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Darfur Die-In: Coalition for Global Justice at USF
04/24/07 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Today at the University of South Florida's Tampa Campus a coalition of human rights and social justice groups held a die-in to draw attention to the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan.
Shivani Murthy is the vice president of t... Be the first to comment
Snack Shack in Madiera Beach Threatened
04/24/07 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tonight in Madeira Beach, local residents will make a last ditch effort to save the historic cabin known as the Snack Shack, which is scheduled to be demolished next Monday.
Citizen Eddie Lee has collected over 850 verified signatures of registered...
Be the first to commentNew Report says Lethal Injection protocal causes slow & painful death
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Earth Day 2007
04/24/07 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Earth Day 2007
According to the International Energy Agency, China is set to surpass the U.S. as the top emitter of greenhouse gasses this year – much earlier than forecast...
Be the first to commentCongresswoman Castor introduces legislation to make it easier for Florida kids to get health care
04/23/07 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Today begins Cover the Uninsurance Week across the country, and today in Tampa, political and medical officials spotlighted the problems that the state of Florida has had in insuring those without health insurance in Florida.
Tampa area Congresswom...
Be the first to commentRobert Reich - former Labor Secretary on globalization and the future economy
04/23/07 Seán KinaneAlan Watts
This morning at the Tampa Convention Center, former Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton, Robert Reich (pronounced "Rysh") addressed more than 1300 representatives of business schools. They were gathered for the International Conference and Annual Meeting of The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Reich spoke on "China, India, and the Future of...
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Yesterday the University of South Florida's Institute on Black Life and the Florida Education Fund co-sponsored a symposium focusing on the achievement gap between African American students and their racial counterparts. Brandon Martin reports. The symposium, entitled "The Achievement Gap: Stratagies and Solutions," hosted a number of educational experts who addressed the causes of the achievement gap and ways to eliminate it. First off, what is the achievement g...
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As we reported last night, 79 year old anti-Castro Cuban exile Luis Posada Carilles – a former CIA operative linked to... Today the Tampa City Council discussed what the City could about vacant buildings, that in some cases, are deteriorating in downtown Tampa. The discussion comes a little over a month ... Tomorrow marks the 8th anniversary of the student shootings at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, the last mass gun slaying that seemed to shock America. In the immediate aftermath, there were many calls for gun control &ndash... A new policy in Hillsborough County that has tightened background checks on volunteer athletic coaches was discussed today at the Board's meeting. According to County Commissioner Brian Blair, the new policy is too restrictive, and he asked that the County loosen the regulations, which he says are denying good people the chance to help out kids(roll tape#1o .q."it's very wrong") The changes barre... The Hillsborough County Commission was chastised today by a citizen unhappy that the Board decided NOT to acknowledge Confederate Memorial Day, which will take place next week. On a 4-3 vote, the Board opted NOT to sign a proclamation which would would have been presented at the beginning of the County’s Bi-Weekly meeting this mor... The Coalition of Immokalee Workers, or CIW, an organization made up of immigrant farmworkers in south Florida. Last week they got McDonalds to agree to their demand of an increase in wages of one penny per pound of tomatoes. As WMNF’s Seán Kinane reports, a bus full of CIW workers stopped for lunch prepared by supporters today at St. Clement Catholic Church in Plant City. <font f... As Americans rush to file their tax returns by midnight tomorrow (Tuesday) questions about our income tax and the fairness of it is again the source of discussion. One alternative plan is what is known as the FairTax, a plan pushed most predominant... New figures released yesterday show that Illinois Senator Barack Obama raised more than $5 million dollars more than Hillary Clinton in fundraising for the Democratic nomination for president in the first quarter of this year. However, the New York...
Educational Experts Discuss the Achievement Gap for Blacks
04/20/07
Brandon Martin
WMNF Drive-Time News Friday
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Posada's release blasted by critics
04/20/07
Mitch E. Perry
WMNF Drive-Time News Friday
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Tampa City Council discusses what to do with empty downtown buildings
04/19/07
Mitch E. Perry
WMNF Drive-Time News Thursday
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Arthur Hayhoe on politics of Gun control
04/19/07
Mitch E.Perry
WMNF Drive-Time News Thursday
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Hillsborough Commissioners to relax policy on background checks for coaches?
04/18/07
Mitch E.Perry
WMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday
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Confederate Memorial Day NOT noted by Hillsborough County Commmission
04/18/07
Mitch E. Perry
WMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday
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Coalition of Immokalee Workers in Plant City
04/17/07
Seán Kinane
WMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday
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Fair Tax Advocate makes his claim
04/16/07
Mitch E. Perry
WMNF Drive-Time News Monday
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Barack Obama plays Tampa
04/16/07
Mitch E. Perry
WMNF Drive-Time News Monday
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