February 24, 1989 - MPR's Mark Heistad and Tom Meersman present "Poisoned Waters," a documentary about groundwater contamination problems in Minnesota. Documentary contains reports from Lakeland, Northern Township in Beltrami County, New Brighton, and agricultural land in the southeast of state.
March 17, 1989 - Pelagie “Mike” Snesrud, director of Public Health Nursing at the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior near Cloquet, speaking at “The Health of Indian Health Care” symposium at College of St. Scholastica. Snesrud discusses the role of the federal Indian Health Service, or IHS, and tribal government in meeting Indian health needs.
March 17, 1989 - Dr. Kathleen Annette, acting Chief Medical Officer for the Bemidji, Minnesota regional office of the Indian Health Service, speaking at “The Health of Indian Health Care” symposium at College of St. Scholastica. Annette discusses the many health and social challenges of Indian community. Dr. Annette is a family practice physician and graduate of the University of Minnesota Duluth Medical School. She previously held the post of Clinical Director at the Leech Lake Medical Facility and is on the board of the National Association of Native American Physicians.
March 17, 1989 - Eleanor Robertson, RN and acting director of the Bemidji region of the Indian Health Service, speaking at “The Health of Indian Health Care” symposium at College of St. Scholastica. Robertson discusses problems facing her agency, especially as it works on its first budget under the Bush administration.
May 16, 1989 - Dr. Curt Anderson, professor of economics at the University of Minnesota Duluth, speaking at the Compass Project symposium held at the College of St. Scholastica. Anderson’s address was on results of survey regarding the level and quality of employment in Duluth. The Compass Project surveyed households, key informants or community leaders, human service agencies, and examined reams of existing data, like previous studies and demographics of Duluth. The survey identified four primary areas of concern: employment, housing, financial hardship and health care.
May 16, 1989 - Sister Kathleen Hofer, president of St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, and chairwoman of the Compass committee on physical health care, speaking at the Compass Project symposium held at the College of St. Scholastica. Hofer’s address was on the topic of affordable health care in Duluth. The Compass Project surveyed households, key informants or community leaders, human service agencies, and examined reams of existing data, like previous studies and demographics of Duluth. The survey identified four primary areas of concern: employment, housing, financial hardship and health care.
May 16, 1989 - Steve Chadwick, Duluth Community Action Program executive director, speaking at the Compass Project symposium held at the College of St. Scholastica. Chadwick’s address was on the topic of financial hardship in Duluth. The Compass Project surveyed households, key informants or community leaders, human service agencies, and examined reams of existing data, like previous studies and demographics of Duluth. The survey identified four primary areas of concern: employment, housing, financial hardship and health care.
September 8, 1989 - Mainstreet Radio’s John Biewen presents the documentary “Dancing on Beat: Portrait of a Reservation Family,” which follows the daily life of an Ojibwe family on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota.
September 8, 1989 - Mainstreet Radio’s John Biewen presents the documentary “Dancing on Beat: Portrait of a Reservation Family,” which follows the daily life of an Ojibwe family on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota. Following documentary, Midday’s Bob Potter interviews Mike Bongo, director of American Indian OIC in Minneapolis, about his thoughts about documentary.
November 8, 1989 - As part of the Mainstreet Radio series “Rural Health Care,” Rachel Raebe visits Browerville, Minnesota to see how town is coping after losing its hospital. Only an empty building remains.