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Vietnam vet overcomes addiction and homelessness
11/11/08 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Tuesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: veterans, Vietnam War, PTSD, James Haley VA Hospital, Bay Pines VA Hospital
Good afternoon, welcome to WMNF's Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up: an interview with a Vietnam veteran who survived post traumatic stress, homelessness and drug addiction to turn his life around.
But first some comments about last week’s program both online and on the phones there were several complaints about last Thursday’s interview regarding the hydrogen assisted power for cars and trucks. You can see the discussion online at wmnf.org/news.
Today this country marks Veteran’...
Be the first to commentScribe urges more government spending listen
11/11/08 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: 2008 election, Barack Obama, economy, polls
A new USA Today/Gallup poll shows nearly 7 out of 10 adults, or 68 percent, say they have a favorable opinion of President-elect Barack Obama; and almost as many, or 65 percent, say they think the country will be better four years from now.
That’s much higher expectations than for either Bill Clinton or George W. Bush after they were first elected. In both cases, slightly more than 50 percent said they thought the country would be better off in four years.
Andrew Kohut, director of the...
Be the first to commentGay rights advocates protest passage of Amendment 2 listen
11/11/08 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: 2008 election, Amendment 2, LGBT, gay rights, marriage amendment, civil rights
Last week, Floridians approved a measure that will ban same-sex marriage in Florida.
Today an activist group calling itself JusticeFirst Florida held a news conference in Broward County. They say the amendment’s passage will not silence them or their support for same-sex marriage.
John Peter Daily is a coordinator with the Justice First coalition.
Charles Martin is with the National Black Gay Men’s Advocacy Coalition. He says he was not surprised that the measure passed as easily as ...
Be the first to commentLocal reaction to passage of Amendment 2 listen
11/10/08 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: 2008 election, Amendment 2, LGBT, gay rights, marriage amendment, civil rights
Last week, more than 62 percent of Florida voters supported Amendment 2.
The amendment defined marriage as between one man and one woman and also outlawed recognition of any partnership that is the substantial equivalent of marriage.
Today, WMNF spoke with supporters and opponents of Amendment 2 to get their reaction to its inclusion in the state’s constitution and what it might mean for Florida.
Terry Kemple is president of the Community Issues Council and volunteered with effort...
Be the first to commentBusansky reacts to being elected Supervisor of Elections listen
11/10/08 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Thursday, after nearly 48 hours of delays in counting early votes, Democrat Phyllis Busansky found out that she had defeated incumbent Republican Buddy Johnson to become Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections.
WMNF spoke with Busansky today to get her reaction to the victory and to the issues that came up during the election. Busansky said she feels "Great. Absolutely, totally, great. … It’s a great honor and I’m just very excited about it."
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Be the first to commentAudubon receives grant to protect beach nesting birds listen
11/10/08 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Audobon Society, TogetherGreen, birds
The St. Petersburg Audubon Society has received a $9,000 TogetherGreen national innovation grant to assist volunteers in protecting beach-nesting birds along the Gulf Coast this summer.
This morning, WMNF spoke with Dave Kandz, the conservation chair of the St. Petersburg Audubon Society.
The grant will enable volunteers to protect beach-nesting bird colonies along Gulf Coast beaches beginning in April.
Be the first to commentCastor backs Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act listen
11/10/08 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Kathy Castor, Barack Obama, economy
On Friday, President Elect Barack Obama called for swift passage of an economic recovery package. Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, wrote to Obama encouraging him to support the Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act, H.R. 7110 that passed the House 264-158 in September.
WMNF asked Castor what that bill would do for Florida, if signed by the president.
“[The Tampa Bay area is] one of the top communities across the country with foreclosures, and that’s just not acceptable.”
P...
Be the first to commentTribune lays off columnist Daniel Ruth listen
11/10/08 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
The Tampa Tribune today laid off longtime columnist Daniel Ruth. WMNF spoke with Ruth this afternoon. “If anybody needs a broken-down old columnist, I’m available.”
Be the first to commentElection 2008
11/08/08 Mary GlenneyFrom A Woman's Point of View Listen to this entire show:
Tags: 2008 election, Barack Obama
Arnie Arneson, radio and TV host of Political Chowder, talks about the election Tuesday - and her coverage of it from Chicago for Australian radio, the excitement of being in the press tent at Grant Park during President-elect Barack Obama's acceptance speech.
Be the first to commentEconomy is topic of Obama's first press conference listen
11/07/08 Arielle StevensonWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Barack Obama, Economy, Stimulus Package, President Bush, Michelle Obama, Job Loss, Auto Industry, Ford, GM
Today the U.S. Department of Labor put the nation’s unemployment rate at a 14-year high: as of October employers had cut 240,000 jobs.
In President-elect Barack Obama’s first press conference since the election, he addressed job loss and the struggling economy as his top priority as he transitions into the White House. Obama spoke about relieving strain on middle class Americans and extending unemployment benefits, as crucial first steps toward fixing the economy.
A stimulus package is...
Be the first to commentBeckner defeats Blair for Commission seat listen
11/07/08 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: 2008 election, Hillsborough County Commission, Kevin Beckner, Brian Blair
After nearly 48 hours of vote counting, Hillsborough County finally knows who its next commissioner will be. Democrat Kevin Beckner soundly defeated incumbent Republican Brian Blair.
WMNF spoke with Beckner outside the Supervisor of Elections Office on Falkenberg Road last night and asked how he felt about the victory.
“Absolutely ecstatic right now and very happy and very grateful to the people of Hillsborough County.”
With about 3,700 provisional ballots yet to be counted Friday e...
Be the first to commentTampa celebrates Veteran's Day early listen
11/07/08 Concetta DeLucoWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Veteran's Day, Pam Iorio, Iraq, Afghanistan
In recognition of Veteran’s Day, traditionally celebrated on Nov. 11, about a hundred people gathered at Joe Chillura Square in downtown Tampa today to honor those, living and dead, who served in the U.S. armed forces.
The event was sponsored in part by the Military Affairs Council for the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce. Retired Army Major Gen. Fred Raymond, who serves on the council, said the affair was held to show appreciation to the veterans as well as pay homage to those currently...
Be the first to commentTampa City Council denies TECO franchise agreement listen
11/07/08 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Tampa City Council, TECO, franchise agreement
Last night the Tampa City Council rejected a long-term franchise agreement with Tampa Electric. T
City Council member Linda Saul-Sena was one of the four to vote against the franchise agreement with TECO.
"I think its so important that we do act locally," she said.
The other members who voted to reject the agreement were John Dingfelder, Mary Mulhern and Joeseph Caetano. Charlie Miranda and Thomas Scott voted in favor of the agreement.
Be the first to commentBusansky suceeds Johnson as Supervisor of Elections listen
11/07/08 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: 2008 election, Supervisor of Elections, Hillsborough County, Phyllis Busansky, Buddy Johnson, voting
Republican incumbent Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson conceded defeat to his Democratic challenger Phyllis Busansky after two days of delays in counting most of Hillsborough County’s early votes.
Last night, WMNF asked County Commissioner and canvassing board member Rose Ferlita about Busansky’s victory over Johnson. Ferlita called the election process “not acceptable,” from voters being given incomplete ballots on Election Day, to provisional ballots being left unsecured in the lobb...
Be the first to commentHydrogen Assisted Vehicles; more on the election
11/06/08 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Thursday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: hydrogen
Good afternoon, welcome to WMNF's Radioactivity program. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up later, we'll open the phone lines to again talk about the outcome of Tuesday's elections. But first: Joe Shea is an organizer of the non-profit HHO Games & Exposition, "Celebrating America's Energy Future," a Veteran's Day car show that will introduce the inventors of many different low-cost hydrogen-on-demand (HHO) kits designed to achieve huge savings as a gasoline additive in every kind of truck and automobi...
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