Wisconsin’s county clerks respond to a proposal to schedule an additional election in spring 2020, and a Catholic priest is arrested for molesting children two years after he confessed. We discuss in the Wisconsin news roundup. An architectural historian shares the history of mail-order homes, and we find out why Americans have been turning to advice columns for help for over 300 years.
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State News Roundup – November 23, 2018
Two years ago, a former Wisconsin priest confessed to sexual assaults in the 1980s, but was only arrested last week. We find out more about the case. We also learn about a state Supreme Court case regarding search warrants and how election clerks are feeling about a potential to the 2020 election schedule.
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When You Could Order A House Through The Mail
Before you could buy anything your heart desired on the internet, you could buy anything your heart desired in a mail order catalog– including a house. Mail order homes from companies like Sears Roebuck or Montgomery Ward would come with building plans and materials all ready for the ambition customer to set up themselves or for a contractor to be hired starting in the early 1900’s. We learn more about the houses that came in the mail from an architectural historian.
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Americans Love Advice Columns
Americans have been reading advice columns for more than three centuries. We’ll look at what the appeal is, and how the form has changed over the years.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Judith Siers-Poisson Host
- Dean Knetter Producer
- Natalie Guyette Producer
- Judith Siers-Poisson Producer
- Rob Mentzer Guest
- Rebecca Hunter Guest
- Jessica Weisberg Guest
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