Among the lives lost to suicide each year in the U.S. are older adults who choose to take their own lives while living in nursing homes, assisted living centers and adult care homes. We talk with two reporters who spent six months investigating this issue. We also talk about what influences what you pay for a gallon of milk and what those numbers mean for Wisconsin dairy farmers, and we take a look at this week’s national news.
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Why Some Older Adults Are Turning To Suicide In Long-Term Care
While data for suicide rates among older people can be hard to pin down, reporters spent 6-months looking into cases to find out morea bout the risk of depression and suicide for older adults in long-term care facilities. We talk with the reporters about their findings and what this might say about our methods of long-term care.
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How Milk Gets Priced And What It Means For Wisconsin Dairy Farmers
With dairy prices in a continued slump, we look at what goes into milk pricing in the United States and discuss how the system impacts the state’s dairy farmers.
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This Week In Washington – April 17, 2019
Congress is preparing for the release of the redacted version of the Mueller report. We find out what questions lawmakers are hoping to have answered. We also talk about a primary challenger to President Trump and how the industrial midwest will figure into the 2020 campaign.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Natalie Guyette Producer
- Rachael Vasquez Producer
- Dean Knetter Producer
- Melissa Bailey Guest
- JoNel Aleccia Guest
- Will Cushman Guest
- Mark Hagedorn Guest
- Daniel Newhauser Guest
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