Two great guests Thursday on two totally unrelated topics. First, UW-La Crosse graduate Grace Koch joins to talk about a study she did on the toxic chemicals that children interact with on playgrounds that are made up of that tire "mulch." Koch's study helped lead the city to convert Crowley Park into wood chips, but many school parks remain with the rubber surface. After that, UW-La Crosse archivist Laura Godden is in studio to talk about the history of the War Eagle steamboat that remains sunk just north of Riverside Park in the Mississippi River. The La Crosse Center Board is considering a War Eagle mural on the side of the building. Is there a better option? 

Two great guests Thursday on two totally unrelated topics. First, UW-La Crosse graduate Grace Koch joins to talk about a study she did on the toxic chemicals that children interact with on playgrounds that are made up of that tire "mulch." Koch's study helped lead the city to convert Crowley Park into wood chips, but many school parks remain with the rubber surface. After that, UW-La Crosse archivist Laura Godden is in studio to talk about the history of the War Eagle steamboat that remains sunk just north of Riverside Park in the Mississippi River. The La Crosse Center Board is considering a War Eagle mural on the side of the building. Is there a better option?

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Rick Solem talks about the days events in and around the La Crosse area. Weekdays from 5:07-6pm on 1410 WIZM

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Godden on War Eagle steamboat history; Koch on tire "mulch" playgrounds study

Our political blowhard, Adam Murphy, joins to answer the toughest question: What should we hand to people landing in Wisconsin, like getting a lei off the jet in Hawaii? We also discussed the less-than-half effort from Republicans in the state Legislature to overturn vetoes, plus WIZM on Reddit.

Got some great answers from Murphy and callers to that question and spent a good part of the show discussing it. 

We also hit on Republicans in the state Legislature (17:30) calling themselves back into session — the Legislature has been off since mid-March and wasn’t coming back into session until next year, after the elections — to try and override 36 of Gov. Tony Evers’ vetoes. You’ll be surprised at how big a failure that was.

Ended the show (33:00) talking about a post on Reddit about WIZM comments and whether or not they should be “moderated” or deleted. We did not get to the part where one commented said Rick leaned middle-left politically. 

Murphy has degrees in economics and political science from UW-Milwaukee. He’s also owns a small business, called Big Bang LLC in Milwaukee.

Our political blowhard, Adam Murphy, joins to answer the toughest question: What should we hand to people landing in Wisconsin, like getting a lei off the jet in Hawaii? We also discussed the less-than-half effort from Republicans in the state Legislature to overturn vetoes, plus WIZM on Reddit.
Got some great answers from Murphy and callers to that question and spent a good part of the show discussing it. 
We also hit on Republicans in the state Legislature (17:30) calling themselves back into session — the Legislature has been off since mid-March and wasn’t coming back into session until next year, after the elections — to try and override 36 of Gov. Tony Evers’ vetoes. You’ll be surprised at how big a failure that was.
Ended the show (33:00) talking about a post on Reddit about WIZM comments and whether or not they should be “moderated” or deleted. We did not get to the part where one commented said Rick leaned middle-left politically. 
Murphy has degrees in economics and political science from UW-Milwaukee. He’s also owns a small business, called <a href="https://www.bigbangllc.com/">Big Bang LLC</a> in Milwaukee.

What should passengers off a jet in Wisconsin be handed, like the lei in Hawaii?

If you wanted to know about electric vehicles, we hit on a vast amount of topics with Jeremiah Brockman, president of the Wisconsin chapter of the Electric Vehicle Association. 

Brockman was thrown a list of about 50 things having to deal with EVs — including how they hold up in winter, "gas mileage," environmental impacts and charging. Brockman was a great sport in answering as many as we could get through. 

Brockman is also putting together an August 9-10 fundraiser, driving across Wisconsin with other EV owners, making stops in multiple cities on the way — including Olson Solar in La Crosse. Part of the fundraiser to to provide scholarships for students who would like to become EV mechanics.

If you wanted to know about electric vehicles, we hit on a vast amount of topics with Jeremiah Brockman, president of the Wisconsin chapter of the Electric Vehicle Association. 
Brockman was thrown a list of about 50 things having to deal with EVs — including how they hold up in winter, "gas mileage," environmental impacts and charging. Brockman was a great sport in answering as many as we could get through. 
Brockman is also putting together an August 9-10 fundraiser, driving across Wisconsin with other EV owners, making stops in multiple cities on the way — including Olson Solar in La Crosse. Part of the fundraiser to to provide scholarships for students who would like to become EV mechanics.

EVA's Jeremiah Brockman on positives and negatives with electric vehicles

One more public meeting for the city of La Crosse's Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan is coming up. City associate planner Jenna Dinkel joins to go over some of the ins and outs of the plan, plus a look at the Wagon Wheel Trail and some upcoming public meetings from the Wisconsin DOT on Highways 35, 53 and 16. 

The city's bike-ped plan is a major revision from its 2012 counterpart, and we talk about some of the decade-old ideas that are now obsolete — like "sharrows."

The city will host a final public meeting on the master plan draft from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Monday in the auditorium at the La Crosse Main Street Library, with a presentation held at 5:30 p.m. There is also a quick survey online looking for feedback until June 3, as well.

We also dived into details on the Wagon Wheel Trail (26:35) and how La Crosse is catching up to La Crescent in completing that project. And, we hit on some Wisconsin DOT upcoming public meetings (29:00) on those three highways mentioned above.

One more public meeting for the city of La Crosse's Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan is coming up. City associate planner Jenna Dinkel joins to go over some of the ins and outs of the plan, plus a look at the Wagon Wheel Trail and some upcoming public meetings from the Wisconsin DOT on Highways 35, 53 and 16. 
The city's bike-ped plan is a major revision from its 2012 counterpart, and we talk about some of the decade-old ideas that are now obsolete — like "sharrows."
The city will host a final public meeting on the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lvwa7w8Hl_4p-OqPr8GHKuq7QmFNppoT/view">master plan draft</a> from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Monday in the auditorium at the La Crosse Main Street Library, with a presentation held at 5:30 p.m. There is also a <a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=3ke8uSqXgkStIrnCG3TkZ4rGh85Nm31Iu-lWn_S8Rd5UQjdYRUQ2R1JJME9YNEJTSUE0WjNDUVpJUC4u">quick survey online</a> looking for feedback until June 3, as well.
We also dived into details on the Wagon Wheel Trail (26:35) and how La Crosse is catching up to La Crescent in completing that project. And, we hit on some <a href="https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/projects/by-region/sw/533516-lacrosse/default.aspx">Wisconsin DOT upcoming public meetings</a> (29:00) on those three highways mentioned above.

Godden on War Eagle steamboat history; Koch on tire "mulch" playgrounds study

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