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The Cities - Pgm #1205

Don Wooten and Rebecca Wee talk with Misty Urban

Rock Island County COVID numbers, a new Police Community Relations Commission, and a good year for Living Lands and Waters.

The number of COVID patients remains up...Iowa changes satellite voting site rules...Adlai Stevenson III has passed away...Aledo's old library is recognized for repurposing...It'll be mostly sunny through the weekend...

COVD cases are level in the QCA but deaths are up...Iowa is working on more rapid testing options...Illinois lawmakers rush to finish energy legislation...The Putnam shows us how nature teaches us problem solving...The River Bandits clinch the High A Central Western Division title...Beautiful weather continues through the weekend...

The Cities - Pgm #1142

"See You at the Conference" by Kathy Wine

Bob Mann, author of Backrooms and Bayous: My Life in Louisiana Politics, takes you inside the halls of power in Washington and Louisiana, through his career transitions in journalism, politics and academics, experiences with legendary Louisiana political figures, and provides important advice for young people entering politics including the ability to ‘say no’ to people in power.

"Commemorations" by Kathy Wine

Craig Whitlock, investigative reporter for the Washington Post, discusses his new book, Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War, which is based on thousands of interviews and direct source materials from those involved at the top levels of our government and military and those at the ground level. Whitlock discusses mission creep, nation building, the distraction of the Iraq War, the disconnect between what the public was told by leaders from both parties and the military and what was actually happening on the ground, and much more.