This time Aaron and Chuck move into contemporary times. Is it possible to be a liberal Republican or a conservative Democrat in this day and age? SIGN UP FOR THE DIG DEEP PODCAST In this segment they reference Bill Bishop's book "The Big Sort".

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The Ely Folk School builds community by providing learning experiences that celebrate the wilderness, heritage, art, history, culture and craft of the people of northern Minnesota. We check in with Molly Olson from the Ely Folk School on the first Friday of each month and she tips us off on the upcoming events. December is shaping up to be a busy month at the school. It kicks off tomorrow with a porcupine ball ornament class, a wreath making class, and a beaver hide sewing class. Tomorrow night

We check in with Katie Marshall from the MacRostie Art Center in Grand Rapids every First Friday. She was in the studio this morning telling Heidi and John and our listeners about all the great stuff happening in Grand Rapids this weekend. In addition to the usual First Friday events, Winter Glow Festival kicks off today at 4pm in downtown Grand Rapids complete with Mr. and Mrs. Claus! After the Winter Glow Festival people are welcome to venture around checking out the new art exhibits at the

Today we talked with Marshall Helmberger of the Timberjay newspaper on development hiccups in Tower, MN and icy gravel roads as well as Congressman Nolan and Congressman Emmer and next steps toward copper nickel mining on the Iron Range and BWCA.

Bemidji, MN was just named Minnesota Monthly's Best MN Town . One of the many elements of Bemidji that make it unique is its passion for the arts. The Bemidji Sculpture Walk , a thriving theater and music scene, the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra , the First Friday Arts Walk, and the yearly Art in the Park are just a sampling of wealth of riches in the arts that set Bemidji apart from other comparable towns. The Best MN Town gets even better this weekend when the doors to the new Watermark Art

Kids all across Minnesota are sending in their Phenology reports and we are excited about their excitement! The next generation of nature lovers is passionate about the environment! Click on the links to hear what the kids are noticing across the listening region! Do you know of a teacher who wants to get students involved in the Phenology Program? Send John Latimer an email! What are you noticing outside? Send along your observations and questions about what you are noticing outside. We'd love

Tuesdays are dedicated to the natural world around us here at KAXE/KBXE . The Phenology Report provides a comprehensive look at what's what's changing , flying, freezing and happening in nature here in northern Minnesota. What have you noticed? Send us a note via email or leave a voicemail at 218.999.9876. We'd love to hear about it. If you love this stuff, you'll dig our KAXE-KBXE Season Watch Page on Facebook . Check it out! Phenology is made possible by the members of Northern Community Radio

Xcel Energy recently announced it wants to get out of contracts to buy electricity from Laurentian Energy's municipal power plants in Hibbing and Virginia. In 2006 the power plants converted part of their production to make energy from wood biomass rather than coal. It's the latest blow to the declining forest products industry in northern Minnesota. Xcel says energy from wood is too expensive. The Associated Contract Loggers and Truckers are going to court to try to stop Xcel's move. We spoke

Just in time for post family holiday blahs blah blahs, Todd Boss sheds some new light on the much used father-to-son words - "Toughen up."