THE EFFORT TO SAVE SARASOTA'S "RUSE-IN-URBE" GREENSPACE

Film-maker and community activist Lisa Wilson is part of a drive to save an undeveloped, 7.5 acre plot of land in the heart of Sarasota. The space is being sought by developers because it is one of the largest undeveloped land tracts in the city. Wilson and others would like to preserve the space as a park called Emerald Forest.

SARASOTA GROUPS CALL FOR CITY COMMISSION TO OPPOSE PORTIONS OF THE PATRIOT ACT

After many months of patience and hard work, a broad coalition of Sarasotans has succeeded in placing on the City agenda a draft resolution opposing portions of the 'PATRIOT Act'.

At 6 PM on October 6th, the City Commission will have a public hearing on our resolution. Sarasota Alliance for Voter Education (SAVE), a multi-partisan educational organization, is the resolution's sponsor. Please be there to show your support for our fundamental civil liberties! Guests on the program: Viola...

THE BODY HEALS

Rob & Carol Roberts interview William Ferrill MD, author of "The Body Heals." He discusses specific approaches to combating obesity; diabetes; high cholesterol; arthritis; and high blood pressure; along with methods for improving the function of virtually every organ system in the body.

A SUNSHINE STATE OF MIND

Florida's Place in American Culture. This weekend at USF St. Petersburg a series of free public lectures and dicussions will take place focusing on Florida's culture: literature, music, food, art and politics. Three of the organizers sat down in the WMNF studios to discuss the event: Mark Greenberg, professor at USF Tampa's Florida Studies Center; Rob Blount, CEO and President of the Tampa Bay History Center, and Darryl Paulson, professor of Government at USF St. Petersburg.

PAUL KRUGMAN

New York Times Op-Ed columnist and economist Paul Krugman talks about his book, "The Great Unraveling." In it Krugman says Bush lied during his 2000 presidential campaign, lied once he took office and turned a record budget surplus into the biggest deficit to benefit the rich. He says Bush abused the public's patriotism after the September 11th attacks.

THE DIRTIEST BODY OF COASTAL WATER

Last year the EPA named the Gulf of Mexico as the dirtiest body of coastal water in the U.S. Lead writer Cathy Zollo talks about the Naples Daily News's comprehensive 15 part series on the state of the Gulf and their findings.

DAVID CORN

Author David Corn discussed his new book "The Lies of George Bush: Mastering the Politics of Deception." Corn talks about how the Bush administration has knowingly and intentionally misled the American public.

INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT

An interview with International Solidarity Movement organizer Adam Shapiro and USF graduate Lauren Anzaldo about her experiences as a volunteer working in the West Bank this summer. The ISM is a grassroots movement that promotes and organizes nonviolent direct action in Palestine.

ALABAMA SUPREME COURT JUDGE SPEAKS ON CHURCH AND STATE - Kim Farley

Last night, Chief Justice Roy S. Moore of the Alabama Supreme Court, spoke at the Without Walls International Church in Tampa about the separation of church and state. He is best known for refusing to remove a monument of the Ten Commandments located in the Alabama Supreme Court building rotunda. Before the speech, he answered reporter’s questions. WMNF’s Kim Farley reports…….

Earlier this year a federal judge instructed Justice Moore to remove a monument of the Ten Commandments f...

ACLU ON USA PATRIOT ACT - Amy Snider

The American Civil Liberties Union has embarked on a campaign to educate the public about the USA Patriot Act and other new policies, which the ACLU says, nullify many provisions in the Bill of Rights and the US Constitution. ACLU representatives were in Tampa today to discuss how the Patriot Act affects immigrants, Americans, and Floridians. WMNF’s Amy Snider files this report:

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That was Dalia Hashad, an attorney for the ACLU’s racial profiling division from W...