Shaw Local Radio Podcast: Talk-Line with Steve Marco interviews Brandon Clark on homeschool bill and more
Apr. 24—Listen to "Talk-Line: Brandon Clark on homeschool bill, local news and more" on Spreaker.
On the April 23 edition of Talk-Line: Brandon Clark from the Shaw Local News Network discusses news stories being covered, including a controversial homeschool bill trying to be passed through the Illinois legislature.
Also discussed: A CGH Hospital union presentation at the Sterling City Council meeting Monday, a local military couple serving overseas as fighter pilots, work on a new wastewater plant for Sterling and an iconic Dixon bakery and a book written on its history.
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