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Sindy Benavides is the Deputy Director of constituent relations for Governor Tim Kaine and the Governor’s Liaison to Virginia’s Latino community. Latino Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15. On the first day of the celebration, Benavides joined Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about her own experience as an immigrant, as well as the diversity of the state’s Latino community.
Preston Bryant is the Secretary of Natural Resources in Virginia. He joined Coy Barefoot on a recent installment of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss the upcoming Governor’s Natural Resource Leadership summit, to be held at Hungry Mother State Park. The event gathers together interested parties to help guide the state’s policies on the environment. Governor Kaine has pledged to set aside 400,000 acres of land into permanent conversation by the end of his term.
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Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling joins Coy Barefoot for his monthly appearance on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now. Bolling updates how “Steptember” is going for him and discusses an upcoming Healthcare Forum in Richmond.
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Montague, Miller & Co. is the very first real estate company in Central Virginia to sponsor a house with Habitat for Humanity. But the team not only put forth the financial capital required, they are also contributing a lot of sweat equity. Three key members of the Montague Miller team joined Coy Barefoot on first day of the project’s construction to talk about the importance of affordable housing. Guests included Carol Clarke, Percy Montague, and Steven Braden of Montague Miller as well as Tim Bowking, the Director of the Development for the Greater Charlottesville Habitat for Humanity.
On the September 4th edition of the show, Coy’s guest is Geoffrey Nunberg, a linguist at the University of California Berkeley and the author of a new book “Talking Right” aboutGYiVyiVDz how conservative groups have framed the terms of debate in American politics.
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Senator Creigh Deeds joined Coy Barefoot in WINA’s studio for the August 31st edition of Charlottesville–Right Now. Deeds represents Bath County and parts of three Congressional districts.
Coy talks with Deeds about electric deregulation. Deeds is skeptical about how deregulation will affect rural areas, where he thinks there may not be enough people to attract competition. That may mean higher prices.
“There are some folks that talk to me that say they expect some of the northern Virginia utility rates, those served by the Northern Virginia rural co-op to go up as much as sixty percent over the next year,” says Deeds.
Other topics discussed include the price of gasoline, community colleges and the upcoming special session to deal with transportation issues.
“We have to develop a transportation plan that looks not only to new money, but we also have to continue to look at ways to reform VDOT, we have to look at ways to integrate land use into transportation planning, we’ve got to do things that over the long haul change the way we do business, but provide us a long term source of transportation funding.”
Phil Audibert is the former news director of WJMA Radio in Orange. He joins Coy Barefoot in Studio for the first Orange County update, part of Charlottesville–Right Now’s effort to find out more about what else is happening in Central Virginia. Audibert says the county is feeling the effects of growth, but the size of the county makes it difficult for everyone to get involved.
“Orange County is 355 square miles, but it’s a really long county east to west,” says Audibert. “The people in the eastern end up near Fredericksburg, they have no idea what the people in Eheart or Barboursville are doing.”
Audibert talks about the history of Orange County, which was formed in 1734. He also details a recent trip he took to visit as many towns of Orange that he could. Audibert also warns that the rains this weekend will not be enough to overcome the drought.
“If you look at the Rapidan River, where the town of Orange gets its water, it is consistently lower and lower every year.” Audibert says continued growth will continue to tax the water supply. In 2002, the river completely dried up.
Audibert also discusses Orange County’s new comprehensive plan, which he says is being set up to expand growth and development in the area to accomodate people who want to be close to Charlottesville.
“We are becoming a bedroom community for Charlottesville, especially in the western end of the county.”
Audibert also writes a column for the Orange County Review.
Lowell Feld of Raising Kaine is Coy Barefoot’s guest on the August 30th edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now. He starts off the show by talking about S.R. Sidarth, the U.Va student called a “macaca” by Senator George Allen during a campaign stop in Southwest Virginia earlier this month. Feld also talks about Allen’s drop in the polls, and says Webb is going to raise money.
“Regardless of ‘macaca’, things are looking up for Jim Webb anyway,” says Feld. “He’s out there traveling around the state, campaigning hard, talking about his positive vision for America.”
CharlottesvilleGuv,!vDjnjRight Now is broadcast live Monday through Friday on NewsRadio 1070 WINA from 4 to 6pm. Best-selling author and historian Coy Barefoot is the host and producer. To participate in the program, you can call 434-977-1070. Coy can be reached at barefoot@wina.com.
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Virginia Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling announces that he plans to lose 30 pounds by the end of the year. “One of the focuses of our office has been health care and trying to look for ways to promote a healthier Virginia.”
In that spirit, Bolling has announced a program called “Steptemper” to encourage Virginians to become more physically active in the next month. He tells Coy Barefoot on the August 30th edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now just how he hopes to meet his own fitness goals.
U.Va astronomer Ed Murphy drops by WINA to talk with Coy Barefoot for his regular update on space and the solar system. Ed explains the International Astronomical Union’s decision last week to reclassify Pluto as a dwarf planet. Pluto lacks the mass to “clear out its neighborhood” and is no longer considered to be a full planet. Ed gives his opinion on this, and also gives an update on the two Voyager probes and the Pluto Express mission.
Dan Olmsted is an investigative reporter for UPI who has written extensively about the autism epidemic, including a series called The Age of Autism. He joined Coy Barefoot on the August 24th edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to speak with Coy Barefoot about his work. He’s been described as autism’s “Dick Tracy” by writer Evelyn Pringle.
CharlottesvilleGuv,!vDjnjRight Now is broadcast live Monday through Friday on NewsRadio 1070 WINA from 4 to 6pm. Best-selling author and historian Coy Barefoot is the host and producer. To participate in the program, you can call 434-977-1070. Coy can be reached at barefoot@wina.com.
Receive every episode of Charlottesville–Right Now in your iTunes library by clicking on the above button. That will take you to the show’s entry in the iTunes music store. Once you’re there, click the subscribe button to stay up to date.
David Heilberg defended the 13-year-old boy whose conviction in the Albemarle High School bombing conspiracy was overturned. He joins Coy Barefoot on the August 24th edition of the show to discuss his views of the case.
CharlottesvilleGuv,!vDjnjRight Now is broadcast live Monday through Friday on NewsRadio 1070 WINA from 4 to 6pm. Best-selling author and historian Coy Barefoot is the host and producer. To participate in the program, you can call 434-977-1070. Coy can be reached at barefoot@wina.com.
Receive every episode of Charlottesville–Right Now in your iTunes library by clicking on the above button. That will take you to the show’s entry in the iTunes music store. Once you’re there, click the subscribe button to stay up to date.