They can chew through cinderblock…tread water for days…And survive…if necessary, by just eating dog feces. But they’re not some kind of mutant superhero…they’re rats. And in cities, where rat populations can quickly explode, there’s a constant battle against the resilient rodents. Today, some cities are winning the war with some surprisingly simple solutions. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Wendy Nelson explains:
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A Treasure Hunt in an Unlikely Place
For many people, it’s a spring ritual: cleaning up after dogs who’ve left their calling card in your yard all winter long. But for one man, this dirty job turned into a treasure hunt. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Wendy Nelson explains:
Radium Girls
It’s not unusual for authors to feel a bond with the people they write about. But that connection is especially strong between a modern-day university professor and a group of working class women in the early 1900’s. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Wendy Nelson has more:
Great Lakes CD-ROM
Chances are when you were in elementary school, you saw your fair share of film strips. They weren’t much more than a boring lecture, with pictures…And the only good thing about them was getting chosen to run the projector. But today, computers in the classroom can really jazz up a lesson. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Wendy Nelson reports on some new software that’s helping kids learn about the Great Lakes:
Synthetic Wine Corks Popping Up All Over
The art of wine-making is thousands of years old, and the practice of closing the bottles with cork has been the industry standard for at least three hundred years. But corks can crumble or leak and for years, wine-makers have been looking for alternatives. Now, they may have one. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Wendy Nelson has the story:
Pets Improve Love Life
There have been many studies done about the beneficial health effects people experience when they interact with pets. But new research shows animals also help people in their interpersonal relationships. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Wendy Nelson explains:
Low-Flush Toilets Make a Splash
It’s one of the most private, intimate parts of our lives — in fact, most people talk more readily about sex than they do about what goes on in the bathroom. But now, toilet talk is heating up over a federal mandate requiring all new toilets to flush with no more than one-point-six gallons of water. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Wendy Nelson has the story:
The Dare-Devil Sport of Luge
Wintertime in the Great Lakes offers exceptional recreational activities – everything
from ice fishing, to skiing, to snowshoeing. But if the dare-devil sport of luge
captured your imagination during the recent Winter Olympics, you’ll be glad to
know that you, yourself, can take a run. While there are only four luge facilities in
the entire country, the Great Lakes region is home to three of them. The Great
Lakes Radio Consortium’s Wendy Nelson visited one, and has this report:
History of Women in the Great Lakes
Many of the rugged explorers, sailors, and travelers of the Great Lakes wrote about their lives. But most of this rich literary history was told by men. Now a new book uncovers another side of Great Lakes’ history: stories by and about women of the Lakes. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Wendy Nelson reports:
Unique Treatment Program Makes Progress
When a child is lead-poisoned, the damage is irreversible. But treatment is essential to help prevent further harm. Because lead poisoning touches so many aspects of a familys life, some clinics are adopting a new approach to treatment. In part four of our series on lead poisoning, the Great Lakes Radio Consortiums Wendy Nelson visited one such clinic and has this report: