Kym Young, known as one of the strongest voices for racial equality in the Twin Ports, has recently been admitted to hospice care due to complications from a rare form of Crohn’s disease. She spoke from hospice to WPR’s Robin Washington on “Morning Edition” about her varied career and its impact.

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As the stock markets around the world have shown, changes to tariffs have far-reaching effects, such as in northwest Wisconsin, with the Port of Duluth-Superior being a major import and export hub.

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Coattails from the state Supreme Court contest last week might not have affected races on local ballots in northwest Wisconsin, according to a UW-Superior political science professor.

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“Demographics are a giant problem in this state,” said Mark O'Connell, executive director of the Wisconsin Counties Association. “The last time we had as few births as we have today was in 1943. We are not creating enough young people. We don’t attract them, we don’t grow them, we don’t keep them.”

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Fred Strand, member of the Bayfield County Board of Supervisors, spoke with WPR’s Robin Washington on “Morning Edition” about efforts on the statewide level to reel in the adverse effects of wake boating. 

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Stroud held a town hall in Superior this week, discussing among other issues a dearth of health care services in the district. Before the town hall, she joined WPR’s Robin Washington on “Morning Edition” to talk about those concerns.

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