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Ruth Ann Nicholls Schleif is a longtime resident of East Grand Forks, she joined us to talk about coping with the loss of a spouse and then quitting a job and living well as a retiree.
A great interview that is full of insights on life and continuing to live through the challenges life places in front of you.
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The “delicate flower” of the Grand Forks airwaves joins the program to update us on her life after Grand Forks and to talk politics.
Dakota was diagnosed with an advanced case of Muscular Sclerosis several years ago but is as opinionated as ever with strong opinions about the election of Donald Trump and the state of journalism.
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Randy Sattler & Kathy Lind of the Rydell GM Auto Center joined the program to talk car sales, car news and answer your all your car questions.
Listen as we talk: (1) new Chevy truck deals, (2) a SECOND grill giveaway (an $1,800 grill) and (3) Honda lease specials and (4) a buy three tires and get one free deal!
Randy talks truck bed paint repairs and hole repairs in the side of a vehicle. Another GREAT DISCUSSION about auto care and auto deals!
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The City Administrator for the City of Grand Forks, Todd Feland, joined us to discuss three basic questions that surround the Arbor Park issue:
(1) What is a “Renaissance Zone Tax Benefit”?
(2) If the development moves ahead, will the art in Arbor Park be preserved?
(3) Is the City investing any money in this development?
Todd Feland answers these basic questions about the Arbor Park proposal that will go before the citizens of Grand Forks next week.
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The MacTalk Head Chef joined to discuss the wonders of the Avocado and how to cook great walleye.
Kim Holmes makes us smart about how to pick avocados out of a pile, how to ripen them after you get them home and his favorite uses of one of the world’s great fruits (that’s right, the avocado is a fruit!) and a couple of tricks to preserve it after you’ve used avocados to make guacamole.
We also discuss preparing one of the upper Midwest’s great regional treats: WALLEYE. Kim discusses his preference for Wondra Flour over All Purpose Flour when preparing walleye and how to cook it.
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Thursday, June 15 2017, Hour 1
Bret Weber, Grand Forks City Councilman, joined the program to discuss his initial support for the proponents of Arbor Park and his subsequent Letter to the Editor of the Grand Forks Herald entitled “I was wrong about Arbor Park” that appeared in the Herald today.
Weber lays out the case for growing business in a city with an abundance of green space as well as his decision to publicly modify his stance.
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Thursday, June 15 2017, Hour 1
Randy Sattler & Kathy Lind of the Rydell GM Auto Center joined the program to talk car sales, car news and answer your all your car questions.
Listen as we talk: (1) Pre-Father’s Day Chevy Silverado Crew-Cab truck sales, (2) Test-drive giveaways (an $1,800 grill) and (3) Honda Accord lease deals!
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June 14, 2017, Hour 1
Grand Forks County Sheriff Bob Rost joined MacTalk to discuss drugs and crime that might be associated with drug use. Is there a change afoot in the area?
As our interview wound down and we began discussing the danger of ATV’s, traffic fines in North Dakota (he thinks they’re a joke) and his personal future after his term expires in 2018, Rost plainly stated the following “I’m going to run for County Commission I think.”
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June 14, 2017, Hour 1
Is illegal drug use increasing in the Grand Forks – East Grand Forks area? Is crime increasing due to increased drug use in the area? Or, are the numbers using drugs the same and we’re reading about them more because of the powerful nature of the drugs they are using?
We ask three longtime area law enforcement officers about their observations on drug use and crime, is it changing? Here’s what they had to say.
BREAKING NEWS: Bob Rost plans to run for a County Commissioner seat.
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Monday, June 12 2017, Hour 1
Longtime Grand Forks newsman and information guy Kevin Dean joined us to talk current events in the region.
We learn about Kevin’s career, his thoughts on the current state of journalism and his concern about what he sees as the number one issue in Grand Forks: infrastructure.
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