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  • On Holland's Future Energy Needs. North Side Safety, and Kenny Rogers

    Monday, November 19, 2012

    During the Nov. 18, 2012 public affairs program: Dave Koster of the Holland BPW spoke about the latest efforts to look at the future energy needs of the Lakeshore; Sgt. Brent Converse of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department talked about "Cops & Coffee," an effort to increase community awareness of the North Side's safety issues; and Gwen Auwerda of Tulip Time talked about landing County Music Hall-of-Famer Kenny Rogers for a performance during next year's festival.

  • The Aftermath of the Election: David Ryden

    Monday, November 12, 2012

    Gary Stevens chats with Hope College political science professor Dr. David Ryden following the November 6 General Election in the Nov. 11, 2012 public affairs program.

  • Sizing Up the Statewide Ballot Proposals

    Monday, October 29, 2012

    Remarks from state Legislators Joe Haveman, Arlan Meekhof, Amanda Price, Bob Genetski and Dave Agema on the six statewide proposals on the November 6 General Election ballot. This program was scheduled to air on Oct. 28, 2012, and Nov. 4, 2012.

  • Battery-Making Problems & Environmental Issues

    Monday, October 22, 2012

    During the Oct. 21, 2012 public affairs program: Holland Mayor Kurt Dykstra discusses the problems Holland's two battery-making plants are having during an Oct. 19, 2012 appearance on "WHTC in the Morning;" US House Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Zeeland) responds to claims that Republicans in Congress are risking the environment by attempting to weaken the Clear Water Act 40 years after it was enacted.

  • Wind Power & Consolidation: Kurt Dykstra & Jim Storey

    Monday, October 15, 2012

    Holland Mayor Kurt Dykstra talks about BPW Board deals for power from wind farms, while Allegan Co. Commissioner-Elect Jim Storey (R-Holland) talks about consolidating Saugatuck and Douglas into a single entity, in the Oct. 14, 2012 public affairs program.

  • Discussing the Affordable Care Act

    Monday, October 08, 2012

    During the Oct. 7, 2012 public affairs program, there were remarks from Holland Hospital President Dale Sowders and Michael Hill of Edify North from the Michigan West Coast Chamber of Commerce's SMART Lunch program at Zeeland's Howard Miller Center on the Affordable Care Act.

  • On Cyberbullying & Holland in Bloom

    Monday, October 01, 2012

    During the Sept. 30, 2012 public affairs program, state Senator Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge) talked about efforts to criminalize bullying and cyberbullying in Michigan, while Holland At-Large City Councilwoman Nancy DeBoer discussed the Tulip City winning top honors in the America in Bloom beautification awareness competition.

  • Cleaning up the Kalamazoo River: Terry Burns

    Monday, September 24, 2012

    The spotlight during the Sept. 23, 2012 public affairs program is on efforts to clean up abandoned paper mill plants in the Otsego-Plainwell area, as Gary Stevens chats with Allegan Co. Commissioner Terry Burns (R-Saugatuck), who was part of a public hearing by the county board on this matter on Sept. 20, 2012.

  • Both Sides of a Farm Bill

    Monday, September 17, 2012

    During the Sept. 16, 2012 public affairs program, US Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Lansing) spoke on the floor of the Upper Chamber in support of a new Farm Bill, while US House Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Zeeland) and former Congressman Pete Hoekstra (R-Zeeland) presented opposing views.

  • Turning the Pages at the Library: Sara DeVries

    Monday, September 10, 2012

    Sara DeVries of the Herrick District Library talks about a grant from the Gun Lake Band for a early literacy initiative, along with other issues involving her institution, during the Sept. 9, 2012 public affairs program.