Jim Krile

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• Mainstreet Radio: Ely and the BWCA, part 2

  A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from Ely, Minnesota. Program highlights the northern Minnesota town and the BWCA, twenty years after major Congressional legislation in 1978…a controversial Act that banned mining, logging and most motor use. In this second hour of program, MPR’s Rachel Reabe interviews Mike Hillman, a local historian, and Jim Krile, Director of the Blandin Community Leadership Program.

  Jul. 17, 199854 minSave
• Balance of Power, part 1 - Metropolitan shift

  As part of a Mainstreet Radio project, Midday broadcasts from Das Wurst Haus in Lanesboro, Minnesota to focus on the changing power in the state. For the first time, a majority of seats at the State Capitol come from metropolitan area.

  Nov. 10, 199296 minSave
• Power shift in the Iron Range

  Mainstreet Radio’s Rachel Reabe reports on the economic and political changes taking place on the Iron Range due to a shrinking population. The region’s legislative delegation has fallen from nine to six in the upcoming session.

  Nov. 10, 19925 minSave