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:
Declining moose population is topic on First Thursday Oct. 6
-The moose population in Northeastern Minnesota is in trouble. Researchers are not sure why.
Violence Prevention Center Director Jodi Yuhasey on WTIP’s Third Thursday
-October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Back to School is September First Thursday Community Conversation
-There are four school districts in the county and on Sept. 1 we talked with administrators about what’s new or the same at their schools. How are they similar or different from each other?
Dick Swanson on Third Thursday Community Conversation
-He’s lived rustic at the top of the Arrowhead Trail, he served a time as the county attorney, he’s been active in community affairs for years, especially the Grand Marais Playhouse, and th
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Third Thursday Community Conversation with local businesswoman Jan Sivertson
-She’s been an active businesswoman for decades -- both in Cook County and Duluth.
Putting ‘Community’ in the Community Center,” the July First Thursday Community Conversation.
-The July 7 First Thursday Community Conversation broadcast featured information, questions and comments on the proposed community center project.
Third Thursday Community Conversation with Gunflint Ranger Dennis Neitzke
-The Superior National Forest covers three million acres, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness alone is a million acres – much of the land and lakes are in Cook County.
Third Thursday features Peter Monkres
-After 42 years in the ministry and 13 years leading First Congregational United Church of Christ in Grand Marais, Peter Monkres is retiring.
Howard Sivertson on Third Thursday
-He grew up in a fishing family on Isle Royale. He’s made a study of voyageur history and the Lake Superior fur trade.
First Thursday spotlights Sawtooth Mountain Clinic
-Are we a healthy county? What needs to be done to ensure we stay healthy and keep a community clinic close to home? Drs.
