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West High School Green Club raises $100,000 for solar panels

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Madison West High School students Ella Jordahl, Katia Wanish, and Lily Sandholm talk to Jan about the Madison-area youth’s climate justice group and West Green Club, and their efforts to raise funds for solar panels on West High School. The group has procured over $100,000 to their goal to make West High “carbon neutral” by […]

Race, Memory, and Monuments after Charlottesville

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Monuments to important Civil War “heroes” have come into question lately, primarily those persons who fought to support slavery. Jan interviews Louis P. Nelson, noted historian and professor of Architectural History at the University of Virginia, about the issues surrounding these monuments. He will be giving a lecture at U.W. on Thursday, November 15.

The Beacon Homeless Day Center at One Year Old

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Years in the making, and after several disappointing setbacks, Madison’s homeless day resource center, the Beacon, opened a little over a year ago.   It’s been a turbulent, busy year. Since it’s opening in October, 2017, the Beacon has served 235 guests a month — 80% more than originally anticipated, providing a diverse suite of services […]