February 12, 2022 – Public affairs roundtable with Lori Sturdevant, Fred de Sam Lazaro and Brian Gruis; The Minnesota-based history of Reader's Digest

Jim Maher conducts a roundtable on current headline issues with Lori Sturdevant, political columnist for the Star Tribune, Fred de Sam Lazaro of PBS Newshour and River Radio's national political editor Brian Gruis (5:00); and Gayle Knutson talks about the 100-year history of Reader's Digest and its Minnesota connection with Richard Junger, professor of communications at Western Michigan University (38:00). Also included is an update on local news (32:00).

This Week’s Guests
Lori Sturdevant, Star Tribune
https://www.startribune.com/lori-sturdevant/6370482/

Fred de Sam Lazaro, PBS Newshour
https://www.undertoldstories.org

 Brian Gruis, River Radio National Political Editor

 Richard Junger, Western Michigan University
https://wmich.edu/communication/directory/junger

Government Links:
City of Marine on St. Croix
https://www.marineonstcroix.org

City of Scandia
https://www.cityofscandia.com

May Township:
https://www.townofmay.org

Washington County
https://www.co.washington.mn.us/

Events
Ice Sculpture Exploration
https://getknitevents.com/ice-sculpture-exploration/

Sustainable Lawns and Gardens Workshop on Feb. 22
http://www.mnwcd.org/events/2022/2/22/sustainable-lawns-and-gardens-grow-native

Business/Organization Links:
Marine Community Library
https://marinecommunitylibrary.org

Marine General Store
https://marinegeneralstore.com

Result of 2nd poll question (Jim forgot to read the answer on the program
How many print magazines do you subscribe to:
-       4 or more – 31%
-       2-3 – 31%
-       1 – 17%
-       None – 10%
-       None, but subscribe to online magazines – 10%