Iowa Healthiest State Initiative has the easiest walk coming up on Wednesday, October 7th that you could ever be a part of.  It's FREE.  It's on your terms.  Thirty minutes could be the start of a stronger healthier you and you're worth it.  Take that first step. 

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She is a graduate of Gilbert High School, she's ISU alum, a wife, a mother and a published author.  Laura Wifler is this month's People Of Iowa and just like you and I...she has a story.  Listen to Laura's story here that includes a spirit full of HOPE. 

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Food insecurity can happen to anyone at anytime.  No one wants to be unable to feed their family yet the need continues to grow.  September is Hunger Action Month to raise awareness about food insecurity and inspire people to help end hunger. 

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Earlier this year our friend from WHO TV13 and someone whom we trust on the weekly to help make our outdoor and travel plans was thrown a curveball. Now it's our turn to help him and others back.  Listen to Jason Parkin's story and learn about the upcoming annual Optimism Walk and how to get involved. 

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This show is a chance to step outside your comfort zone and into a bigger world.  It is a big world full of different cultures with different opportunities, but we all need the same basic necessities. 

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You love to golf?  You love kids?  This week we spoke with Megan Johnson with Isaiah 117. They are changing the way foster care begins in Central Iowa. Check your calendars for September 10th.  We discussed their upcoming annual golf tourney at Waveland Golf Course.  There's still room to join!  

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The DSM Community Playhouse has named Chelsea Haaland as the new Executive Director.  Chelsea is alumni of both Hoover High School and UNI and most recently served as the related arts curriculum facilitator for the Waukee Community School District.  She said that for a theatre kid this is an amazing opportunity.

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We talked with Sergeants Roger Drown and Tyler Palmer with the Altoona Police Department about National Night Out coming up Tuesday, August 4th. Wait until you hear about what they have planned this year including a chance for your child to win a new bike.  #community 

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Michelle Roling and Jeff Nelson with ISU have dedicated their lives to student counseling and suicide prevention. With today's technology however our college students are the first generation to experience adolescence with smart phones and social media as a constant consumption and it has effected them. 

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This show is your invite to join the celebration of the 25th Anniversary MARS Foundation Golf Outing.  What is the MARS Foundation?  Listen to two very strong women sharing a bit of their stories about not only living with MS but kicking it's butt. 

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