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Singing for Liberty listen
04/19/10 Doris NorritoWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: peace, justice system, Sami Al-Arian, Temple Terrace, C onstitution, civic involvement, civil rights, Friends of Human Rights
It was a musical afternoon – no speeches, just a time to come together with the universal connector – music. Singing for Liberty was the theme, peace and justice the message played and sung by eight musical groups. One of the founders of Friends of Human Rights, Mel Underbakke, announced the first selection, a musical tribute to Sami Al-Arian. The former USF professor was acquitted of terrorism charges in 2005, but remains imprisoned under house arrest.
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Be the first to commentFormer Mass. gov. Mitt Romney endorses Rubio listen
04/19/10 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Marco Rubio, Mitt Romney, Kendrick Meek, Charlie Crist
On Saturday, former Massachusetts governor and 2008 presidential candidate Mitt Romney endorsed Marco Rubio for the U.S Senate. He stumped for Rubio in North Tampa today.
As he praised Rubio to a standing-room-only crowd of more than 250, Romney likened this year’s election to the struggle of America’s founders.
Be the first to comment*Once again there are people who are—I’ll call ’em the neo-monarchists—who believe that instead of individuals...
Dozens protest "God hates fags" group listen
04/19/10 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Westboro Baptist Church, God hates fags, USF, University of South Florida, Catholic Church, Judaism, gay rights, Lady Gaga
Activists from Topeka’s controversial Westboro Baptist Church held several demonstrations throughout Florida this week. The group, which calls itself God Hates Fags, says it wants to spread an end-times message that targets everything from the military to Lady Gaga. But when they tried to bring their message to the University of South Florida this morning, they were met with massive resistance.
Dozens of count...
Be the first to commentLong Process of Repairing Tampa Bay Reservoir Continues. listen
04/19/10 Matthew CimitileWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: water, reservoir, environment, desalination
The Tampa Bay Water Board held a public meeting this morning in Pinellas County. They discussed the reservoir, and progress on its renovation.
Over three and a half years ago, the first cracks—measuring 1,900 feet—were discovered at the newly erected C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir in Hillsborough County. John Kennedy, a Tampa Bay Water engineer and project manager, said the cracks b...
Be the first to commentFCC hearings on media ownership tomorrow in Tampa listen
04/19/10 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: FCC, Media, media conglomeration
The Federal Communications Commission will hold a public hearing tomorrow in Tampa on media cross ownership.
We will broadcast the full FCC hearings beginning at 3 tomorrow afternoon on our HD3 channel The Source. You can hear it on an HD radio or on the internet here.
For a preview, we spoke with former WMNF reporter Brandy Doyle, who now works for the Prometheus Radio Project.
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Immokalee workers protest Publix in Lakeland listen
04/19/10 Kelly Benjamin & Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Immokalee farmworkers, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, slavery, Publix, Lakeland
As WMNF reported Friday, over the weekend, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers marched from downtown Tampa to the Publix Supermarket headquarters in Lakeland as part of their "Campaign for Fair Food."
They are calling on Publix to pay one penny more per pound to tomato pickers, and to issue a statement condemning slavery in the agricultural fields of Immokalee where several cases have come to light in the past few years.
On Saturday, farmworkers and supporters...
1 commentsShirley Valentine
04/17/10 Mary GlenneyFrom A Woman's Point of View
Shirley Valentine the play comes to the Gorilla Theatre opens April 15 - May 2. Bridget Bean plays Shirley Valentine and Nancy Cole directs. Find out why Shirley Valentine the Liverpool housewife has so much to say to women of the world. Nancy Cole feels that Bridget Bean was born to play the role of Shirley Valentine. Visit gorillatheatre.com
Be the first to commentRachel Faro
04/17/10 Mary GlenneyFrom A Woman's Point of View
Rachel Faro, singer-songwriter and one of the few woman producers of Latin and Cuban music in the world discusses her career as a performer, producer, music historian and company founder of Ahe Records. Hear her in concert at the Cuban Club with Sam Figuerro and his Latin Jazz Explosion. The concert will be a benefit for the Cuban Club, a common venue for many WMNF events.
Be the first to commentNebraska Abortion Laws
04/17/10 Mary GlenneyFrom A Woman's Point of View
Jodi Jacobson, Executive Director of rhrealitycheck.org, discusses the recent spate of abortion laws which have been passed and signed by the Governor of Nebraska in the last few days. She feels the recent laws are intended to provoke legal reactions with the hopes of taking the cases to the Supreme Court intended as a challenge to Roe V Wade. This will be the first time fetal pain issues will be discussed at the Supreme court if the challenges get that far. Fetal pain will challenge viabi...
Be the first to commentAlternative to Violence
04/17/10 Mary GlenneyAlan Watts
Val Liveoak, a peace activist for over 40 years, comes to the Tampa Bay Area to speak and conduct workshops at the Friends Meeting House in St. Petersburg. Val has been involved in the Peace Teams Project with The Quakers in many countries but most especially in Columbia and South America. She discusses the necessity of inclusivity and bringing all parties to the "table" to arrive at consensus. Val has also coordinated the Alternatives to Violence Project through the world. Everyone is invi...
Be the first to commentCoalition of Immokalee Workers kicks off march to Lakeland listen
04/16/10 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Publix, Charles McKenzie
Today, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) began a three-day march from Tampa to Lakeland. The group and its supporters are demanding that Publix, which is headquartered in Lakeland, spend a penny more per pound of tomatoes it buys from Florida growers. Coalition co-founder and staff member Lucas Benitez says his group wants to send Lakeland a message about its successful hometown company.
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Florida unemployment hits another record high: 12.3% listen
04/16/10 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Unemployment, unemployment rate, Agency for Workforce Innovation
Another month, another record number for unemployment in Florida. The state’s Agency for Workforce Innovation released the March unemployment numbers today, and their economist, Rebecca Rust, says it’s not good news: the rate hit a record of 12.3%
The number of people in Florida who are underemployed is probably much higher.
Be the first to commentWMNF reports live from Tax Day Tea Party in Tampa listen
04/15/10 Kate Bradshaw & Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: tea parties, teabaggers, tea party, taxes, War
WMNF's Kate Bradshaw reports live from the Tax Day Tea Party in downtown Tampa.
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Be the first to commentEPA holds hearings in Tampa on numeric pollution standards for Florida listen
04/15/10 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: EPA, EPA water standards, fertilizer ordinance
Today, the Tampa City Council passed a resolution asking the Hillsborough County Commission to pass a fertilizer ordinance to reduce the amount of nutrients that seep into the county’s waterways. High levels of nitrogen can cause harmful algae blooms.
A bill moving through the state Legislature would forbid local governments from passing fertilizer ordinances.
Because t...
3 commentsRoutine transit meeting gets testy listen
04/15/10 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
The Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners held its third and final workshop today to iron out a few details of a massive transit overhaul that will likely go on the November ballot. But while they focused on the plan’s blander aspects, politics still found its way in.
For the most part, the commissioners and county staff talked about some changes they are making to the current draft of the interlocal agreement. Public Works Department Director Bob Gordon explained the role of this doc...
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