WNRN’s Weekly Public Affairs Program
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Host Rick Moore talks with Rodney Thomas (Albemarle County Board of Supervisors) about local politics; taxes, economic development, school funding and emergency services. What needs would justify a tax increase? Doesn’t cutting the County budget affect area families through those lost jobs? How do we keep the schools so strong if we cut the budgets and trim the staff?
On May 16, Rick Moore (host) talked with Brenda Lambert and Dion Lewis and Sean McCord about Charlottesville’s Dialogue on Race. The event’s mission is to to discuss race, racism and diversity while identifying problems and proposing solutions and paths to action. Categories such as education, the economy, culture, the work place, and more were included. If you’re interested in taking action, go to http://www.charlottesville.org/index.aspx?page=2554
On the May 9 edition of the Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore marks Mother’s Day first with a call to his own mother, then a look at non-traditional models of mothering with Judy, a grandmother raising her grandson as her own, and Shannon, a single lesbian mother raising two children. The discussion covers challenges of raising children without consistent male role models, the importance of community and extended family, and how to answer difficult questions that children ask.
Rick Moore (host) talks with Charlottesville Mayor Dave Norris about affordable housing. If someone pays more than 30% of their income on housing, then that is unaffordable housing. In the city of Charlottesville alone, more than 50% of residents have unaffordable housing. Why should government help provide affordable housing? How can the major barrier of land cost be overcome? The questions and more during the hour. You can contact Dave Norris at cvilledave@hotmail.com
