La Crosse Talk PM WIZM

UW-La Crosse political science professor Dr. Anthony Chergosky joined. We hit on some Christmas music, the movie Elf, and trying to cover politics down the middle, despite sometimes there being no middle. Ended talking about the idea of a WIZM studio built into the Fish Labs event center project at La Crosse's Riverside Park

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UW-La Crosse Planetarium director Bob Allen joined in studio to talk about all things out of this world. A cube-like structure found on the moon, an asteroid buzzing the tower that is Earth, billionaires headed to space and more.

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Wisconsin Democracy Campaign's Matt Rothschild joined for a bit to talk about what's going on around the state, including election investigations. That conversation continued a bit afterward, along with some talk about another school threat in the area.

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La Crosse Mayor Mitch Reynolds joined for the hour. Talked a bit about Badgers star Johnny Davis. We hit on the object a rover has seen on the horizon of the dark side of the moon. And we did discuss some city biz, like the roundabout project on the southside and the purchase of the $2 million Chamber building downtown. 

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UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, joined. Yes, we had a conversation about how even there, the Valley View Mall -- and malls in general -- might not succeed. Other things discussed included the school threats in La Crosse and beyond, the election investigation in Wisconsin and how Roe vs. Wade is used in politics, but Citizens United never seems to be.

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Barn owl nests haven't been seen in Wisconsin in 22 years ... until a few months ago, when one was discovered in a La Crosse family's backyard up in a dead maple tree. International Owl Center executive director Karla Bloem joined to talk about getting that call and what happened after that. We also talked about big plans the Center in Houston, Minn., has coming up.

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US Congressman Ron Kind talked about the infrastructure deals vs. the Pentagon budget, how PFAS are affecting La Crosse County residents and how politics have turned into one side hating the other. Kind is in his final term, after serving 13 years in the US House. After that, WIZM's Brad Williams joined to talk about the city-county plan to buy the Chamber building and turn it into a headquarters to help the un-sheltered.

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Common Cause Wisconsin executive director Jay Heck joined to talk about all things redistricting and voting, as the Wisconsin Supreme Court has made a decision in the process of map-making for the next decade. Heck has been working with the nonpartisan group for the past 27 years. 

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Talked with Pat Stephens of Rotary Lights on how the Riverside Park holiday display kicked off its opening weekend and what it takes to put on such a thing for the past 27 years. Before that, Bill Soper, CEO of the La Crosse Area YMCA, joined to discuss the new 24-7 plan at the Y, as well as some major building updates in La Crosse and Onalaska. 

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UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky joined. We ate some Festival fluff in honor of Thanksgiving, talked about how unproductive a day Black Friday is. We also discussed the new COVID-19 variant and wrapped up talking about how whatever the problem is in the US — the $1 store being the $1.25 store now, bc "inflation" and not corporate greed — just point to whoever's president. 

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