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Monday March 15, 2010
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Hosted by Mitch Teich

Guests: Rob Henken, Mark Kass, Liam Callanan, Mark Savage, Angela Sorby, Mark Clements, Dawn Helsing Walters
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Down to Business: Water Poll
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The latest People Speak Poll shows Milwaukee area residents are willing to support a tax to fund water research. Rob Henken is the president of the Milwaukee-based Public Policy Forum. Mark Kass is the editor of the Business Journal of Milwaukee. They spoke with us as part of our monthly collaboration with the Business Journal, called "Down to Business."


Spectacles
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(Photo by Victorrocha) Lake Effect contributor and author Liam Callanan says he’s gotten a lot of response to a recent purchase, in a new essay. Callanan teaches in the English department of UW-Milwaukee, and the Ph. D. program in creative writing. His most recent novel is All Saints. We should note that in a sparkling bit of irony, he took off his new spectacles when he was in the studio to read his latest essay.


Toyota Woes
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Lake Effect auto contributor Mark Savage delves into how Toyota’s handled the problems with its braking systems and sudden acceleration of its cars. Savage writes about cars for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and he’s the editor of American Snowmobiler magazine, published in Waukesha by Kalmbach. He spoke with Dan Harmon.


Two Toyotas Crash
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(Photo by W. Robert Howell) We found quite a topical poem sitting in Lake Effect’s poetry vault, written by Angela Sorby. She is an associate professor of English at Marquette University. Her 2009 book, Bird Skin Coat, won the Brittingham Prize in Poetry.


New Rep Season
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Mark Clements is the new Artistic Director of the Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Dawn Helsing Walters in the Managing Director. They spoke with Bonnie North.


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