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Charlie Justice challenged by Mike Mikurak in Pinellas
Democratic Pinellas County Commissioner Charlie Justice is facing a challenge to his countywide seat from Republican Mike Mikurak; the two answered questions Thursday afternoon at a Suncoast Tiger Bay Club meeting in the Gateway area of...
By Rob Lorei A study which came out last month shows that just three counties– Hillsborough, Duval and Orange counties were responsible for nearly one quarter of all juvenile arrests in the state. And that...
BY Rob Lorei Our first guest on Radioactivity Wednesday was Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO. It’s the largest union federation in the US, representing more than 12 million active and retired workers. Trumka is a former coal...
Jill Stein says cabinet could include Richard Wolff or Medea Benjamin
In a C-SPAN interview Tuesday night Green Party Presidential nominee Jill Stein was asked to name some people who might make up her cabinet if she is elected president; her answer included some names like Code...
Manatee NAACP accuses Bradenton Police of racial disparities
The Manatee County NAACP is pointing out racial disparities in policing by the Bradenton Police; Rodney Jones, president of the Manatee branch of the NAACP, used a public records request to get documents showing that 21...
Tampa Bay Times reporter pens new book on filipina ‘Leper Spy’ Josefina Guerrero
By Rob Lorei Our guest on Radioactivity Tuesday was Tampa Bay Times reporter Ben Montgomery who has written a new book called The Leper Spy:The Story of an Unlikely Hero of World War II about World...
Florida group doing hurricane relief work in Haiti
As many as one thousand people are believed to have died when Hurricane Matthew slammed into southern Haiti last week. So a Haitian relief organization with ties to the Tampa Bay area is trying to...
Jolly and Crist differ on guns, campaign money & Clinton
A closely-watched race for Congress in Pinellas County, Florida could be an opportunity for Democrats to pick up a House seat; Republican Congress member David Jolly faces an uphill battle in his newly-redrawn district against former Florida Governor Charlie...
Radioactivity Wednesday: An exclusive interview with Vice President Joe Biden
By Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Wednesday we aired an exclusive interview by Host Rob Lorei with United States Vice President Joe Biden. They talked about Donald Trump’s tax returns, the Senate’s refusal to take up the nomination of...
President Obama declared a State of Emergency in Florida Thursday because of Hurricane Matthew; a Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for all or parts of Levy, Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Polk and some counties to the...
Joe Biden’s advice for Mike Pence in VP debate
WMNF’s Rob Lorei interviewed Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday about what advice Biden would give to Mike Pence in the VP debate: “It would be a hell of a life to get up in the morning...
Radioactivity Friday: Could a Monorail help solve Tampa’s traffic woes?
BY Rob Lorei Our guest on Radioactivity Friday was Tom Hall, a co-founder of a large public relations firm that is also known for his efforts to build the Florida Aquarium in Tampa and he helped...
