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Thursday, March 29, 2018

WVIK, Quad Cities NPR | By Herb Trix
Published March 29, 2018 at 3:59 AM CDT

Today's headlines:

  • the Iowa National Guard begins building a new armory in Davenport,
  • why Illinois should offer historic tax credits,
  • and dual enrollment is now available for ag classes at WIU.

Cloudy in the morning then gradually becoming partly sunny. High near 50 with gusty north winds.
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Herb Trix
A native of Detroit, Herb Trix began his radio career as a country-western disc jockey in Roswell, New Mexico (“KRSY, your superkicker in the Pecos Valley”), in 1978. After a stint at an oldies station in Topeka, Kansas (imagine getting paid to play “Louie Louie” and “Great Balls of Fire”), he wormed his way into news, first in Topeka, and then in Freeport Illinois.
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