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Forum: Current events and public affairs. Host: Mark Cohen
December In just his first year as Montgomery County State's Attorney, Doug Gansler and his office have squared off against Mike Tyson and the Israel government. Gansler looks back at these cases, as well as the controversial marijuana prosecution of Takoma Park activists, and offers his views on handgun control.
November Maryland Governor Parris Glendening pulled the plug on the controversial Inter County Connector in September, opting instead for two limited access parkways, intersection improvements, and mass transit.. So what comes next? Gus Bauman, representing the Greater Washington Board of Trade, continues to favor building an East-West highway linking I-270 and I-95. Peter Shapiro, a Prince George's County Council member, argues it's time to scrap an "Outer Beltway"project and instead build a East-West light-rail system inside the Beltway. Also, reporter Ross Adams takes us on the difficult commute from Gaithersburg to Laurel.
October Takoma Park residents signed enough petitions to qualify a referendum for the November 2nd ballot that would ban all handguns in the city. But a state law expressly preempts most local ordinances that purport to regulate firearms. The City Council was faced with a dilemma: Put the referendum on the ballot and possibly violate state law, or keep the referendum off the ballot and violate the City's charter.
September The Montgomery County Council narrowly voted down a "living wage" bill recently that would have more than doubled the federal minimum wage for certain private sector employees. The measure was introduced by councilman Phil Andrews. Council president Ike Leggett unsuccessfully proposed a compromise to try and save the principle underlying the "living wage." Also discussing the "living wage" campaign and its next steps is Tom Hucker, campaign director of Progressive Montgomery.
July What can local communities, and citizens, do about global warming? Fred Sissine, mayor of Mt. Rainier, MD, talks about what local governments, including Takoma Park and Mt. Rainier, can do. Michael Totten, co-director of the Institute for Environment and Business at the World Resources Institute, discusses how individuals can become more energy efficient, save money, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Reporter Ross Adams visits the home of Albert Nunez to survey some simple and useful ways individuals can conserve energy.
June The designer drug MDMA (Ecstasy) is back in the headlines. But what is it? Should it be illegal? CUNY Medical School professor and pharmacologist, Dr. John Morgan, discusses how MDMA works on the brain, why users find it pleasurable, and what the risks are in using the drug. Sociologist Marsha Rosenbaum tells how Ecstasy became popular both in therapy and for recreational use, as at Rave parties. And Rick Doblin of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies warns that much of what passes for MDMA on the street is not.
May When are taxpayer subsidies for economic development spurs to community revitalization, and when are they corporate handouts? Montgomery County executive Doug Duncan argues that both the Silver Spring redevelopment project and the package offered Marriott to stay in Montgomery County were good deals. Maryland Sen. Paul Pinsky from Prince George's County (D-22nd Dist.) supports the Silver Spring project but not the Marriott deal. Rep. David Minge (D-MN) maintains that federal legislation is necessary to curb the bidding war among the states for business.
April A preview of the 13th Annual Washington DC Film Festival, focusing on Latin America Film. FilmFest executive director Tony Gittens and film critic Pat Aufderheide discuss what's on the program, including cuts from Claude Chabrol's The Swindle, Hanif Kureishi's My Son the Fanatic, and the digital re-release of Richard Lester's Beatles mockumentary, A Hard Day's Night.
March Marriott's efforts to wrest up to a $50-58 million deal from Maryland and Montgomery County to build a new headquarters or just stay put, rather than move to Fairfax County. Kristina Ellis, marketing specialist for Montgomery County's Economic Development Department; Jerry Gordon, director of Fairfax's Economic Development Authority; and Greg LeRoy, director of the "Good Jobs First" project of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, comment.
February President Clinton is again seeking "fast track" authority to negotiate a hemispheric trade treaty modeled after NAFTA. Michael Dolan of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch argues that Congress should again deny the president such authority. But Lance Compa, a labor lawyer and a senior lecturer at Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, says it’s time to give "fast track" a chance, so long as it provides for NAFTA-like labor and environmental side accords.
January As national retail chains spread across the country, can local communities control their economic destinies? Ross Adams reports on the conflict over CVS's decision to locate a shopping mart at the D.C.-Takoma Park border. Among others, he interviews Terry Seamens of Friends of Old Takoma, and Barry Solan, co-owner of Video Americain. Then, Steve Sadler, of Citizens for Sensible Development in Kilmarnock, VA, discusses his groups efforts to block a Wal-Mart from locating there. Michael Shuman, author of Going Local, discusses concrete steps local communities can take to control their economic futures.
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In Sickness & In Health: Mainsteam and alternative approaches to wellness. Host: Cathy Kristiansen
November Current trends in treating infertility with Dr. Frank Chang of the Mid-Atlantic Fertility Centers.
October Is biogenetically engineered food safe? Should it be labelled? Patrick Kelly, Director, State Government Relations at the Biotechnology Industry Organization, and Charlotte Arnold, Policy Director at the Center for Food Safety, exchange views.
July Those annoying insects creeping around your house: Which ones are a health hazard, which ones destructive, and which ones simply creepy? Steve Dubik, horticultural consultant, has some answers.
June Asthma sufferers may breathe easier. The debilitating lung condition need no longer limit its many victims. Commenting are Ruth Quartey of the Howard University College of Medicine, and Linda Borschuk of the Maryland Asthma & Allergy Foundation.
April The ethics and law of assisted suicide, including a feature report by Ross Adams on Maryland's new statute criminalizing assisted suicide. State Senator Jennie Forehand and Delegate David Valderrama comment, followed by a discussion with Dr. Henry Silverman, a professor of medicine at the University of Maryland Hospital Center and the chair of the Center's Ethics Committee.
March The whys, hows and ethics of organ donations, with Sue Edwards, bioethicist at the Washington Hospital Center.
January Fluoride may help protect teeth against tooth decay, but some argue it is also poisoning us. EPA Senior Scientist Dr. William Hirzey states the case against fluoride.
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Musical Traditions: Roots music and singer-songwriters. Host: David Eisner
December He played Woodstock '69, not Woodstock '99. The unique sounds of Richie Havens. (Special thanks to Steve Olson and Jere Silber.)
November Singer-songwriter-guitar player Steven Gellman, accompanied by Jamie Daly on mandolin.
October The Cajun sounds of Squeeze Bayou.
September Flamenco song and dance with vocalist Gerard Moreno, guitarist Richard Marlow, and dancers Edwin Aparicio and Natalie Monteleon.
July African duo Anansegromma performs.
June Rita Clarke and the Crew of Renegades play a lively mix of New Orleans sounds.
May Folk musician Mary Sue Twohy sings and plays the guitar.
April The Washington Post's "Nightwatchman" is also an accomplished folk-rocker. Eric Brace offers up his arrangement of "The Beat Goes On" and two other songs.
March Grace Griffith, accompanied by Bob Freeman, performs.
February The topical folk sounds of Wammie award winner Magpie.
January Wammie award winner Randy Barrett picks and sings.
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Body & Sole: Sports, fitness and recreation issues. Host: Howard Kohn
December Pesticides on golf courses: Dick O'Connor, golfer and environmental lawyer, and Diane Cameron, environmental scientist, assess how green are the greens.
November The costs and benefits of professional sports stadiums. Jon Morgan, Baltimore Sun sports writer and author of two books, talks about the hidden taxpayer subsidies supporting Camden Yards and the Ravens football stadium. Also, reporter Brad Shellgren looks at who will pay and who will profit from if a new baseball stadium is built in the District of Columbia. D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission Chairman Bill Hall comments.
September Takoma Park has funding for a new community center but opinion differs as to where it should be, who it should be for, and what kind of programming the center should offer. Merita Irby, manager of the International Youth Foundation, has traveled widely in the U.S. and abroad studying why community centers succeed or fail, She shares her findings.
July Number 6 ranked bantamweight pro boxer Lisa "Too Fierce" Foster displays her skills to our reporter Ed "Punching Bag" Bager, and talks about her unusual career path.
May Semi-pro baseball is making a comeback in the D.C. area, as reflected in the Bethesda "Big Train." Ross Adams reports on a new 800-seat stadium to house this collegiate wood bat summer league team. Sports historian and filmmaker Rob Ruck discusses the history of sandlot baseball and its relationship to pro ball, especially the Negro Leagues.
April To what extent are local sports heroes "heroes," and to what extent should a local community take pride in the athletic accomplishments of its native sons and daughters. The cases of Takoma Park's Dominique Dawes and Steve Francis provide grist for the comments of sportswriter Jim Naughton.
February Montgomery County may become the home to one of the largest soccer complexes on the East Coast. Discussing the proposed Germantown-area facility are Trisha Heffelfinger of the Maryland Soccer Foundation and Linda Schugar of Montgomery Soccer Inc.
January Ed Bager reports on what sorts of indoor playground-like facilities exist for tots in Montgomery County, and Councilman Steve Silverman discusses the prospects for public, indoor playgrounds for tots to get them through the winter months.
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In Step: Innovators and movers in the world of dance. Host: Liz Lerman
July It's called the "Teen Initiative," and this innovative summer intensive at the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange brings together a broad cross-section of teen dancers to explore not only their art but themselves. The director is Gesell Mason. She is assisted by teen guide Vincenza Davis.
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Writers' Bloc: Authors discuss their latest works. Host: Lisa Page
December She's best known as the host of a daily talk show on NPR-affiliate, WAMU-FM, but Diane Rehm is now also the author of a memoir, Finding My Voice.
October A reprise: Author Juan Williams discusses his new biography, Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary.
September Biologically speaking, what does it mean to be female? New York Times writer and Pulitzer Prize winner Natalie Angier discusses her new book, Woman: An Intimate Geography, in which she tackles, among other things, the influence of genes and hormones on intelligence and aggression, and whether females are more monogamous than males.
June Host of NPR's Talk of the Nation, Ray Suarez, drops by to discuss The Old Neighborhood, his new book describing the great suburban migration from America's cities, and what we've lost as a result.
May The making of an independent, community newspaper: Takoma Voice editor-in-chief Eric Bond and writer Nancy O'Donnell are featured.
March Earth Odyssey author Mark Hertsgaard ponders the human species' prospects for survival in the face of poverty and environmental crises.
February Author Juan Williams discusses his new biography, Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary.
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Rewind: Film comment. Host: Pat Aufderheide
December Reviews of "Snow Falling on Cedars."
November "Dogma" and "The Harmonists," now out on video.
July Surveys of the summer's film, video and TV offerings, and some clips and suggestions, including "The Buena Vista Social Club" and a P.O.V. show on church and state, and freedom of and freedom from religion in the Deep South.
January "Smoke Signals," now out on video.
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In Verse: Poetry and spoken word art.
December "The Absurd Messiah" by Miriam Morsel Nathan.
November "Winged Communion" by Lori Tsang, accompanied by Antonio Parker on sax and Leland Nakamura on drums.
October "Under the Night Sky" by Kim Roberts.
September "Indecent Exposure" by Lori Tsang
July Rebecca Villareal serves "Magic Pork Chops."
June A reprise of "Jazz in 4/4 Time" by D.J. Renegade.
May The poem "Lunching" by Lori Tsang, accompanied by Antonio Parker on sax and Leland Nakamura on drums.
April "Backflash" by D.J. Renegade.
March Ilona Popper performs "Dream I."
February "Morna" by D.J. Renegade.
January "The Cathedral of St. Matthew’s" by E. Ethelbert Miller.
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Feature
December The American Film Institute and Discovery Communications, Inc, together are launching the "International Documentary [Film] Festival" to begin in 2001 at the soon-to-be renovated Silver Theater in Silver Spring. Announcing the project were Doug Duncan, Montgomery County executive; Jean Picker Firstenberg and James Hindman, the co-directors of the American Film Institute; and Discovery CEO John Hendricks and senior vice president Donald Baer.
November Maryland Attorney General Joseph Curran explains why he supports a movement to ban handguns.
September The opening of the new Sligo Creek Elementary School on the site of the old Blair High School. Includes insert on history of Blair and the renovation of the school, produced by Jenny Brown and narrated and edited by Chris Weiss.
July Scenes and sounds from Takoma Park's July 5th Independence Day.
May Rehearsal scenes from Lumina Studio Ensemble's summer production of "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare.
April Could it be that Jerry Falwell is on to something about the Telletubbies? Tinky-Winky!!
March A memorial service for Chick-Chick, a/k/a Roscoe the Rooster, late of Takoma Park, featuring eulogies by Mike Tidwell, Myron Bretholz and Alma Keating.
February Cohousing: What it is and plans for bringing a cohousing development to Takoma, D.C. Ross Adams’ report includes comments by Takoma residents Stephen Rosenberg and Cindy Cohen, as well as Takoma Village consultant Ann Zabaldo.
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Episode

December
Forum
 In just his first year as Montgomery County State's Attorney, Doug Gansler and his office have squared off against Mike Tyson and the Israel government. Gansler looks back at these cases, as well as the controversial marijuana prosecution of Takoma Park activists, and offers his views on handgun control.
Writers' Bloc
 She's best known as the host of a daily talk show on NPR-affiliate, WAMU-FM, but Diane Rehm is now also the author of a memoir, Finding My Voice.
Musical Traditions
 He played Woodstock '69, not Woodstock '99. The unique sounds of Richie Havens. (Special thanks to Steve Olson and Jere Silber.)
Body & Sole
 Pesticides on golf courses: Dick O'Connor, golfer and environmental lawyer, and Diane Cameron, environmental scientist, assess how green are the greens.
Rewind
 Pat Aufderheide reviews "Snow Falling on Cedars."
In Verse "The Absurd Messiah" by Miriam Morsel Nathan.
Feature The American Film Institute and Discovery Communications, Inc, together are launching the "International Documentary [Film] Festival" to begin in 2001 at the soon-to-be renovated Silver Theater in Silver Spring. Announcing the project were Doug Duncan, Montgomery County executive; Jean Picker Firstenberg and James Hindman, the co-directors of the American Film Institute; and Discovery CEO John Hendricks and senior vice president Donald Baer.
Back to Top of Page
November
Forum Maryland Governor Parris Glendening pulled the plug on the controversial Inter County Connector in September, opting instead for two limited access parkways, intersection improvements, and mass transit.. So what comes next? Gus Bauman, representing the Greater Washington Board of Trade, continues to favor building an East-West highway linking I-270 and I-95. Peter Shapiro, a Prince George's County Council member, argues it's time to scrap an "Outer Beltway"project and instead build a East-West light-rail system inside the Beltway. Also, reporter Ross Adams takes us on the difficult commute from Gaithersburg to Laurel.
In Sickness & In Health Current trends in treating infertility with Dr. Frank Chang of the Mid-Atlantic Fertility Centers.
Musical Traditions Singer-songwriter-guitar player Steven Gellman, accompanied by Jamie Daly on mandolin.
Body & Sole The costs and benefits of professional sports stadiums. Jon Morgan, Baltimore Sun sports writer and author of two books, talks about the hidden taxpayer subsidies supporting Camden Yards and the Ravens football stadium. Also, reporter Brad Shellgren looks at who will pay and who will profit from if a new baseball stadium is built in the District of Columbia. D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission Chairman Bill Hall comments.
Rewind Pat Aufderheide reviews the controversial film "Dogma" and "The Harmonists," a German film now out on video.
In Verse "Winged Communion" by Lori Tsang, accompanied by Antonio Parker on sax and Leland Nakamura on drums.
Feature Maryland Attorney General Joseph Curran explains why he supports a movement to ban handguns.
Back to Top of Page
October
Forum Takoma Park residents signed enough petitions to qualify a referendum for the November 2nd ballot that would ban all handguns in the city. But a state law expressly preempts most local ordinances that purport to regulate firearms. The City Council was faced with a dilemma: Put the referendum on the ballot and possibly violate state law, or keep the referendum off the ballot and violate the City's charter.
In Sickness & In Health Is biogenetically engineered food safe? Should it be labelled? Patrick Kelly, Director, State Government Relations at the Biotechnology Industry Organization, and Charlotte Arnold, Policy Director at the Center for Food Safety, exchange views.
Musical Traditions The Cajun sounds of Squeeze Bayou.
Writers' Bloc A reprise: Author Juan Williams discusses his new biography, Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary.
In Verse "Under the Night Sky" by Kim Roberts.
Back to Top of Page
September
Forum The Montgomery County Council narrowly voted down a "living wage" bill recently that would have more than doubled the federal minimum wage for certain private sector employees. The measure was introduced by councilman Phil Andrews. Council president Ike Leggett unsuccessfully proposed a compromise to try and save the principle underlying the "living wage." Also discussing the "living wage" campaign and its next steps is Tom Hucker, campaign director of Progressive Montgomery.
Musical Traditions Flamenco song and dance with vocalist Gerard Moreno, guitarist Richard Marlow, and dancers Edwin Aparicio and Natalie Monteleon.
Body & Sole Takoma Park has funding for a new community center but opinion differs as to where it should be, who it should be for, and what kind of programming the center should offer. Merita Irby, manager of the International Youth Foundation, has traveled widely in the U.S. and abroad studying why community centers succeed or fail, She shares her findings.
Writers' Bloc Biologically speaking, what does it mean to be female? New York Times writer and Pulitzer Prize winner Natalie Angier discusses her new book, Woman: An Intimate Geography, in which she tackles, among other things, the influence of genes and hormones on intelligence and aggression, and whether females are more monogamous than males.
In Verse "Indecent Exposure" by Lori Tsang
Feature The opening of the new Sligo Creek Elementary School on the site of the old Blair High School. Includes insert on history of Blair and the renovation of the school, produced by Jenny Brown and narrated and edited by Chris Weiss.
Back to Top of Page
July
Forum What can local communities, and citizens, do about global warming? Fred Sissine, mayor of Mt. Rainier, MD, talks about what local governments, including Takoma Park and Mt. Rainier, can do. Michael Totten, co-director of the Institute for Environment and Business at the World Resources Institute, discusses how individuals can become more energy efficient, save money, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Reporter Ross Adams visits the home of Albert Nunez to survey some simple and useful ways individuals can conserve energy.
In Sickness & In Health Those annoying insects creeping around your house: Which ones are a health hazard, which ones destructive, and which ones simply creepy? Steve Dubik, horticultural consultant, has some answers.
In Step It's called the "Teen Initiative," and this innovative summer intensive at the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange brings together a broad cross-section of teen dancers to explore not only their art but themselves. The director is Gesell Mason. She is assisted by teen guide Vincenza Davis.
Musical Traditions African duo Anansegromma performs.
Body & Sole Number 6 ranked bantamweight pro boxer Lisa "Too Fierce" Foster displays her skills to our reporter Ed "Punching Bag" Bager, and talks about her unusual career path.
Rewind Pat Aufderheide surveys this summer's film, video and TV offerings, and has some clips and suggestions, including "The Buena Vista Social Club" and a P.O.V. show on church, state, and freedom of and freedom from religion in the Deep South.
In Verse Rebecca Villareal serves "Magic Pork Chops."
Feature Scenes and sounds from Takoma Park's July 5th Independence Day.
Back to Top of Page
June
Forum The designer drug MDMA (Ecstasy) is back in the headlines. But what is it? Should it be illegal? CUNY Medical School professor and pharmacologist, Dr. John Morgan, discusses how MDMA works on the brain, why users find it pleasurable, and what the risks are in using the drug. Sociologist Marsha Rosenbaum tells how Ecstasy became popular both in therapy and for recreational use, as at Rave parties. And Rick Doblin of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies warns that much of what passes for MDMA on the street is not.
In Sickness & In Health Asthma sufferers may breathe easier. The debilitating lung condition need no longer limit its many victims. Commenting are Ruth Quartey of the Howard University College of Medicine, and Linda Borschuk of the Maryland Asthma & Allergy Foundation.
Musical Traditions Rita Clarke and the Crew of Renegades play a lively mix of New Orleans sounds.
Writer's Bloc Host of NPR's Talk of the Nation, Ray Suarez, drops by to discuss The Old Neighborhood, his new book describing the great suburban migration from America's cities, and what we've lost as a result.
In Verse A reprise of "Jazz in 4/4 Time" by D.J. Renegade.
Back to Top of Page
May
Forum When are taxpayer subsidies for economic development spurs to community revitalization, and when are they corporate handouts? Montgomery County executive Doug Duncan argues that both the Silver Spring redevelopment project and the package offered Marriott to stay in Montgomery County were good deals. Maryland Sen. Paul Pinsky from Prince George's County (D-22nd Dist.) supports the Silver Spring project but not the Marriott deal. Rep. David Minge (D-MN) maintains that federal legislation is necessary to curb the bidding war among the states for business.
Musical Traditions Folk musician Mary Sue Twohy sings and plays the guitar.
Body & Sole The ethics and law of assisted suicide, including a feature report by Ross Adams on Maryland's new statute criminalizing assisted suicide. State Senator Jennie Forehand and Delegate David Valderrama comment, followed by a discussion with Dr. Henry Silverman, a professor of medicine at the University of Maryland Hospital Center and the chair of the Center's Ethics Committee.
Writer's Bloc The making of an independent, community newspaper: Takoma Voice editor-in-chief Eric Bond and writer Nancy O'Donnell are featured.
In Verse The poem "Lunching" by Lori Tsang, accompanied by Antonio Parker on sax and Leland Nakamura on drums.
Feature Rehearsal scenes from Lumina Studio Ensemble's summer production of "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare.
Back to Top of Page
April
Forum A preview of the 13th Annual Washington DC Film Festival, focusing on Latin America Film. FilmFest executive director Tony Gittens and film critic Pat Aufderheide discuss what's on the program, including cuts from Claude Chabrol's The Swindle, Hanif Kureishi's My Son the Fanatic, and the digital re-release of Richard Lester's Beatles mockumentary, A Hard Day's Night.
In Sickness & In Health The ethics and law of assisted suicide, including a feature report by Ross Adams on Maryland's new statute criminalizing assisted suicide. State Senator Jennie Forehand and Delegate David Valderrama comment, followed by a discussion with Dr. Henry Silverman, a professor of medicine at the University of Maryland Hospital Center and the chair of the Center's Ethics Committee.
Musical Traditions The Washington Post's "Nightwatchman" is also an accomplished folk-rocker. Eric Brace offers up his arrangement of "The Beat Goes On" and two other songs.
Body & Sole To what extent are local sports heroes "heroes," and to what extent should a local community take pride in the athletic accomplishments of its native sons and daughters. The cases of Takoma Park's Dominique Dawes and Steve Francis provide grist for the comments of sportswriter Jim Naughton.
Feature Could it be that Jerry Falwell is on to something about the Telletubbies? Tinky-Winky!!
Back to Top of Page
March
Forum Marriott's efforts to wrest up to a $50-58 million deal from Maryland and Montgomery County to build a new headquarters or just stay put, rather than move to Fairfax County. Kristina Ellis, marketing specialist for Montgomery County's Economic Development Department; Jerry Gordon, director of Fairfax's Economic Development Authority; and Greg LeRoy, director of the "Good Jobs First" project of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, comment.
In Sickness & In Health The whys, hows and ethics of organ donations, with Sue Edwards, bioethicist at the Washington Hospital Center.
Musical Traditions Grace Griffith, accompanied by Bob Freeman, performs.
Writer's Bloc Earth Odyssey author Mark Hertsgaard ponders the human species' prospects for survival in the face of poverty and environmental crises.
In Verse Ilona Popper performs "Dream I."
Feature A memorial service for Chick-Chick, a/k/a Roscoe the Rooster, late of Takoma Park, featuring eulogies by Mike Tidwell, Myron Bretholz and Alma Keating.
Back to Top of Page
February 1999
Forum President Clinton is again seeking "fast track" authority to negotiate a hemispheric trade treaty modeled after NAFTA. Michael Dolan of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch argues that Congress should again deny the president such authority. But Lance Compa, a labor lawyer and a senior lecturer at Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, says it’s time to give "fast track" a chance, so long as it provides for NAFTA-like labor and environmental side accords.
Musical Traditions The topical folk sounds of Wammie award winner Magpie.
Body & Sole Montgomery County may become the home to one of the largest soccer complexes on the East Coast. Discussing the proposed Germantown-area facility are Trisha Heffelfinger of the Maryland Soccer Foundation and Linda Schugar of Montgomery Soccer Inc.
Writer's Bloc Author Juan Williams discusses his new biography, Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary.
In Verse "Morna" by D.J. Renegade.
Feature Cohousing: What it is and plans for bringing a cohousing development to Takoma, D.C. Ross Adams’ report includes comments by Takoma residents Stephen Rosenberg and Cindy Cohen, as well as Takoma Village consultant Ann Zabaldo.
Back to Top of Page
January
Forum As national retail chains spread across the country, can local communities control their economic destinies? Ross Adams reports on the conflict over CVS's decision to locate a shopping mart at the D.C.-Takoma Park border. Among others, he interviews Terry Seamens of Friends of Old Takoma, and Barry Solan, co-owner of Video Americain. Then, Steve Sadler, of Citizens for Sensible Development in Kilmarnock, VA, discusses his groups efforts to block a Wal-Mart from locating there. Michael Shuman, author of Going Local, discusses concrete steps local communities can take to control their economic futures.
In Sickness & In Health Fluoride may help protect teeth against tooth decay, but some argue it is also poisoning us. EPA Senior Scientist Dr. William Hirzey states the case against fluoride.
Musical Traditions Wammie award winner Randy Barrett picks and sings.
Body & Sole Ed Bager reports on what sorts of indoor playground-like facilities exist for tots in Montgomery County, and Councilman Steve Silverman discusses the prospects for public, indoor playgrounds for tots to get them through the winter months.
Rewind Pat Aufderheide watches "Smoke Signals," now out on video.
In Verse "The Cathedral of St. Matthew’s" by E. Ethelbert Miller.
Back to Top of Page

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