This week on HearSay with Cathy Lewis ~ December 3-7
Monday, December 3
From the Headlines: Trash Talk
We take a look at the top stories making news in Hampton Roads including the on-going conversation on "flow control". The Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA) favors adoption of ordinances dictating that all garbage go to the agency's landfill for disposal. Waste haulers and other business officials argue that would create a government-approved monopoly.
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Tuesday, December 4
First District Congressional Race
You'll hear from the three candidates on the ballot hoping to represent the district that stretches from Newport News to Prince William County. The seat came open after Representative Jo Ann Davis, first elected to the House in 2000, passed away in October after a long bout with cancer. We'll also have political analysis from Dr. Quentin Kidd, Associate Professor of Government and Public Affairs at Christopher Newport University and Dr. Glen Sussman, Professor of Political Science at Old Dominion University.
Candidate Phil Forgit's interview 
http://forgit2007.com/index.html
Candidate Rob Wittman's interview
http://www.robwittmanforcongress.com/
Candidate Lucky Narain's interview
http://www.votelucky.com
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Wednesday, December 5
In the War Zone
Virginian-Pilot reporter Louis Hansen and photographer Stephen Katz spent three weeks embedded with a Virginia Army National Guard unit in the Middle East bound for Iraq. They join Cathy in the studio today to share about life on the front through the eyes of local troops and take your questions.
Event Information:
An Evening with Author and Activist Kathy Kelly - part of the Light in the Dark Peace Festival sponsored by the Tidewater Peace Alliance
Monday, December 17th at 7:15pm at the NARO Cinema - Norfolk
Reception at Azar's (20th & Colley Ave) at 5:30pm.
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Thursday, December 6
It's "Chrismukwanzah" time
This time of year sets the stage for an annual compromise involving about 2.5 million families of mixed-faith marriages - the melded holiday. We'll talk about how families manage to respect each others' traditions and balance the needs of their faiths on today's HearSay.
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Friday, December 7
Segment A: Doing Unto Others
We’ll talk to some local residents who are doing good deeds for others and encouraging you to do the same. Guests include Cheryl Jennings, a single mother of three who volunteers to increase literacy in her community through AmeriCorps. Ms. Jennings has been presented with the group’s first annual Robert E. Wone Award for Exemplary Service.
Segment B: A Year of Living Biblically
A.J. Jacobs is a New York Times bestselling author, Esquire editor and self-described human guinea pig. In his latest book, The Year of Living Biblically, Jacobs recounts a year he spent following every rule in the Bible as closely as possible. Tune in to hear how well a modern man living in New York City was able to follow the big rules, like the Ten Commandments, and the more obscure, like not wearing clothes of mixed fibers.
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