Program 46: Charles Blandin jumps into the war between paper makers and publishers 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

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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Sometimes it's good to learn about the past to understand the present AND the future. Does the present repeat the past or does it parallel the past? Or neither? In this installment Aaron and Chuck go more deeply into the origins of the Republican and Democratic parties, specifically in Minnesota. They begin the conversation with Republican President Abraham Lincoln. SIGN UP FOR THE DIG DEEP PODCAST

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

Did you miss the annual Apocalypse Awards this year? Paula Cisewski and friends give us a rundown of the ceremonies. Listen to it here - then duck and cover...

This month we dig into political parties. What where they like at the beginning of our country? What can we learn from our history of political parties that relates to today? As always we welcome our conservative commentator Chuck Marohn, CEO and founder of Strong Towns , and Aaron Brown of Minnesota Brown and host of the Great Northern Radio Show on Northern Community Radio. SIGN UP FOR THE DIG DEEP PODCAST

Program 45: Aftermath of the 1921 Strike; A Second Paper Machine 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 those

The KAXE tower and transmitter are in need of replacing. Maggie Montgomery and Kari Hedlund talked about the history of the existing tower, including when a gravel truck knocked down our first tower in 1984. Dan Houg, Station Engineer, spoke with Kari and Maggie about the scope of the tower and transmitter project and provides a 101 of HOW radio waves are transferred. Maggie spoke with Loren Solberg to better explain the bonding process. Maggie, Kari, John and Sarah talked about funding options

The Theater Education program at the Reif Center in Grand Rapids was created to increase possibilities for youth and adults to get involved in theater. Their production of A Suessified Christmas Carol takes the stage this weekend in Grand Rapids. Performances will be tonight and tomorrow night, November 17 & 18 at 6: 30pm and Sunday, November 19 at 2pm . Director Jim Cagle stopped by the KAXE studio to talk about the the Reif Center Theater Education program and the upcoming.