
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021
In today's deep dive, a conversation with the incoming executive director of the Champaign County Forest Preserve District.
The 217 Today Podcast
In today's deep dive, a conversation with the incoming executive director of the Champaign County Forest Preserve District.
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Illinois lawmakers have approved major changes in the way the state gets its electricity. Nuclear power plants will be kept online, and solar and wind developments will continue to grow. Meanwhile, coal and natural gas power plants are expected to gradually be taken offline.
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Colleges and universities have faced challenges in navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, and some are predicting a permanent change in their fortunes in the years ahead. We talked about that and more with the presidents of Knox College and Wheaton College.
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In today's deep dive, we hear from the director of an agency that will help resettle refugees from Afghanistan in Illinois.
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Often when we think of someone with ADHD, a young white boy comes to mind, but while ADHD is more commonly diagnosed and treated in white boys, the disorder is found across genders and races.
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We were joined by two Illinois rabbis to talk about what Yom Kippur could teach everyone, even those who don't celebrate.
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In today's deep dive, we look at new carbon capture research for farmers.
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Police departments in Illinois have had to report racial and ethnic information about traffic stops for nearly two decades since a law passed by former State Sen. Barack Obama. But years later, inequities persist. We talked about it with a culture and diversity reporter, an attorney at the ACLU, and the president of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund.
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President Joe Biden has imposed a sweeping new vax-or-test mandate that applies to every company with 100 or more workers. We’ll talk about the legal authority behind the move and consider how companies will deal with it from a human resources perspective.
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In today's deep dive, a conversation with the acting medical center director of the VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville.