Staying in Contact with London Mitchell

Guest: Tim Berta, Fielder's Choice

Tim Berta, a graduate of Lourdes University, and his Bluffton baseball teammates were involved in a devastating bus crash in Atlanta. Seven were killed in that accident. In his new biography, Fielder’s Choice, Tim revisits that horrible moment… and the life-changing circumstances that followed. 

Guest: Adam Cassi, Keep Toledo-Lucas County Beautiful

Guest Adam Cassi discusses efforts by Keep Toledo-Lucas County Beautiful to fight litter and the upcoming Green Time in the 419 event.

Guest: Alpheca Muttardy, National Infrastructure Bank

Alpheca Muttardy, the lead macro economist and board member of the Coalition for a National Infrastructure Bank. The coalition is dedicated to enacting HR 4052 to create a $5 Trillion Bank to fund US infrastructure. Ms. Muttardy notes an immense backlog of infrastructure needs as well as new projects that would include: affordable housing, total broadband coverage, bridge and road repair or replacement, lead service line replacement, high-speed rail, and mass transit.

Guest: Peggy Daly-Masternak, I-475 Neighbors, part two

We are continuing a discussion we began last week with Peggy Daly-Masternak… a leader of a grassroots effort to stop the widening of I-475 through her West Toledo neighborhood… arguing the widening is not needed… and there are some health and environmental issues that are unwanted.

Guest: Peggy Daly-Masternak, I-475 Neighbors

 I love the opportunity to highlight grassroots efforts. In my opinion, they are the foundation on which our system of government is built. In this installment, we are doing a follow-up discussion with Peggy Daly-Masternak… a leader of a grassroots effort to stop the widening of I-475 through her West Toledo neighborhood… arguing the widening is not needed… and there are some health and environmental issues that are unwanted.

Guest: Lake Erie Advocates

It was ten years ago that we heard on the morning news it was unsafe to use our tap water to drink, cook, or bathe. And the reason? Toxins from the green algal blooms on Lake Erie.  It was a crisis. And while we have taken steps to ensure our water is now safe to drink, the algal bloom problem still exists. The water turns green every summer.

Guest: Anthony Knopps, The No-Fail Mission

Author Anthony Knopps discusses his new book, published by the University of Toledo Press, "The No-Fail Mission: The Men and Women Behind the Presidential Service Badge." The book features stories about ten dedicated individuals who have earned the Presidential Service Badge.

Guest: Jennifer Boresz Engelking, Lost Lake Erie

Author Jennifer Boresz Engelking discusses her newest book, Lost Lake Erie. She recounts several of the entertaining, heartbreaking, and nostalgic stories of the lost sites, businesses, and industries of Lake Erie.