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Military
Opponents say TBX project based on old data, bad engineering
By Rob Lorei Yesterday we discussed the ongoing fight by local communities to stop an interstate expansion that threaten several historic neighborhoods in Tampa. Known as the TBX Project. It plans to add express lanes to...
Extended Maternity and Paternity Leave for Military
In an effort to better serve military families, and raise retention, the Defense Department is increasing maternity leave to 12 weeks paid time off, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announce Thursday. The new guidelines apply to...
MidPoint for 1.14.16 – Rolling Stone reporter Janet Reitman on the current situation at Gitmo
In a recent issue of Rolling Stone, reporter Janet Reitman traveled to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where now over 90 “enemy combatants” awaiting, well, not necessarily a trial, but some decision on their future. Reitman joined...
Propublica project finds $17 billion wasted in Afghanistan
By Rob Lorei Asphalt roads that can’t be maintained. A gas station that no one used. A soybean farming project in a region that cannot grow the crop. A new interactive project by a team...
Veteran journalist Molly McCartney on the growth of the defense industry
By Rob Lorei Today we are have an interview with Molly McCartney, a veteran journalist and author of America’s War Machine: Vested Interests, Endless Conflicts, a book she co-wrote with her late husband, journalist James...
by Rob Lorei Today we listen to the latest episode of Florida This Week, a political talk show moderated by Rob Lorei that airs Friday nights on local PBS station WEDU. This week’s panel of...
Women’s Show on “Standing Up to Terrorism” 12/3
With the recent Paris attack, terrorism is in all of our minds….. Congress seems to be obsessed with the dangers from Syrian widows and orphans. Women throughout this country are in daily fear when they...
By Rob Lorei Today we listen to a special Thanksgiving edition of Florida this week in which host Rob Lorei interviews Tampa mayor Bob Buckhorn, touching on a variety of topics such as the Vinik...
Women’s Show on “Perilous Times – Paris and Beyond” 11/19
What perilous times….. Paris is the epicenter of the world right now. What to do – who and how are critical. Just policies demand an understanding of people. How much did our endeavors in...
Veterans Day Special: Expert Attorneys discuss legal issues facing veterans
On this Veteran’s day episode of Radioactivity, we speak with Richard K. Hurley Jr. and David C. Cory, of Cory and Hurley Law Group, two attorneys that specialize in legal issues affecting veterans. They talk about...
Operation: Reveille gives veterans homes in Tampa
About fifty veterans who were homeless Wednesday morning now have a place to live, thanks to a program called Operation: Reveille. Inside a giant cruise terminal at Port Tampa Bay dozens of social service organizations set...
SDS continues push to rid USF of Bill Young’s name
Students for a Democratic Society in Tampa is continuing its campaign to get the University of South Florida to remove the name of a former member of Congress from the ROTC building on campus because...
