DENNIS: I'M DENNIS ANDERSON ALONG WITH JULIE ZENNER, HERE'S WHAT'S COMING UP ON "ALMANAC NORTH."

JULIE: WITH A STATE BUDGET SURPLUS OF NEARLY $8 BILLION, REPUBLICANS IN THE MINNESOTA SENATE CALL FOR A HISTORIC OVERHAUL OF THE STATE'S INCOME TAX STRUCTURE.

DENNIS: THE DULUTH TRANSIT AUTHORITY HAS PROPOSED A MAJOR CHANGE IN ITS BUS ROUTES, WE'LL HAVE A VIDEO REPORT.

JULIE: AND WE'LL FIND OUT ABOUT THE LIFE-ALTERING SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE BOB TAVANI HOUSE FOR MEDICAL RESPITE HERE IN DULUTH.

DENNIS: THESE STORIES AND VOICES OF THE REGION COMING UP ON "ALMANAC NORTH" ♪ HELLO AND WELCOME TO "ALMANAC NORTH," THANKS FOR WATCHING.

WE'RE WRAPPING UP A SNOWY WEEK WITH THE PROMISE OF WARMER WEATHER AHEAD, JULIE.

JULIE: PROMISES, PROMISES.

I HAVE HEARD THAT BEFORE.

THANKS, DENNY.

MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ STOPPED IN DULUTH FRIDAY, PART OF A STATE-WIDE TOUR ON HIS PUBLIC SAFETY PROPOSAL.

THE GOVERNOR WANTS TO INVEST $300 MILLION IN WHAT HE CALLS A "COMPREHENSIVE, MODERN APPROACH" TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

WATCH FOR A MORE DETAILED REPORT ON "ALMANAC NORTH"'S SOCIAL MEDIA SITES.

DENNIS: PRESIDENT BIDEN MADE HISTORY TODAY, NOMINATING THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN TO THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

BIDEN NOMINATED KETANJI BROWN JACKSON TO THE NATION'S HIGHEST COURT TO REPLACE RETIRING JUSTICE STEPHEN BREYER.

DEMOCRATS HOPE TO CONFIRM THE 51-YEAR-OLD NOMINEE BY THE END OF APRIL, A FAST TRACK IN THE CLOSELY DIVIDED SENATE.

JULIE: THE BORDER STATIONS IN GRAND PORTAGE AND INTERNATIONAL FALLS WILL BE MODERNIZED UNDER THE BI-PARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL.

ABOUT $250 MILLION HAS BEEN EARMARKED FOR UPDATES AT THE TWO STATIONS.

A GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NEWS RELEASE SAYS RENOVATIONS AT THE BORDER WILL ENHANCE SAFETY AND SECURITY WHILE STRENGTHENING THE NATION'S SUPPLY CHAIN.

DENNIS: AND THE LOCAL YMCA IS PUTTING OUT A CALL FOR LIFEGUARDS AT ITS LOCAL BRANCHES.

ACCORDING TO THE Y, A NATION-WIDE SHORTAGE OF LIFEGUARDS HAS BEEN HURTING PUBLIC POOLS FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.

THE DULUTH YMCA IS CURRENTLY RECRUITING AND TRAINING LIFEGUARDS, CONTACT THEM FOR MORE INFORMATION.

JULIE: REPUBLICAN LEADERS IN THE MINNESOTA SENATE ARE CALLING FOR THE LARGEST TAX CUT IN STATE HISTORY, IN THE WAKE OF A NEARLY $8 BILLION BUDGET SURPLUS.

THE PROPOSAL WOULD CUT THE STATE'S FIRST INCOME TAX TIER BY NEARLY ONE-HALF AND ELIMINATE THE TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND DISABILITY INCOME.

SENATE DEMOCRATS QUICKLY RESPONDED, URGING THE NEED FOR CAUTION IN THE FACE OF AN UNCERTAIN WORLD ECONOMY.

>> TODAY WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO ROLL OUT AND PROPOSE THE LARGEST TAX RELIEF PACKAGE, THE LARGEST TAX CUT, IN STATE HISTORY.

YOU MAY BE HEARD THAT THE STATE HAS A SURPLUS.

$7.7 BILLION.

WHEN YOU HAVE A SURPLUS THIS LARGE, IT MEANS THAT THE STATE OF MINNESOTA IS COLLECTING TOO MUCH MONEY FROM THE TAXPAYERS.

SENATE REPUBLICANS HAVE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR FROM THE PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA, SEND THE MONEY BACK.

GET THAT MONEY BACK IN THE POCKETS OF MINNESOTANS.

TODAY OUR PROPOSAL IS GOING TO DO EXACTLY THAT.

WE ARE PROPOSING PERMANENT, ONGOING TAX RELIEF.

WE KNOW SENIOR CITIZENS ARE LIVING ON A FIXED INCOME.

LIKE EVERY OTHER MINNESOTAN, THEY ARE STRUGGLING WITH RECORD INFLATION.

SENATE REPUBLICANS ARE MAKING IT A PRIORITY TO ELIMINATE STATE INCOME TAXES ON SOCIAL DIRTY AND.

>> THE PROBLEM IS MINNESOTANS ARE STRUGGLING.

WHILE A GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS ARE FULL AND OVERFLOWING, MINNESOTANS BANK ACCOUNTS ARE STRUGGLING.

WE ARE ONE OF THE HIGHEST TAXED STATES IN THE COUNTRY.

AND ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE THINGS WE CAN DO RIGHT NOW TO HELP STRUGGLING MINNESOTANS IS TO DELIVER IMMEDIATE, PERMANENT TAX RELIEF.

IT IS TIME THAT WE RIGHT SIZE OUR MINNESOTA TAXES.

BY LOWERING THE TAX BURDEN ON ALL INCOME TAX FILERS, AND ELIMINATING THE DOUBLE TAXATION ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS ON THOSE WHO ALREADY PURCHASED IT.

WHEN THEIR PAYCHECKS WERE TAXED.

WE CAN GET MINNESOTANS ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND WEEKEND PROVIDE IMMEDIATE, EFFICIENT, AND PERMANENT TAX RELIEF.

>> THE PRESIDENT SPOKE IN OUR AGO ABOUT THE WAR IN EUROPE AND HOW IT WILL AFFECT ALL AMERICANS.

THAT INCLUDES ALL MINNESOTANS.

GLOBAL EVENTS HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY ATTACHED TO THEM.

WE HAVE THE TIME IN THE MINNESOTA SENATE TO BE DELIBERATE AND THOUGHTFUL, FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE ON BEHALF OF ALL MINNESOTANS.

THE GOP TAX PLANS IGNORE THE WORLD.

THEY IGNORE THE PEOPLE LIKELY TO COME IN OUR ECONOMY.

THE FORECAST DUE TO BE RELEASED ON MONDAY IS IGNORED.

THEIR BILL PROPOSALS ARE PREMATURE, RECKLESS, AND THEY OVERPROMISE.

SENATE DEMOCRATS ARE FOCUSED ON ALL MINNESOTA FAMILIES.

WE SPEAK TO THEM.

>> I DO NOT BELIEVE THE SENATE REPUBLICAN PROPOSALS THIS MORNING WERE SERIOUS IN THE LEAST OR HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH POLICY OR TAXES.

IT WAS A GIMMICK AND A POLITICAL DOCUMENT.

WE ARE HERE TO DO IMPORTANT WORK.

SENATE DEMOCRATS HAVE A NUMBER OF PROPOSALS THAT WILL LOWER TAXES.

AS OPPOSED TO REPUBLICAN PROPOSALS TARGETED FOR THE WEALTHIEST AND THOSE WHO LIVE OFF INVESTMENTS.

IN THE AREA OF PROPERTY TAXES, MINNESOTANS KNOW THAT THEIR PROPERTY VALUES ARE INCREASING AT ASTRONOMICAL RATES.

THEY ARE NERVOUS ABOUT THE PROPERTY TAX BILL THAT WILL COME NEXT YEAR.

SENATE DEMOCRATS HAVE A NUMBER OF IDEAS TO MAKE STAYING IN YOUR HOME AFFORDABLE.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THAT.

THE MAJOR PROPOSALS YOU HEARD ABOUT THIS MORNING WOULD BE TO SPEND ALL THE MONEY SO THERE IS NO MONEY LEFT OVER.

JULIE: WATCH FOR MORE LEGISLATIVE COVERAGE WEEKDAYS ON THE MINNESOTA CHANNEL HERE ON PUBLIC TV.

♪ DENNIS: AFTER A YEAR AND A HALF OF PLANNING, THE DULUTH TRANSIT AUTHORITY HAS RELEASED ITS PLAN TO REVAMP THE CURRENT BUSING SYSTEM.

AFTER CONSULTING EXPERTS AND LOCAL RIDERS, THE BETTER BUS BLUEPRINT WAS CREATED.

PRODUCER MEGAN MCGARVEY HOPPED ON BOARD THE BUS TO FIND OUT HOW THE NEW SYSTEM WOULD MAKE THE TWIN PORTS MORE ACCESSIBLE.

♪ >> THE BLUEPRINT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS NOW.

IT IS A REIMAGINING OF TRANSIT.

OUR SYSTEM IS MATURE.

IT IS BASED ON THE STREETCAR DAYS OF 100 YEARS AGO.

WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROJECT, WE WERE CONCENTRATING ON A FEW AREAS.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS EASY TO NAVIGATE.

MORE CONSISTENT, FASTER TRAVEL TIMES.

IMPROVED ACCESS.

THOSE WERE THE AREAS WE WANTED TO START WITH AND MOVE ON FROM THERE.

WE FELT THAT THROUGH THE YEARS WE COULD DO A BETTER JOB.

>> ONE REALLY BIG THING WE HAVE HEARD OVER AND OVER THROUGH THE YEARS IS ACCESS.

WE NEED ACCESS TO BE ABLE TO GET TO JOBS AND SCHOOLS AND TO THE GROCERY STORE.

THE SYSTEM BEING BUILT WILL BE MUCH MORE CONSISTENT AND PROVIDE MUCH GREATER ACCESS TO MANY MORE PEOPLE.

>> THE CORE OF THIS SERVICE WILL BE TWO HIGH-FREQUENCY LINES.

THEY WILL BE PROVIDING 15 MINUTES FREQUENCIES.

ALL OF OUR ROUTES ARE NEW ROUTES THAT WILL FEED INTO THESE HIGH-FREQUENCY ROUTES.

THEY WILL PROVIDE 16,000 NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR WRITERS -- RIDERS WITHIN THREE BLOCKS OF THE SERVICE.

40,000 MORE ACCESS TO JOBS.

THAT IS THE CORE OF THE SYSTEM.

HOW ALL THESE OTHER ROUTES WILL TIE INTO THIS TO MAKE IT A ROBUST SYSTEM.

>> THEY PUT TOGETHER THIS PLAN, WHICH WAS THE CITY'S CONFERENCE OF PLAN.

THE POLICIES ARE TRANSIT RECOMMENDATIONS.

THEY CALL FOR AN ENHANCEMENT IMPROVEMENT TO OUR SYSTEMS.

HOW TO GET AROUND DRIVING, WALKING, AND CYCLING TO A BUS.

A LOT OF STRATEGIES WERE FOCUSED ON MAKING TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS.

MORE FREQUENT SERVICE.

HOW DO WE IMPROVE USER-FRIENDLINESS?

IT REALLY WAS A COINCIDENCE IN MANY WAYS.

THIS BLUEPRINT IS REALLY IMPLEMENTING THAT.

IN OTHER OUTLYING COMMUNITIES AROUND DULUTH, THEY MORE TRADITIONAL COMMUTING PATTERNS.

PEOPLE COME INTO DULUTH TO WORK AND THEN THEY LEAVE.

THERE IS TRAVEL BETWEEN BOTH CITIES FOR WORK, SCHOOL.

THERE ARE A LOT OF TRIPS BETWEEN DULUTH AND SUPERIOR.

>> IT HAS COME TO A SERVICE MODEL.

IT WILL EXCITE EVERYONE IN SUPERIOR.

EXPANDED SERVICE HOURS IN SUPERIOR AND DULUTH.

THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE HEARD OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

NOT JUST FREQUENCY BUT THE EXPANSION OF WEEKEND HOURS.

I THINK SUPERIOR IS ONE OF THE HIGH POINTS OF THIS SERVICE.

IT WILL MOVE TRANSIT FORWARD.

>> WE HAVE A TRANSIT RELIANT POPULATION THAT WE HAVE TO SERVE.

THIS IS TRANSIT AS A PUBLIC SERVICE.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE SERVING THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE GREATEST NEED.

AND SERVE THE LARGEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE.

WE ARE FOCUSED ON THE FOLKS WHO COULD CHOOSE TO DRIVE BUT ALSO WANT TO TAKE A BUS.

IT IS GOOD TO HAVE A STRONG TRANSIT SYSTEM THAT PEOPLE CHOOSE TO USE.

>> THE HISTORY OF TRANSIT IN THE CITY OF DULUTH IS LONG AND STORIED.

IT IS LONG AND NARROW.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE MEETING THOSE NEEDS.

WE WANTED TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY.

WE HAVE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME AND WE WILL BE HERE FOR A LOT LONGER.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE GOT IT RIGHT.

WE INCLUDED ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

THE CITY OF DULUTH, THIS IS THERE TRANSIT SYSTEM.

♪ DENNIS: THE INITIAL ROLL OUT FOR THE BETTER BUS BLUEPRINT IS EXPECTED THIS COMING SUMMER, HOWEVER, THAT IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.

WITH MORE ROAD CONSTRUCTION ON THE HORIZON, THE DTA HAS A FEW YEARS AHEAD OF IT TO FINE TUNE THIS SYSTEM.

JULIE: WHEN YOU ARE RECOVERING FROM A MEDICAL ISSUE, THERE IS NOTHING LIKE THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME TO HELP THE HEALING PROCESS.

BUT WHAT IF YOU DON'T HAVE A SAFE SPACE TO CALL YOUR OWN?

THAT'S WHEN A RELATIVELY NEW LOCAL NON-PROFIT CAN STEP IN AND PROVIDE SAFE SHELTER DURING THE RECOVERY PROCESS.

HERE TO TELL US ABOUT THE BOB TAVANI HOUSE FOR MEDICAL RESPITE IS ANTHONY OLSON, CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF THE ORGANIZATION.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

LET'S START BY TALKING ABOUT HOW THIS IDEA GOT STARTED.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.

WE WERE FOUNDED IN 2018.

IT WAS A GRASSROOTS IDEA.

THERE WERE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO JOINED UP.

DENNIS: WHAT IS THE NEED?

>> TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND HYGIENIC PLACE FOR FOLKS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING OR ARE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS TO GO AND HEAL AND RECOVER AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL.

SO THEY DO NOT END UP BACK IN THE HOSPITAL.

WE GIVE THEM SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES.

JULIE: IS IT PRETTY MUCH FULL ALL THE TIME?

HOW DO PEOPLE GET CONNECTED?

>> THERE IS A PROFOUND NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY BECOMING MORE AND MORE EVIDENT EVERY DAY.

THE REFERRALS COME FROM ALL OVER.

GIVEN THAT WE ARE A RELATIVELY NEW ORGANIZATION.

DENNIS: HOW BIG AN ISSUE IS HOMELESSNESS AND DULUTH?

>> IT IS A PROFOUND NEED.

IT IS RISING.

I THINK THE SIGNS OF IT ARE BECOMING MORE VISIBLE EACH PASSING DAY.

IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN HERE.

THERE ARE A NUMBER -- A VAST ABOUT OF NUMBERS.

I WAS NOT INTENDING TO GO TO OUTER SPACE.

MY APOLOGIZE.

MY EARS.

JULIE: YOU WROTE A RECENT NEWSPAPER EDITORIAL WHERE YOU GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF A 57-YEAR-OLD VETERAN WHO YOU CALLED JACK.

CAN YOU SHARE THAT STORY?

COMPASS UNDERSTAND.

WHAT KIND OF CIRCUMSTANCE MIGHT LEAD TO SOMEONE COMING TO YOU?

>>'S STORY WAS ESSENTIALLY A FORMER VETERAN WHO WAS LIVING OUT OF HIS CAR.

HE LOST HIS JOB.

HE ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL.

HE DID NOT HAVE A PLACE TO GO.

WE PROVIDED THAT.

IT IS A PLACE WHERE IT IS SAFE AND CLEAN.

EACH GUEST GETS PROVIDED A ROOM, HOSPITALITY MEAL, AND A FAMILY-STYLE MEAL.

IT GIVES THEM THE SUPPORT THEY NEED.

THEY VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME.

THEY PLUG THEM INTO THE SOCIAL SUPPORT.

DENNIS: HOW DO YOU FIND PEOPLE WHO MIGHT NEED YOUR SERVICES?

>> A LOT OF THE TIMES THEY FIND US.

WE ARE TRYING TO INCREASE AWARENESS.

IF SOMEONE IT IS NEED OF SERVICES, THERE IS A TELEPHONE NUMBER THEY CAN CALL.

OFTENTIMES IT IS THE HEALTH SYSTEMS.

THEY ARE THE ONES THAT WILL DISCHARGE PATIENTS.

TO FIND A PLACE TO GO TO CONTINUE HEALING.

JULIE: WHO WAS THE FOUNDER?

>> I WISH I HAD MET THE MAN.

FROM THE STORIES I HEAR, HE STUDIED AS A JESUIT PRIEST.

HE MADE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON THIS COMMUNITY.

HE EXPERIENCED HOUSING INSECURITY HIMSELF AT DIFFERENT TIMES.

HE HAD DIFFERENT HEALTH ISSUES.

HE WAS THE INSPIRATION.

JULIE: YOU HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH A PROCESS TRYING TO GATHER SOME COMMUNITY INPUT.

WHAT ARE YOU LEARNING?

>> DULUTH IS VERY MUCH A CARING COMMUNITY.

IT HAS BEEN GREAT TO TALK TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

WE HAVE AN UPCOMING COMMUNITY CONVERSATION WITH SOME OF OUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES AND LEGISLATURE.

AS WELL AS LOCAL FUNDING AGENCIES.

WE HAVE BEEN LEARNING DIFFERENT WAYS TO MAKE THE PROCESS MORE EFFICIENT.

WHAT THE NEEDS ARE FOR THESE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS.

JULIE: IF PEOPLE WERE WATCHING ONE TO HELP, WHAT CAN THEY DO?

>> YOU CAN EMAIL US.

YOU CAN ALSO FIND MORE ON OUR WEBSITE.

WE ARE AN ALL VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION.

THAT IS WHAT THIS ORGANIZATION IS ABOUT.

JULIE: THANK YOU FOR COMING ON AND SHARING SOME INFORMATION.

GOOD LUCK AS YOU MOVE FORWARD.

♪ DENNIS: IT'S TIME NOW FOR VOICES OF THE REGION.

EVERY WEEK WE TALK WITH AN AREA JOURNALIST ABOUT THE STORIES THEY ARE COVERING.

OUR GUEST TODAY IS AARON BROWN, AN AUTHOR AND COLUMNIST FROM ITASCA COUNTY.

♪ >> IS NOW INCLUSIVE OF ALL OF THE OJIBWAY RESERVATIONS IN MINNESOTA.

THE FIRST TIME FOR ABOUT A CENTURY THAT HAS HAPPENED.

IT IS MORE REFLECTIVE OF THE DISTRICT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW.

THERE IS A LARGE CHUNK OF VOTERS DOWN IN THE SOUTH.

YOU GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FOREST LAKE.

WHICH IS ALMOST TO THE TWIN CITIES.

THAT IS A BIG DISTRICT WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT INTERESTS.

THEY LOST A HOUSE SEAT.

AND MOST OF A SENATE SEAT.

THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO GO.

CANADA IS NORTH OF US.

YOU CANNOT DRAW A MAP INTO THAT PART OF THE WORLD.

YOU NOW SEE ONE CENTRAL IRON RANGE DISTRICT.

IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO AURORA.

ALMOST ALL OF IT IS IN THAT NEW DISTRICT.

IT HAS BEEN A COUPLE OF LAWMAKERS TOGETHER ON THE WEST SIDE.

THEY ARE PAIRED TOGETHER.

♪ HE HAS BEEN IN THAT SEAT REPRESENTING THE IRON RANGE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF THESE CHARACTERS WHO REPRESENTS THE IRON RANGE DELEGATION.

HE WAS TRAGICALLY HIT WITH THIS DISEASE.

IT IS TERRIBLE.

HE HAS DECIDED TO RETIRE.

LEAVING AN OPEN SEAT.

IN SOME WAYS IT IS A FIGHT FOR THE SOUL OF THE IRON RANGE.

IT IS PROBABLY THE DEMOCRATS BEST CHANCE TO GET A SEAT.

HE HAD CAUCUSED WITH REPUBLICANS.

HE GOT A CHAIRMANSHIP OUT OF THE POWER-SHARING.

THIS ESSENTIALLY IS A REPUBLICAN HELD SEEDS TO A LARGE DEGREE.

THIS BECOME SOMETHING OF A TOSSUP, A CHANCE FOR DEMOCRATS TO GET A SEAT BACK.

I THINK REPUBLICANS ARE LOOKING AT THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SOLIDIFY THEIR INCREASING SUCCESS.

MAYBE WINNING BIG ON THE IRON RANGE IF THE CLIMATE FAVORS THAT.

HE WAS FORCED TO RETIRE BECAUSE OF HIS ALS DIAGNOSIS.

FOR IT TO CLOSE IS SIGNIFICANT.

IT MEANS THE COMPANY STRATEGY IS SHIFTING.

WHAT THIS REALLY MEANS IS THE STEEL INDUSTRY IS ADJUSTING TO THE WAY IT MAKES STEEL.

AWAY FROM BLAST FURNACES AND TOWARD ELECTRIC SOURCES.

THEY ALSO IDLED ONE OF ITS STEEL MILLS.

THAT IS A FURNACE THAT DOES THAT.

YOU WILL SEE MORE MINDS ADJUST -- MINES ADJUST TO HOW TO HOW THEY MAKE THE PELLETS.

THE ONES THAT DO NOT WE WILL HAVE TO CLOSE FOR GOOD.

THAT WILL BE A BIG PART OF THE INDUSTRY.

WATCHING HOW THE STEEL INDUSTRY DOES THIS.

ONE WITH FEWER JOBS OVERALL.

AND OF MUCH MORE EFFICIENT SUPPLY CHAIN.

♪ DENNIS: THAT'S OUR TIME FOR NOW, BUT YOU CAN KEEP UP WITH OUR LATEST UPDATES BY FOLLOWING "ALMANAC NORTH" ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER.

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JULIE, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WARMER TEMPS FORECAST FOR THIS WEEKEND.

JULIE: MARCH IS ALMOST HERE.

DENNIS: THANK YOU TO OUR GUESTS AND OUR CREW IN THE STUDIO.

WITH JULIE ZENNER I'M DENNIS ANDERSON, GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE, AND BE KIND.

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