April 2020

COVID-19 RESPONSE: Thinking About Pandemic The Influenza of 2018

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 03/20/2020
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Dennis Hart gives a summary of local News from the pages of the Ames Tribune.

Carolyn Raffensberger the Director of the Science and Environmental Health Foundation, shares inspiration and motivation in thinking about COVID-19 and emergency status declared by Governor Kim Reynolds. She explored preparation mentality and seed-saving, amoung other things.

Alex Fejfar from Ames Historic Museum described our community during another pandemic: the Influenza outbreak of 1918. 

 

   

COVID-19 RESPONSE: Mayor John Haila

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 03/19/2020
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Ames Mayor John Haila was with us today to give an overview of all the government agencies, university departments, and non-profit organizations that have been coordinating over the past several weeks to guide local citizens of all ages as safely as possible through the coronavirus caused difficulties of closed schools, access to food, maintaining essential services and how to receive necessary health care.  In future programs we will have leaders in all these areas on Local Talk to give us more detailed information. Our host for today, and for much of the Local Talk Series "COVID-19 Response:" is Anne Kinzel, who has served as both a hospital lawyer and health care lawyer. 

 

 

COVID-19 RESPONSE: Health and Food in crisis, Senate Candidate Theresa Greenfield, Health

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 03/18/2020
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Members of Our Local Talk Team gathered useful information about 

  1. Store hours and deliveries -- check your favorite grocery stores and pharmacies for changed hours and delivery options 
  2. Meals for school children through the Ames Community Schools
  3. United Way's Hunger Collaboration, Food at First and the Salvation Army
  4. McFarland Clinic's information line 
  5. How to conduct county business online -- including paying property taxes
We also had two interviews.  Cal Haliburton brought us some thoughts from Theresa Greenfield, Democratic Primary Challenger for Senate Seat of Incumbent Joni Ernst. And Carolyn Raffensperger ended with a reflection on Health and our Relation to the Land. 

 

 

COVID-19 RESPONSE: Emergency Management, Evolving County and State Mitigations

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 03/16/2020
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Dennis Hart's report came to us from his recent vacation in Orlando, where he gave us the feel of  the  shuttering of Disneyland as well as some of the first news of Iowa preparations for the expected adjustments to be made here in Iowa. Linda Murken, Chair of Story County Supervisors and and Emergency Servics then spoke about the adaptations Story County Offices will be making to carry on necessary business while keeping offices closed to the public.  She advised going to the Story County Website before calling or trying to come in to offices. Then Keith Morgan, Story County Emergency Management Coordinator, filled us in on plans the county has in place.  Ross Wilburn, Legislative Representative for District 46 recommended a couple of websites that we can refer to keep us up to date on the evolving policies and mitigation -- Department of Health and Iowa Governor's Newsroom.  

COVID-19 RESPONSE: Environmental Council, Merry Rankin, Smart Business Challenge Team

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 03/13/2020
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Dennis Hart's weekly summary brought news of the first "shelter in place" order in response to COVID-19. Then Angela Davis from the  Environmental Council told us about a recent lobby day when numerous environmental groups joined together for a lobby day at the Iowa Capitol.  On the same theme, Merry Rankin, ISU Sustainability Coordinator, brought in a guest from the Ames Smart Business Challenge Team to tell us about investing in Power Packs to enable people to buy into the solar farm with a small investment.  

More Wind, Nowruz, John Domini

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Originally broadcast 03/11/2020
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Our show today started with Charlie Kostelnick, former Boone County Planning and Zoning Commissioner, explaining some of the issues facing Apex Renewable Energy as it negotiates with landholders in Boone County (a follow-up to last Wednesday's Local Talk).  Then we offered a program of support to the Iranian Students and Scholars as they told of the cultural importance of the Norwruz (Persian/Iranian New Year) -- Nasim Sabatpour and Fran Amin explained the history and traditions of the festival. This popular festival has been cancelled for 2020.  Finally, author John Domini discussed his book "The Color Inside a Melon," which will be part of an author series at Cambridge Memorial Library (postponed until fall because of Covid 19).  

 

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