Monday, May 11
Childhood Poverty and Homelessness
Governor Tim Kaine announced Thursday the creation of a poverty reduction task force to identify challenges and opportunities to help lift children and families out of poverty. With the economy just now hitting bottom experts expect that the number of people living in poverty, and seeking assistance, will continue to rise. The nearly 13 percent of Virginia's children living in poverty are of special concern. Today our guest host Barbara Hamm Lee will talk with local service providers and national researchers about the ways in which poverty impacts children. Guests include Thaler McCormick, Executive Director of ForKids, Kinsey Alden Dinan, Senior Policy Associate with The National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) and John Morgan, Executive Director of Voices for Virginia’s Children.
http://www.homesforkids.org
http://vakids.org
http://www.nccp.org
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Tuesday, May 12
Local Tourism
Are you planning a 'staycation' this summer? This is certainly a great area for one. Today we celebrate National Tourism Week (May 11 - 15) by talking with representatives from various area visitors bureaus about the importance of the tourism and hospitality industry in the region as well as the great activities you can take part in close to home. Guests: Jim Ricketts, Director Virginia Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau, Tony DiFilippo, President & CEO, Director, Norfolk Convention & Visitors Bureau, Bob Harris, Vice President, Greater Williamsburg Chamber & Tourism Alliance and Aaron Tuell, Director of Outer Banks Tourism.
http://www.visitsoutheastvirginia.com/
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Wednesday, May 13
Gardening
April showers are supposed to bring May flowers, but so far May has brought us an awful lot of rain as well. How's your garden faring? Call us today with gardening questions and queries for our garden guru Jim Orband will take them on. We'll also check in with Kathy VanMullekom of the Daily Press who brings us the latest gardening news.
www.yorkcounty.gov/vce
www.hrgardening.com
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Thursday, May 14
YourSay
We open up our lines to hear from you about the stories and headlines that are grabbing your attention today on HearSay. Tune in to hear what your friends and neighbors have to say today on a YourSay edition of HearSay.
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Friday, May 15
Military Authors
Today we bring you a collection of interviews with authors with a military point of view. They include a former Navy SEAL who followed a SEAL team to Ramadi and a military spouse offering a candid look at life on the home front. Guests: Vivian Gembara, author of Drowning in the Desert: A JAG’s Search for Justice in Iraq, Donovan Campbell, author of Joker One: A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood, Dick Couch, author of The Sheriff of Ramadi: Navy SEALs and the Winning of al-Anbar, and Alison Buckholtz, author of Standing By: The Making of an American Military Family in a Time of War.
http://www.drowninginthedesert.com/
http://www.joker-one.com/
http://www.standingbybook.com/
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