Community Conversations
- 1st and 3rd Thursday 7-8pm
On the first and third Thursday of every month from 7-8 p.m. WTIP hosts a live interactive conversation on an issue of community importance. Guests are invited into the studio and listeners are invited to call in or email with questions, comments, and concerns. This participatory program is designed to give everyone a voice in the discussion of public affairs issues that shape our community. To participate in the conversation call 218-387-1070 or email us at wtip@boreal.org.
What's On:
WTIP’s First Thursday looks at community emergencies
-The last week end in April saw many dozens of responders in Grand Marais for the 24th annual county Emergency Services Conference.
WTIP’s Third Thursday starts series on volunteers
-This month WTIP begins a series of broadcasts featuring volunteers in the community.
New hope for county economic development is WTIP’s First Thursday for April
-For the first eleven years of this century Cook County’s economy grew at less than the rate of inflation.
Third Thursday for February is all about "managing"
-Join WTIP’s Jay Andersen for Third Thursday Community Conversation. This time the program is all about managing.
First Thursday: “Creating Your Personal Health Care Directive”
-There are two things hospitals ask when you’re being admitted – the first is about your insurance, the second is whether you have a health care directive.
Next First Thursday Community Conversation: "Creating Your Personal Health Care Directive"
Jay Andersen-There are two things hospitals ask when you’re being admitted – the first is about your insurance, the second is whether you have a health care directive.
Ski trails, skilled long term care and songs on WTIP’s December edition of Third Thursday Community Conversations
-Ever wonder how all those ski trails happen? As our population ages have you thought about the need for long-term care? What’s it like to write and perform music for 40 years?
Family caregiving in Cook County is First Thursday for December
-There are approximately 65 million family caregivers in the United States. They spend an average of 20 hours a week taking care of loved ones.
Marcia Hyatt interviews author Parker Palmer on November Third Thursday Community Conversation
-Parker Palmer is an author, educator, and activist who focuses on issues in education, community, leadership, spirituality and social change.
WTIP airs Marriage Constitutional Amendment discussion
-The ballot question reads, Recognition of Marriage Solely Between One Man and One Woman.
