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On Midwest Week, local school districts try to recruit new teachers with programs called "grow your own."

Author Sam Quinones discusses his latest book, The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth, and how seeds of hope are sprouting up across the land through innovative programs that are repairing people and communities. The key is reconnecting people at the local level and moving away from isolation.

The Cities - Pgm #1202

Veteran political writer James Lynch from the Cedar Rapids Gazette looks back at the top five issues from 2021 and looks ahead to major stories likely to emerge in 2022.

Omicron surges, talking prescription labels at Hy-Vee, and a Davenport homeless memorial.

"What Will You Do This Winter" read by Robert Dunn

Improving Rock Island's Historic District, University of Illinois delays in-person classes, and moving forward with a forestry preserve in East Moline

The Cities - Pgm #1204

On Midwest Week, the Quad City Storm are back on the ice after missing last season due to the pandemic.

"Quad City Wild Places" by Virginia Smith