Presidents Day: Race, Human Dignity and the Role of Government

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 02/15/2016
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In honor of Presidents Day, this show focuses on several issues concerning the complicated intersections of government and the public interest.

First, Carolyn Raffensperger of the Science and Environmental Health Network talks with reporter Greta Anderson about the recent deliberations of the three-person Iowa Utilities Board concerning the proposed crude-oil Bakken pipeline which would cut across Iowa from the Dakotas.

Next Terry Lowman, founder of Iowa Unitarian Universalist Witness Advocacy Network, or IUUWAN, talks with Kay Puttock about restorative justice and the recently proposed Death with Dignity legislation.

The second half of the show honors both Presidents' Day and Black History month as Susan Franzen and Kay Puttock talk with Brian Behnken, Pofessor of History at ISU about American presidents of the civil rights era, and how they advanced or retarded the goal of human dignity for all Americans.

The show opens and closes with very brief personal vignettes appropriate for the day after Valentine's Day.

Muslims in the Media, ISU "STARS", Adam and Eve

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 02/12/2016
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The way Muslims are depicted in the media affects attitudes toward war in the Middle East and Muslim civil rights: so concludes a recent study by Dr. Craig Anderson, Distinguished Professor of Psychology at ISU. Host Greta Anderson’s interview with him is followed by the spokesperson for the Arab Student Association, an engineering and political science major from Libya, Mohamed Abufalgha, who reflects on simple cultural misunderstandings and problems that all democracies face. We then reprise a highlight from February 1’s caucus night coverage, in which Arnie Arnesen tells us the story of Bernie’s “exploratory committee” showing up on her doorstep in Concord, NH. ISU’s Director of Sustainability Merry Rankin joins us in the studio, together with her intern Kathryn Liedahl to talk about the many dimensions of the university's progress in sustainability, highlighted in their “STARS” certification report. Finally, reporter Susan Franzen brings us Nick Juelsgaard of the Boone Community Theater, starring with his wife Kelly in this and next weekends' production of the Diaries of Adam and Eve.

Lunch with Eagles

February 11, 2016 - 3:00pm -- ron

Bring lunch to have your Lunch with Eagles, Friday February 12 11:00 AM – 1:00PM, 2100 Fleur Drive, Grays Lake, Des Moines.

    Eagle Expo Saturday February 13
  • Saturday outdoor eagle viewing, replica nest, live eagle indoors 10:00 PM – 3:00 PM 6th Ave. bridge, Fellowship Baptist Church 1503 SE 6th St, Des Moines, Iowa
  • There will be children’s activities and the event is free and open to the public
  • For more information call: (515) 248-6369

Eagle Events, Community Theatre

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 02/10/2016
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    Two weekend events:
  • Bring lunch to have your Lunch with Eagles, Friday February 12 11:00 AM – 1:00PM, 2100 Fleur Drive, Grays Lake, Des Moines
  • Eagle Expo Saturday February 13 outdoor eagle viewing, replica nest, live eagle indoors 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM 6th Ave. bridge, Fellowship Baptist Church 1503 SE 6th St, Des Moines, Iowa. There will be children’s activities and the event is free and open to the public. For more information call: (515) 248-6369

Ty Smedes, Nature photographer, told us about the return of bald eagles to Iowa and John Howe, new head of the Rapter Resource Project described the webcam of the Decorah Eagles.

Chinese New Year

Originally broadcast 02/08/2016
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Cinian Zheng-Durbin introduces the Chinese New Year on this first day of the Year of the Monkey. It is the 4,714th year. Other Chinese-born and raised residents of Ames Kay Han and Peng Wei give us memories from older and younger generations and share their thoughts about the future of New Year traditions both in China and here among those who emigrated to the US.

Leanne Harter, Outreach and Special Projects Manager for Story County, gives updates from the county and describes some results from the "From Cornerstone to Capstone" (C2C) long-term planning process for Story County. You are invited to give input at a public meeting February 22 from 6:00 - 7:00 PM at the Ames Public Library. Take the survey.

Pat Schlarbaum reports that the Decorah Eagles have accepted the man-made replacement nest made after their nest fell out of the tree; they are moving in so there will be a web cam this year. Eagle events.

Chinese New Year & Monthly Ames Civic Update

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 02/05/2016
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Chinese-born residents of Ames, Cinean Zheng-Durbin, Jintao Wang, and Cindy Yu share their childhood memories of how they and their families celebrated the Chinese New Year in China. They describe how this major family holiday is celebrated in various regions of the country. You can introduce children to the Chinese New Year festivities at the Ames Public Library on February 20 at 11:00 AM in the story-telling room on the ground floor, with songs, video, origami monkey, art, and language lessons.

Ames Public Relations Officer Susan Gwiasda gives a monthly civic update for the City of Ames. Contact information of note: To report a snow or ice covered sidewalk, or leave a message on the city's dedicated Snow Walks hot-line, (515) 239-5468, with the address of the covered walk. Applications for city commissions deadline is February 12. Nominations for historic preservation activities , including work on building exteriors, site work, and other notable contributions to preservation in Ames are due February 12.

 

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