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Champion of the Homeless Dies; and What's Causing Gas Prices to Rise?

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Tags: Bill Sharpe, Tampa Epoch, homelssness, Robert Pollin, gasoline prices, speculation

Good morning,

Welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Today we’re going to remember the life of Tampa community activist Bill Sharpe who was found dead at his work place yesterday. The newspaper the Tampa Epoch which is sold on street corners by homeless people was his idea. Later we’ll talk about the increasing price of gasoline. Then we’ll open the phone lines.

First up—local businessman Bill Sharpe who founded the Tampa Epoch—the newspaper sold by homeless people on the streets ...