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Travel writer Alicia Underlee Nelson explores how restaurants, diversity, and festivals build community in new book, "100 Things to Do in Fargo Before You Die."
Travel writer Alicia Underlee Nelson explores how restaurants, diversity, and festivals build community in new book, "100 Things to Do in Fargo Before You Die."

Today's Segments:

Summer Road Trips
It's time to start planning summer road trips. We visit with travel writer Alicia Underlee Nelson

Rural Newspapers
Take a snapshot of small-town journalism's heartbeat. Let's say we are in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Nestled in the Midwest, Mount Vernon is home to the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun, a local newspaper serving two quaint towns amid sprawling farmland. In this report from Harvest Public Media we'll see a unique transition where The Daily Iowan, a student newspaper, steps in to purchase the Sun, embodying a fresh approach amidst the ongoing challenges in the newspaper industry. Harvest Public Media's Jim Meadow's reports.

Dave Thompson's News Review
News director Dave Thompson updates us on the week in news.

Matt's Olien's Movie Review
Matt Olien reviews "Housekeeping for Beginners"