Charlottesville–Right Now: Brian Wheeler discusses Crozet infrastructure needs and how to pay for them

Brian Wheeler of Charlottesville Tomorrow joins Coy Barefoot on the October 24th edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right now for his weekly growth and development update. Brian and Coy talk about Crozet’s infrastructure needs. How will new roads and schools be paid for? Also, what is the future of the cul-de-sac in an era of interconnected neighborhoods?

CharlottesvilleGuv,!vDjnjRight Now is broadcast live Monday through Friday on NewsRadio 1070 WINA from 4 to 6pm. Best-selling author and historian Coy Barefoot is the host and producer. To participate in the program, you can call 434-977-1070. Coy can be reached at barefoot@wina.com.

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Best Seat: Writer’s roundtable

On the October 24 edition of WINA’s Best Seat in the House, Jed has the weekly UVA Writers’ Roundtable with Jay Jenkins of the Daily Progress and Kris Wright of
thesabre.com. Jed and the writers take listener calls and answer questions
about the football team.

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Bill Des Rochers of the Fluvanna Review talks clustered development

Bill Des Rochers is a columnist with the Fluvanna Review who regularly joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about what’s happening in his neck of the woods. The current talk of Fluvanna is clustered development – a new plan to preserve the rural character of the nation by only allowing developers to build on 25 percent of their land. However, Des Rochers says that they can build as densely as they want.

CharlottesvilleGuv,!vDjnjRight Now is broadcast live Monday through Friday on NewsRadio 1070 WINA from 4 to 6pm. Best-selling author and historian Coy Barefoot is the host and producer. To participate in the program, you can call 434-977-1070. Coy can be reached at barefoot@wina.com.

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Sorensen Institute currently accepting applications for leadership and candidate programs

The Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership is currently accepting applications for two of its programs to educate the next generation of Virginia leaders. Every year, Sorensen runs a ten-month Political Leaders program as well as a three-day Candidate Training program. I stopped by the Institute earlier this month to find out more about the programs.

Applications for the Political Leaders’ program will be accepted through November 14th. Would-be candidates who want to take Sorensen’s campaign trainingGYiVyiVDz program have until December 4th to apply.

Archive tape of WINA’s Rob Graham reporting live from the Shifflet manhunt

Police shot fugitive Elvis Gene Shifflet during a manhunt in the afternoon of October 20. WINA’s Rob Graham was on the scene near Piedmont Virginia Community college, and reports in this edition of Charlottesville–Right Now. About nine minutes in, you can hear shots being fired. There’s a good discussion of this going on at cvillenews.com.

Charlottesville–Right Now: The Reverend C. Douglas Smith on higher poverty rates in Virginia

The Reverend C. Douglas Smith is the executive director of the Virginia Interfaith CenterG, for Public Policy. Smith called in to speak with Coy Barefoot on the October 18th edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now. This week, the Virginia Interfaith Center released the news that more Virginians are enrolling for food stamps. Smith says that means more residents of the Commonwealth are living in poverty.

Charlottesville–Right Now: Author Jerry Corsi on the Iranian threat

Investigative reporter Jerry Corsi joins Coy Barefoot on the October 19th edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about what he sees as Iran’s real foreign policy intentions. He’s written a new book with co-author Michael Evans is called Showdown with Nuclear Iran: Radical Islam’s Messianic Mission to Destroy Israel and Cripple the United States.

CharlottesvilleGuv,!vDjnjRight Now is broadcast live Monday through Friday on NewsRadio 1070 WINA from 4 to 6pm. Best-selling author and historian Coy Barefoot is the host and producer. To participate in the program, you can call 434-977-1070. Coy can be reached at barefoot@wina.com.

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Charlottesville–Right Now: Jim Bacon of Bacon’s Rebellion on solving Virginia’s transportation crisis

Jim Bacon is the founder and editor of Bacon’s Rebellion, a website dedicated to opinion and news about Virginia politics. He’s the guest on the October 13th edition to talk about how transportation means different things to different parts of the state, as well as how to fix the way transportation projects are funded and implemented.

CharlottesvilleGuv,!vDjnjRight Now is broadcast live Monday through Friday on NewsRadio 1070 WINA from 4 to 6pm. Best-selling author and historian Coy Barefoot is the host and producer. To participate in the program, you can call 434-977-1070. Coy can be reached at barefoot@wina.com.

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Best Seat: Former NFL star Eddie George on coming back to Fork Union

On the October 17th edition of WINA’s “Best Seat”, Jed talks with former NFL star Eddie George. George, a graduate of Fork Union Military Academy, will be in town for this weekend’s FUMA Homecoming game. Jed talks with Eddie about his playing days at FUMA, Ohio State, and the NFL and about Eddie’s current job as an analyst for FOX SportsNet.

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Wake-Up Call: The SELC’s Cale Jaffe on an important Supreme Court case

Caleb Jaffe with the Southern Environmental Law Center discusses law suits with Duke Energy in North Carolina and South Carolina over following the Clean Air Act, and a November 1, 2006 case before the Supreme Court.

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Best Seat: Virginia Tech not impressive in loss to BC

On the October 13th edition of WINA’s “Best Seat in the House” Jed and Joey talk about Virginia Tech’s 22-3 loss to Boston College. Jed and Joey were not impressed by the lack of effort and composure by the Hokies.

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