Wisconsin News Roundup, Effects Of Childhood Trauma, Defining “Unalienable Rights”

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A round-up of Wisconsin news includes a Park Falls paper mill reboot. Then we hear from a clinician about how experiencing trauma as a child can reverberate in adulthood. And we discuss the history of “unalienable rights” while the Trump administration convenes a commission to re-evaluate them.

Featured in this Show

  • State News Roundup – July 12, 2019

    A paper mill in Park Falls that shut down last month is calling some of its employees back to work. We learn about the deal that’s keeping the plant up and running. We also find out about a pharmaceutical company’s plans for a development in Kenosha County. Plus, an update on a Port Washington parish that was the victim of a financial scam this spring.

  • How Early Trauma Can Affect Youth Later In Life

    The U.S. House Oversight Committee holds hearings today on the Trump administration’s policy of separating children from their family at the southern border. We discuss the ways childhood trauma can negatively impact people much later in life.

  • Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently announced a panel that will look to clarify what the term “unalienable rights” means. We’ll talk to a constitutional law expert about where the words come up in our country’s founding documents, and how they’ve been historically defined.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Judith Siers-Poisson Host
  • Dean Knetter Producer
  • Tim Peterson Producer
  • Rachael Vasquez Producer
  • Rob Mentzer Guest
  • Corri Hess Guest
  • Kristyn Halbig-Ziehm Guest
  • Pam McGranahan Guest
  • Bernadette Meyler Guest