Interview with La Crosse School District Superintendent, Dr. Aaron Engel, on classrooms reopening soon, how things might be different and what a Wisconsin state legislature could be doing to help.

Interview with La Crosse School District Superintendent, Dr. Aaron Engel, on classrooms reopening soon, how things might be different and what a Wisconsin state legislature could be doing to help.

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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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Students coming back, what can state legislature do?

Yoga as a New Year's resolution

Beginner's yoga

Yoga for sports teams

Mental part

One-on-one during group workout

Uncertainty for newbies

Instead of having Pam Starcher stop in at WIZM, we took La Crosse Talk PM to her, and discussed how to make yoga a New Year's resolution, right from her studio at The Yoga Place at Fifth and Main streets, downtown. 

Stacher has been the owner for a decade but The Yoga Place has been there nearly 40 years and was La Crosse's first-ever yoga studio.

For those who want to try and make yoga their thing in 2025, Starcher has a beginner series for eight Monday's from 4-5 p.m. beginning Jan. 6. 

So, we talk about her approach to yoga, how to make that a resolution you can keep and the way she makes yoga inclusive for people of all abilities.

We hit on how how athletes could benefit from yoga, and how a lot of people wish they would have gotten into it sooner. 

We also talked a bit about the studio itself, its location in City Square and how that was the old Herberger's, when all the big box stores used to be downtown.

Instead of having Pam Starcher stop in at WIZM, we took La Crosse Talk PM to her, and discussed how to make yoga a New Year's resolution, right from her studio at <a href="https://www.yogalacrosse.com/">The Yoga Place</a> at Fifth and Main streets, downtown.&nbsp;
Stacher has been the owner for a decade but The Yoga Place has been there nearly 40 years and was La Crosse's first-ever yoga studio.
For those who want to try and make yoga their thing in 2025, Starcher has a <a href="https://www.yogalacrosse.com/our-studio/">beginner series</a> for eight Monday's from 4-5 p.m. beginning Jan. 6.&nbsp;
So, we talk about her approach to yoga, how to make that a resolution you can keep and the way she makes yoga inclusive for people of all abilities.
We hit on how how athletes could benefit from yoga, and how a lot of people wish they would have gotten into it sooner.&nbsp;
We also talked a bit about the studio itself, its location in City Square and how that was the old Herberger's, when all the big box stores used to be downtown.

The Yoga Place's Pam Starcher making yoga a New Year's resolution

UWL chancellor porn scandal aftermath

Presidential campaigns flood to La Crosse

La Crosse development

WIZM's Brad Williams in studio to recap La Crosse's biggest topics of 2024 from the porn scandal at UW-La Crosse to Donald Trump and Kamala Harris campaigns in town and capped off by development in the area.

A week ago, we broke down the Top 25 most viewed stories on the WIZM News website, but this conversation is about Williams Top 3 story categories, which was led off with the UW-La Crosse saga involving fired chancellor Joe Gow and the aftermath of Board of Regents learning he has sex with his wife on camera and with adult film stars that makes its way to the internet.

After that, we talk about all the presidential campaigns that barnstormed through La Crosse right up until the day before the election, plus the local political headlines, like the mayor not seeking reelection or not having enough candidates running for La Crosse School Board.

The last topic to top off 2024 was all the development that happened — or didn't — in La Crosse, including the Macy's getting torn down for more parking, another Starbucks, a Raising Canes, a Panda Express and a carwash. Plus, every Shopko in the area was converted into something, while the old Kmart is still standing and when that might be coming down. And things that didn't happen, like the Kmart getting demolished or Costco going up near downtown.

WIZM's Brad Williams in studio to recap La Crosse's biggest topics of 2024 from the porn scandal at UW-La Crosse to Donald Trump and Kamala Harris campaigns in town and capped off by development in the area.
A week ago, we broke down the <a href="https://www.wizmnews.com/2024/12/31/the-wizm-news-top-25-heading-into-25/">Top 25 most viewed stories on the WIZM News website</a>, but this conversation is about Williams <a href="https://www.wizmnews.com/2024/12/31/presidential-campaigns-descend-on-la-crosse-the-shopkos-are-gone-but-kmart-remains-and-changes-atop-uw-l-rank-among-wizms-top-stories-of-2024/">Top 3 story categories</a>, which was led off with the UW-La Crosse saga involving fired chancellor Joe Gow and the aftermath of Board of Regents learning he has sex with his wife on camera and with adult film stars that makes its way to the internet.
After that, we talk about all the presidential campaigns that barnstormed through La Crosse right up until the day before the election, plus the local political headlines, like the mayor not seeking reelection or not having enough candidates running for La Crosse School Board.
The last topic to top off 2024 was all the development that happened &mdash; or didn't &mdash; in La Crosse, including the Macy's getting torn down for more parking, another Starbucks, a Raising Canes, a Panda Express and a carwash. Plus, every Shopko in the area was converted into something, while the old Kmart is still standing and when that might be coming down. And things that didn't happen, like the Kmart getting demolished or Costco going up near downtown.

WIZM's top stories of 2024 with Brad Williams 

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.

Students coming back, what can state legislature do?

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