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.
Charlottesville–Right Now: Delegate Brian Moran on the transportation compromise
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.
Charlottesville–Right Now: Truth in Taxation
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!
Wake-Up Call: Virginia Festival of the Book Preview
This week on WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, special host Sean Tubbs takes the mic to lead a discussion about the Virginia Festival of the Book. Nancy Damon and Kevin McFadden, Directors of the Festival, and several moderators of panels this year, John LLhman and Rick Turner, joined Sean in the studio. They discuss some of the guests that will be at this year’s festival, which kicks off events this Wednesday and lasts through Sunday, March 25th. There are 200 free events scheduled over the five day event, which include panels, musical events, and literary readings. More can be found at their website.
Haiti Today and the Grison-Garde Community
 The Orphanage and School at Grison-Garde, Haiti |
Haiti is the topic for the March 2007 Charlottesville-Albemarle Democratic Breakfast.Several doctors routinely travel to the island nation to work at the Tovar Clinic in the rural community of Grison-Garde. There’s also an orphanage there, administered by Dr. Ray Ford. Ford’s son Mike spoke about the region, and was followed by Dr. Mike Dickens, a Charlottesville pediatrician who describes the conditions of many of the patients served by the clinic. |
BusinessCast, Episode 19
In this week’s episode, Ken White interviews Sara Neher, Darden’s Director of Admissions.
Show #20: Low-threshold, high ceiling tools, part 1
In this show, Michael and Steve introduce the first 5 of 10 tools that are easy to use and which yield some phenomenal results:
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Charlottesville–Right Now: Brian Wheeler on local elections, Biscuit Run
Brian Wheeler of Charlottesville Tomorrow appears on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now each week to talk with Coy Barefoot about growth and development issues. Charlottesville Tomorrow is covering this year’s races for the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors and the Charlottesville City Council, and is posting video of these announcements to YouTube. Brian and Coy also discuss the latest in Biscuit Run and other large developments.
Coach Will Brown of Albany on facing Virginia in the NCAA tournament
On the Best Seat, Jed interviews Will Brown, head coach of Virginia’s opponent in the NCAA Tournament, the Albany Great Danes. Brown talks about building Albany’s program and preparing his team to play against Virginia. Tip-off in that game begins at 12:15 today.
Charlottesville–Right Now: Judy Daubenmier of Newshounds talks about her new book Project Rewire
| 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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March Madness on Best Seat: Andy Glockner of ESPN.com
On WINAs Best Seat, Jed talks with Andy Glockner of ESPN.com. Andy gives his insight to how the bracket shaped up and what teams he thinks may be able to make a run in the NCAA Tournament.
March Madness on Best Seat: Mike DeCourcey of the Sporting News
On WINAs Best Seat, Jed talks with Mike DeCourcey of The Sporting News about the field of 65 in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Jed and Mike go in-depth on a range of topics from the myth of the mid-major snub to the strength of
the ACC.