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3/15/12 (All day) |
Affordable Care Act, Year Two - This Thursday Route 51 looks at the changes in medical care and insurance coverage mandated by the Affordable Care Act, two years after the controversial national health insurance reform law was passed and signed into law. Guests will be Dr. Todd Stewart, Vice President of the Marshfield Clinic and a pediatric intensivist, and Doug Hill, the Executive Director of Know Your Care Wisconsin, a nonpartisan organization with a mission of informing the public about the new health care law. This is a good opportunity for our Route 51 listeners to get answers from the experts about how the new law affects them and their insurance coverage. Dr. Stewart and Mr. Hill will be answering phone calls live on the air.
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3/8/12 5:00pm |
Author, Sandra Kring - We continue our Regional Authors Series focusing on North Central Wisconsin writers and the new books they have published. This week we welcome author Sandra Kring. Her new book A Life of Bright Ideas continues the story of two best friends from Wisconsin who were featured in Kring's best seller from 2006, The Book of Bright Ideas. Kring's novels have been critically acclaimed. Her own life is also an inspiring story. She survived an abusive childhood, and went on to run support groups and workshops for adult survivors of trauma. Kring credits her success to a belief that she could "rewrite the story" of her own life.
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3/1/12 5:00pm |
Author, Charles Schoenfeld - This week we begin a Regional Authors Series focusing on North Central Wisconsin writers and the new books they have published. Host Glen Moberg welcomes Charles Schoenfeld, author of A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to the Dementia Ward, a true account of his experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant working with Alzheimer's patients at North Central Health Care in Wausau. Schoenfeld writes: "The dynamics of daily life on a dementia ward, my encounters with co-workers, visiting family, and particularly the residents I helped, resulted in a train wreck of emotions that both broke and filled my heart. The stories are many." Schoenfeld worked for most of his life as a UPS truck driver, and entered this second career only after his mother became a patient at the facility.
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2/23/12 5:00pm |
Insurance Coverage of Contraception - This week we look at both sides of the debate over national health insurance and the decision by the Obama administration to enforce mandatory coverage of contraception through the Affordable Care Act. Guests this week are Julaine Appling, President of Wisconsin Family Action, and Lon Newman, Executive Director of Family Planning Health Services Inc. The issue has become prominent in the upcoming U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin, and has provoked heated exchanges between national pundits, with some decrying a "war on religion" and others a "war on women".
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2/16/12 5:00pm |
Tuskegee Airmen - This Thursday we have a very special edition of Route 51 as we welcome two of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen- Virgil Poole and Dr. Welton Taylor, for an hour of in depth conversation on their service to our country in World War II, and their roles in overcoming the ugly racial stereotypes of the time. Mr. Poole and Dr. Taylor will talk about their service in the 332nd Fighter Group, which became the inspiration for the hit George Lucas movie "Red Tails." Mr. Poole and Dr. Taylor are appearing Wednesday evening at the Edgar High School Auditorium, and Thursday evening at the American Legion in Wausau.
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2/9/12 5:00pm |
Central Rivers Farmshed - This week we look at the Central Rivers Farmshed, an organization based in the Stevens Point area that's dedicated to making Central Wisconsin a local food community. Host Glen Moberg will moderate a discussion with Eric Olson, a member of the Farmshed Board of Directors; Layne Cozzolino, Farmshed Interim Executive Director; and Joelle Grohsek, Farmshed Program Coordinator. The group's work is based on several principles: food is a cultural heritage; local food systems produce wealth; food brings people together; healthy eating is a simple solution; and the area has the necessary natural resources for the project.
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2/2/12 5:00pm |
Marathon County's LIFE Report - This week we look at the findings of the Marathon County LIFE Report, a biannual examination of the good and the bad, the positives and the negatives, and the opportunities and challenges of life in central Wisconsin. The report highlighted a vibrant local economy that has been hit hard by recent plant closings, and a community dealing with challenges posed by poverty, alcohol abuse, and early childhood development. Our guests this week are: Jeff Zriny, President and CEO of the Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce; Jeff Sargent, the Executive Director of North Central Community Action Program; and Julie Burmesch, Coordinator of the Wausau School District Pre-Kindergarten Programs. The show will also discuss an effort to market the region with a new campaign called "Central Wisconsin Time", and will look at similar community reports being compiled for Portage County and Wood County.
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1/26/12 5:00pm |
UW-Stevens Point LEAF Program - We'll be taking a look at the UW-Stevens Point LEAF Program, which helps Wisconsin public schools in their efforts to teach young people about forestry. The program is a partnership between the Department of Natural Resources and the Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education. Host Glen Moberg will moderate a discussion with Jeremy Solin, LEAF Program Director; Wendy McCown, Director of the DNR Bureau of Forestry Services; and Karen Dostal, School Forest Director of the Stevens Point Area School District. Nearly one third of the state of Wisconsin is covered by forests, which provide important environmental, economic and social benefits for our citizens. LEAF stands for Learning, Experiences and Activities in Forestry.
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1/19/12 (All day) |
Proposed Mining Law in Wisconsin - This week we look at the controversy surrounding Wisconsin's proposed new mining law, Assembly Bill 426, which would ease regulations and the environmental review process in approving new mines, and which could lead to an iron mine in Ashland and Iron Counties, south of Lake Superior. Those in favor of the bill say the mine would provide hundreds of needed, well-paying jobs. Those opposed worry about environmental damage to a pristine natural area in the Lake Superior watershed. We welcome our guests, State Senator Bob Jauch, Democrat from Superior and State Representative Tom Tiffany, Republican from Hazelhurst. The program will also feature comments made by mine supporters and opponents at a recent public hearing in Hurley.
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1/12/12 5:00pm |
Budget Cuts to UW System - This week we will discuss the challenges facing our regional University of Wisconsin campuses. Guests will include Bernie Patterson, Chancellor of UW Stevens Point; Keith Montgomery, Dean of UW Marathon County; and Patricia Stuhr, Dean of UW Marshfield Wood County. The program will discuss the possible impact to local campuses of Governor Walker's decision to cut $46.1 million dollars from the UW budget. UW System President Kevin Reilly called the cuts the largest in history, and predicted that universities would have fewer and larger classes; current students would need more time and larger loans to graduate; and future students would find it more difficult to get into UW System schools (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Dec. 23, 2011). The cuts were announced as part of the Governor's effort to balance the state budget without tax increases.
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1/5/12 5:00pm |
Aldridge family Grants Land Trust - This week we revisit the role private conservancy efforts and land trusts play in the preservation of forests, lakes and trails used for outdoor recreation. The subject is in the news because of the donation of easements covering 3200 acres surrounding the Minocqua Winter Park, preserving its system of cross country trails while keeping the property in private ownership. The transaction was the largest of its kind in Wisconsin history. Guests will include Matt Dallman, Regional Director of the Nature Conservancy and Bryan Pierce, Executive Director of the Northwoods Land Trust, which coordinated the transaction. The program will also feature an extended interview with Ken and Carolyn Aldridge, the couple who initially purchased the Minocqua area parcel, and then put permanent restrictions on the 3200 acres in order to preserve the trail system.
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12/29/11 5:00pm |
2011 Year End Review - This Thursday December 29th, Route 51 features its annual Year End Review Show...looking at the people, places, politics and performances that made 2011 a year for the history books. Host Glen Moberg will look back at the top news stories for North Central Wisconsin, and revisit the most memorable guests and moments from the year's Route 51 shows. The program will also feature highlights from the Summer Music Series, including live performances by bluesman Corky Siegel, the Art Stevenson and Highwater bluegrass band, the indie rock group Communist Daughter, the Sid Kyler Dixieland Band, and the South Beach Chamber Ensemble.
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12/22/11 5:00pm |
Encore Performance - This week please enjoy an encore performance from August 2011. It's an an encore broadcast of our live concert with Art Stevenson and High Water, one of America's top bluegrass bands. The concert was emceed by Route 51 host Glen Moberg at the Center for Civic Engagement Theater on the UW Marathon County campus. The program originally aired in August, wrapping up Route 51's summer music series.
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12/15/11 5:00pm |
New WI Voter ID & Walker Recall Efforts - This week we look at Wisconsin's controversial new voter I.D. law, and its effect on the effort to recall Governor Scott Walker. Guests will be two local business owners with opposing perspectives on the topics: Kevin Hermening and Darryl Mayfield. Hermening is a Wausau investment advisor and a former Republican candidate for Congress. Mayfield is the owner of a Mosinee window tinting business, and an instructor at Upper Iowa University. The voter I.D. law is being challenged in Wisconsin by the League of Women Voters, which claims that it is an effort to disenfranchise groups that typically vote Democratic. Proponents of the law say it is necessary in order to combat voter fraud.
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12/8/11 5:00pm |
Curling in Central Wisconsin - This week we look at the ambitious project that may make Wausau the curling capitol of the world. Guests will be Corey Sandquist and Cal Tillisch of the Wausau Curling Club. The club is planning to build a 40,000 square foot recreational center, which will be one of the three largest curling dedicated facilities in the world. Also appearing on the program: three time U.S. Olympic world women's curling champion, and Captain of the U.S. Olympic curling team Debbie McCormick, who is in Wausau to promote the sport and the recreational center project. When the new center is built, Wausau will become one of the few cities in the world that could attract national tournaments and Olympic trials.
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12/1/11 5:00pm |
Mary Jo Carson, retiring WI Rapids Mayor - Our guest this week will be Mary Jo Carson, who has announced her retirement as Mayor of Wisconsin Rapids. Host Glen Moberg will talk with Mayor Carson about the high points and low points of her years in office, the challenges and opportunities facing central Wisconsin, the future of the paper and cranberry industries, her efforts to develop a diversified economic base, and the impact the Great Recession has had on the people of her city.
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11/17/11 5:00pm |
NAOMI- Interfaith Social Justice Group - This week Route 51 examines NAOMI, a central Wisconsin interfaith group that's working to address social justice issues, and the needs of the poor and disadvantaged. Guests will be three religious leaders who are involved in the coalition: Father Steven Brice of the Church of St. Anne, Reverend Gary Froseth of St. Stephen Lutheran Church, and Rabbi Dan Danson of the Mount Sinai Congregation. NAOMI stands for North central Area congregations Organized to Make an Impact. The coalition involves at least nine area houses of worship. Group members testified at this year's hearings on state budget priorities, and are also involved in efforts to save bus service in the Wausau metropolitan area.
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11/10/11 (All day) |
Wisconsin Concealed Carry Legislation Update - This week we will dicuss implementation of Wisconsin's concealed carry gun law. In the first half of the program, our guests are Wausau residents, Samantha Masterton, Wayne Olson and Matt Powers, who were ejected from the General Assembly gallery for protesting the fact that concealed guns are now allowed in the state capitol, but citizens are not allowed to take pictures or display signs. In the second half of the program, Moberg will interview Jim Clark, store manager of Central Wisconsin Firearms of Wausau, and Republican State Representative Tom Tiffany of Hazelhurst, a concealed carry supporter. The program will discuss the legislature's decision to eliminate training requirements for a concealed carry license, and a growing number of bans of concealed weapons on campuses and in public buildings.
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11/3/11 5:00pm |
What Ever Happened to Good Government in Wisconsin? - This week features highlights of a forum entitled "What Ever Happened to Good Government in Wisconsin?" The event looks at several challenging issues facing the electorate in Wisconsin, including a new voter ID law which is the subject of a lawsuit by the League of Women Voters; a controversial political redistricting plan; public financing and the role of money in politics; and the U.S. Supreme Court Citizens United decision. The forum took place October 24th at UW Marathon County, and featured Common Cause Executive Director Jay Heck, Democratic State Representative Donna Seidel, former Republican State Senator Walter John Chilsen, former Republican congressional candidate Kevin Hermening, Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service Director Eric Giordano, and Wausau Daily Herald Editorial Page Editor Rob Mentzer.
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10/27/11 (All day) |
Wausau Paranormal Research Society - This Thursday, we'll celebrate Halloween with the Wausau Paranormal Research Society, a group of "ghostbusters" who use scientific equipment to investigate reports of hauntings in central Wisconsin. Guests include Shawn Blaschka, Anji Spialek and Sharon Abitz, the authors of Haunted Wausau, the Ghostly History of Big Bull Falls, which documents reports of haunted buildings and paranormal hotspots in central Wisconsin. Listeners will be encouraged to call in with their own ghost stories, or personal experiences of paranormal activity.
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