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Originally broadcast 11/04/2020
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Reporting on the 2020 election was unique, and the guests from Local Talk could give us reports on exactly how it unfolded.  Co-host Gina McAndrews was an election worker who explained how the mandatory training was held on ZOOM, calls to get out the vote were organized by computer programs, and the massive numbers of mail-in ballots and early voting greatly reduced the lines at the polls on election day.  Brett Barker, chair of the Story County Republicans, and Madalyn Anderson, chair of Story County Democrats, described campaigning with limited physical contact. Shifting to the importance of people of color, we had reports from Joe Enrique Henry, chair of LULAC (League of Latin American Citizens of Iowa), Al Womble, chair of Black Democratic Caucus, and Awein Majik informal organizer of Sudanese voters. 

Originally broadcast 11/02/2020
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If you are not registered to vote yet you can vote at your voting location. If you do not know your voting location you can find the information on line at various sites. Two useful sites to find voting locations as well as what you need to bring with you are vote.org and Iwillvote.comhttps://iwillvote.com/. Be sure to know what you must bring with you for identification (required).

Dennis Hart gives a rundown of Iowa news of the past week.

Andy McCormick, co-owner of Torrent Micro Brewery in Ames, describes how his business has pivoted in order to survive the pandemic. Canning beer has become a major source of income. An upcoming event at Torrent will be a new Beer release: Midwest Legend. 

Amanda Lepper is opening a new independent bookstore called Dog Eared Books at 203 Main Street The storefront store will open in February and in the meantime, the bookstore is selling online. Amanda talks about the value of independent bookstores to community life and she recommends some books for holiday gifts and to recognize National Native American Heritage Month. 

Anna Banana gives a Hear To Heart message. 

Originally broadcast 10/28/2020
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With a real Pandemic stalking the land, Halloween celebrations are all based on the CDC guidelines for social distancing and COVID 19 precautions, so communities in central Iowa are adapting to distributing treats and providing Spooky experiences with recommended safety,  We visited three locations which have creative ways of doing this.  Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, events coordinator for Reiman Gardens in Ames, explained how the traditional "Spirits in the Garden" has been expanded to two weekends to allow for people to enjoy the paths in a more limited way.  Over in Nevada, Erin Peterson, one of the coordinators of Spooktacular Downtown Cruise described that event which kicks off the Halloween weekend in Nevada on Thursday, October 29.  The Boone Convention and Visitors Bureau manager of member services, Kris Blocker, described how much of the Boone Community Theatre has developed a drive through scary drama in Road to Fear performed at the Central Iowa Expo.  We ended our Halloween program with Nevada storyteller Daniel Bagley telling us a spooky ghost story.