January 2006 – Charlottesville Podcasting Network

BY Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call January 30, 2006 2:19 pm

Wake-Up Call: Sustainable Design in Charlottesville

The Charlottesville Waldorf School announced plans this week to become the "greenest school in America." Here's a bit from the press release. It will feature a completely integrated "green" design…[...]

BY SeanTubbs January 30, 2006 9:40 am

Sorensen Training the Next Generation of Political Leaders

The 2005 class of Sorensen's college leaders program For over a dozen years, the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership has been training would-be politicians and government officials the ins and…[...]

BY Monticello Podcasts January 25, 2006 11:39 am

Preserving America’s Historic Plants

Interview with Peggy Cornett, Director of Monticello's Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants, on the effort to preserve and cultivate America's historic plants[...]

BY SeanTubbs January 22, 2006 6:53 pm

Ewert and Weed Meet in First Debate for Democratic Nomination to 5th House District

Could this be the year that the Democratic party can beat Virgil Goode in the Fifth Congressional District? He was elected to the seat twice as a Democrat before becoming…[...]

BY SeanTubbs January 22, 2006 12:46 pm

Wake-Up Call: Is Iran a Nuclear Threat? R.K. Ramazani weighs in

Are we in any more danger from annihilation if Iran continues to develop nuclear energy? On this installment of WNRN's Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, Rick Moore speaks with U.Va Professor…[...]

BY SeanTubbs January 18, 2006 5:03 am

Beyond the Book: Using Technology to Enhance K-12 Learning

Today's classroom is filled with computers, and technology-assisted instruction is an excellent way to help students quickly learn important concepts. That's the general topic of discussion at the Virginia Piedmont…[...]

BY SeanTubbs January 17, 2006 10:02 am

My Company 101 – Neon Guild Meeting for January 16, 2006

Are you thinking of starting a small business? If so, have you considered what form of company will best serve your needs? That's the subject of the January meeting of…[...]

BY SeanTubbs January 16, 2006 11:21 am

Charlottesville Tomorrow Podcast: Albemarle County’s community development process

Charlottesville Tomorrow's latest podcast is from an Albemarle County Board of Supervisors meeting from January 11, from "an afternoon worksession to review the entire community development process." To read more,…[...]

BY SeanTubbs January 15, 2006 12:37 pm

Wake-Up Call: Emergency Contraception

Emergency contraception was invented in the 1960's to prevent victims of sexual assault from becoming pregnant, but has still not been made available to consumers on an over the counter…[...]

BY SeanTubbs January 10, 2006 8:47 am

An Interview with Delegate-elect David Toscano

The Virginia General Assembly convenes tomorrow for a new session, and this year, there will be seventeen new faces in the House of Delegates. One of them is David Toscano,…[...]

BY Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call January 8, 2006 12:16 pm

Wake-up Call: What is a Sudbury School?

What role should students play in running the schools they attend? Should they be able to go to school and not have teachers? That's the topic on this week's edition…[...]

BY SeanTubbs January 5, 2006 12:48 pm

Albemarle supervisors hear growth estimates

Charlottesville Tomorrow has a podcast from this week's meeting of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors concerning new growth estimates in the Crozet region. Apparently the county now projects a…[...]