Democracy in Motion

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 12/07/2015
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Join us as we travel the ins and outs of the Highway 30 interchange debate as it affects Nevada and rural Story County. Guests include Nevada council member Ray Schwichtenberg, Story County supervisor Rick Sanders and farmer Randy Collings, with recorded comment from Iowa Department of Transportation District 1 engineer Scott Dockstader. We then travel down the road a ways with Caroline Isaacs, Arizona director of American Friends Service Committee. She is coming to Ames to present a lecture "Who Benefits from Immigrant Detention and Mass Incarceration" on Wednesday evening (details in link below). Finally, we hear three citizen voices opposed to Governor Branstad's Medicaid privatization plan and its hasty implementation, en route to address the Government Oversight Committee in Des Moines: Rhonda Shouse of Marion, who organized several busloads and vanloads of like-minded citizens from around Iowa, "Stacey", on the bus with Rhonda, and Tom Andre, driving his own carload from Ames.

Artisanal Giving and Animals

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 12/04/2015
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Host Greta Anderson explores several ways central Iowans can direct their holiday dollars toward beauty and justice both locally and abroad. First, Trades of Hope "compassionate entrepreneur" Katie Darby of rural Boone describes the direct marketing methods of this fair trade company, and the kinds of impact it has been able to make on women in the Third World. Reporter Kay Puttock offers a look into Creative Artists' Studios of Ames (CASA) with an interview of artist Leanne Wilson. CASA is holding an open house with art for sale this Saturday (10:00 AM - 4:00 PM) and Sunday (12:00 noon - 4:00 PM) at 130 S. Sheldon Street. Finally, musician Bryon Dudley joins us to describe how his band Strong Like Bear teamed up with Electric Jury to learn Pink Floyd's Animals album in its entirety. These bands will be playing Animals along with original works on Saturday, December 12 at D.G.'s Taphouse.

Christmas Celebrations

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 12/02/2015
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We started our program with a memorial to Fenner Stevenson, who died on November 9. In his honor we shared selections from his December 2014 KHOI interview about the Santa Express and his involvement in the Boone Scenic Valley Railroad in 1996.

The remaining part of the program was a preview of the upcoming community Christmas celebrations, Susan Schafer, owner/manager of the Book Shoppe Inc. in Boone gave us the view of the celebrations from the perspective of a businesswoman. Kurt Phillips, executive director of the Boone IA Chamber of Commerce , described the variety of events in Boone, Ogden,and Madrid. A completely different lineup came from Lynn Scarlett, executive director of the Nevada Chamber of Commerce. Paul Wierson, co-host and Story City native gave the Story City report.

ISU Postcard Print Exchange, Getting Out During the Holiday Season

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 11/30/2015
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April Katz, professor of print-making at ISU School of Art & Visual Design, describes the 15th annual International Postcard Print Exchange and Juried Student Exhibition, being held at the College of Design Building on the West side of campus (Gallery 181). The exhibit will run from November 30 - December 4. Hours are 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. There will be a silent auction of the post cards; funds will be used to help pay for students' travel to a national print conference. The Exhibit is produced by the ISU Print Society. April Katz described her career as a print maker. Anyone - professional printer or not - who prints in any medium can submit for next year's exhibit. The deadline is in April. For information on how to submit, contact Jordan Luckow, University Print Society President.

Allyson Walter from the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau, reviewed some public holiday events, concerts, children's entertainment, and local holiday shopping in Central Iowa. A comprehensive listing for holiday planning is available on the ACVB website.

Food Safety, NASA, and Family

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 11/27/2015
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Host Gale Seiler invited her Thanksgiving guests into the studio for the show today. Her daughter, Abby Seiler, talked about her work at the Center for Food Safety, a non-profit organization in Washington, DC. And Kevin Gilligan, her son-in-law, talked about his work at NASA. They discussed the mission of each of their organizations and why they are inspired by it. They also discussed how they got interested in their fields.

Thanksgiving

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 11/25/2015
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We spoke with Laural Beaty of the First Christian Church in Nevada and Mike Cleaveland of the Boone First United Methodist Church who are organizing community Thanksgiving dinners in their respective churches tomorrow. We also heard from Kent Harvst about events in Webster City. Virtus Brockman of rural Marshall County told us about old time Thanksgiving on the farm. We closed with a reading "Gratitde Is" by Mark Jackson as read by Paul Wierson.

Pictured: Boone FUMC Thanksgiving Dinner

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