New Iowans - Immigrant Contributions

Originally broadcast 10/05/2016
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We traveled to Webster City to learn about the impact of their significant immigrant population. Deb Brown of the Webster City Chamber of Commerce told us about the contributions Laotian and Latino immigrants make to economic and cultural life in Webster City. Then we visited All Cultures Equal (ACE) center where Janet Toering gave us a picture of educational, legal, and social events taking place there. Doug Bailey, one of he founders of the center, described community support for the immigrant communities. Maureen Seamonds told us about the upcoming international food classes at ACE which will be part of Wild Winter Weekend classes from Legacy Learning Boone River Valley. And Peter Fisher shared insights from the report Immigrants in Iowa: What New Iowans Contribute to the State Economy, the report he co-authored or the Iowa Policy Project. An even more striking example of the contributions of new immigrants was described by Newton Grotzinger from Hampton in Franklin county, which has nearly 30% Latino population. We wrapped up the hour with a discussion by Connor Keenan giving us a preview of the upcoming Ames Artists Studio Tour.

Corn Crazy, Concert Backstories, Fleas, Flood Facts

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 10/03/2016
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The show starts with Liz Garst previewing her lecture, Corn and Khrushchev: A Brief History of Iowa Agriculture. She describes how Khrushchev went "corn crazy" after his visit to the farm of her grandfather, Roswell Garst.

Eric McIntyre, conductor and musical director of Central Iowa Symphony, shares the stories behind the pieces featured in this coming weekend's concert From on High and Down Below. Hear about Faust, Parsifal, and a lesser known character who "pays the price" for hunting on a Sunday morning.

Have a child with talent? Sign them up for Ames has Talent. And, this weekend, visit the Ames Area Studio Tour.

Jerri Heid of the Ames Public Library describes efforts last week to rid the building of fleas.

Finally, Keith Morgan brings in Ames Police Chief Chuck Cychosz and Assistant Manager Bob Kindred to discuss their late-night efforts on Thursday September to rescue imperiled Ames residents and monitor the developing crisis. Bottom lines: "Don't Drown, Turn Around" and sign up now for the county's "smart" emergency messaging system.

Arab Spring, Studio Tour, Bird of Mouth

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 09/30/2016
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This show, hosted by Gale Seiler, went from global to local. Karim Abdelhamid, Mohamed Abufalgha, and Mohamed Elfourtia talked about their participation in the Arab Spring and the outcome of the revolutions in their countries, Libya and Egypt. Then we turned to the local art scene. Catherine Reinhart, an artist, who has a show opening at Design on Main, and Sara Merritt, of the Ames Community Arts Council told us about the Studio Tour on October 8 & 9. We heard from Jennifer Knox and Tyler Harms about Iowa Bird of Mouth, an online crowd-sourced poetry project honoring Iowa birds.

Redz Bluez perform at KHOI for Music Walk

September 29, 2016 - 5:00pm -- ron

Redz Bluez performing outside KHOI for Music Walk

It was a beautiful Fall evening when Redz Bluez Band played in front of KHOI studios for Music Walk. Redz Bluez is Larry "Red" Stoltenberg (guitar, vocals), John Lamberts (harmonica), Tom Eckart (guitar), Tim Helgeson (drums, borrowed from Burnin' Sensations), and Steve Carter. They won the Music Walk Best In Show title in all polls (except CNN). Said borrowed drummer Tim Helgeson "I'm just glad we didn't get towed."

Politics Is Local: The Environment

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 09/29/2016
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Today's edition of Politics is Local deals with the Environment. We review the brief mention of the environment in Monday night's presidential debate. Did Trump or didn't he say that global warming is a hoax perpetuated by the Chinese? (hint: yes). We then explore the stances of "climate change deniers" Chuck Grassley and Steve King, both up for re-election, and those of their opponents, Patty Judge and Kim Weaver.

Then, long-time Ames resident and environmentalist Erv Klaas provides an overview of how water issues have developed, and how they might be addressed, drawing on a recent op-ed by Kamyar Enshayan. After the musical break, Boone resident Mark Edwards describes how "the personal is political" when it comes to water, and how that has led him to be involved in several environmental struggles on the local and state level.

We explore the issue of "local control" and the Master Matrix program instituted in 2002 for hog confinements, and how that impacts county supervisors, and conclude with audio from Iowa Environmental Council director Ralph Rosenberg, who tells us what questions to ask our local candidates concerning the environment.

Webster City This Week, Tom Shroder

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 09/28/2016
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Our visit to Webster City started with an orientation from Deb Brown executive director of the Webster City Chamber of Commerce, answering our question about how Webster City attracts visitors and local people to its downtown and to the beautiful nature surrounding it. As it turns out a concert in the park is scheduled this Thursday (September 29) with local musicians Peter Odegaard and River Glen. If you can't be there, you can check out the musicians by clicking their websites. Then I visited Maureen Seamonds of Legacy Learning, Boone River Valley as she described the activities planned for Wild Gatherings Weekend, coming up October 1 and 2. Paul Wierson closed our program talking with Tom Shroder, who be talking about his latest book The Most Famous Writer Who Ever Lived at the Kendall Young Public Library. The Most Famous Writer . . . is the biography of Shroder's grandfather, McKinley Cantor, 20th century screen writer and Pulitzer Prize winning novelist, who grew up in Webster City.

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