Joan Arnett — Forty-Three Year Career as a State Capitol Tour Guide

Interview by Jennifer Acton with Joan Arnett, Tour Guide Supervisor and Legislative Information Officer at the Iowa State Capitol regarding her career as a tour guide over the past 43 years including various stories and memories.

Earl Swift — Iowa's Role in the American Highway System

Interview by Rodrigo Acevedo with Earl Swift, author of “The Big Roads: The Untold Story of the Engineers, Visionaries and Trailblazers Who Created the American Super-Highways."  The interview includes a discussion regarding the career of Thomas H. MacDonald, who previously worked for the Iowa State Highway Commission and at what is now known as the Federal Highway Administration. 

Joe Morris — Aquaculture Industry in Iowa

Interview by Deb Kozel with Joe Morris, Aquaculture Extension Specialist at Iowa State University and the Director of the North Central Regional Aquaculture Center, about the development of an aquaculture industry in Iowa.

Dennis Britson — Local Governance of Cemeteries

Interview by Christin Mechler with Dennis Britson, Assistant Bureau Chief of the Iowa Securities and Regulated Industries Bureau, regarding local governance, and specifically township governance, of cemeteries in Iowa.

George Oster — Township Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services

Interview by Robin Madison and Laura Book with George Oster, former Executive Director of the Fire Service Institute at Iowa State University, regarding the role of townships in providing fire protection and emergency medical services in Iowa.

Short, conversational interviews conducted by LSA staff regarding state and local government. Watch for new Conversations to be posted here periodically. Watch for new Fiscal One-On-One interviews to be posted here periodically.

Conversations About Government in Iowa

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