Good Morning! Today is Tuesday, December 17th, the 352nd day of 2024. There are 14 days left in the year.
FINAL ROUND VOTING IS OPEN: You have until 11:59 p.m. Sunday to vote in the final round in our “It’s Beginning To Sound A Lot Like Christmas” bracket…one person chosen at random will win a $100 gift card… #1 seed “White Christmas” vs. #2 seed “Silent Night”… vote now at kxel.com!
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… a live conversation with Craig Shirley of Citizens for the Republic on subsidies to nuclear energy and big tech companies… Christopher Vuk, Cedar Valley native and musician whose “Blue Violin Candlelight Christmas” concerts will be held in four Iowa cities later this week/weekend… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Jill Weber of ISU Extension on cottage food… Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation… and Michael Libbie with Dean Burke of Fastline.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein … From the archives, our last talk with The Amazing Kreskin, who died last week at age 89… Ben Murrey of Common Sense Institute Iowa with research on housing in the state, and why Iowa’s low crime rate is an economic benefit… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Zac Zumwalt on the Waterloo Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign… and a live conversation with Kurt Couchman of Americans for Prosperity.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“Budget Wish List” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “What is the chance Congress passes a Continuing Resolution by Friday’s deadline?” Weigh in at kxel.com/poll.
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Make the most of your day!
