George Benford outside the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville. Mr. Benford is the coordinator for the Celebrate!250 gala event to be held here on November 11, 2012.
What does George Benford, Kool & the Gang and JPJ have in common? All three will be coming together on November 11, 2012 to celebrate Charlottesville’s 250th birthday.
CPN’s Dan Gould spoke with Mr. Benford outside JPJ on Wednesday. The event, also known as Charlottesville’s Grand Gala punctuates a year of celebrations with a big bash at John Paul Jones Arena. While the event’s headliner, Kool & The Gang is reason enough to attend, Mr. Benford promises that the event will be much more than that.
“I want people to understand that this is not just Kool and The Gang, this is a once in a life time celebration,” said Benford.
Tickets are still available for the event from John Paul Jones Arena or from Ticket Master. For more information about the event or to find out how local businesses can purchase tickets in bulk for employees or customers you may contact Mr. Benford through Celebrate!250.
On the September 23 Wake Up Call host Rick Moore and his nephew Ren Hinchey interview the executive director of the Charlottesville Area Habitat for Humanity Dan Rosensweig and plays the “Best of” moments from this past year on the Wake Up Call.
On the September 16 Wake Up Call host Rick Moore talks with intuitive analyst Lee Channing of Spirits Evolving to discuss and predict listeners’ futures, careers, relationships, pets, and more.
Carolyn Engelhard speaking before the September 2012 meeting of the Senior Statesmen of Virginia
On June 28, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down its historic ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act (ACA), with the sole exception that Congress cannot penalize states that decline to expand Medicaid. What does the court’s decision mean for the ACA’s economic viability and the potential to provide health coverage for most Americans? What are the challenges facing President Obama’s signature health care legislation and how might the presidential election affect the fate of the ACA?
Carolyn Long Engelhard is a health policy analyst at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, where she also directs the Health Policy Program in the Department of Public Health Sciences. Ms. Engelhard’s academic activities include studying and monitoring changes in health policy at the federal and state governmental levels and teaching in both the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Medicine. In 2007, Ms. Engelhard co-authored a book looking at the myths surrounding the U.S. health care system. In 2009, Ms. Engelhard completed a project in conjunction with the nonpartisan Urban Institute examining the use of public policies to reduce obesity. More recently, Ms. Engelhard co-authored an article in the New England Journal of Medicine examining health insurance premium rating regulation under the new health care reform bill, and completed a textbook chapter examining the effect of the new law on health care organizations.
Ms. Engelhard spoke at the Wednesday, September 12, 2012 meeting of the Senior Statesmen of Virginia. The meeting was held at the Senior Center in Charlottesville. Following the presentation, questions were taken from the audience. The program was moderated by SSV Vice President Bob McGrath.
On the September 9 Wake Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with Lisa Green, a member of the Charlottesville Planning Commission, Amy Sarah Marshall, president of the Charlottesville Pride Community Network, and Edward Strickler, a local human rights advocate and part of the Virginia Department of Health, to discuss living life in Charlottesville while being a member of the LGBTQ+ community, political and social issues that surround being gay, and the first annual Charlottesville Pride Festival.
On the September 2 Wake Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with husband and wife duo Joel and Jennifer Jones of their co-founded company Big Blue Door talk about different varieties of storytelling, the difference between writing and telling a story, and recent graduates from their classes Browning Porter and Miller Murray Susen come and tell their own stories.
On the August 26 Wake Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with Mike Fietz, veterinarian at Georgetown Hospital, to answer your questions about pets, pets’ health, and other various veterinary inquiries.
On the August 19 Wake Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with the journalist of the article “Christianity in the Locker Room” Jayson Whitehead, Matt Hedstrom, Professor of Religious Studies at UVa, and Douglas Laycock, Professor at the UVa Law School to discuss the trials and tribulations of relating and including religion with major sports in public schools.
On the August 12 Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore discusses the law with, as well as oversees legal advice by, Scott Goodman, Attorney at Law, Heather Miller of the Charlottesville PRA, and Bob Byrne of Martin Wren Law.
The Congressional Candidates Showcase Forum is a biennial event sponsored by the Senior Statesmen of Virginia.This year, only one candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, Democratic challenger General John Douglass, spoke at the event. Congressman Robert Hurt declined the Senior Statesmen’s invitation to attend the forum. This is only the second time since 1996 that a candidate has failed to attend. Mr. Hurt also declined in 2010.
Following the program, questions were taken from the audience. The event was moderated by Coy Barefoot. Mr. Barefoot is the host of WINA’s Charlottesville – Right Now! and an award-winning and best-selling author, radio personality, historian and political analyst.
5th District Congressional Candidate General John Douglass speaking at the Charlottesville Senior Center Wednesday.
General John Douglass (D) is running for Congress in the 5th District to help Virginia families get a fair chance at a better future.
After serving our country for 35 years under Presidents Reagan and Clinton, he went on to promote air and space policies that grow our economy by creating manufacturing jobs and keeping our skies safe.
Douglass worked his way up to the highest levels of military leadership. In 1995, he was chosen by President Clinton to contribute his expertise to the Pentagon by serving as Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition. Under Clinton, he was responsible for ensuring that our sailors and marines were fully supported with ships, aircraft, weapons systems, and equipment. For his service to the Navy and our nation, Douglass was honored with the Department of the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award.
Prior to his work under Clinton, he served on President Reagan’s National Security Council as Director of Defense Programs. Responsible for the Strategic Modernization Program, he often briefed the President directly on key Defense and National Security Programs. After serving in the White House, General Douglass was named Deputy U.S. Military Representative to NATO in Brussels, Belgium, reporting directly to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
WINA’s Coy Barefoot moderated the event.
In addition to his work in the military, the candidate also worked to reform our defense policies. He was a leader in establishing and supporting the Presidential Commission on Defense Reform (known as the Packard Commission) and was a foreign policy advisor to former Senator Sam Nunn. More recently, General Douglass served as the President of the Aerospace Industries Association, where he advocated strong and sensible business practices at the Pentagon, an effective export policy for American aerospace products, and the preservation and expansion of United States jobs.
General Douglass earned degrees at the University of Florida, where he was member of the Air Force ROTC. He holds two Masters Degrees: one from Texas Tech University in Industrial Engineering and one from Fairleigh Dickenson University in Management Science. He now maintains a small family farm business, growing grapes for local distribution at his Fauquier County home, where he and his wife raise their two teenage boys.
On the August 5th Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore discusses budgets, required tests, community concerns, and last year’s earthquake with Pam Moran, Albemarle County Schools superintendent, and Deborah Pettit, Louisa County Schools superintendent.
