Viterbo's Keith Knutson joined us to talk Trump losing his 47th high-profile administration official, a special election in N.C. and how that relates to one coming up in Wisconsin. We also hit on gerrymandering and Constitution Day at Viterbo.

Viterbo's Keith Knutson joined us to talk Trump losing his 47th high-profile administration official, a special election in N.C. and how that relates to one coming up in Wisconsin. We also hit on gerrymandering and Constitution Day at Viterbo.

Listener conversations about the days events in and around the La Crosse area.  Weekdays from 5-6pm on WIZM 1410AM and 92.3FM

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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

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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In studio, Viterbo political science prof. Dr. Keith Knutson

How books hook you

Maggie Ginsberg's Still True opener

Reading as a resolution

A reading partner

Top books 2024

What else popular in '24

Popular La Crescent library in '24

Pearl Street Book events

Adult reading events

A book everyone should read

Books as a profession

Shift in genre popularity

Horror, murder mystery genres on rise

Book Bans

Why are books banned 

Paper vs digital books

The few times to buy new books

The owner of Pearl Street Books, Beth Hartung, and La Crescent’s public library director, Jess Witkins, stopped in the WIZM studio to discuss, what else, books, including the best of 2024, book bans, reading as a New Year’s resolution, and what’s changed in popularity over the year and years.

This is part of a series of La Crosse Talk PMs about New Year’s resolutions, as we discussed a couple of different strategies to help get you reading more — and how to stick with it. 

We also talked about a shift in popular genres over the years — including to fantasy to horror to unsolved murders — plus what’s been most popular in 2024 and what is a must read this year, and ever.

We discussed book bans, how Wisconsin and Minnesota have handled those and making sense of why they happen.

Other things we hit on included buying used and the two instances when you should buy new, plus reading physical books versus a digital copy. 

Hartung has owned Pearl Street Books downtown for three years, and talked about some of the events she’s been holding there to make the store more inclusive and a third space. Witkins has been with the library systems eight years and talks about programs they have and what’s been popular to the public there, lately.

The owner of <a href="https://www.pearlstbooks.com/">Pearl Street Books, Beth Hartung</a>, and <a href="https://lacrescent.lib.mn.us/author/jwitkins/">La Crescent&rsquo;s public library director, Jess Witkins</a>, stopped in the WIZM studio to discuss, what else, books, including the best of 2024, book bans, reading as a New Year&rsquo;s resolution, and what&rsquo;s changed in popularity over the year and years.
This is part of a series of La Crosse Talk PMs about New Year&rsquo;s resolutions, as we discussed a couple of different strategies to help get you reading more &mdash; and how to stick with it.&nbsp;
We also talked about a shift in popular genres over the years &mdash; including to fantasy to horror to unsolved murders &mdash; plus what&rsquo;s been most popular in 2024 and what is a must read this year, and ever.
We discussed book bans, how Wisconsin and Minnesota have handled those and making sense of why they happen.
Other things we hit on included buying used and the two instances when you should buy new, plus reading physical books versus a digital copy.&nbsp;
Hartung has owned Pearl Street Books downtown for three years, and talked about some of the events she&rsquo;s been holding there to make the store more inclusive and a third space. Witkins has been with the library systems eight years and talks about programs they have and what&rsquo;s been popular to the public there, lately.

Book bans, reading as a resolution and what's popular in '24 with Pearl Street's Hartung, La Crescent library's Witkins

Describing the clinic

Claire's origins story

New Year's resolution

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Functional Medicine

Clinic's 3 tiers work together

Keeping people committed 

Phillip's story

A different kind of inflammation

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Who is clinic for?

Beyond the initial injury

Importance of sleep

Hydration

Claire and Phillip Mitchell kickoff a La Crosse Talk PM series on health, as the new year approaches and we all start thinking about resolutions.

The two own Mitchell Holistic Health in Onalaska, a clinic that tackles health issues in various ways, from physical therapy to functional medicine to life coaching.

The Mitchells are headed into their fifth year at the clinic, and we talked about their origins stories, that hovered around Claire’s health battles, and led to Phillip deep diving into those issues. 

All that sort of sprouted the clinic, where Claire as a nutritionist and Phillip a physical therapist, plus the rest of the team, can address people’s needs in ways that regular clinics won’t look at.

A lot of the conversation hovers around what they describe as functional medicine and how your body can be inflamed — not like the inflammation that comes from a sprained ankle — and the three-tiered way they help people overcome their issues. 

We also discuss the kind of people their clinic is for — whether that’s someone with a sports injury or people with everyday chronic pain — and what it takes to get them healthy and, perhaps just as important, keep them on track in what could be a lifestyle change. Afterall, this is a new year's resolution show, and most of that battle is sticking with the plan.

Claire and Phillip Mitchell kickoff a La Crosse Talk PM series on health, as the new year approaches and we all start thinking about resolutions.
The two own&nbsp;<a href="https://mitchellholistichealth.com/">Mitchell Holistic Health</a> in Onalaska, a clinic that tackles health issues in various ways, from physical therapy to functional medicine to life coaching.
The Mitchells are headed into their fifth year at the clinic, and we talked about their origins stories, that hovered around Claire&rsquo;s health battles, and led to Phillip deep diving into those issues.&nbsp;
All that sort of sprouted the clinic, where Claire as a nutritionist and Phillip a physical therapist, plus the rest of the team, can address people&rsquo;s needs in ways that regular clinics won&rsquo;t look at.
A lot of the conversation hovers around what they describe as functional medicine and how your body can be inflamed &mdash; not like the inflammation that comes from a sprained ankle &mdash; and the three-tiered way they help people overcome their issues.&nbsp;
We also discuss the kind of people their clinic is for &mdash; whether that&rsquo;s someone with a sports injury or people with everyday chronic pain &mdash; and what it takes to get them healthy and, perhaps just as important, keep them on track in what could be a lifestyle change. Afterall, this is a new year's resolution show, and most of that battle is sticking with the plan.

New Year, a new look at the body with Mitchell Holistic Health in Onalaska

Two conversations about homelessness on Monday's La Crosse Talk PM with city council members Chris Woodard and Mac Kiel. 

La Crosse’s two big committees meet next week Thursday, Woodard discusses a resolution he’s authored that — simply put — requests the state and federal government’s help in addressing homelessness.

After that, Kiel joins to talk about the warming shelters being full and how the council’s “camping ban” has affected the homeless. Plus, we discussed the need for a surge shelter and how that should have coincided with something like a camping ban. She also broke down the city’s policy on using the Main Street library as an emergency shelter.

Two conversations about homelessness on Monday's La Crosse Talk PM with city council members Chris Woodard and Mac Kiel.&nbsp;
La Crosse&rsquo;s two big committees meet next week Thursday, Woodard discusses a resolution he&rsquo;s authored that &mdash; simply put &mdash; requests the state and federal government&rsquo;s help in addressing homelessness.
After that, Kiel joins to talk about the warming shelters being full and how the council&rsquo;s &ldquo;camping ban&rdquo; has affected the homeless. Plus, we discussed the need for a surge shelter and how that should have coincided with something like a camping ban. She also broke down the city&rsquo;s policy on using the Main Street library as an emergency shelter.

In studio, Viterbo political science prof. Dr. Keith Knutson

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