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 Lawyer 5/18/18 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 18

Today's programming is brought to you in part by GLT day Sponsors Jean and Dennis Lawyer who are celebrating their 44th wedding anniversary. They encourage you to join them in making a contribution to WGLT.

 Yandel 5/16/18 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 19

Today’s programming is made possible in part by GLT Day Sponsors Angela and Dan Yandel as they celebrate their ninth wedding anniversary. They look forward to sharing many more happy years together tuned in to their favorite radio station, GLT.

 Finger-Picking David Berchtold Brings Piedmont Blues To Nightshop | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 264

Piedmont Blues radiated from David Berchtold ’s guitar before he even knew that style existed.

 GLT Datebook: Children's Opera With A Message | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 301

Prairie Fire Theater teams up with theater students from Illinois Wesleyan University to stage an original children's opera that aims to be fun as well as thought-provoking.

 GLT's Sound Ideas 5/11/18 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3064

Hotel and Lodging Association head Ray Ceresa says the average room rate in Bloomington Normal is now below 90 bucks a night. Even slight declines make a difference. Ryan Denham talks with Ceresa about the dismal hotel occupancy rate. Can the Illinois General Assembly pass a budget. Former governor Jim Edgar thinks so. Find out what Bloomington State Senator Jason Barickman thinks. Charlie Schlenker has the interview. And there's no shortage of material for the Capital Steps musical, political

 GLT's Grow: Seed Banks Invest In The Future | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 559

A great way to preserve genetic diversity of plants is with a seed bank.

 GLT's Sound Ideas 5/10/18 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3066

Retired Town of Normal City Manager Mark Peterson is sounding a warning about the unwillingness of elected officials to compromise. He's concerned big decision will be driven by a crisis. Find out how dysfunction on the state and federal level is affecting local government ability to deliver services. It's graduation weekend. Jon Norton talks with a journalism student, who also just happened to be the first African American Illinois State University homecoming queen. And find out how so-called

 Former City Manager: 'Without Compromise Government Cannot Work' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 494

Normal's former city manager has retired, but he's still speaking out. And he has a warning.

 New ISU Grad Points Her Lens At Social Justice | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 494

Ashley Shannon said she didn't choose to attend Illinois State University. The school chose her.

 Animal House: Distemper Plagues Pets and Wildlife Alike | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 551

Reports of raccoons behaving strangely in Illinois and Ohio this spring revealed a problems that can kill both wildlife and domestic pets.

 Q&A: Londrigan On Post-Primary Campaigning And Why Voters Don't Ask About Impeachment | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 375

Before there can be a blue wave, before it’s really the Year of the Woman, Democrats like Betsy Dirksen Londrigan have to win.

 GLT Sound Ideas 05/09/18 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3069

It's an examination of healthcare. Crystal balls all over the nation are remarkably cloudy when it comes to healthcare. Colleen Kannaday is the CEO of Advocate BroMenn Healthcare in Normal. Also hear from Kannaday about the effects of a merger between the Advocate and Aurora health systems in Illinois and Wisconsin. Plus, It's time to say good bye to Laura Kennedy. Jon Norton talks with GLT's retiring Diva. And it's GLT's Grow.

 Laura Kennedy Brings Down The Curtain On GLT Career | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 815

Laura Kennedy , the one-time classical and jazz music host who turned into one of GLT’s best storytellers, will retire later this month.

 Tough Market Drives Down Occupancy Rate, Prices At B-N Hotels | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 434

Changes at State Farm are impacting many parts of the local economy—from real estate to jobs to downtown Bloomington’s future .

 Taxing Bodies Held Harmless In Normal TIF Extension | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 300

The mayor of Normal said the extension and enlargement of a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district won't hurt schools and other taxing bodies.

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