Newsmakers

National Library Week- We talk with three area librarians about the importance of traditional library services in ever-changing technological times.

UW-La Crosse Tourism Research Institute- UW-La Crosse recently announced the new program that will do research for tourism-related businesses.

La Crosse Collaborative To End Homelessness- We get an update on the group's work including a preview of the next group of people the collaborative hopes to have an impact on...those considered chronically homeless.

La Crosse County Premiere Resort Area Tax Proposal- We examine the pros and cons of a proposed 0.5 percent sales tax increase to help pay for road improvements in La Crosse County. The issue will be before voters on the April 4 ballot. The show is part of a monthly series examining the state of infrastructure.

The Alternative Truth Project- Members of The Alternative Truth Project talk about the political discussions they want to open up with monthly readings of political plays.

2017 La Crosse International Women's Day- On the occasion of the 2017 International Women's Day, (Wednesday, March 8) we talk with women born in other countries who spoke at La Crosse's celebration about the climate for women and immigrants in the United States.

Rural School Funding- We talk with rural school administrators around La Crosse about how a proposed rural schools aid package in the 2017-18 state budget would benefit them.

James Loewen; Mario Capecchi- We talk with James Loewen, the author of the book Lies My Teacher Told Me , which examines the inaccuracies in U.S. history books, and the 2007 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine Mario Capecchi for his work in gene targeting in mice that is expected to lead to solutions for treating human disease. Both men were guest speakers at UW-La Crosse last fall.

Infrastructure Series Part 2- We talk with local government officials about the differences between urban and rural communities and infrastructure, the condition of that infrastructure and some of the hurdles they face when it comes to maintenance of that infrastructure.

Judicial Recusal and Campaign Contributions- We talk with area retired judges who are part of a petition to the Wisconsin Supreme Court asking for some campaign fundraising limits and some standards for judges to be removed from cases in which they've received campaign donations from one of the litigants.