02/21/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by United State Senator Tina Smith from Minnesota to elaborate on her decision to not run for reelection in the U.S. Senate. Joel also asks her about Elon Musk's DOGE and the fear in the United States right now.

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02/20/25: Chris Gibbs is an Ohio Farmer, and former Chair of the Republican Party in Selby County Ohio, serving for seven years until 2015. He was then elected as the Chair of the Democratic Party in Selby County in Ohio. He’s also the Chair of Rural Voices USA and the Chair of Gateway Arts.

He's become a good friend of "News and Views," and joins Joel again to talk about the current state of agriculture under the Trump Administration. They dive into how DOGE is hurting farmers and federal employees, as well as what RFK Jr. is doing to the country.

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02/20/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Erin Murphy, the Minnesota State Senate Majority Leader. Senator Murphy gives Joel and the listeners an update on the Minnesota legislature, specifically diving into the budget and rural versus urban Minnesotans. Joel also asks her thoughts on Senator Tina Smith announcing she will not run for reelection.

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02/19/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Jeff Lassle to have a conversation about tariffs. Jeff is the President and Chief Executive Officer of NexEra Materials Group, LLC based out of South Dakota. NexEra, the manufacturer of Cem-Rock planned to break ground on two new manufacturing facilities—one in Rapid City, SD, and another in Waycross, GA, but he's changed his mind on it.

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02/19/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Dr. Denise Jonas, the Director for Career and Technical Education CCCTEC (Cass County Career and Technical Education Virtual Center) as well as Nichole Wischnak, the Director of Workforce Affairs for NDSCS. They talk about everything NDSCS has to offer, including the Career Innovation Center and programs being offered.

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02/18/25: The Battle Lake Area Sporting Club's 8th Annual Ice Fishing Derby is
this Saturday, February 22nd. Joel Heitkamp is joined by Gene Kelm to get all the information on the derby and how to be a part of it. Tickets are $10 and the grand prize is a TEAM Lodge Fish House. You don’t need to be present to win, and there's a cash prize for the largest fish.

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02/18/25: Dr. Kari Odermann is a North Dakota native and fled Kyiv, with her family, prior to the attacks on the city, and is now living in Egypt. She has been a political commentator in Ukraine and covered President Zelensky when she was a news anchor for state-run Ukrainian TV.

She attended the Munich Security Conference this weekend where Vice President Vance shared some controversial comments. Joel and Kari also talk about the current "peace" talks with the United States and Russia, and lack of including Ukraine in the talks.

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02/17/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Dustin Gawrylow, the Founder and President of Policy Matters and ND Watchdog Network. Dustin and Joel dive into some of the more controversial bills and moves from the North Dakota State Legislature, and Dustin shares what he saw at a recent landowner's meeting in Edgeley.

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