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Attorney David Cobb Wants to Overturn the Sureme Court's Citizen's United Decision
02/18/13 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Monday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: corporate power, Supreme Court, Citizen's United, David Cobb, Move to Amend
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up today we'll talk with attorney David Cobb who is a national spokesperson for Move to Amend. Cobb will be speaking tonight at 7PM at the Unitarian Church in downtown St. Petersburg on his group's effort to overturn the Supreme Court's Citizen's United decision. Cobb, who is a former green Party presidential candidate, contends that the Citizen's decision held that corporations now have equal politica...
Be the first to commentMarch is Bike Month
02/18/13 Jon ButtsSustainable Living and Alternative Health Listen to this entire show:
Tags: solar power, solar, nuclear, nuclear power, Bike Month, bicycling, biking
We started today's program with Arnie Gunderson, a nuclear engineer with the nonprofit group Fairewinds, who gave us a little more information about Crystal River and what's next. Arnie talked about what happened that finally shut down the Crystal River Nuclear Power plant and our future options. He felt that solar electric was a good option, but that solar thermal to heat water was a quicker return on investment. Solar thermal central power plants and wind power on our coast lines, connected...
Be the first to commentFlorida Rep. Dennis Baxley says kids will be safer if teachers are armed listen
02/15/13 Lisa MarzilliWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Dennis Baxley, gun free zones, gun control, Sandy Hook Elementary, guns
In the aftermath of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary legislators in states across the country are calling for changes in laws that prohibit guns from being brought on to school campuses.
One Florida lawmaker who has been a vocal advocate for doing away with what he calls “gun free zones” is Representative Dennis Baxley. The Ocala Republican helped sponsor the controversial “Stand Your Ground” ...
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02/15/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Black History Month, City of Tampa Black History Committee
Today marked the 25th anniversary of Black History Celebrations in Tampa. The annual ceremony at the Tampa Convention Center was even more festive this year as volunteers honored some of the city’s most accomplished movers of African-American equality.
Every year, the black history committee puts on one heck of a shin dig to honor the culture’s rich history in Tampa. In between lively gospel music, speakers regaled memories of growing up in the African-American communities of Tampa.
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Be the first to commentLocal Effort to Undo Citizen's United; What Happened to America's Middle Class?
02/15/13 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Friday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: corporate power, decline of the middle class, David Cobb, Hedrick Smith
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up today we’ll speak with David Cobb, the former Green Party presidential candidate who now heads Move To Amend—the effort to turn back the Supreme Court’s Citizen’s United decision. And later we’ll talk with Hedrick Smith, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who has written a new book called Who Stole the American Dream? Both of our guests will be making speeches locally in the next few days.
But first one listener comment ab...
Be the first to commentSt. Pete City Council member Steve Kornell opposed red light cameras
02/15/13 Janelle IrwinLast Call Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: red light cameras, Steve Kornell, St. Petersburg, Florida legislature
They snap pictures of cars who may be running a light with a tell tale flash. They're red light cameras.
The idea was to eliminate potentially fatal intersection collisions, but the issue has sparked debate across party lines. Some argue it is a violation of privacy – others that the tickets issued aren’t accurate.
As legislation to overturn a state law that allows the cameras to be used is making its way through Tallahassee, St. Petersburg officials are facing their own backlash over ...
1 commentsThe Director of the Film Chasing Ice; and evolutionary biologist Lee Dugatkin
02/14/13 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Thursday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: climate change, global warming, melting sea ice, documentary film, Chasing Ice, Jeff Orlowski, evolution, Charles Darwin
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up today we’ll met the director of the award winning film on global warming called CHASING ICE.
And we’ll discuss evolution and altruism—are humans wired to be altruistic- or is being selfish a natural habit- embedded in our DNA. We’ll also be taking your phone calls.
First up today- Jeff Orlowski is director of the film CHASING ICE- which will be shown several times over the next few days in the Bay area. The film looks at...
Be the first to commentEvent at the Tampa Theatre with the Gasparilla Film Festival and Watoto
02/14/13 Mary GlenneyFrom A Woman's Point of View Listen to this entire show:
The Gasparilla Film Festival and Watoto, an international non-profit that provides rescue for orphans and widows in Africa will partner to present a film and concert benefit at the Tampa Theatre on Sunday February 17. The evening will premiere the documentary :"Restore Gulu: Child Soldier No More. A performance by the Watoto Children's Choir will follow the screening. The doors open at 4:30 pm and the screening of the film will be at 5 pm
Be the first to commentEve Ensler reads from the Vagina Monologues
02/14/13 Eve EnslerFrom A Woman's Point of View Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Vagina Monologues, One Billion Rising, women's issues
In conjunction with "one billion rising"-the international celebration on V-Day or Violence against women's Day, February 14, with dance and music to bring attention to the extent of violence against women in the world, Eve Ensler reads from her play The Vagina Monologues. Eve Ensler conceived the idea for an international celebration of women rising against the violence and since one billion women throughout the world are assaulted or raped every year the event has become"one billion rising...
Be the first to commentLabor groups warn against changes to Florida's pension program listen
02/14/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: labor, pensions, retirement, 401k, defined benefit, Florida Retirement Security Coalition, state workers, unions
Proposed legislation in the Florida House would force new state employees hired after 2014 to use a 401k-style retirement fund instead of the current pension program. During a conference call Wednesday, critics of the measure said the change would hurt public employees. Diane Oakley, executive director for the National Institute on Retirement Security said seniors enrolled in the type of retirement program being proposed are nine times more likely to live in poverty during their final years...
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