History of Relations with Post-Soviet Russia
Originally broadcast 06/17/2015
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Cornelia Flora spoke with Neil Harl about why and how he started the Center for International Agricultural Finance at ISU in 1990 after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Susan Franzen spoke with Susan Lassila about how she started the original Iowa House (1994-2002) to provide lodging primarily for guests brought to Iowa State University during those years. Del Christianson followed with the story of IRIS, Iowa Resource for International Service (IRIS) , which continues the support of citizen ambassadors welcoming visitors from around the world. Greta Anderson introduced a new Local Talk feature, "Tuning in to Agriculture" with an interview about cover crops with Sarah Carlson from Practical Farmers of Iowa. Appropriate music from international farmers was featured.
Allyson Walters from the 
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Ames Public Relations Officer Susan Gwiasda gives us a preview on municipal plans by the City of Ames for June and gives an update on the Breckenridge Housing Development.
This preview of the 50th anniversary of Story City’s Scandinavian Days included a lot of local history with Mayor Mike Jensen and host Paul Wierson as they talked with Story City's own poet laureates, the Benson Brothers. Barry and Steve Benson will be at the Bertha Bartlett Public Library, 503 Broad Street in Story City on Saturday, June 6 at 2:00 PM, to read from their newest book, "Poems by the Skunk River Valley Boys." They discussed what makes a good poem and how they have succeeded in the very competitive market of poetry publication.
Keith Morgan from Story County Emergency Management explains the Hazard Mitigation Planning program of Story County Emergency Management.
Long time and outstanding Ames citizen and City Planner Jeff Benson passed away unexpectedly on May 26. We honor his life and accomplishments. Councilwoman Gloria Betcher speaks on behalf of the City of Ames. City Planners Charlie Kuester and Ray Anderson, who worked with Jeff, describe Jeff's work in city planning and the development of Iowa'a Lincoln Highway Association. Also included are two excerpts from a lecture that Jeff Benson gave last year, sponsored by the Ames History Center, about the history of business development in Ames.
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.
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.