Newsmakers

Dreamers Talk About Ending DACA- We talk with two dreamers who live and work in the La Crosse area and two local immigration attorneys about President Trump's decision to end DACA.

Frac Sand Mining Jobs Returning- After a couple of down years for Wisconsin's frac sand mining operations, jobs seem to be returning despite the threat of a growing number of frac sand mines in the state of Texas.

And Then They Came For Me- La Crosse Community Theatre and Viterbo University are teaming up to present this play based on the life of Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss. We also feature of 2015 interview we did when Schloss visited La Crosse.

State of Change: The Ethics of Water Part II- This rebroadcast of 2015 interviews from a Viterbo University water conference is a companion to the State of Change series from Wisconsin Public Radio's news department.

State of Change: The Ethics of Water Part I- As a companion to WPR's 2017 news series, we revisit some discussions we had at a 2015 water ethics conference held at Viterbo University.

The Future of Service Clubs- Many American service clubs are having trouble adding new members and even retaining existing members. We talk with members of Coulee Region area service clubs about some of the reasons why and what they are doing about the situation.

Logging In Wisconsin; This Storied River- We learn more about a couple of recently published books that touch on the history of logging and communities large and small up and down the upper Mississippi River.

Floodplain Forest Restoration- In this encore program, we talk with people working to restore the floodplain forests along the upper Mississippi River.

State of Change: Farm Succession- As part of WPR's year-long State Of Change: Water, Food And The Future Of Wisconsin series, Newsmakers takes a closer look at farm succession and the future of family farming as the average age of Wisconsin farmers continues to grow.

Public Transportation Infrastructure- We talk with advocates of public transportation in another show in our monthly series on the state of infrastructure.