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St. Pete mayoral candidate Rick Kriseman wants to reopen pier approach to pedestrians, city already planning to do that listen
06/13/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: the Pier, the Lens, St. Pete, St. Petersburg, Rick Kriseman, Bill Foster
A St. Petersburg mayoral candidate wants the city to re-open the outdoor portions of the Pier to pedestrian traffic something that is already slated to happen sometime next week. Former state Representative Rick Kriseman also wants city council and the current mayor to stop making any further decisions about the Pier’s future until a new mayor is elected. That includes possibly delaying demolition of the iconic inverted pyramid.
But during a press conference Thursday at the St. Petersburg...
2 commentsKristin Rowe-Finkbeiner talks about working Moms
06/13/13 Kristin Rowe-FinkbeinerFrom A Woman's Point of View Listen to this entire show:
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, one of the founders and the executive director of Moms Rising, talks about the recent Pew Research Group's report on working moms. The report notes that in 40 % of families in the USA, women are the primary or the only provider for the children. She also discussed the reaction to this reports by various groups in this country who see working moms as the source of problems in our social fabric. For more information go to www.momsrising.org
Be the first to commentHeidi Boghosian, the exeucitve director of the National Lawyers Guild talks about NSA surveillance.
06/13/13 Heidi BoghosianFrom A Woman's Point of View Listen to this entire show:
Heidi Boghosian, the executive director of the National Lawyers Guild, talks about the recent revelations of the surveillance programs of the National Security Agency. Boghosian said that "the Obama administration has built on the worst abuses of the Bush's anti-terrorism surveillance agenda, expanding and institutionalizing warrant-less domestic surveillance, criminalizing certain Internet activity, tightening government secrecy, all based on increasingly secret interpretations of laws like...
Be the first to commentPoverty in South St. Pete is the focus of city budget during public forum listen
06/13/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: St. Pete, St. Pete City Council, Steve Kornell, economic development, poverty
St. Petersburg residents poured into the Enoch Davis Center in mid-town St. Pete Wednesday evening to weigh in on the city’s budget. During the final public review before the mayor submits his proposed budget on July 1, residents were focused on issues affecting the low income areas of South St. Pete. Sharon Russ pushed for a change in the way the city uses neighborhood stabilization money set aside to rebuild homes in blighted communities.
Be the first to comment“I would like the city to do more to maybe make...
Why Is the Sunshine State Slow to Adopt Solar Power?
06/13/13 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Thursday)
Tags: solar energy, florida, utility companies, tax breaks, state subsidies
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. Next Friday marks the longest day of the year and the first day of summer. With all that sunlight- what are we doing here in Florida to turn that into useable energy? We’re going to talk about solar energy today on Radioactivity.
But first a few words about the just completed summer fund drive. Thanks to the thousands of people who chose to donate to the drive. That part was a huge success. And thanks to the hundreds of people who volunteered their t...
Be the first to commentHillsborough's Public Transportation Commission responds to criticism by spending $90,000 on lobbying listen
06/12/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Hillsborough County, Public Transportation Commission, transit, transportation, Les Miller, Victor Crist, Connect Tampa Bay, PTC, Bob Buckhorn
Responding to criticism that it should just go away, the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission will spend as much as $90,000 on a lobbyist to stay afloat. The board’s chair, Hillsborough County Commissioner Victor Crist, said people need to learn more about the agency before condemning it.
2 comments“This agency, this entity, is under attack. It’s under attack by the media. It’s under attack by legislators. It’s under attack by the community. It’s under attack by people who do not fu...
Mr. Altman goes to Afghanistan
06/12/13 Warren EllyLast Call Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Howard Altman, Tampa Tribune, Warren Elly, Afghanistan, Special Operations Command, Centcom, Taliban
Warren Elly talks to a Tampa Tribune journalist about Afghanistan and what will happen to it after American supervision.
Today... what's happening in Afghanistan, and perhaps most important..what happens when most US forces pull out next year. Does the country revert back to Taliban control to the way it was before 10 years of war and over 18-thousand U-S personnel wounded, over 2-thousand 2 hundred killed? My guest is 26 year veteran journalist Howard Altman, the Tampa Tribune senior wri...
Be the first to commentAnimal rights group demands Walmart end business with factory farms using gestation crates listen
06/11/13 Roberto RoldanWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Walmart, animal cruelty, animal rights, Mercy for Animals, gestation crates, pork, animal abuse
In 2002, Florida passed a law banning the use of gestation crates, but Walmart still sources it’s pork from out of state suppliers who cage pigs. Tuesday morning the animal rights group Mercy For Animals demanded Walmart use their corporate influence to put an end to the controversial practice outside a store on North Dale Mabry Highway.
Mercy For Animals said the campaign against Walmart started after video footage last...
Be the first to commentU.S. Senate moves immigration bill as Florida leaders bash Gov. Scott for licenses veto listen
06/11/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: immigration, immigration reform, Janet Cruz, Barack Obama, Senate
By a vote of 82 to 15 Tuesday, the U.S. Senate cleared the way for debate on bi-partisan legislation that creates a pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants. Even though the procedural vote cleared the Senate by a wide margin, many Republicans have said they won’t support the bill as it is.
It remains likely the legislation will see some changes to border patrol provisions. Before the Senate vote, President Barack Obama appealed to conservatives who are hesitant to gi...
Be the first to commentMedical cannabis advocates gather at Tampa film premier listen
06/11/13 Samuel JohnsonWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Veterans Affairs, marijuana, cannabis, FLCAN, Marinol, drug wars, medical marijuana, Myakka Gold, John Morgan
Despite a federal prohibition, several states allow medical marijuana, though it’s outlawed in Florida. The film American Drug War 2 focuses on a two-year-old boy's struggle with cancer during and after he was treated cannabis. The premier was held last Thursday at Westshore Movie Theater in Tampa
Cathy Jordan is president of the Florida Cannabis Action Network. Jordan has ALS, better known as Lou Gehrig's disease and understands firs...
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