Every Friday Marshall and I get a chance to talk... this week we continued the conversation about the election of Minnesota's District 8. Since the talk we've had other's join the race. But you'll want to hear the WHOLE conversation as Marshall tells us about a new kinds of woodpeckers spotted near his home in Tower . As of right now, here's who is running for the District 8 Congressional seat: DFL Leah Phifer Kirsten Hagen Kennedy Joe Radinovich Michelle Lee Republican Pete Stauber Independence

Best-selling author Brad Meltzer's mysteries have garnered national attention, accolades and loyal followers for years. Now that he's ventured into the world of children's books, he's attracting a whole new population of readers. His series "Ordinary People Change The World" features historical figures who've done incredible things, but Meltzer presents them in ways kids can readily relate to. True stories from their childhoods shine new light on people who are household names because of their

Janel Hart didn't set out to become a chocolatier--she had studied fashion merchandising in college. Her life direction changed in 1998 when the business she was managing closed and she heard the local chocolate shop was for sale. Twenty years later she is still in the chocolate business as owner of Bemidji's Chocolates Plus . "We are downtown right across from the playhouse on Beltrami Avenue," says Janel. "The store has been around since 1984. We do a lot of our own chocolates in-house, we

For several years now, Bemidji Community Theater ( BCT ) has payed, eh em, played it forward with various projects supporting local and nationwide causes including Locks of Love , an elephant sanctuary, the MN Children's Hospital , Evergreen Youth and Family Services , and the Bemidji Community Food Shelf . Their next production is a children's show called the Elves and the Shoemaker. Between now and opening night in April, BCT is collecting gently used books for kids ranging from kindergarten

There's strong coffee, then there's Laskiainen blend. Sam and Beth Wilkes divide their peanut butter and jelly and share thoughts on gluten-free bread with John and Heidi during this week's What For Breakfast? on the morning show. Buckle up for a fun-filled conversation covering the Olympics, gluten, and back-up warning sounds on cars. If you're a member, or want to become one , you can be on What's For Breakfast? Listen Friday mornings about 7:40 and be ready to call.

Every Tuesday we hear from students across Minnesota as they send in their weekly Phenology observations. Even though it's been bitter cold this week, our student reports are full of action! Observations include several interactions with chickadees, even one actually landing on a child's head ! This week continues our significant number of owl observations and even includes a recording of the call of the Great Gray Owl. Students report excitement about seeing multiple foxes and even a wolf,

We care deeply about the natural world around us here at KAXE-KBXE . Each week, our resident phenologist John Latimer's Phenology Report provides a comprehensive look at what's happening in nature here in northern Minnesota. Spring is just around the corner in northern Minnesota and in this Phenology Report, John talks about the clues we will soon be seeing that verify warmer weather on its way. The cheeseburger song of the chickadee, nuthatches calling, woodpeckers drumming and the cardinals

Minneapolis poet, Tony Plocido cut his teeth down-south in the Kansas City poetry scene, but in this poem, "Orchestrations," he heads up-north to sort things out

Program 57: The Joyce Lumber Empire and the Extravagant and Hedonistic Life of David Joyce, 1885 - 1937 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

Once a month we get to check in with Film and Pop Culture Professor Jack Nachbar. He hosts a classic movie series at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, MN. B igfork has a population of 446 people and the community and visitors are treated to not only a film, but a cartoon from the same year. For the February 8th showing Jack chose "My Favorite Wife" from 1940 starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant. In our conversation John Bauer also got some questions answered about the editors cut of