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Local community members share their outlooks on the news, events and personal challenges in 90 second essays.

Dan Klefstad


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    Perspective: Facebook and a walk

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2026 1:37


    On today's Perspective, Katie Andraski lets her mind wander while she walks.

    Perspective: The courage and compassion of Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2026 1:43


    Litesa Wallace remembers Rev. Jackson, from icon to collaborator.

    Perspective: Magic Words

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026 1:40


    On today's Perspective, Francisco Solares-Larrave, PhD, admits he doesn't know everything.

    The joy of doing something new -- badly

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 1:35


    On today's Perspective, Beth Schewe says there's joy in trying something new.

    Perspective: Welcome the fire horse!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2026 1:36


    Paula Garrett says the Year of the Fire Horse is right on time. Happy New Year!

    Perspective: My parents danced

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2026 1:39


    Lonny Cain shares his memories of the joy he felt when his parents danced.

    Perspective: Experience the arts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2026 1:31


    Nia Springer-Norris says you can experience the arts anywhere.

    Perspective: Presidential museums

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 2:02


    Anissa Kuhar remembers American history through presidential museums.

    Perspective: Dissecting romance

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2026 1:36


    Arnold Rosen takes a stab at dissecting romance.

    Perspective: Meditations on crossing the Potsdamer Bridge

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2026 1:35


    Frances Jaeger meditates on crossing a bridge in Berlin.

    Perspective: Social Darwinism at Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2026 1:36


    Are you a big believer in "survival of the fittest?" Taylor Atkins says "good luck with that."

    Perspective: Why can't we have chickens in DeKalb?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2026 1:32


    It has been a few years since DeKalb was squawking about backyard chickens. Jennifer Corbin wonders why we haven't heard a peep since.

    Perspective: The smartest animal in the world

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2026 1:43


    Connie Seraphine salutes our eight-armed friends.

    Perspective: What I learned from 'The Wire'

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2026 1:55


    Joseph Flynn shares the wisdom of Slim Charles.

    Perspective: Goodbye to a fur baby

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2026 1:47


    Wester Wuori contends with the loss of his buddy.

    Perspective: Cheese, please!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2026 1:36


    Rosie Klepper discovers blue cheese is not poison.

    Perspective: Is anyone concerned about the nation's business being handled on social media?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2026 2:16


    Mary Gardner has a question about the evolution of the fireside chat.

    Perspective: We didn't start the fire, but we can choose our response

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2026 1:56


    Anissa Kuhar encourages you to find your peace in difficult times.

    Perspective: Perfect Days

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2026 1:41


    Frances Jaeger advises us to "look up!"

    Perspective: What I'm learning from a ring

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2026 1:29


    Katie Andraski tries tech — and it's helping.

    Perspective: 'Mural dyslexia' and the pursuit of affordable health care

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2026 2:10


    Dr. Arnold Rosen agrees with his state senator: It's time to do something about the high cost of health care. But what to do is another matter.

    Perspective: Lessons learned from the Cubs Convention 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2026 1:49


    Marnie O. Mamminga says her annual trip to celebrate her Cubbies transcends all politics. Go, Cubs, go!

    Perspective: The extraordinary Steve Cropper

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2026 1:41


    Paula Garrett remembers one of the greats who epitomized the Memphis sound.

    Perspective: The kids are alright

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2026 1:52


    Taylor Atkins says his students get it. Their parents? Not so much.

    Perspective: On dreams and secret anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 1:32


    Tom McBride's dreams take him back to grade school. Let the diagramming of sentences begin!

    Perspective: Judgment Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2026 1:57


    Lou Ness has a message for abusers and enablers.

    Perspective: What does your brand promise?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2026 1:40


    Anissa Kuhar says you should think about yourself like toothpaste.

    Perspective: Making the most of January

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2026 1:36


    Connie Seraphine challenges herself — and you — to see winter in some life-giving ways.

    Perspective: Upgrade your geriatric experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2025 1:24


    Rosie Klepper faces down the pains of aging with a hot new ally.

    Perspective: The children of Nagasaki were singing

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 1:41


    Scott Summers found redemption in a surprising way during a visit to Japan

    Perspective: A surprising loss

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 1:44


    Joseph Flynn's appreciation of Rob Reiner.

    Perspective: Why democracy needs an enemy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 1:10


    Tom McBride has thoughts on civic democracy

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    Perspective: The snowplows

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2025 1:27


    Katie Andraski appreciates the people who clear the snow.

    Perspective: Who were my teachers?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2025 1:40


    Lonny Cain knows a lot of stuff — but where did he learn it?

    Perspective: Weary of winter

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2025 1:37


    Suzanne Degges-White is getting a little tired of all this beautiful snow.

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    Perspective: Let's dance!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2025 1:42


    Inspired by the remarkable Hubbard Street Dance Company, Paula Garrett looks at a life full of dance.

    Perspective: The magic of snow

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2025 1:52


    Lou Ness LOVES snow. She really really loves snow!

    Perspective: S.M.I.L.E.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2025 1:41


    Anissa Kuhar has tips for socializing during the holiday season.

    Perspective: A place to begin again

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2025 1:45


    Julie Bassett shares a story of a community, a campus, and a calling.

    Perspective: The geopolitics of my fridge

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2025 1:36


    Frances Jaeger asks "how many mustards are too many?" It's a rhetorical question, of course, when the world has so much to offer.

    Perspective: What I learned from Robert Reich, Jon Stewart and 'A More Perfect Union'

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2025 1:30


    Andrew Nelson says the Democratic Party needs to prove that it can right the wrongs of a rigged system.

    Perspective: Next time

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2025 1:40


    Susan Goldberg's thoughts on gratitude lead her to her father.

    Perspective: A berry good debate for your holiday gathering

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2025 1:20


    Rosie Klepper would rather see America hotly divided over cranberry sauce than you-know-what at the Thanksgiving dinner table this year.

    Perspective: A father and son are grateful

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2025 1:55


    G.K. and Wester Wuori share what they are thankful for this Thanksgiving.

    Perspective: I'm thankful for my right to vote

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2025 1:57


    Connie Seraphine looks back at the long road that led to voting rights for women.

    Perspective: ICE raids in our cities

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2025 1:38


    Deborah Booth says immigration raids could normalize the appearance of armed agents in our streets — and that could affect future elections.

    Perspective: Giving thanks for the crabapple tree

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 1:42


    It's a fitting end for some of Marnie O. Mamminga's family friends.

    Perspective: Stop it!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 1:33


    Rick Brooks goes low.

    Perspective: The Wendigo in America

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 1:40


    Dan Kenney says an ancient monster is afoot in the U.S. government leadership.

    Perspective: Problems, not symptoms

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2025 1:31


    Anissa Kuhar says curiosity may be the key to identifying the real problems.

    Perspective: We need to slow our roll

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 1:40


    Suzanne Degges-White says we need to cool our nation's temperature before it destroys us.

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