Good Morning! Today is Thursday, July 8th, the 189th day of 2021. There are 176 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein…. Former U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mark Morgan talks about his visit to the border with Pres. Trump and Gov. Abbott last week…news analyst and attorney Dr. Wendy Patrick breaks down key legal issues in the news…and Jesse Watters of Fox News talks about his new book, “How I Saved The World”. It’s the only interview program in Eastern Iowa…that’s actually in Eastern Iowa! Listen today from 9-11 a.m., right before the Glenn Beck program from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on KXEL.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local… “Love and Valor: Intimate Civil War Letters Between Captain Jacob and Emeline Ritter” told the story of the Iowa soldier and life at the battlefront and the homefront during the Civil War; now, 20 years after its release, Ritter descendant Charles Larimer has a revised edition of the book he edited..and the Iowa Gallivant, JayJay Goodvin, gave KXEL’s Tim Harwood insight about SW Iowa travel spots. Click the “KXEL Live & Local” button at the top of this email for podcasts.
“If You Can’t Join ‘Em…Sue ‘Em” is the subject of today’s Iowa Politics report with Jeff Stein. Click the “Iowa Politics Report” button at the top of this email for podcasts.
Scroll down for today’s KXEL Morning News summary…and as always, contact us via email: kxel@kxel.com
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