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Originally broadcast 02/01/2017
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The first part of today’s program began with an in depth look at the controversy surrounding Senate File 2, a bill to shift the responsibility for women’s health clinics to the state, thus blocking Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood. We included this in our Wednesday “around the counties” show because we believed that our listeners throughout the area would be affected by something as basic as the availablity of basic medical care and how it will be funded. We had interviews with Janet Petersen (D), member of the Judiciary Committee; a recording from the League of Women Voters legislative coffee held in Nevada January 28, including a question by citizen Jodi O’Donnell and the responses of Representatives David Deyoe (R) and Lisa Heddens (D) as well as State Senator Herman Quirmbach (D). Then Victoria Skopinski gave us a first-hand report of the hearing at the Iowa State Capital yesterday and the colorful struggles outside the chambers.

Originally broadcast 01/27/2017
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Mapmaker Nitin Gadia gives us the first of his "Oil Spill of the Week" reports, as he talks about the spill of nearly 140,000 gallons of diesel fuel in North Central Iowa on Wednesday, January 25.

Young students from the Chinese language school in Ames talk about the meaning that Chinese New Year festival celebrations has for them as they live in Ames, Iowa. Then Cinian Zheng-Durbin talks about the rather different meaning of the festival in homeland China, where it means a massive migration of people traveling home across the vast continent.

Anne Kinzel and Victoria Szopinsky from the Ames Progressive Alliance (APA) on FaceBook give updates on the Community Solar project, and on the community action projects building on the energy generated by the Inclusive Ames meeting in November. Anne and Victoria also give their personal impressions of the Women's March in Des Moines.

Originally broadcast 01/23/2016
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First hand reports from the January 21 Women's March on Washington and the Sister March in Des Moines. These part of a global event with approximately 700 rallies around the world to defend Women's rights and social justice, organized in response to the election of Donald Trump.

KHOI reporter Gale Seiler reports from Washington DC, where she recorded numerous march participants telling why they were there.

Carolyn Klaus, Membership Coordinator for Story County League of Women Voters, organized a caravan to the Des Moines rally. She shares her impressions of the day, together with KHOI reporter Susan Franzen, who also recorded voices of Iowans at the rally.

Allyson Walter, from the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau, describes successes of the past year in making Ames a visitors destination, as reported in the annual report and talks a little about what's planned for 2017 in conferences and public events and entertainment in our area.