Charlottesville–Right Now with Coy Barefoot

Hook Reporter Courtney Stuart joins Coy Barefoot on to talk about her recent article on how many smoke detectors do not necessarily do what their name describes. Ionization smoke detectors are in 90 percent of American homes, and Stuart says they can only detect smoke from an open flame. The Hook news team conducted fire tests with both ionization and photo-electric detectors to find out which ones would provide the most early warning. Read the article for pictures and to find out more.

 

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After 8 long years of partisan politics and endless discussions of a red-state/blue-state divide in this country, many Americans are anxiously awaiting the end of a presidency defined by fringe politics, one that persistently and systematically moved away from the will of the center. According to historian Gil Troy, great American presidents can be defined by their willingness to move away from partisan extremes to the center. Troy’s new book is called Leading from the Center: Why Moderates Make the Best Presidents. He also explains the concept of a ‘muscular moderate.’

“It’s an ability to compromise while also having core values,” Troy said. “If you look at the greats - Lincoln, Washington, the Roosevelts, Reagan, Kennedy, the ones who were effective - they were able to have a certain sense of their core values, their defining principles, their fundamental beliefs. But at the same time they knew that as leaders of a very complicated country… they had to be nimble and they had to adapt.”

 

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Ralph Nader defines political activism for many Americans, though many also attribute George W. Bush’s presidency to Nader’s presidential run in 2000. Now, Nader is running again as an independent and will be at the Gravity Lounge on Sunday from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM for a rally. Coy Barefoot spoke with Nader before the event to get a preview of what he’ll be saying this time around. Nader says Wall Street is ruining the country by taking too many risks, and points to the credit crisis as evidence. He also weighs in on the possibility of an Iranian invasion, the oil crisis, and outlines what a Nader presidency would do for the country. (photo by David Shankbone)

 

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