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River Radio Returns!
September 21 @ 9:00 am - 11:30 pm
River Radio – September 21, 2024. Did NAFTA lead to MAGA?, and The St. Croix River’s Turtle Mystery Solved.
Hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson kick off Season 6 of River Radio, speaking with Dan Kaufman, contributing writer, The New York Times and The New Yorker, on how NAFTA helped our neighboring state of Wisconsin transitioned from its progressive heritage to become a key swing state won by Donald Trump in the 2016 election (4:00);
and Greg Seitz, writer and founder, St. Croix 360, about developments on the river, including the discovery of dead turtles (25:30).
Also included is the latest on the Brookside Bar and Grill’s challenge to the Marine City Council and other local news (48:00).
Matt Quast is technical director.
This Week’s Guests
Dan Kaufman, Contributing Writer, The New York Times Magazine and the New Yorker
Greg Seitz, founder, St. Croix 360
Government Links:
City of Marine on St. Croix
City of Scandia
May Township
Washington County
News/Information Links:
Dan’s NY Times Magazine Article – The NAFTA Effect
Marine City Council July 1 Workshop on Brookside Bar and Grill
Marine City Council July 11 Meeting (Brookside discussion and vote)
Brookside filing with Minnesota Court of Appeals
Scandia Plastics Recycle
Washington County Elections Information
Business/Organization Links:
Marine Community Library
Events:
Ellen Anderson Penno talk at Marine Library
Visit the RIVER RADIO page to learn more about River Radio, and to access replays of past shows.