On Earth Day, we take a look back at the rocky history of "tree-huggers." The term originated in the 1970s in the Himalayas and was later co-opted by American politics in the 1990s. Now, environmentalists are reclaiming the word.
KEDM has been nominated for the BART (Business Art) Award!
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The event is May 23 and 24 on Memorial Day Weekend.
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The University of Louisiana Monroe has named Dr. Gina Craft as the next Dean of the ULM College of Pharmacy.
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The Meet The Candidates Forum will be held at the Edgewood Facility at West Monroe High School and will feature all candidates for Mayor of West Monroe
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Patron can bid in auctions and take the art off the wall at the end of the night.
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Music at the Mansion is performed by talented musicians of the LSU School of Music Cello Studio at The Old Governor's Mansion on Wednesday, April 22nd at 5:30 p.m.
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Virginia voters have delivered a significant win to Democrats, as the party aims to pick up four more U.S. House seats in the state.
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The Justice Department alleges that the SPLC improperly raised millions of dollars to pay informants to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan and other extremist groups.
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These matriarchal rodents often have bloody succession wars to replace their queen. But in a colony in California, Queen Tere ceded the throne to her daughter, Arwen, without violence.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Farm Service Agency (FSA) are issuing over $2.5 million in payments through the On-Farm Stored Commodity Loss Program.
SAE NO MORE's performance was part of a benefit concert held on October 24, 2025, at Alley Park in West Monroe. The event aimed to raise funds for KEDM Public Radio, which is facing a significant federal funding cut of nearly $300,000 over the next two years.
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The event is May 23 and 24 on Memorial Day Weekend.
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