Part one looks at the rise in drug addiction and drug related arrests with Coulee Council on Addictions Executive Director Pat Ruda and Brett Knutson of Hiawatha Valley Mental Health. Part two looks at present and future efforts to recycle waste.
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The Growing Drug and Addiction Dilemma
Since 2010, law enforcement and drug counselors have noticed an increase in drug arrests and addiction for heroin and opiates. We talk with Coulee Council on Addictions Executive Director Pat Ruda and Hiawatha Valley Mental Health counselor Brett Knutson about the issue.
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Recycling Our Solid Waste
As part of Earth Week, we talked to La Crosse County solid waste department officials about present and future efforts to recycle waste. Right now, about 42 percent of the waste the county receives is diverted to places other than the landfill.
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