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The Native American Hall of Honor recongnizes those who've gone above and beyond representing their tribes and cultures. Today, we share the story of 2019 inductee John Smith.

Wednesday, September 4, 2019 – A new service will provide mental health support for children and adults in North Dakota. “Imagine Thriving Skills Coaching” looks to address the need before situations become a crisis that can lead to school expulsion, job loss, family break-up, addiction relapse, crime, or severe mental health episode requiring a hospital stay. Joining us are Tina Jacobs and Sara Stallman of Lutheran Social Services. ~~~ The public is invited to attend tomorrow’s induction

Tuesday, September 3, 2019 – Frayne Olson, North Dakota State University crop marketing economist, joins us to discuss some of the challenges facing farmers in this era of tariff wars. ~~~ Most of the corn grown in the United States goes into livestock feed and ethanol, but people in the Midwest will literally wait in line for an ear of fresh, hot, corn on the cob. Harvest Public Media’s Amy Mayer reports. ~~~ For environmentalists, wind energy is the crown jewel of renewable resources … until

Sunday, September 1, 2019 – Main Street Weekend will reprise our interview with Dr. Mary Wakefield, who has been named one of five “Living Legends” by the American Academy of Nursing. We’ll talk about her extensive experience in medicine and education and her perspective on healthcare issues. ~~~ We’ll discuss the upcoming Theodore Roosevelt Symposium at Dickinson State University with humanities scholar Clay Jenkinson and one of this year’s presenters, author Rick Marschall. 2019 marks the

Friday, August 30, 2019 – Joining host Doug Hamilton and news director Dave Thompson for this month’s Journalist Roundtable are special guests Amy Sisk of the Bismarck Tribune and Dave Kolpack of the Associated Press. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews “David Crosby: Remember My Name.”

Thursday, August 29, 2019 – The Fargo Public Library is launching its third book in the ‘Northern Narratives’ series tonight. Writers from across North Dakota and NW Minnesota have contributed original, previously unpublished works in short fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Here to discuss the project and to tell us about the newest version are Melisa Duncan and Sunny Branick. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay titled “The cows Came Home.” ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for a discussion of canning

Wednesday, August 28, 2019 – Philip Mudd is the author of “Black Site: The CIA in the Post 9/11 World.” Mudd is the former director of the CIA’s Counterterrorist Center and the FBI’s National Security Branch. He discusses the CIA before 9/11 and the subsequent strategies that led to the development of “black sites” in foreign countries to hold prisoners, extract information and prevent another attack. ~~~ 2019 Theodore Roosevelt Symposium is coming up next month in Dickinson. Here with a preview

Monday, August 26, 2019 – Mary Wakefield has been named one of five “living Legends” by the American Academy of Nursing. The Devils Lake native was an associate dean at UND; the director of the Rural Assistance Center; and also served as Acting Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services. Currently she’s a visiting scholar at UND, and she joins us to reflect upon her career, the “Living Legends” honor, and the state of healthcare today. ~~~ The town of Baudette, Minnesota

Sunday, August 25, 2019 – On our Sunday show we’ll replay a discussion about a recent study into how kids use the Internet. It found plenty of things to be concerned about—ranging from stranger threats to cyber bullying to poor sleep. Patrick Craven is the director of the Center for Cyber Safety and Security. The Center’s study found that 40 percent of the children surveyed—grades four through eight—admitted to connecting with strangers online. ~~~ Main Street’s horticulturist, Ron Smith, joins

Friday, August 23, 2019 – TEDxFargo featured a number of compelling speakers last month. Today day we share two more of those presentations as we hear from Aneela Idnani the co-founder and CEO of HabitatAware; and Dave Power of the Perkins School for the Blind. ~~~ Our weekly discussion of the latest headlines with news director Dave Thompson. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews “Where’d You Go Bernadette?”