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Rapid City Mayor, And Student Debt In South Dakota| In The Moment, Ep. 1001

In the Moment
“$40k loan at 17 with no financial advise“

March 4, 2021 Show 1001

Hour 1

  • The Federal Reserve estimates that in quarter three of 2020, Americans owed more than $1.7 trillion in student loans. Bruce Johnson, instructor of personal finance and personal selling at SDSU, says the cost of tuition is driving more and more students into his classes. -6:29

 

  • In Their Own Words brings us a hearing on an appropriation for the purpose of funding county and township roads and bridges. -26:13

 

  • The older Kevin Woster gets, the more clueless he seems to be about how he might look in public. -40:08

Hour 2

  • Today we head to Rapid City and talk with Mayor Steve Allender about what the past year has looked like for his city and how it looks now. -6:30

 

  • The pandemic has impacted everyone in different ways. If you've become less engaged, more tense, or depressed, have you sought help from an Employee Assistance Program? -21:10

 

  • Less than a week ago South Dakota High School boys and girls wrestling teams competed for a state titles. SDPB's Nate Wek was on hand to witness all of the action. In the Moment producer Chris Laughery brings us this conversation. -36:43

 

  • We listen back to a recent conversation with Rick Kahler, financial therapist from Rapid City motivates us to do something most of us dread: taxes! -48:45

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