senator Doug Johnson and brief interview with a protester.
May 2, 1978 - MPR’s Bill Siemering profiles Minnesota poet Robert Bly. Program includes Bly reading from his book "This Body is Made of Camphor and Gopherwood" at Augsburg College, followed by an interview with Siemering.
May 3, 1978 - This Midday program deals with the shape of literature in our society with emphasis on writers in the Midwest. Presented is a portion of keynote speech at Midwest Writers Festival and Book Fair in the Twin Cities by Lucien Stryk, professor at Northern Illinois University.
June 1, 1978 - MPR’s Alan Searle reports on Boundary Waters Canoe Area Alliance reaction to U.S. Don Fraser’s amendment to Burton-Vento BWCA bill. Report includes commentary from Lenore Johnson, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Alliance’s president.
June 10, 1978 - MPR’s Kate Williams talks with Minneapolis poet Jerri Alexander, who shares poetry from her book "Hurt Comes and Goes: Poetry of a Black American Woman."
July 17, 1978 - MPR’s Alan Searle reports on U.S. senators visiting Ely and Boundary Waters Canoe Area. The senators heard from the differing views from Boundary Conservation Alliance and Friends of the Boundary Waters.
July 20, 1978 - MPR’s John Merli interviews state official on non-mandatory guidelines in opening various state positions to women.
August 3, 1978 - MPR’s Alan Searle reports on press conference by Minneosta U.S. Senator Wendell Anderson regarding latest, and what he considered, final BWCA compromise bill. The Dayton-Walls proposal looks to protect both wilderness and user interests.
August 5, 1978 - MPR’s Alan Searle reports on Boundary Waters Canoe Area blockade initiated by Boundary Waters Conservation Alliance as an act of protest to the pending Dayton-Walls BWCA agreement going through Congress. Report includes various interviews with alliance members blocking BWCA entry points.
August 28, 1978 - MPR’s Dan Olson interviews Geraldine Gage, family counselor and expert trial witness, who discusses how much homemakers are worth.