01/21/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by three women to have a conversation on homelessness, and some solutions for the Fargo-Moorhead area. Linda Gibbs served as Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services for New York City from 2005 to 2013. Prior to her appointment as Deputy Mayor, Gibbs was Commissioner of the New York City Department of Homeless Services. Jenn Faul is the Director Fargo Cass Public Health, and Jann Eliassen is the Director of Harm Reduction Programs. 

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01/21/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by the President of the Fargo School Board, Katie Christensen-Mineer. She talks to Joel about their long range facility plan, and recent public survey results. 

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01/17/24: Tyler Axness takes over for Joel Heitkamp during "News and View" while having a conversation with Robin Nelson on the cell phone bill and school lunch bill in the State Legislature. Robin is a Fargo School Board member and is the Board-appointed Spokesperson on legislative issues

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01/17/24: Help us all wish Tom Szymanski a happy birthday!

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01/17/24: State Represntative Jamie Long represents District 61B out of Hennepin County in Minnesota. He joins Joel on "News and Views" to talk about the standoff by Democrats in the Sate Legislature, and their plans going forward. 

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01/16/25: Aaron Birst is the Executive Director of the North Dakota Association of Counties, and formerly worked as a prosecutor in Cass County. He joins Joel on "News and Views" to discuss property tax reform and his take on the North Dakota legislative session so far. 

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01/16/25: We're down to the core crew while going through our picks for the NFL Playoff games. Joel Heitkamp, Tom Szymanski, Rusty Halvorson, Jack Michaels, and Abby Miller all make their picks for the upcoming games. 

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01/16/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Linda Gradstein to talk about the Gaza ceasefire deal, while she comes live from Jerusalem. Linda teaches journalism at Hebrew University and NYU-Tel Aviv, and is also a freelance reporter for CBS Radio. For 20 years, she was the National Public Radio correspondent based in Jerusalem, and won several awards for her coverage.

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01/15/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined on "News and Views" by the Executive Director of the Dakota Medical Foundation, Pat Traynor. He talks about fundraisers and how to get ready for Giving Hearts Day on February 13th.

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01/14/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by the Mayor of Grand Forks, North Dakota, Brandon Bochenski. A new $500 million potato processing plant is set to come to Grand Forks. The plan is for the facility to be constructed on a site spanning nearly 350 acres, which would support 250 employees and provide a local market for up to 15,000 acres of planted potatoes. Mayor Bochenski joins Joel to talk about the plan for the plant and answer your questions. 

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