Tim Peterson

Jul 4, 2024 | wpr.org | Tim Peterson

We talk with a guest from the WHEDA about the high dollar amount of home loans extended last year. Then we learn about plans for Arizona College of Nursing schools in Wisconsin’s largest cities. And former professor at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture talks about designing home kits. The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority surpassed its previous record for the number and dollar amount of home loans extended.

Jul 3, 2024 | wpr.org | Tim Peterson

We talk about fireworks safety and learn about what it takes to put on a community-level fireworks display. Then family members from current and deceased Waupun Correctional Institute prisoners share their stories. And we talk about a new sport for dogs gaining popularity in Wisconsin. We learn what goes into organizing a community fireworks show with Monona Community Festival, which is hosting its final Fourth of July celebration this year.

Jun 21, 2024 | wpr.org | Tim Peterson

A sex historian weighs in after a UW-La Crosse hearing on whether a former chancellor should also lose his faculty position for creating and sharing sex videos. Then we learn what the history of information manipulation can teach us. And Milwaukee cyclists talk about competing in endurance racing.

Jun 4, 2024 | wpr.org | Tim Peterson

We talk about electrical vehicle charging stations being built in Wisconsin with federal funding. Then, we hear a story about a continuing rights of way legal dispute in northern Wisconsin. Then, a scientist shares new research showing plants may be more intelligent than we thought. Then, the founder of The Center for Black Excellence and Culture explains his goals ahead of groundbreaking.

Sep 9, 2023 | durangoherald.com | Andrew Gulliford |Tim Peterson

In an extraordinary move this summer, The Wildlands Conservancy, with support from the Center of Biological Diversity and other donors, purchased 320 acres in Cottonwood Wash near Bluff, Utah, to protect vital access to Bears Ears National Monument. The inholding will feature a unique cultural conservation easement on behalf of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition.