Guests: Kristin Lyerly, Lisa Doerr, Nancy Beck, Natalie Bomstad

This week on UpNorthNews Radio, Pat talks about his history in speech writing and improv. We also hear from Lisa Doerr and Nancy Beck, two women running for office in Polk County, and the unexpected hostilities they face. Dr. Kristin Lyerly kicks off the new weekly segment Hometown Health by inviting Natalie Bomstad of Wello, a community health organization, to speak about the company she leads. Finally, Pat discovers how Out Of Touch (by Hall and Oates) he may be with current music history.

Guests: Chad Holmes, Lisa Doerr, Nancy Beck

Two women running for Polk County Board were shocked to see letters mailed to voters that lied about and smeared them. Now it’s been discovered the local Republican Party was behind it and faces possible action from the state Ethics Committee for failing to disclose the spending. It’s not the only time local Republican parties have disregarded the rules. Also, why right-wing justices on the US Supreme Court are taking up a dangerous argument that state legislatures should be able to do anything with elections, with no checks and balances.