Retro Local

Nevada has a unique water history, which has shaped the development of Las Vegas and the rest of the state. Conservation and compromise continue to shape the future of Nevada.

With the passing of the civil rights act in 1964, integration has been repeatedly used as a reason to close historically black Institutions. This story explores how the creation and closing of one African American hospital on the Florida A&M Campus impacted a local community.

What happened to the Tallahassee African American community of Smokey Hollow in the 1960's? Explore how the decisions made 60 years ago still impact how people think about urban renewal today.

Why does Minnesota suffer through some of the worst racial disparities in the nation? One answer is the spread of racist, restrictive real estate
covenants in the early 20th century. Jim Crow of the North charts the progression of racist policies and practices from the advent of restrictive
covenants after the turn of the last century to their final elimination in the late 1960s.

From KEET in California: Striving to overcome a long-cultivated reputation for intolerance and anti-immigrant violence, Humboldt County votes to become a sanctuary for new arrivals.

From KEET in California: Indian Island has long been the center of the Wiyot tribe’s spiritual universe. In 1860, however, settlers from Eureka paddled across Humboldt Bay in the middle of the night to massacre women and children on the island who’d come out to conduct the World Renewal Ceremony. The city voted in December 2018 to finally return the island to the Wiyot people.

From WGTE in Ohio: With aging bridges and roads deteriorating at alarming rates, Ohio is looking to higher gas taxes to increase funding for infrastructure maintenance. Examine the historical influences that have led to today’s infrastructure problems and the various innovative solutions being considered by the Ohio government.

From WGTE in Ohio: In 2019, voters amended the Toledo City charter to state that the Lake Erie watershed has legal rights to “exist, flourish, and naturally evolve.” The amendment fueled an immediate a legal battle that is still playing out. Explore how the idea of citizens stewardship led to a Lake Erie Bill of Rights.

From WKNO in Tennessee: A 1978 court decision created a legal stumbling block for Memphis police tracking protesters in the present. And when the ACLU took the city to court in 2018 for violating the Kendrick Consent Decree, Memphis had to develop policies and guidelines for police investigations that touch upon political expression and free speech.

From WITF in Pennsylvania: Today, most people with intellectual disabilities are living in the community. But, does living in the community mean you’re truly a part of it? Isolation to Inclusion examines the long road in the 20th century towards inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities.

From WITF in Pennsylvania: On the 40th anniversary of the Three Mile Island nuclear accident, there's a growing debate over the role nuclear energy plays in addressing the climate crisis. Nuclear plants provide about 20% of the nation's electricity. But many nuclear plants in the U.S. are old and unprofitable, including Three Mile Island. The plant is scheduled to close in September 2019.