THE EFFECTS OF OXYCONTIN ADDICTION

Dr. Rick Sponaugle and Doloras Perrone of Florida Detox discuss withdrawal from the drug oxycontin.

HAVE WE ACHIEVED RACIAL EQUALITY?

Rob interviews Michael Brown, lead author of "Whitewashing Race: The Myth of a Colorblind Society" (UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS). The book's authors take a new look at role of race in U.S. society, showing the cumulative effects of inequality on blacks and the long-term positive effects of institutional racism on whites.

TERRY SCHIAVO'S LEGAL RIGHTS - Kristen Friend-Weaver

As Terri Schiavo enters her third day without food, her supporters still hope that Governor Bush will intervene to save her life. The Governor has been sympathetic to Terri’s family and supporters, but said yesterday that he feels he has no legal ground on which to oppose the court ordered removal of her feeding tube. Spokespeople for the Governor have said that since he has already written a letter to the judge and filed a friend of the court brief, he is now obligated to see that the co...

SARASOTA DISAVOWS SEGMENTS OF THE USA PATRIOT ACT - Kimberley Farley

Last night in Sarasota the City Commission voted in favor of becoming the latest community to adopt a resolution disavowing parts of the Patriot Act. WMNF’s Kimberley Farley reports.

The vote was 3-2 with Mayor Lou Ann Palmer and Vice-Mayor Richard Martin dissenting. Mary Ann Servian, Fredd Atkins, and Dan Bilyeu, who was the resolution’s sponsor, voted in favor.

The resolution that passed sought to disavow parts of the Patriot Act such as sneak-and-peak searches, where law enfo...

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.