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Here's just
a sample of what we're planning:
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A week's worth of special Talk
of Iowa programs on AM640. Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper editor
Michael Gartner will talk about famous Iowa court cases; WOI's politically
savvy weekly commentator Steffen Schmidt ("Dr. Politics") will analyze
the Iowa political scene. Other guests include Iowa State University Ag
Economist Paul Lasley and ISU President Martin Jischke.
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Iowa: The Rural Melting
Pot Waves of immigrants have altered the face of Iowa over the
past couple decades. Taken together, these new immigrants, refugees
and naturalized citizens represent a population larger than any single
Iowa town or city except Des Moines. In the latest installment of
our Roundtable series August 21 on FM90.1 and AM640, we'll explore
the challenges and opportunities that come with such
change.
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A special Midday live
broadcast from Stone's Restaurant in Marshalltown on AM640. Doug
Cooper, Todd Mundt and Elwynn Taylor will enjoy a home cooked meal and
talk with locals about life in Iowa's small towns.
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A special look at the Hoover
Library and Birthplace in West Branch, including interviews with the
library's director, the library association, the National Park Service
personnel, and casual visitors.
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The Villisca Ax Murders:
a tourist attraction or best forgotten?
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We'll reunite our Voters
of Madison County to assess political developments in Iowa since the
November elections.
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What's happened to handwriting
in the computer age? Find out why Iowa has always been a leader in
promoting good handwriting.
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Another in our series of Third
Thursday Jazz Concerts live on FM90.1 at 7pm on August 21, made
possible, in part, by the Ames Budgetel Inn, Burgie's Espresso Cafes and
Gateway Expresse.
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Raising Thoroughbred Horses
in Iowa Horse farms are experiencing a baby boom, high-priced
stallions are coming into the state for breeding, and foals and yearlings
are selling at record prices. That's all because casino profits at
Prairie Meadows racetrack are creating huge purses for Iowa-bred racehorses.
Listen as Joyce Russell talks to the Iowans whose success at raising thoroughbreds
has gone up and down with the fortunes of the track.
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On Midday, we'll meet
some of Iowa's Women Pioneers. Among the guests is Iowa State University
award-winning scientist Lois Tiffany and State Senator Minnette
Doderer.
Letters from Asia
has a Bangkok postmark. More than 25 years after Hmong refugees started
arriving in Iowa, author Jerry Hopkins treks to a relocated Hmong hilltribe
village in northern Thailand, and doesn't like what he sees.
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