Between You & Me

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 early days the site that became the town of Grand Rapids was at the

Born and raised in Bemidji, Minnesota, photojournalist and documentary filmmaker Nik Nerburn has blazed his own trail in life, one he walks with positive intention, curiosity and kindness. His choice communication vehicle is film, his choice subjects are regular people. Along his creative life path, he disseminates seeds of awareness, understanding, wonder and a more comprehensive understanding of humanity. In this segment of Area Voices, Nerburn discusses his experience covering the

We talked with the CEO/General Manager Jared Echternacht and board member Charlie Parson of Beltrami Electric Coop about the differences of rural vs. urban energy. They helped us understand how rates are controlled, how renewable energy fits into the picture, and how people can get involved in their own energy cooperatives.

In 2014 The city of Duluth was named the best town in America by Outside magazine . Their mayor, Don Ness, had a lot to do with that. Elected to the Duluth city council when he was 25, he was mayor of Duluth beginning in 2008. Many were surprised when he didn’t run for reelection. He has now published a book called “Hillsider: Snapshots of a Curious Political Journey” He’ll be speaking at the Grand Rapids Area Library Thursday February 9th at 6pm. Listen to our conversation here - and you'll

Jamie Becker-Finn was elected to the Minnesota Legislature for the first time last November, as Representative of the people of House District 42B. Jamie, who is a member of the Democratic Farmer Labor party, grew up in the Cass Lake area and graduated from Cass Lake High School. She is married, has two young children, and works as an attorney. In this interview she tells us about her district in the Twin Cities area, why she decided to run, and what it's like to be one of the youngest members

JoAnn Weaver is a retired RN and former multi-term mayor of Breezy Point. She is well-qualified to talk gardening: she grew up in a gardening family from Nebraska, she's been a University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardener since 2006 and currently serves as President of Crow Wing Master Gardeners. Additionally she's a Board Member for the Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District. This Saturday JoAnn is hosting two workshops as part of Back to Basics , Happy Dancing Turtle's one-day

John Latimer gives a full, weekly phenology report every Tuesday. Looking back in his 30+ years of phenology journals, John compares old observations with what’s happening in the natural world today and connects that information with personal experiences of his own and others in the region. This week he talks about wolves, fox and coyotes preparing for mating season, a recent hiking trip to Sax-Zim Bog where he observed a variety of birds including evening grosbeaks, chickadees, and woodpeckers,

Spread the word - KAXE and KBXE, Northern Community Radio is launching a new show for Minnesota writers! I’m Robert Jevne and my favorite moments as a listener of KAXE/KBXE have always been hearing writers and poets in their own words. Wordish is a new writer-centered audio segment and we want to hear from you – your voice, your words. We have expanded the format to include short fiction and creative essay as well as poetry so you have more opportunity to express yourself. Rules and how to

Lt. Governor Tina Smith talked with us today about some of the issues she and Governor Mark Dayton are concentrating on including making childcare more affordable, rural broadband and property tax relief for agricultural lands. What are your concerns this legislative session? Send them our way .

There are so many topics to be covered when it comes to the Minnesota Legislature - whether it's the Governor's budget, health insurance assistance, bonding....Briana Biershbach from MinnPost covers the Legislature and gives us insight on the complicated subject of the Public Utilities Commission . Right now there are many bills going through the Legislature involving the PUC that deal with a new natural gas plant, change in how citizens can publicly comment, pipeline issues and many more topics