Discussing the process of getting on and off organ transplant lists.
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
David Adcock - Council at Ogletree Deakins
Discussing the reversal of Sonia Sotomayor’s decision in the Ricci case in New Haven, regarding firefighters facing reverse discrimination.
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Monday, June 29, 2009
Representative Jim Crawford
Discussing the additional $150 million in revenues that will be brought in next year beyond what was expected.
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Tom Bonfield - Durham City Manager
Discussing putting an end to the practice of suspending state employees who are behind on taxes.
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Roy Cordato - John Locke Foundation
Discussing the “con” perspective on the climate change bill that would establish a complex cap-and-trade system to limit the nation's greenhouse gas emissions to be voted on in the House today.
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Mary Grealy - Healthcare Leadership Council
Discussing HLC’s position on public health care and how it is going to have a big impact on private insurers.
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Jim and Linda Scott
Scott talks to his parents about the impact Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett had on his youth.
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Robert Marotto - Orange County Animal Control
Discussing the recent fox attacks at a daycare in Durham and an office building in Chapel Hill and whether this means we have a huge problem with rabies in Orange County.
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Ballard Everett - Political Consultant
Discussing South Carolina Governor Sanford’s press conference yesterday about his recent disappearance to Argentina and the political implications of his actions.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Rick Prebeg - Animal Photographer - Jungle Jack Productions
Discussing how we can photograph wild animals in North Carolina without putting us or them in danger.
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Malcom Reed - D3 Community Outreach in Durham
Discussing D3 Hoops, a summer league Reed runs to keep gang members and other at-risk youth out of trouble.
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Matt Philips - Carolina Weatherization
Discussing the $52 million plus given to the state for weatherization purposes as part of the Recovery Act.
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Shadow Hare - Superhero in Ohio
Discussing how he tries to help enforce the law and leads a group called the Allegiance of Heroes.
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Monday, June 22, 2009
Jack Nerad - Executive Market Analyst with Kelly Blue Book
Discussing the bill passed by Congress to give people $4500 for them to trade in their old cars for newer, more fuel-efficient cars.
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General Bert Moore - Retired Air Force
Discussing North Korea possibly firing a missile toward Hawaii and the precautions being taken.
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Thursday, June 18, 2009
Jenna Ashley Robinson - Pope Center
Discussing her article on whether a four-year university education is for everyone and why it’s important to explore other options.
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Bruce Klingner - Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center
Discussing a new poll from Rasmussen that shows 38% of Americans think North Korea is the biggest threat to U.S. national security, surpassing Iran by a more than two-to-one margin.
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Kay Phillips - Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Campaign NC
Discussing the “Birds and Bees Text Line,” which gives sexual advice to teens via cell phone texting.
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
John Tote - Mental Health Association of North Carolina
Discussing the emotional impact of layoffs, furloughs and the recession, and ways to make sure you and your family weather the storm in the most healthy, constructive way possible.
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Monday, June 15, 2009
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Giving some advice on having a great, inexpensive summer vacation in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year.
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Martin Vaughan - Wall Street Journal Reporter
Discussing the news that the IRS is considering taxing – as a fringe benefit – your use of work cell phones for personal business.
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Representative Virginia Foxx
Discussing our country’s energy future and the course of action she believes we should take, as outlined in the American Energy Act – a bill she’s co-sponsoring.
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Brandon Wright - North Carolina Bankers Association
Talking about the organization’s effort to help send a piece of home to soldiers deployed in Iraq. The Back Home Box Foundation event will take place July 2nd and they can use OUR help, in order to make things a little bit better for the men and women serving our country.
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
Denise Snyder- Duke School of Nursing
Discussing whether or not you should be concerned about a possible link between grilled meat and cancer.
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Tom Humble - Principal of Raleigh Charter High School
Discussing Newsweek magazine ranking the school as #33 in the country in its 2009 US rankings, and US News & World Report rating the school as 20th in the country.
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Gregg Thompson - National Federation of Independent Business
Discussing NFIB’s opposition to SB 534, which would mandate that businesses provide paid sick days to employees.
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Louisa Warren - North Carolina Justice Center
Discussing the Health Families and Healthy Workplaces Act (SB 534), which is being heard by a Senate committee this week.
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Jim McTague - Washington Editor of Barron’s Magazine
Providing perspective on developments with two major financial stories facing this country and every single taxpayer: Chrylser/Fiat and news that the feds have given approval to some banks to repay their TARP funds.
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Richard Wolffe - Author of the book "Renegade"
Discussing his behind-the-scenes access to President Obama during his presidential campaign.
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Elizabeth Page - Inclusive Health
Discussing the state’s health insurance program, which debuted earlier this year as a way to provide coverage for the uninsured and hard-to-insure North Carolinians.
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Garner Mayor Ronnie Williams
Providing an update on the explosion at the ConAgra Building on Jones Sausage Road in Garner.
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Rick Kearney - Driver of the Electric Green Machine
Discussing the the Prius hybrid-electric car he’s driving from Florida to Washington DC on one tank of gas.
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Nina Owcharenko - Heritage Foundation
Analyzing President Obama’s ideas for reforming the healthcare system by stepping up the government’s role.
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Tom Campbell - Political Analyst and Creator of NC Spin
Discussing the Mike and Mary Easley mess, what he's hearing from political insiders, and what might be the next shoe to drop.
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Abram Harder - NC State University
Joining us from the steps of the Energy Dept. in Washington DC to tell us about NC State's team entry in the national competition to re-engineer a 2009 GM Saturn. The team’s goal is to minimize environmental impact by reducing fuel consumption and petroleum use and emissions, while retaining the car’s utility, performance and safety.
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Monday, June 8, 2009
Keith Weatherly - Mayor of Apex
Discussing the proposed 1,000-acre Veridia project would add $6 billion to Apex’s tax revenue – doubling the tax base.
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Larry Lytle - Course Facilitator with the Avadon Group
Discussing a free event that will help you with writing a winning resume, establishing new goals, selling yourself to prospective employers, seizing new career opportunities, and filing unemployment claims.
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Dr. Steve Scott - President of Wake Tech
Discussing proposed budget cuts that have him concerned that his campus’s ability to help put people back to work would be severely hindered.
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Francis De Luca - Civitas Institute
Discussing his concerns over a pair of bills related to homeowner associations that are pending in the General Assembly.
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Thursday, June 4, 2009
Elaine Mejia - North Carolina Budget and Tax Center
Discussing the coalition’s call to raise taxes -- in addition to making budget cuts – in order to address the state’s $4 billion-dollar budget hole.
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Sagar Meghani - AP National Security Correspondent
Setting the stage for President Obama’s Middle East trip and his speech to the Muslim world from Cairo on Thursday.
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Colonel Oliver North - Host of “Wars Stories" on Fox News
Giving you a no-holds-barred look at this generation’s citizen soldiers who volunteer to put their lives on the line in defense of freedom and American values.
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Jay Ratliff - Aviation Expert
Providing an update on the air and sea search for Air France flight 447, which left Rio de Janiero for Paris and vanished, apparently over the Atlantic Ocean.
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Brittany Farrell - North Carolina Family Policy Council
Discussing the debate among lawmakers and the public about whether North Carolina public schools should be teaching kids the abstinence-only approach to sex education, or whether the state should move to the “comprehensive’ curriculum.
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