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Originally broadcast 07/11/2016
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Sean Fagan, a lawyer from Indiana working with the law firm Morrow, Archer and Associates, explains the events leading to the Midwest Corn Lawsuit against Syngenta. Corn farmers, transporters, grain elevator operators and others plan to sue the agribusiness for actions that led to China's boycott of U.S. corn in 2013 and 2014 and a resultant drop in corn prices.
Then, NAACP president, Edna Clinton, together with Patrol Commander Geoff Huff of the Ames Police and Devita Harden, a concerned citizen, discuss their reactions to the horrific killings in Baton Rouge, Minneapolis, and Dallas late last week. The NAACP has been working in a pro-active way with Ames police; we discuss these efforts and issues such as Iowa's highest-in-the-nation incarceration rate for blacks and plans to equip local police with body cameras. Huff encourages anyone with complaints about an encounter with police to report the incident.
Originally broadcast 07/08/2016
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This varied show looks at the causes behind a case of a young eaglet being poisoned, examines some controversy around rabies vaccines, has a glimpse of the Midnight Madness run, and looks at sustainability issues around the fleet of vehicles at Iowa State University.
Originally broadcast 07/06/2016
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Our intern Isaac Biehl sat down and spoke with local musicians Nate Logsdon, Bryon Dudley, and KHOI's very own Paul Hertz, about the upcoming festivals this summer, like 80/35 this weekend. Other festivals included Maximum Ames Music Festival from September 15-18th, Zeitgeist, Shagstock on July 23rd, and first time Hip-Hop festival Fresh Fest on August 19th and 20th. on August 7th.
Also in the studio was Keith Morgan, the Story County Emergency Management Coordinator, along with Star 1 Search and Rescue member Norma Newton as they discussed the importance of safety, how to get involved with search and rescue, and signs to look for.
Originally broadcast 07/04/2016
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Fourth of July: Music and Memories, stories, and thoughts from many living in Central Iowa.
Korean War veteran, Howard Kyle from the American Legion will be this year's Ames Fourth of July Parade Grand Marshall. He introduces himself here on Local Talk.
Originally broadcast 07/01/2016
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Matthew De La Pena, a 2016 Newberry Award winner for his book Last Stop On Market Street, took the time to stop by KHOI and speak with us about his works, philosophy on writing, and a little basketball. Pena is currently on a book tour, for which he made a stop at the Ames Public Library to do readings and signings.
Coming soon to Ames will be its very own Ames Public Piano Project, thanks to Patricia Izbicki, an Iowa State graduate student doing research on the neuroscience of music. Two pianos will be placed in Ames, one around campustown and the other by Main Street. These pianos will be open for anyone to come and play on.
Aside from warm weather, Summertime can mean a few things. Road construction is definitely one of them. Rudy Koester, a civil engineer for the City of Ames gave us all the insight and details we needed on the current progress of different construction projects around Ames. Accompanied by Susan Gwiasda, the Public Relations Officer for the City of Ames, we were also given insight into the upcoming Fourth of July events and the new Rummage the Road project taking place at the end of July.
KHOI is partnering with Roosevelt Summer Sundays to broadcast a selection of their Sunday evening concerts. The first ever Roosevelt Summer Sundays to be broadcast will be the June 26th performance of the Vinyl Vagabonds, a local R&B and Blues band that features heartfelt vocals, sweet guitar, harmonica, and a swinging but solid rhythm section. The concert was broadcast on Wednesday, June 29th at 9:00 PM. Additional concerts will also be aired on this Wednesday evening timeslot as they become available.
Roosevelt Summer Sundays are a weekly Summer concert series put on by Friends of Roosevelt Park. The Friends are a community, neighbor-to-neighbor, organization that has been keeping the music playing for 13 years (and counting). Concerts run from 7:00 - 8:30 PM every Sunday from June 3 to August 14 this Summer. The many attendees and other supporters fund the series and pay the musicians well for their services. The recent addition of a sloping roof over the stage has been beneficial for stage sound and musician comfort.
Doctor Murdock will perform at Roosevelt on July 17th, and the broadcast will be July 20th. Two other concerts are in the works at this time. Please support Roosevelt Summer Sundays with your attendance and donations.
Originally broadcast 06/29/2016
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Last weekend, approximately 100 people took to the Des Moines in kayaks and canoes, in a "flotilla" organized by the Bakken Pipeline Resistance Coalition to raise awareness about the pipeline's environmental hazards. Dick and Judy Lamb, who own farmland in Boone County, about 3 miles west of Ames’ city limits, participated in the flotilla and are suing the Iowa Utilities Board in an effort to prevent Texas-based Dakota Access LLC from burying the crude oil pipeline across their property. They describe the process of having their land "condemned" by the state for the pipeline and explain why they are opposed to the pipeline on Iowa land. Lamb's family has owned the land since the 1870s.
Matt Nissen, lead winemaker at Prairie Moon Winery, describes the Live from the Crib concert series held every Sunday afternoon at the winery during the summer, a family event with visiting musicians and pizza made in their brick oven. Prairie Moon Winery Schedule of concerts Lisa Hein of the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation talks about the making and features of one of Iowa's flagship attractions, the High Trestle Trail, which includes the High Trestle Bridge with its spectacular sculptural night-lights.
Originally broadcast 06/27/2016
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Author Craig Bishop, talks about Billy Sunday, evangelist and athlete born in Ames. Born in poverty, Sunday became a national figure and forerunner of modern-day Evangelists. Craig Bishop will come from Minnesota to give a presentation at the Ames Public Library on Wednesday at 7:00 PM and in Nevada at the Senior Center at 12:45 PM on Thursday. Both lectures are open to the public. Bishop wrote the book: Billy Sunday, the Baseball Evangelist (1862-1935).
Various heads of the Central Iowa towns' Chambers of Commerce describe their local business and entertainment features, while attending the 2016 Iowa Retailers Summit in Ames.
Allyson Walter from the Ames Convention And Visitors Bureau notifies us about 4th of July festivities in Ames and surrounding communities.
Originally broadcast 06/24/2016
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Kim Weaver, Democratic challenger to Representative Steve King, joins us by phone to respond to the Congressman's proposed amendment to block the Treasury's plan to redesign the $20 bill to feature Harriet Tubman.
Victoria Szopinski and Anne Kinzel of the Ames Progressive Alliance bring in Jess Calhoun, organizer with the local group of Moms Demand Gun Sense in America , to discuss "gun sense" and initiatives local governments could take to prevent gun violence.
Finally, former Amesian Paul Doffing brings his collapsible guitar in the studio to play a song and talk about life on his ongoing bike tour. Paul has shows at 400 Pearson St. tonight, DGs Taphouse tomorrow at 5:00 PM and the Des Moines Arts Festival at 1:00 PM.
