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Resident Annika O’Melia is using her background in therapy to delve deeper into community members seeking to make Rock Island a better place for all and to highlight city operations to maintain transparency among city leaders and residents.
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Award-winning teacher Rita Jett joins the Love Girls Podcast for the first episode of a three-part series, Race Reimagined: Girls Healing Illinois.In this powerful, multigenerational conversation, local youth join hosts Kayla Babers and Jasmine Babers Gunn to discuss race, identity, and what it looks like to imagine a world beyond racism.Together, they explore healing, hope, and how young women are leading the way toward meaningful change. -
In this episode of Talking Art, Jeremy Mahr joins the conversation to explore the art of directing and what it takes to bring a script to life on stage. As director of The Playcrafters Barn Theatre’s upcoming production of God of Carnage, Jeremy reflects on shaping performance, guiding actors, and building tension within a sharply satirical story about civility unraveling. -
Nahant Marsh/Nahant Marsh, https://nahantmarsh.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/NM-Arial-4_08.15.jpgThe Environmental Protection Agency last November announced a change to the Clean Water Act, citing a 2023 Supreme Court decision, that would alter what bodies of water would be regulated under the act. Local and state organizations react to the proposal, some claiming that most of Iowa and Illinois’ wetlands would lose protections and continue to be degraded. -
The Black Box TheatreNow playing at The Black Box Theatre in Moline is Barely There Theatre’s offering of local playwright Alexander Richardson’s thought provoking script “word play” and, in his own words, “This play is about four adults stuck in that phase of life between where their parents have relinquished stewardship but before the realities of family, duty, and obligation have set in.” -
This episode of Wellness Wake Up Call focuses on nutrition and self-care during cancer treatment. Listeners learn practical tips for managing common side effects, maintaining strength, and using food and hydration to support healing and energy. -
Former Missouri Governor Jay Nixon (D) talks about how he was able to win two terms in his Red state, his advice to the Democratic Party in winning working class and rural voters, how to repair the damaged party brand, his favorite '28 presidential candidates and more.
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Eric Stock/WGLTIllinois lawmakers want to increase funding for community schools because of the loss of federal grant money. -
Emily Bollinger/WGLT fileState Farm is announcing the largest dividend in company history, a $5 billion giveback to auto policyholders. CEO Jon Farney told reporters the dividend works out to an average of $100 per vehicle for 49 million vehicles. -
Andrew Campbell/Capitol News IllinoisThe president of the University of Illinois System said this week that negotiations are continuing over legislation to overhaul the way the state funds higher education, but the state’s flagship university remains opposed to the legislation in its current form. -
(Medill Illinois News Bureau/ courtesy Albers Farms, Blue Mound, Illinois)Farmers, many of whom voted for Trump, say they'd prefer stable trade over a government check
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Madeleine Charis King/Iowa Public RadioRepublicans on the House Government Oversight Committee are calling for an independent audit of the state court system's misallocation of about $25 million. The judicial branch sent court debt collections to the wrong state fund for years. -
James Kelley/Iowa Public RadioThe city of Coralville has terminated its contract with Flock Safety, a nationwide vendor of Automated License Plate Readers. Many Coralville residents are opposed to the technology and say they are relieved by the council’s recent actions but troubled by a lack of clarity on when the city’s two readers will be taken down. -
These Iowa siblings were suspended for protesting the Vietnam War at school. They took their case to the Supreme Court — and won — in Tinker v. Des Moines. -
Grant Gerlock/Iowa Public RadioState lawmakers faced their first major deadline of the legislative session this week to narrow down the bills under consideration at the Iowa Capitol.
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Lance Cheung/USDA/ FLICKRThe Trump administration's federal workforce cuts shrunk U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies that inspect produce, provide conservation resources and collect data on crops and livestock. It's creating longer wait times for farmers seeking federal services and programs, people working in agriculture say. -
David Kovaluk/Harvest Public MediaAs companies launch an array of protein-rich products and new federal dietary guidelines advise Americans to prioritize protein, nutrition experts have mixed feelings about the new emphasis on protein. -
Lance Cheung/U.S. Department of AgricultureFarm aid promised last December is still months away from being paid out to fruit and vegetable growers. But industry groups say it won't be enough to get them through tough market conditions. -
Renee Dominguez/KUT NewsSince its launch in 2022, the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has responded to nearly 13 million calls. But many states have been slow to spend their own dollars on the program.
Join Kai Swanson on a trip along the Danube river to visit a series of historic Christmas Markets.
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