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Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell joins Coy Barefoot for his monthly appearance. McDonnell talks about the sacrifices made by soldiers and citizens since the terrorist attacks of five years ago. His daughter is currently serving in Iraq. McDonnell also talks about a recent court case that upheld Virginia’s anti-spam laws, gives his thoughts on the upcoming transportation special session, and discusses the state’s anti-gouging law.

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On September 8, the Virginia Piedmont Technology Council began a new lunch series of seminars called TechTrends with a discussion on “What’s Hot & What’s Not: A conversation on emerging technologies that drive your business.”

The program is introduced by VPTC Executive Director Jerry MacLean, and features Janet Driscoll Miller Lead, Search Strategist President and CEO, Search Mojo; Eric Pugh Principal, OpenSource Connections, and technology consutant Andrew Steeley. Some of the topics include, definitions of Web 2.0 and other buzz-words such as “the Long Tail,” AJAX, and the importance of web services.

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The guest on the September 5 show is Dyana Mason, the executive director of Equality Virginia. The gay rights group is part of the Commonwealth Coalition, which is encouraging Virginians to vote no on the Marshall-Newman amendment to change the state Constitution to define marriage as being between a man and a woman.

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Why do dogs tug on the leash and what can we do to train away this natural, if not annoying, behavior? Canine Campus Trainer Deven Gaston discusses why dogs tug, how we complicate the behavior, and what we can do with positive reinforcement training to eliminate this pesky behavior.

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Labor Day is the annual kickoff of Virginia’s political season, with candidates flocking to a parade in Buena Vista in the Shenandoah Valley. Bob Gibson of the Daily Progress was there, and spoke with Coy Barefoot on the Labor Day edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to describe what he saw.

Coy and Bob also mull over former Governor Mark Warner’s presidential chances, Tim Kaine’s standing with Virginia residents, and Senator George Allen’s campaign manager, Dick Wadhams.

Coy Barefoot continues his look into the fall-out from the Albemarle High School bombing plot with a conversation with ACLU lawyer Rebecca Glenberg. Glenberg phones the program from Richmond and says the Constitution seems unclear when dealing with the legal rights children have while being questioned by police.

“There are no statutes in Virginia that specifically govern the rights of kids when they’re being interrogated,” Glenberg says. She suggests the General Assembly take up the matter when they meet for next year’s session.

“It would be very helpful to have a statute that clarifies when parents must be present during interrogations, when juveniles can be interrogated without parents, who can request an attorney for a juvenile.”