Charlottesville Podcasting Network
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Local historian Rick Britton joins Coy Barefoot every Friday to talk about days gone by in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. This week, Robert E. Lee’s work in the Army Corps of Engineers before becoming the head of the Confederate Army. Rick explains how Lee helped save the harbor in St. Louis
Brian Wheeler of Charlottesville Tomorrow joins Coy Barefoot each week on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss growth and development issues. This week, Brian describes how he sees room for improvement in the County budgeting process. He says the community would benefit from discussing budget approaches earlier in the cycle when the Supervisors receive projected assessment information and set compensation strategy in the fall.
Coy and Brian also discuss the C-Ville Weekly investigative story describing the 2006 land transfers by the County to support the expansion of the National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC). Mr. Wheeler also described the design competition being managed by the Charlottesville Community Design Center (CCDC) and the potential that contest has to get the public and developers thinking about what might happen to the last open lots near the Downtown Mall between South Street and Water Street across from LiveArts.
Coy Barefoot begins a recent program by speaking with Keith Drake, head of the Albemarle County Republican Party, about the recent Town Hall on Taxation sponsored by the party. He asks why county budgets have risen over the past few years, in particular pointing at the school system’s Community Engagement Department. His comments are rebutted by Brian Wheeler, the At-Large Member of the Albemarle County School Board, who offers an explanation.
Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources Preston Bryant joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to give news on Martinsville’s Natural History Museum and the upcoming Environment Virginia conference.
Brian Moran of Alexandria is the chairman of the Democratic Caucus in the House of Delegates. He joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss what Governor Kaine may do with the transportation bill currently before him. He has until March 26th to amend the legislation, which would borrow up to $2.5 billion to pay for new roads.
“He’s got the opportunity to fix the bill,” says Moran. Moran explains why he thinks money for roads should not come from the general fund.
On this segment of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now! with Coy Barefoot, guest Keith Drake comments on recent property value assessments. Drake is the Chairman of Republican Party of Albemarle County, and here he discusses the “Truth in Taxation” Town Hall meeting which occurred Monday night. The purpose of the meeting was to “bring more openness, honesty and fairness to the budgeting process.” People came to talk about their own experiences with increasing property values, and how tax rate changes affect them. With millions more in the Albemarle County budget, where does all of the money go? If you missed the meeting, listen to the podcast and find out!
| Judy Daubenmier is a veteran AP reporter, and a history lectures at the University of Michigan. Her new book is Project Rewire, which takes a look at how journalism in America can be improved by watchdogging from new media. Daubenmier was a consultant on the documentary Outfoxed, and is a contributer to the media monitoring blog Newshounds.
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The Rutherford Institute routinely gives out pocket constitutions to help educate Americans on their system of government. John Whitehead joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss freedoms, and threats to liberty. Topics include the conviction of Scooter Libby, Ann Coulter’s position in the media, and the role of habeas corpus in American history.
| Eric Boehlert is a senior fellow at Media Matters, an organization that says it monitors press coverage for Republican bias. He joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss recent comments made by Ann Coulter about presidential candidate John Edwards, as well as Washington’s reaction to the Scooter Libby conviction.
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| Steve Ettlinger is the author of Twinkie, Deconstructed, a look at processed ingredients in foods. He joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss emulsifiers, hydrogenation, and other ingredients that go into our favorite snacks and meals. If you’ve ever wanted to know why high fructose syrup is in everything, this is the podcast for you. |
Brian Wheeler of Charlottesville Tomorrow joins Coy Barefoot on the March 6 edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now. They began the show with a run down of the declared candidates for the November 2007 local elections related to City Council and the Board of Supervisors. City Democrat Jennifer McKeever made her announcement earlier in the day to become the first candidate for City Council.
Brian previewed two items before the Albemarle County Planning Commission later that evening. The first was a rezoning request related to the Avon Center, a commercial development on 5th street which would bring a major grocery store and a home improvement store to the South side of town. The second was a rezoning in the Hollymead Town Center (known as area A2) to allow for 1,228 homes on 47 acres.
Coy and Brian also talked about the transportation infrastructure called for in the Places29 Master Plan currently being reviewed by the community and scheduled for approval in late 2007. A caller asks if public participation in these meetings really makes a difference and Brian gave examples of situations in Hollymead Town Center where 1-2 individuals speaking on a project have dramatically changed the thinking and votes of the Planning Commission. He encouraged the public to get involved.
The show closed with a discussion of the 820 new jobs expected to be brought from Washington, D.C. to Charlottesville’s National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) in 2011.
Delegate Jennifer McClellan joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss the fate of the transportation bill and the major accomplishments of the General Assembly.