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USF students honor fallen transgender people listen
11/17/11 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: transgender, LGBT, USF
Transgender individuals suffer from high rates of unemployment an even homelessness. Those challenges, combined with prejudice, puts this group at a higher risk of both suicide and violence. An LGBT advocacy group held a memorial at USF Tampa Wednesday night for all those who have lost their lives due to being transgender.
Gianna Love is a transgender individual. She’s been taking hormones since she was 17. Prior to that, she struggled with a devoutly religious family who demonized her f...
2 commentsInsects: the next threat to national security? listen
11/17/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: terrorism, agriculture, agricultural, food, FDA, USDA
The Department of Homeland Security has been trying to tighten borders in the name of national security. Airplane passengers and undocumented immigrants have spurred much of the national debate, but there is also concern that food imports should be monitored more closely.
Wednesday in Tampa industry specialists from the agriculture and food industry, law enforcement, the military and emergency management took a course o...
Be the first to commentListeners weigh in on Hillsborough's proposed pet tethering ordinance
11/16/11 Seán KinaneLast Call Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: tethering, Hillsborough County Commission
Today Hillsborough’s Board of County Commissioners considered an ordinance that would limit chaining dogs on an owner’s property. Our guest today is Barbara LaPresti. She’s advocating for a strict ordinance forbidding tethering at all times.
We played two sound bites from Wednesday’s Hillsborough County Commission meeting, where WMNF's Janelle Irwin filed the story [Hillsborough's dog tethering ordinance still not tied down](http://www.wmnf.org/news_stories/hillsboroughs-dog-tethering-ordi...
Be the first to commentHillsborough's dog tethering ordinance still not tied down listen
11/16/11 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Hillsborough County Commission, tethering, animal cruelty, animal rights, animal abuse
Hillsborough County Commissioners are still trying to figure out how to deal with dogs chained up outside. A proposed ordinance guided by Animal Services would outlaw tethering, with some exceptions.
The ordinance recommended by Animal Services addresses the many known cases of injured dogs as a result of being tethered for extended periods of time. But it does allow owners to tether their dog for u...
Be the first to commentTampa Mayor Buckhorn traveling to Israel, but not Palestine listen
11/16/11 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Bob Buckhorn, Israel, Palestine, jobs, AIPAC
As Tampa continues to struggle with the rest of the country to find jobs for its citizens, Mayor Bob Buckhorn is reaching out to Israel. During a press conference Tuesday night the Mayor provided details about his trip.
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn says he is traveling to Israel to strengthen relationships with the country in an effort to attract businesses to the area. For example, a lot of the equipment that will be used in USF’s [Center for ...
1 commentsTampa moves closer to $50 million in federal funds for RNC "security"
11/15/11 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: 2012 RNC, RNC, Bob Buckhorn, kathy castor, taxes
Tampa is a step closer to getting $50 million of federal money for next summer’s Republican National Convention.
The House and Senate Appropriations Conference Committee has recommended the security funding. It’s included in the Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriations “Minibus” which must be approved by both the House of Representatives and Senate as well as signed by the President. Tampa-area U.S. Representative Kathy Castor said today she expects a full House vote this week.
In an email stat...
1 commentsSarasota protesters greet Romney, in town for a fundraiser listen
11/15/11 Doug DriscollWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Mitt Romney, GOP, Womens issues, Awake the State, Sarasota
Monday night Mitt Romney attended his second fundraising dinner in Sarasota since announcing his bid for the Republican Presidential nomination. Some protesters hoped Romney would also get a glimpse of those who oppose his conservative agenda.
A sedate group of about a dozen protesters stood on the corner in a small affluent community on the way to Longboat Key. They pumped signs with one hand, the other greeting passing motorists with a friendly wave. Most returned the wave with a smile...
Be the first to commentElectric vehicle charging stations installed in Tampa listen
11/15/11 Olivia KabatWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: alternative energy, electric vehicles, City of Tampa, electric cars
The City of Tampa recently installed electric vehicle charging stations in several parking garages and surface lots. These 10 new charging stations provide easier access to alternative transportation.
Irvin Lee, Parking Division Director with the City of Tampa says Tampa motorists with electric cars now have convenient areas to recharge their vehicles.
1 comments“The electric vehicle charging stations provide a charging port for vehicles that have a plug-in charge capability. Essentially what ...
"The Great Disruption"
11/14/11 Jon ButtsSustainable Living and Alternative Health Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Occupy Wall Street, sustainability
Our guest on today’s Sustainable Living program was Paul Gilding, author of “The Great Disruption,” Paul’s an international thought leader and advocate for sustainability. He has served as head of Greenpeace International, built and led two companies and advised both Fortune 500 corporations and community-based NGOs. He’s a member of the core faculty for Cambridge University’s Program for Sustainability Leadership. His new book is about the science behind the physical limits to economic and ...
Be the first to commentOccupy Tampa rally: "Vets are the 99 percent!" listen
11/14/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Tampa, Occupy Movement, veterans, PAC, Tampa
Saturday afternoon about 30 members of Occupy Tampa rallied in support of Veterans. They marched from their sidewalk encampment by Curtis Hixon Park to Joe Chillura Courthouse Square Park, which is home to a memorial that honors fallen soldiers who were connected to Hillsborough County and killed in [Operation Iraqi...
2 commentsFarmworkers protest at new Publix in Sarasota listen
11/14/11 Doug DriscollWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: fair food, Publix, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Sarasota
Yesterday, about 250 protestors packed the sidewalks in front of Sarasota’s newest Publix. They are asking the food giant to sign the Fair Food Agreement in support of tomato harvesters across Florida. For over two years, Publix has refused to support their request for what amounts to one penny more per pound, along with reasonable working conditions in the field.
The sidewalks were filled with protestors, chanting and marching around the edifice of the corporation’s newest retail store. ...
7 commentsArchaeologists concerned about disc golf course and beach erosion at St. Pete's Maximo Park listen
11/14/11 Andrea LypkaWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Maximo Park, environment, St. Petersburg, Native Americans, archaeology
Maximo Park is regarded by many as an important environmental and archeological site in South Pinellas. It’s on Boca Ciega Bay alongside Eckerd College. But ten years ago a disc golf course was established. But can the disc golf players coexist with environmentalists and the local community?
Maximo Park is situated on a Tocobaga Indian mound that dates back 6,000 years. Ray Wunderlich, a member of the Tampa Bay Estuary Program’s Citizens Advisory Council, a board member of the Pinellas Cou...
3 commentsLaw professor: Florida's new voting law may impact minorities listen
11/11/11 Jean Henry TelcyWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: voter's rights, voting problems, Voter Registration, Citizen's United v FEC, Stetson College of Law
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy teaches courses in Election and Constitutional Law at Stetson University College of Law. She said minorities are likely to be affected by the new voting law, including disenfranchisement.
Torres-Spelliscy believes the law targets a population that includes many people who do not own a vehicle and have a difficult time getting to the polls. Because early voting on the Sunday before Election Day has ended with the law, Torres-Spelliscy thinks it could end church effor...
Be the first to commentVeterans for Peace and Occupy Tampa remember Armistice Day listen
11/11/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Occupy Tampa, Occupy Lakeland, Occupy St. Pete, Occupy DC, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Movement, veterans, Veterans Day, Veterans for Peace, CCC, Civilian Conservation Corps, WPA
It’s Veterans Day in the US and Europe celebrates Armistice Day marking the official end of hostilities in World War I. Veterans for Peace gathered at the Iraq and Afghanistan war memorials in downtown Tampa this morning at 11:11 on the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
A small group of about a dozen people marked the historic time in silenc...
Be the first to commentPam Iorio on her book "Straightforward, Ways to Live and Lead" listen
11/11/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Pam Iorio, Occupy Tampa, Tampa, Bob Buckhorn, Free Speech Zones, 2012 RNC
Former two-term Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio held her first public book signing at local independent book store Inkwood Books last night. It’s called: Straightforward, Ways to Live and Lead.
Pam Iorio left office with an 87% approval rating. Seven months after leaving public life, she now lectures on leadership at the University of Tampa’s College of Business. When asked if she would compete for the governor’s seat,...
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