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We continue our discussion on ways to protect the environment with Dennis Slotnick representing the Climate Reality Program.

My guest for this installment is Dennis Slotnick… representing the Toledo chapter of the Climate Reality Program. The Climate Reality Program works toward a global solution to the climate crisis by making urgent action a necessity.

Unfunded mandates from the federal government are increasing costs to support children under the care of Children's Services. Guest Randy Muth, executive director of Lucas County Children Services explains the need for the levy on the November ballot.

Tim Berta, a graduate of Lourdes University, and his Bluffton baseball teammates were involved in a devastating bus crash in Atlanta. Seven were killed in that accident. In his new biography, Fielder’s Choice, Tim revisits that horrible moment… and the life-changing circumstances that followed. 

Guest Adam Cassi discusses efforts by Keep Toledo-Lucas County Beautiful to fight litter and the upcoming Green Time in the 419 event.

Alpheca Muttardy, the lead macro economist and board member of the Coalition for a National Infrastructure Bank. The coalition is dedicated to enacting HR 4052 to create a $5 Trillion Bank to fund US infrastructure. Ms. Muttardy notes an immense backlog of infrastructure needs as well as new projects that would include: affordable housing, total broadband coverage, bridge and road repair or replacement, lead service line replacement, high-speed rail, and mass transit.

We are continuing a discussion we began last week with Peggy Daly-Masternak… a leader of a grassroots effort to stop the widening of I-475 through her West Toledo neighborhood… arguing the widening is not needed… and there are some health and environmental issues that are unwanted.

 I love the opportunity to highlight grassroots efforts. In my opinion, they are the foundation on which our system of government is built. In this installment, we are doing a follow-up discussion with Peggy Daly-Masternak… a leader of a grassroots effort to stop the widening of I-475 through her West Toledo neighborhood… arguing the widening is not needed… and there are some health and environmental issues that are unwanted.

It was ten years ago that we heard on the morning news it was unsafe to use our tap water to drink, cook, or bathe. And the reason? Toxins from the green algal blooms on Lake Erie.  It was a crisis. And while we have taken steps to ensure our water is now safe to drink, the algal bloom problem still exists. The water turns green every summer.

Author Anthony Knopps discusses his new book, published by the University of Toledo Press, "The No-Fail Mission: The Men and Women Behind the Presidential Service Badge." The book features stories about ten dedicated individuals who have earned the Presidential Service Badge.