The Bad River tribal chairman explains how to protect natural resources. Then, how people at the Republican National Convention are processing the attempted assassination of former President Trump. Then, we preview the convention with the state party chair. Then, we learn about a 125-year-old newspaper in Brillion.
Featured in this Episode
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New plan to protect Bad River, tribal updates
We talk to Bad River Tribal Chairman Robert Blanchard about his recent letter to Enbridge requesting its cooperation in protecting the Bad River from Line 5. And we check in on other news from the tribe.
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Assassination attempt looms over RNC
The Saturday assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump was at the top of peoples’ minds as they arrived in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention. As Margaret Faust reports, many remained confident about the event while others were uneasy.
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Wisconsin Republican Party chairman previews RNC
The 2024 Republican National Convention begins today in Milwaukee. The four-day event is set to draw more than 50,000 people as the party is set to officially nominate former President Donald Trump for the Oval Office. The chair of the Republican Party of Wisconsin joins us.
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The Brillion News: 125 years under family ownership
We talk with fourth and fifth generations of the Zander family, which has owned the newspaper since 1899, about the role and value of community papers.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Kate Archer Kent Host
- Robert Blanchard Guest
- Brian Schimming Guest
- Bailley Lindgren Guest
- Darcy Zander-Feinauer Guest
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