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JoEllen Schilke

Cold Weather Shelters in WMNF’s listening area

Here is the info that we could find for shelters. Thanks to the Tampa Bay Times, Bay News 9, WFLA and county websites for this info. You can call 211 for information on shelters (and...

The Year of Living Dangerously: Alternate Reality of 2017

Trump’s alternate reality marks presidency By CALVIN WOODWARD, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For all his errant swings at the facts, President Donald Trump sometimes gets it just right.              ...

Democratic freedoms are waning in US, according to watchdog group

Watchdog says democratic freedoms waning in US under Trump By JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Basic rights and political freedoms in the United States are deteriorating at a faster pace under President Donald Trump,...

Music Inspired by Dr. King

There is a lot of music inspired by or referring to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We thought we would list some, and put up a few videos for your listening pleasure. Happy Birthday – Stevie...

Totally Not the Real News (of the week) with bonus!

Before getting into this WMNF now carries the Politifact widget on our News, Blog, & Station Update pages! NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week By The Associated Press A roundup...

Not Real News: Thankfully that whole chocolate thing is a lie

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week By The Associated Press A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are...

Offshore drilling expanded by Trump administration to 90% of US coastline

Trump moves to vastly expand offshore drilling off US coasts By MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press, with additional reporting from JoEllen Schilke, WMNF WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday moved to vastly expand offshore drilling...

Only half of Puerto Rico & USVI have electricity now, 3 months after hurricanes

Officials: Nearly half of Puerto Rico clients without power By DANICA COTO, Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico authorities said Friday that nearly half of power customers in the U.S. territory still...

Today the Alabama election sort of encapsulated 2017: Doug Jones vs Roy Moore

Two adjacent news stories from the Associated Press pretty much told us all we needed to know about how this year has gone. First, we bring to you the world as we know it: Democrat...

Which party dominates voter registration? NPA – No Party Affiliation

A November 2017 Gallup Poll asked voters: In politics, as of today, do you consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat or an independent?  The answers have been statistically steady for years, and they have a...

Don’t be naughty, be nice (with your Christmas leftovers)

There are always so many leftovers from Christmas and the holidays. Cookies (haha just kidding, these aren’t ever left over), gift wrap and packaging, ham, tofurkey, burnt out lights, last minute gifts you thought were...

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

By The Associated Press A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The...

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