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David Helpap on serving in local government in rural areas
In a sign of the times, a candidate for Douglas County Board in Superior won two seats as a write-in in a spring election that had four board races without any candidate on the ballot. Our next guest has studied the declining interest in service in local government, especially in rural Wisconsin. David Helpap is a UW-Green Bay professor of political science. Professor, thanks very much for being here.
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