Issues affecting the African-American community will be the focus ofdiscussion Tuesday night in a mayoral candidates' forum sponsored by the NAACP, the Urban League and other groups.All of the candidates for mayor have been invited.It begins at 6:00pm at Meyzeek Middle School, 828 South Jackson Street, and is open to the public.
Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.