Originally broadcast 05/27/2015
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Guests Marsha Miller with David and Hannah Gradwohl led us on a tour of cemeteries and memorials that took us to several Civil War graves from Maxwell both North and South to a Stolperstein in Frankfurt, Germany, where Hannah and David just attended a ceremony for Hannah's grandparents. They explored the significance of cemeteries for communities and individuals.
Hosts: Marty Miller and Susan Franzen
Originally broadcast 05/25/2015
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Keynote speaker for Ames' Memorial Day ceremonies, Brigadier General Jennifer Walter, Chief of Staff of the Iowa Air National Guard, conveys her Memorial Day message and describes her work in the military.
Executive Director of Main Street Cultural District Cindy Hicks stops by to talk about public events we can look forward to in downtown Ames, including Artwalk,Foodies and Brew, Firefly Country Nights, 4th of July, Farmers Market and Bandshell concerts, and more.
David Rehbein, the former National Commander of the American Legion explains the history, mission and activities of the American Legion, both nationally and within Ames' own local Post #37. He delivers his own personal Memorial Day messages and recognizes some particular individuals whom he thinks of on this day.
Originally broadcast 05/22/2015
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The show begins with wildlife correspondent Pat Schlarbaum's news of new Peregrine Falcon nesting birds and hatchlings soon to arrive.
Then, co-host Kay Puttock shares her interview with gun dog breeder, trainer, and competitor Laura Miller (pictured here with her championship-winning Viszla, "Bull") of Maxwell.
Kay also speaks with writer Mark Edwards about the evolution of Iowa's state parks, which he used to help manage in his job with the DNR.
Finally, co-host Greta Anderson interviews Ames Parks and Rec director, Keith Abraham, about the city's and school district's plans for a new indoor swimming facility The old Municipal Pool, shared by the two entities 50/50, is reaching the end of its life.
Heart of Iowa program originally broadcast 05/21/2015
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Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton, delivered the keynote address at the Working Families Summit in Ames, May 16, 2015. The event was sponsored by the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, ISEA, and other unions, together with the NAACP, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Center for Worker Justice, Progress Iowa, Iowa Citizens Action Network, Iowa Alliance for Retired Americans and other progressive groups. KHOI thanks these sponsors for permission to air and post this lecture.
In addition to serving as Secretary of Labor from 1993 to 1997, Robert Reich taught at Harvard and Brandeis Universities, and is currently the Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at University of California, Berkeley. He has also been a contributing editor of The New Republic, The American Prospect (also chairman and founding editor), Harvard Business Review, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. He directed the award-winning documentary, Inequality for All (2013), which won an award at the Sundance Film Festival. In this rousing and often amusing speech, Reich exposes the structural changes inflicted upon the American workforce, and encourages summit-goers to ask all the candidates hard-hitting questions about these changes. Most importantly, he asks the listener to overcome the barriers of cynicism and resentment that have been instilled in the voting public and are standing in the way of a widespread progressive movement.
Originally broadcast 05/20/2015
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Hosts Paul Wierson, Gina McAndrews and Susan Franzen explored the amazing history and spirit of people from Shipley School by talking with Nancy Reiter, Wanda Kemp, Stan Tweedt, Joyce Peterson, and Ivan Jensen. Jasmin Murgia took us on a culinary and cultural tour of two new Mexican restaurants in Nevada. We capped off out program with Ursula Ruedenberg’s interview with Lisa Hein of the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation to celebrate National Bike Month.
Originally broadcast 05/15/2015
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Over the past two decades, glyphosate use has risen dramatically with the advent of genetically linked crops, to the point where it is now the most commonly used pesticide, not just in the U.S., but worldwide. Reporter Greta Anderson talks with several local and regional experts on this phenomenon and its unintended consequences to farm systems and crop and soil health. Mark Rasmussen, director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, provides an introduction and overview to the "unsustainable" use of this technology. Former USDA soil biologist Robert Kremer of Missouri describes his 10-year studies on the effects of glyphosate application on the rhizosphere. Meanwhile, Greta and co-host Gale Seiler talk with 39-year certified crop advisor Bob Streit of Boone about early yellowing in crops and Ed Anderson, director of research at the Iowa Soybean Association about recent findings on Sudden Death Syndrome. We cap off the show with an announcement by Sue Dinsdale of Iowa Citizen Action Network of the upcoming Iowa Citizen Action Network featuring speaker Robert Reich.
