John Whitehead of the Rutherford Institute is having a busy summer, and he begins this episode of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now with Coy Barefoot by describing what’s been going on. Two big issues are on Rutherford’s radar – abusive driver fees and surveillance cameras at traffic lights. On a lighter note, Whitehead is closely following Barry Bonds’ race to surpass Hank Aaron’s home run record, and is not pleased. One of the other stories he’s following is the ongoing saga of Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez.
Ted Genoways is the editor of the Virginia Quarterly Review, which has just published its summer issue for 2007. He joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about what readers can expect. The issue features the Iraqi war photography of Ashley Gilbertson, who has been shooting since before the war there began.
Jed Babbin is a former Air Force JAG officer who served as Deputy Undersecretary of Defense in the first Bush Administration. Also the Editor of Human Events, Babbin’s new book is called In The Words of Our Enemies, and he joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about it.
“The whole reason for this book is to give people the chance to judge for themselves, and hopefully to push our government in ways that we may be able to avoid wars,” he said. “Some people are talking against America and it’s just noise, but some people very quickly rise out of the noise level and we need to take steps against them before we have to go war.”
Jul 302007
Kent Willis is the executive director of the Virginia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. Every year, the group writes a report on the General Assembly session which tracks how the legislature affected various rights. Willis joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about it.
Wendy Fournier of the National Autism Association joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss legislation that contains an amendment that would restrict the federal government’s ability to purchase vaccines with thimerosal. President Bush has threatened a veto.
Jul 292007
Mike Spar is a research associate at the Demographics and Workforce Section of The Weldon Cooper Center for Pubic Service at the University of Virginia. Their research has revealed that this year there will be around 81,300 high school graduates in the state of Virginia, a state record. Further, the number of high school graduates is expected to increase until 2009 as the baby boom “echo” passes through the high school system. Listen in to learn how the booming number of high school graduates will affect colleges in Virginia. |
Jul 292007
This week on the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call with Rick Moore, local artists discuss the Frank Ix Project off the Downtown Mall. The Project will include seventeen acres of residential, business, and retail space, and calls into question the age-old debate about expansion and development. What can we expect from the complex?
John Owen of Live Arts, John St. Ous of Piraeus Pictures, and Leah Stoddard of the Second Street Gallery also respond to the question of how much “art” (films, plays, writers) Charlottesville can actually handle. Will more theatre productions distract the public from the theatres already in place, or can Charlottesville absorb any artistic venture that’s thrown at it?
Find out here, only on WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call.
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Jul 292007
Charlottesville Police Chief Tim Longo takes time out of his busy schedule to join Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about the recent rash of late-night attacks off the Downtown Mall.
“Are these gangs? Could they be gangs? Well, whether they’re gangs or not, I still have a number of assaults that I have to deal with,” he said.
Two teenagers were arrested late last week, after this interview was recorded.
In this week’s One on One interview, Ken White speaks with rising second year student Morgan O’Murray, who is spending her summer on an internship with Lehman Brothers in New York.
Jim Hoeft is the man behind Bearing Drift, one of the Commonwealth’s most prolific and influential political blogs. He joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss his work, what Bearing Drift means, and transportation in the Hampton Roads area. Of course, the political issue of the day comes up, and Jim gives his thoughts on abusive driver fees.
| Hakim admits he’s made some mistakes. Mistakes and bad choices are what paved the path to the homelessness he faces today. A guest of PACEM, Hakim had just returned to the Charlottesville area expecting to have a home and found, as he said, “that was not true.â€Â
Listen to Hakim share his definition of home and his determination to find a better future. Produced by Voices of Poverty. |
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Jul 262007
Reporter Jayson Whitehead is a frequent contributor to C-VILLE Weekly. His recent articles have covered the NGIC land-deal, poverty in Charlottesville, and the health of the Rivanna River. He joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss the latest news on Wendell Wood’s efforts to get land in northern Albemarle County rezoned into the growth area.
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