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Thursday, 25 March 2010 12:44

 

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Carter Wrenn, co-publisher of the Talking About Politics blog, joined Rick Martinez to discuss unemployment and health care problems on the local and national level. They touched on the jobs bill just signed by President Obama, the bleak economic climate and whether it may look up any time soon and the allegations of corruption that have shown up in several different areas of state government in recent months.

 
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 12:40

 

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John Tote, executive director of the Mental Health Association of North Carolina, joined Rick Martinez to discuss how health care reform in the way it is currently being presented by the Obama administration may affect the mental health industry nationally and locally, as well as touching upon recent issues with North Carolina mental health workers feeling threatened by their patients and how far Tote believes N.C. mental health needs to go before truly be considered 'reformed.'

 
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Thursday, 11 March 2010 12:35

 

 

Jeff Orrock, warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Center in Raleigh joined Rick Martinez to discuss Weather Service operations and how Orrock got into the business of meteorology. They talked about the seemingly record-breaking cold Winter North Carolina recently experienced and how the numbers actually show Winter 2009-2010 as being the 14th coldest winter in the last several decades. They also discussed hurricane season, tornado warnings and what it's like making important decisions when severe weather is approaching.

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Thursday, 04 March 2010 12:31

 

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Doug Hoell, director of the North Carolina Department of Emergency Preparedness, joined Don Curtis to discuss what Emergency Preparedness does for the state and the procedures they follow to go about dealing with weather and safety emergencies.

 
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Thursday, 25 February 2010 12:27

 

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Cherie Berry, North Carolina Labor Commissioner, joined Don Curtis to discuss the mission of the Labor Commission and the duties of the Labor Commissioner, as well as the 2009 drop in state workplace fatalities, the encouragement by the Commission of businesses to apply for safety awards, which are given for sites free of fatalities and with injury and illness rates 50% below that of the industry average.

 
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Thursday, 18 February 2010 12:19

 

 

Kevin Leonard, Director of Governmental Relations at the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners joined Don Curtis to discuss what the association does and how county governments operate in N.C., as well as how different counties are faring in the economic downturn. They also discussed the Association's new youth initiative. 

 
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Thursday, 11 February 2010 12:11

 

 

Tom Fetzer, North Carolina Republican Party Chairman, joined Don Curtis to discuss the upcoming state Senate races, state Republicans' stake in the health care debate, the implications of Scott Brown's win in Massachusetts, the national budget and deficit and President Obama's new push for an energy bill.

 
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Thursday, 04 February 2010 11:58

 

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Dr. Ellis Hankins, executive director of the North Carolina League of Municipalities joined Rick Martinez to discuss the effect that the 'Great Recession' has had on local municipal governments and how long a local recovery is expected to take. They also discussed the importance of job growth on the municipal scale.

 
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Thursday, 28 January 2010 11:52

 

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North Carolina Democratic Party Chairman David Young joined Rick Martinez to discuss the challenges facing the Democratic Party this year at both the state and national levels regarding party sustainability, health care and financial reform.

 
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Thursday, 21 January 2010 11:47

 

 

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin joined Don Curtis to discuss the recent COBRA coverage extension, a new North Carolina law that requires landlords to install carbon monoxide alarms and the kudos the commissioner has gotten for his 'suggestion box.'

 
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Thursday, 14 January 2010 11:41

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Dana Cope of the State Employees' Association of North Carolina joined Don Curtis to discuss the slight dip in the local jobless rate, local cities named for best job outlook and the 2010 Economic Forecast Summit held in Raleigh on Wednesday.

 
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Thursday, 07 January 2010 11:22

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Tom Howe, Director of UNC-TV, joined Don Curtis to discuss what it's like to run the state's public television station, what they have coming up in 2010, and the brief controversy over a local film that was almost not allowed to be shown on the station.

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