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5/23/13 5:00pm |
Western Wisconsin Exports - The West Side discussed the growing importance of exports to western Wisconsin Businesses. Host Rich Kremer was joined by Lora Klenke, Vice President of International Business Development with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, Bob Sinner, President of SB&B Foods and Tim Mohr, Plant Manager at Identity Ag Processing in Bloomer.
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5/16/13 5:00pm |
Latest Info: The Germann Road Fire in Douglas County - The West Side discussed the latest news on the Germann Road Fire in Douglas County that claimed some 50 structures and burned more than 8,000 acres. Host Rich Kremer was joined by Reporters Danielle Kaeding and Mike Simonson, who covered the fire since it erupted May 13th. Also joining the program were DNR Incident Commander Larry Gladoski and Douglas County Emergency Management Director Keith Kessler who were in charge of the fire suppression and evacuation measures. And to discuss the fire danger in western Wisconsin DNR Forestry official Steve Edge joined the program as well.
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5/9/13 5:00pm |
Western Wisconsin's Growing Latino Population - The West Side kicked of a multi-part series about immigrant populations in western Wisconsin with a look into the rapidly growing Latino community. Host Rich Kremer was joined by Edgar Bernal, a Panamanian immigrant who serves on the board of Hispanic advocacy group El Centro de Connexion de Chippewa Valley, Father Tim Oudenhoven, a Hispanic Chaplin serving Arcadia and Alma Center and Drs. Sue Peck and Lisa Schiller of the College of Nursing at UW-Eau Claire who run a clinical program where nursing students offer medical assistance to migrant farm workers.
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5/2/13 5:00pm |
West Side Spring State Legislative Roundup - The West Side featured a spring edition of the "Legislative Roundup". Host Rich Kremer was joined by Democratic State Senator Kathleen Vinehout and Republican State Representative Scott Suder.
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4/25/13 (All day) |
A Somewhat Spring Edition of The West Side Outside - Though our spring has been much snowier than usual in western Wisconsin it still is, officially speaking, spring and proof of that is the impending state fishing opener May 4th. So, to get our listeners primed before they wet their lines we brought the "Outdoor Guys" on for a Somewhat Spring Edition of The West Side Outside. Host Rich Kremer was joined by Outdoor Editor for the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram Joe Knight and Dave Calrson, Host of Northland Adventures. During the first half of the program we were also joined by Lac du Flambeau Tribal Chair Tom Maulson to talk about the tribal walleye spearing season. Then during the second half we were joined by retired DNR Communications Specialist Jim Bishop and owner of the We-Tie-It Fly Shop Bill Scherer.
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4/18/13 5:00pm |
Virtual Schools in Western Wisconsin - The West Side looked into the growing world of online public education with a discussion about virtual schools and blended learning in western Wisconsin. Host Rich Kremer was joined by Maleda Mullin, Middle School Instructor for the virtual Wisconsin Advanced Learning Academy located in Barron and Assistant Superintended of the Eau Claire School District Tim Leibham.
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4/11/13 5:00pm |
Local Governments Prepare for the Affordable Care Act - The West Side discussed how local governments are preparing for the 2014 roll out of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Host Rich Kremer was joined by attorney Cathy Conway of von Briesen and Roper who counsels clients on health insurance law and implementation, City of Eau Claire Human Resources Director Dale Peters and Chippewa County Administrator Frank Pascarella.
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4/4/13 (All day) |
Governor Walker's 2013-2015 State Budget and Local School Districts - The West Side discussed what Governor Walker's Biennial State Budget will mean for local school districts in western Wisconsin. Host Rich Kremer was joined by Karen Dahl, Business Manager for the School District of Altoona and Rice Lake Area School District Superintendent Larry Brown.
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3/28/13 5:00pm |
Governor Walker's 2013-2015 Budget and Higher Education in Western Wisconsin - The West Side began the first of a series of programs examining Governor Walker's Biennial Budget for 2013-2015 beginning with a discussion about how the budget will affect higher education in western Wisconsin. Host Rich Kremer was joined by UW-Stout Chancellor Chuck Sorensen and President of the Chippewa Valley Technical College Bruce Barker.
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3/21/13 5:00pm |
Different approaches: Minnesota and Wisconsin react to frac sand mining - The West Side looked into the different approaches Minnesota and Wisconsin are taking towards the fast growing frac sand mining industry. Also, the pros and cons of state vs. local control were discussed and a special news story produced by WPR's Maureen McCollum highlighted what one local government in Minnesota is doing to address citizen concerns about mining. Guests included Minnesota State Senator Matt Schmit, who has introduced legislation to create a statewide frac sand mining moratorium, Wisconsin State Senator Kathleen Vinehout, the only lawmaker in Wisconsin to introduce frac sand mining legislation. Also joining the program were Rick Stadelman of the Wisconsin Towns Association and Kirsten Pauly of the Minnesota Industrial Sand Council.
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3/14/13 5:00pm |
Poverty and public K-12 education - The West Side looked into poverty in public education and how it affects learning and school strategy. Host Rich Kremer was joined by Associate Dean of Teacher Education for UW-Eau Claire Dr. Marvin Lynn, Director of Food and Nutrition at the Eau Claire Area School District Sue Brown and Principal at River Heights Elementary School in Menomonie Peg Kolden.
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2/28/13 5:00pm |
Reducing Phosphorus in the Red Cedar and stopping Algae in Lakes Menomin and Tainter - The West Side discussed a multi-year study aimed at reducing excess phosphorus levels in the Red Cedar River, which cause massive blooms of noxious and unhealthy algae in Tainter Lake and Lake Menomin in Dunn County. Host Rich Kremer was joined by DNR Wastewater Field Supervisor Paul La Liberte, watershed council coordinator Julia Olmstead of UW Extension and Regional Natural Resources educator for UW Extension Dan Zerr.
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2/21/13 5:00pm |
First Look: Governor Walker's 2013-2015 Budget Proposal - The West Side delved into Governor Walker's 2013-2015 budget proposal with Republican State Representative Scott Suder of Abbotsford and Democrat State Representative Chris Danou of Trempealeau. Guests discussed the governor's proposed across the board tax cut, a request for additional staff to monitor air quality at frac sand mines and his decision to reject federal funding to expand the state's medicaid program.
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2/14/13 5:00pm |
Western Wisconsin Free Clinic Check Up - The West Side checked up on the health of three free clinics in western Wisconsin. Host Rich Kremer was joined by Maribeth Woodford, Executive Director of the Chippewa Valley Free Clinic in Eau Claire, Mary Meyers, Clinic Coordinator for the Open Door Free Clinic in Chippewa Falls, Sandy Krautkramer, Director of the the Rice Lake Free Clinic and Lisa Jante, Board Member with the Rice Lake Free Clinic. Guests spoke about topics including the increasing need for free clinic services, false assumptions about who uses free clinics, funding and how political decisions may impact their operations.
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2/7/13 5:00pm |
Western Wisconsin's 2013 Agricultural Outlook - Members from Wisconsin's major farming organizations gave their opinions on the 2013 agricultural outlook on The West Side. Host Rich Kremer was joined by Kara Slaughter, government relations director for the Wisconsin Farmers Union, Joe Bragger, district director for the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation and Dr. Brenda Boetel, professor of Agricultural Economics at UW-River Falls.
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1/31/13 5:00pm |
From Crop Waste to Fuel: The Sweetwater Energy and Ace Ethanol Story - The West Side discussed a collaboration between Stanley, Wisconsin based Ace Ethanol and New York Biotech Firm Sweetwater Energy to produce sugars from cellulosic feed stocks like corn plant waste and wood waste that will be used to supplement the corn based ethanol brewing process. Host Rich Kremer was joined by Jack Baron, Chief Operating Officer for Sweetwater Energy and Bob Sather, Government Relations Director for Ace Ethanol.
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1/24/13 5:00pm |
Job Specific or Liberal Arts training for economic recovery? - The West Side discussed the renewed call among lawmakers for more job specific higher education in western Wisconsin and whether that takes away from the emphasis on traditional four year liberal arts education. Host Rich Kremer was joined by Bob Knight, Associate Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Studies at UW-Eau Claire, Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at UW-Eau Claire Linda Young and President of the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Bob Meyer.
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1/17/13 5:00pm |
The West Side Outside: Getting women into fly fishing - The West Side Outside welcomed outdoor guys Joe Knight and Dave Carlson to the program to discuss the free ice fishing weekend in the state and the Silver Mine Ski Jump Invitational. But first the group was joined by three women pushing to get more women into fly fishing. They include Wendy Williamson, President of the Hayward Fly Fishing Company, fly fishing instructor Sara Sanford and Margaret Labin.
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1/10/13 5:00pm |
Aging Drivers and the question of safety - The West Side delved into the issue of whether older drivers are safe drivers and whether they should be tested for competency more often than their younger counterparts. Host Rich Kremer was joined by Wisconsin State Patrol Captain Jeff Frenette, Psychologist Dr. Brian Stress and Occupational Therapist with Sacred Heart Hospital Barb Haag.
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1/3/13 5:00pm |
The West Side Looks Ahead to 2013 Legislative Session - The West Side welcomed Rep. Dean Knudson (R-Hudson) and Sen. Kathleen Vinehout (D-Alma) to look ahead to Wisconsin's 2013 legislative session, with a special look at the upcoming biennial budget and possible legislation. Dean Kallenbach guest hosted.
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