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St. Pete kills fire fee; poised to raise property tax rate buoyed by residents' calls to maintain services listen
09/14/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: St. Petersburg City Council, Wengay Newton, Bill Foster, St. Petersburg, St. Pete, Peoples' Budget Review
Late Thursday night the St. Petersburg City Council rebuffed the Mayor's calls to raise revenue through a fire fee for all properties; instead the city increased its property tax millage rate for the first time in 2 decades.
City services won't be cut and a lot can be attributed to public outcry.
Recently an effort called the Peoples’ Budget Review has surveyed city residents and found they prefer tax increases to cuts in services. WMNF interviewed Rick Smith, who has been involved in ...
Be the first to commentHillsborough County is one step closer to new trash pick-up service listen
09/14/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Hillsborough County Commission, trash, solid waste, waste management, recycling
Hillsborough County is one step closer to revamping its longstanding trash hauling monopoly. At a workshop yesterday, County Commissioners voted to move forward with a competitive bidding process that will force the existing companies to compete with others from other states for county contracts. After more than 8-months of conversation, Commissioner Mark Sharpe said the next step needed to be taken immediately.
Be the first to comment“Any delay would potentially put at risk all of this work. Any delay for a...
The Little Blue Book by George Lakoff and Elizabeth Wehling
09/13/12 Mary GlenneyFrom A Woman's Point of View Listen to this entire show:
Mary Glenney read some examples from THE LITTLE BLUE BOOK by George Lakoff and Elizabeth Wehling to illustrate some of the major points in the book. Using both THE LITTLE BLUE BOOK and Sandra Steingraber's RAISING ELIJAH she tried to show examples of specific policies and issues. For more information go to THE LITTLE BLUE BOOK published by the Free Press a division of Simon and Shuster and Sandra Steingraber's RAISING ELIJAH.
Be the first to commentElectric cars in Florida
09/13/12 Mitch PerryLast Call Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Phil Compton, Sierra Club, Middle East
The Sierra Club's Phil Compton talked up two upcoming events that feature electric cars.
The conversation focused on all types of transportation that don't concentrate on fossil fuels.
The recent violence and protests against U.S. embassies in the Middle East also played into the conversation.
Be the first to commentKarl Rove's Kingdom of Power; and Enterprise Florida: Not Living Up To Promises?
09/13/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Thursday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Craig Unger, Boss Rove, Integrity Florida, Enterprise Florida, Dan Krassner
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. First up today: After four years in the political wilderness box, longtime political operative Karl Rove has returned as the chief mastermind of the G.O.P.’s electoral effort. Author Craig Unger has just published a new book, Boss Rove: Inside Karl Rove’s Secret Kingdom of Power, that focuses on Rove’s fall from grace during the Valerie Plame scandal and his remarkable political resurrection. It shows how Rove’s out-of-the-spotlight tacti...
1 commentsGov. Rick Scott talks to parents and teachers about improving education at an A-rated school in Pinellas listen
09/13/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Rick Scott, education, education reform, education spending, public education, teacher tenure, FCAT
Governor Rick Scott is going straight to the source to find a better way to educate Florida’s children. He’s calling it a listening tour and is asking students’ moms and dads and their teachers. During one hour question and answer sessions Wednesday afternoon at Madeira Beach Fundamental School, teachers told the Governor they were frustrated with things like high stakes testing, teacher evaluations and shrinking salaries. Scott said he wants to hear about those problems so he can rummage ...
Be the first to commentCAIR's Hassan Shibly on death of US Ambassador to Libya listen
09/12/12 Seán KinaneLast Call Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Libya, Benghazi, islamophobia, Islam, CAIR, Bill Nelson
The day after Tuesday's attack on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya we spoke with Hassan Shibly. He’s executive director of the Tampa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
Four Americans have died, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens, following riots by Libyans upset at a low-budget film critical of Islam.
We heard audio of Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) suggesting Al-Qaeda could be responsible for the attack.
We also touched on the ongoing effort by conservat...
Be the first to commentReaction to death of U.S. Ambassador in Libya listen
09/12/12 wire services including APWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Libya, Benghazi, Barack Obama, islamophobia, Islam, Mitt Romney
President Barack Obama is condemning in the "strongest possible terms" an attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya that killed four Americans, including the American ambassador.
Today Obama said the U.S. will work with the Libyan government to bring the perpetrators of the attack to justice. He says "no acts of terror" will shake America's resolve.
Obama said the U.S. rejects any efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others, but says there is "absolutely no justification" for viole...
Be the first to commentThe Secret Life of an American Art Forger
09/12/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Wednesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Ken Perenyi, art forgery, Andy Warhol, Martin Johnson Heade, John Herring, Thomas Butterworth
One of the world’s master art forgers- Ken Perenyi lives in Madeira Beach…...no longer is he passing off his fake paintings for thousands or tens of thousands of dollars… but for 30 years he used his uncanny ability to paint like the masters—to make a living. And living is putting it mildly. Somehow he always stayed one step ahead of the mafia, law enforcement and suspicious art dealers…..He’s written a new book called Caveat Emptor: The Secret Life of an American Art Forger (Pegasus Books)…....
1 commentsPinellas transit officials want to brand improvements before asking residents to pay for them listen
09/11/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: PSTA, transit, light rail, transportation, Ken Welch, Brad Miller, SunRail
Pinellas County is slowly moving forward with plans to ask voters to pay for a major transit overhaul. A study released this year lays the groundwork for both light rail and increased bus service to support it. At a transit meeting yesterday, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority CEO Brad Miller said the ideas need to be discussed with possible riders.
2 comments“To help us digest all of these plans that are going on whether they’re long term or shor...
9/11 remembered by peace activists for resulting in more violence listen
09/11/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: 9/11, terrorism, peace, USF, Students for a Democratic Society, Islam
While groups around the country are remembering the victims of 9/11, other groups are marking the day for a different reason. A group of Peace activists rallied at USF and downtown Tampa today to remind people that American lives weren’t the only ones lost as a result of the attacks that day. Gonzalo Valdes with the group Tampa Against the War on Terror said more people were lost post 9/11.
1 comments“9/11 was the beginning of this war on terror. That’s when the world changed. I personally feel...
Reporter Goes Undercover To Investigate Voter Suppression Group Called True The Vote
09/11/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Tuesday) Listen to this entire show:
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up we'll talk with a reporter for Alternet who investigated a voter suppression group called True The Vote. But first some listener comments about last night's Last Call.
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Steven Rosenfeld writes for Alternet.org and recently wrote an article entitled [Going Undercover at the GOP's Voter Vigilante Project to Disrupt the Nov. Election](http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/going-undercover-gops-voter-vigilante-project-...
Be the first to commentFormer Chief of International Law at Central Command on New Seal Team 6 Book and Sabre Rattling for War with Iran
09/10/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Monday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: International law, Osama Bin Laden, killing, Mark Owen, Seal Team 6, Iran, attack
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. In a moment we’ll speak with an international law expert from Stetson University College of Law about the killing of Osama Bin Laden and the sabre rattling over Iran’s nuclear program….But first five listener comments that have come in since last Thursday- most about our coverage of the Democratic National Convention—including whether the Democrats had outlined any program for where they’d like to take the country- and whether the south Florida Democrat...
Be the first to commentIn Seminole Obama says voters have a choice to make listen
09/10/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Barack Obama, 2012 election, Democrats, education, healthcare, LGBT, Charlie Crist, Kathy Castor
At an impassioned grassroots speaking event, President Barack Obama told voters they have an obvious choice to make. Speaking to a crowd of thousands at the St. Pete College Seminole campus on Saturday, the president wooed the crowd with a combination of wit and optimism.
Hot on the heels of his Democratic nomination acceptance speech in Charlotte, Obama reiterated some of his priorities in office. In sync with the day’s venue, Obama criticized Republicans for wanting to “gut” education....
Be the first to commentAARP Director Jeff Johnson talks about older voters anxiety heading into November election
09/07/12 Lisa MarzilliLast Call Friday Listen to this entire show:
The nonprofit, nonpartisan organization AARP boasts a membership of more than 37 million people - making it a very powerful force to be reckoned with come November. According to their latest poll, 72% of working seniors worry about having to delay retirement, 62% of those polled are worried about health care expenses and hal...
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