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06/13/11 John ButtsSustainable Living and Alternative Health Listen to this entire show:
Tags: sustainability, Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, Gulfport
First on the Sustainable Living Program we talked to one of the founders of the Peaceful Plate group about their upcoming event at the Gulfport Casino on Saturday June 18. This all day event will focus on different aspects of sustainable living. For more information check out www.peacefulplate.org . Next up, the Water Wise Coordinator for Hillsborough County Extension Service, Virginia Overstreet joined the program. We talked about issues with our Florida yards; mainly composting and wate...
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01/26/11 Andrea LypkaRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Wednesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: financial scam, elder care law, Stetson, Gulfport, fraud, law
Senior citizens are often the target financial fraud. But, there are organizations that can help by warning about common scams and assisting after a fraud has occurred.
Stephen Lintner’s mother was a victim of a financial scam.
“Mom used a company for some kind of credit card consolidation that had some problems and it disappeared and things fell apart. I don’t even know the details. She has had some problems with phone calls that turned out to be a scam and she lost a measure of money ...
Be the first to commentLongtime civil rights activist John Seigenthaler receives award listen
12/20/10 Andrea LypkaWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Seigenthaler, Stetson, Law, Gulfport, First Amendment Center, Marque Debnam, Abigail Pressler, Amnesty International, Black Law Students Association
Civil rights leader and journalist John Seigenthaler Sr. spoke about racial, gender, religious and sexual orientation injustices that groups of people faced in history and continue to face.
Be the first to comment“I want to ask you to think with me on times, on times when we suffered defeat, times when we forgot our way, some times when our values escaped us. There is, I think if we are honest, a dark side to our national character that has periodically taken hold in our history and threatened at times to under...
Pinellas schools consider swapping fundamental, Montessori programs listen
11/09/10 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Pinellas Schools, St. Petersburg, Gulfport, education, Montessori, fundamental schools
It’s no secret that many public schools in Florida are disappointing at best. The Pinellas County School Board is trying to makes some tweaks to the system to boost results, but one of these changes has two South Pinellas communities up in arms. Deputy Superintendent Jim Madden says the draft of the county’s Student Achievement Proposal takes a long view of student success.
Be the first to comment"We're trying to look at our district from say, like the 30,000 foot level, and saying 'how are we structured school...
Not All Teachers Oppose SB 6 listen
04/12/10 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Senate Bill 6, SB6, Gulfport, education
Not all teachers oppose Senate Bill 6. Fran Strayhorn is a kindergarten teacher at Gulfport Montessori She said it would force teachers to work harder.
While the bill’s opponents say it would place an undue burden on educators while leaving families off the hook when it comes to student success, Strayhorn says someone has to take up the slack.
She said that to expect some families to step up their involvement in their children’s education is ...
5 commentsFive Contenders Aim for One Gulfport Council Seat listen
03/09/10 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Gulfport, Judy Ryerson, City Council, election, elections, Pinellas County, David Hastings, Stanley Solomons, Roz Barbieri, David Steinke
Today several Pinellas beaches hare holding municipal elections. Towns like Treasure Island and Indian Shores had commission or council seats go to unopposed candidates. Others, like Indian Rocks Beach and Gulfport, had multiple candidates vying for the same seat. Gulfport has five candidates in the running for its Ward One commission seat, including the incumbent, Judy Ryerson. Ryerson, who is finishing her first term, said she isn’t sure why so she has much competition when Gulfport’s other...
Be the first to commentDrilling forum in Gulfport draws large crowd listen
11/06/09 Matthew Cimitile & Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: oil drilling, Rick Kriseman, USF, Gulfport
In Gulfport last night, the public piled into a town hall meeting on drilling for fossil fuels off the coast of Florida. It was billed as a meeting about one of the most important decisions impacting Florida’s future. Scientists, politicians and advocates gave arguments for and against a controversial proposal that would open up Florida’s Gulf coastline to gas and oil exploration as close as three to five miles from shore. Florida House Representative Rick Kriseman, a Democrat from St. Peters...
2 commentsGulfport gallery offers green art listen
12/19/08 By Andrea LypkaWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: art, green, gulfport, lypka
The Outpost is not just a run of the mill art gallery in Gulfport but a gallery where art is made from recyclables.
Carol Zuelsdorf is an environmentally inspired artist who incorporates trash into a functional art. “Green art is using things over and over again to help our environment,” she said.
During the eco-cleanups organized by her husband Kurt Zuelsdorf, she picks up debris from Clam Bayou and incorporates it into her art. She turns palm fronds into colorful fish or masks, coc...
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06/02/08 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Clam Bayou, Gulfport, environment
Last month the Gulfport City Council passed a resolution asking the Southwest Florida Water Management District (Swiftmud) to dredge parts of Clam Bayou. But many citizens oppose the idea of removing sediment from such a large portion of the estuary.
This morning, Swiftmud employees, members of the Pinellas-Anclote River Basin Board and city officials toured the navigable portions of Clam Bayou by boat.
The Gulfport City Council’s only vote against the resolution calling for large-scal...
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