March 6, 2020 – The Latest on COVID-19; "Please Raise My Taxes"; Plans for a St. Croix Heritage Area

Author: Jim Maher & Gayle Knutson
Published: Sat 06 Mar 2021
Episode Link: None

Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson talk to Dr. Rebecca Wurtz of the University of Minnesota about the latest developments with COVID-19 (6:30); former Twin Cities advertising executive Lee Lynch about his recent op-ed piece titled "Please Raise My Taxes," (31:00) and Marty Harding of the North Woods and Waters of the St. Croix Heritage Area and Chris Stein of the National Park Service on the proposed National Heritage Area for this region (43:00). Gayle has all of the latest local news as well (24:00). Matt Quast is the show's technical director.

SHOW INFORMATION
Dr. Rebecca Wurtz, University of Minnesota

https://directory.sph.umn.edu/bio/sph-a-z/rebecca-wurtz

Lee Lynch

https://www.startribune.com/please-raise-my-taxes-i-can-afford-it/600017795/

Marty Harding, North Woods and Waters of the St. Croix Heritage Area

https://northwoodsandwaters.org

Chris Stein, National Heritage Area program coordinator, National Park Service, Midwest Region

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/heritageareas/index.htm

Government Links:

City of Marine on St. Croix – 651-433-3636

https://www.marineonstcroix.org

City of Scandia – 651-433-3374

https://www.ci.scandia.mn.us