"There's 29 best practices. They fall under five categories... building and lighting, land use, things of that nature...it keeps cities accountable...it's just a good program that doesn't cost anything to join" - Joel Anastasio on Green Step Cities The Headwaters Regional Development Commission (HRDC) serves Beltrami, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen and Clearwater counties in northern Minnesota. From homebuyer education and and rehabilitation loans for individuals to planning toward active

Program 73: The struggle to rebuild the dam and re-start the mill, 1948-49 A radio series produced by historian Don Boese. Don is the author of eight books dealing with local history in Itasca County, including "John C. Greenway and the Opening of the Western Mesabi", and the main source for this series, "Papermakers: the Blandin Paper Company and Grand Rapids, Minnesota". The series begins with the arrival of the first Euro-Americans to the forested wilderness of Itasca County in the 1870s. In

Phenology is the biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Each week we hear from listeners who have been paying attention to nature in our Talkback segment and John Latimer takes a close look at the blooms and changes happening in nature and considers how the timing measures up to past years in his Phenology Report. We want to congratulate our regular talkback contributor Ian on the birth of his new son Harrison! Welcome to the world Harrison... welcome to the parent 'hood Ian!

See Census jobs here. Census 2020 will have significant impacts on local communities in northern MN including political representation, federal funding allocation and community planning for schools and hospitals. It’s important to the vitality of our communities that every person is counted. Key to a successful Census are the hired workers who play a variety of roles before and after Census Day (April 1, 2020). These are good paying part-time jobs with benefits. To help identify local candidates

One of our staff librarian and What We're Reading host Tammy Bobrowsky's *favorite summer reads was The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman. It's the story of a bookstore clerk with a set life - reading, trivia and working in a bookstore. Things get interesting when she finds out who her dad is, that he died, and that she's got a whole new family to deal with - along with a romatic interest in a trivia game nemesis. *Also J. Ryan Stradal's The Lager Queen of Minnesota . Also mentioned in

We welcomed back J. Ryan Stradal to KAXE/KBXE to tell us more about his brand new novel sweeping the nation, The Lager Queen of Minnesota. It's the story of smart, capable, multi-generations of Minnesota women. And beer, of course the science of beer! A lot of things stand out in this book to me - from the #3 rhubarb pie in the state at a nursing home - to a teenager living a life of crime to make money to pay for the repair of her grandma's car so she could get to her two jobs....to learning

Each week John and Heidi pull up a chair to one of our member’s kitchen tables and get to know them a little bit better. This week’s caller, Mike from Park Rapids described his special homemade breakfast burritos. Hear the whole conversation by clicking below. Thanks to our sponsor Homestead Mills for their support of this program! Let us know if you want to be our guest on What's For Breakfast . All it takes is your membership and an email !

Each week John and Heidi pull up a chair to one of our member’s kitchen tables and get to know them a little bit better. This week’s caller, Doug Baker from Grand Rapids savors his cereal bars, extra-pulpy orange juice, and dark coffee. Hear the whole conversation by clicking below. Thanks to our sponsor Homestead Mills for their support of this program! Let us know if you want to be our guest on What's For Breakfast . All it takes is your membership and an email !

Each week John and Heidi pull up a chair to one of our member’s kitchen tables and get to know them a little bit better. This week’s caller, Nate, from Detroit, Michigan shared his breakfast of bagels and donuts for the office mates...if there are any leftovers after his long commute. Hear the whole conversation by clicking below. Thanks to our sponsor Homestead Mills for their support of this program! Let us know if you want to be our guest on What's For Breakfast . All it takes is your

Each week John and Heidi pull up a chair to one of our member’s kitchen tables and get to know them a little bit better. This week’s caller, Nate, from Detroit, Michigan shared his breakfast of bagels and donuts for the office mates...if there are any leftovers after his long commute. Hear the whole conversation by clicking below. Thanks to our sponsor Homestead Mills for their support of this program! Let us know if you want to be our guest on What's For Breakfast . All it takes is your