Newsmakers, February 2, 2012

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Alcohol abuse, low wages and health care access remain major problems in the Compass Now 2012 survey done by the Great Rivers United Way and other Coulee region organizations. In an interview first broadcast last December, we talk about the growing importance of public education foundations to bring extras to the classroom.

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  • Compass 2012 Report

    Alcohol abuse, low wages and health care access remain major problems in the Compass Now 2012 survey done by the Great Rivers United Way and other Coulee region organizations. The challenges aren’t that much different from when the first survey was done in 1995. We talk with James Falvey, Great Rivers United Way president, and Diana DiazGranados, the Compass survey coordinator, about the report that looks at human needs in a five county area.

  • Education Foundations

    In an interview first broadcast last December, we talk about the growing importance of public education foundations to bring extras to the classroom. Our guests include La Crosse Public Education Foundation executive director Geva Thole and Lauri Berg, president of the Onalaska Foundation for Educational Excellence.

  • Web Extra

    Read the full report: 2012 Compass Now