April 2019

Schindler's List, Candidate John Delany, State Laws Reign in Iowa Cities & the Tree Sap Rises

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 04/01/2019
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Dennis Hart gives a summary of Iowa news from the past week.

Celinia Biniaz, survivor of Auschwitz death camp and the last living person who was on Schindler’s list, tells a little of her story and informs us about a concert on the night of April 1st at Tifereth Israel Synagogue, in Des Moines, when her grandson performed a musical piece based on testimonies from survivors of Auschwitz Death Camp, and a reading of Biniaz’s poetry about her life journey from Auschwitz to Des Moines Iowa. .

Cal Haliburton interviews presidential candidate John Delaney, when he was in Iowa, in another installment of his series, Candidates with Cal.

Councilwoman Bronwyn Beatty Hansen gives her monthly update from the Ames City Council, including pending state legislation to forbid city rental caps and city tax restructuring.

KHOI reporter Pat Schlarbaum offers information about an unstoppable uprising that is silently and invisibly happening right now in our area, this Spring: tree sap. 

Florence George Graves on #Me Too, Divine Nine Black Greek Life, JD Scholten on National Farm Rally in Iowa

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 03/29/2019
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Dennis Hart gives a rundown of local News from the past week, from the pages of the Ames Tribune.

Karen Kedrowski, Director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women andPolitics at Iowa State University, which serves to interest, educate and engage citizens in the political process. She announces that on Monday, April 1, Florence George Graves, award-winning investigative journalist and founding director of the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University, is this year’s presenter for the Catt Center’s annual Mary Louise Smith, series, established in 1955.

KHOI intern Tre Moore interviews a Black Sorority member and a Black Fraternity member. They describe Black Greek Culture, known as the “Divine 9.”

Former Candidate for Iowa’s Fourth District Representative JD Scholten introduces a national rural forum on Saturday March 30th in Storm Lake, featuring presidential candidates and a rally, co-hosted by Farm Aid. Scholten is currently spearheading Working Hero Iowa, an organization raising awareness about tax credit for low- and moderate-income individuals and families, and connecting them with free tax preparation services for getting refunds. 

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