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Friday,December 4 @ 7:30 PM and Sunday, December 6 @ 12:30 PM

ISSUE ONE: Beach Property U.S. Supreme Court Case
ISSUE TWO: Special Session on Passenger Rail
ISSUE THREE: Reforming High Schools

This Week on ISSUES - 12/04 & 12/06

Friday, December 4 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, December 6 @ 12:30 PM

ISSUE ONE: Beach Property U.S. Supreme Court Case
The U.S. Supreme Court is currently hearing a pivotal case for Florida’s beaches.  Can a beach maintained by public dollars be made private by the homeowner whose property rests on the land?

Guest:
Joni Armstrong Coffey, J.D., Florida International University

ISSUE TWO: Special Session on Passenger Rail
Florida legislators called a special session this week to fast track the approval of a proposed passenger rail system.  We discuss this and how the disagreement in Tallahassee has as much to do about regional in-fighting as it does spending costs.

Guests:
Sean Foreman, Ph.D., Barry University
Joy Reid, South Florida Times

ISSUE THREE: Reforming High Schools
Half of Florida’s high schools are considered "drop-out factories," or schools with very low graduation rates.  This is ten percent higher than the national average.  How do we reform high schools in Florida to achieve equality with other states?

Guest:
Michael Wotorson, Campaign for High School Equity

 

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Friday, November 27 @ 7:30 PM and Sunday, November 29 @ 12:30 PM

ISSUE ONE: New Cancer Screening Recommendations
ISSUE TWO: Housing Double Dip?
ISSUE THREE: Interview with Columnist Leonard Pitts Jr.

This Week on Issues - 11/27 & 11/29

Friday, November 27 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 29 @ 12:30 PM

ISSUE ONE: New Cancer Screening Recommendations
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of healthcare experts issued a report recommending most women not start routine mammograms until the age of 50.  This runs contrary to the opinion long-held by the American Cancer Society.  We discuss the new guidelines and the concerns on how this might affect insurance coverage.

Guest:
Marc Lippman, M.D., University of Miami

 

ISSUE TWO: Housing Double Dip?
South Florida home sales are up compared to last year, but does this mean the market is finally stabilizing?
 
Guest:
Jack McCabe, McCabe Research and Consulting

 

ISSUE THREE: Interview with Columnist Leonard Pitts Jr.
Leonard Pitts Jr., nationally syndicated columnist for the Miami Herald, was in town for the Miami Book Fair International, where he presented two books including his first published novel, "Before I Forget."  He discussed his writings and the challenges present with writing both fiction and nonfiction.

Guest:
Leonard Pitts Jr., The Miami Herald

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Friday, November 20 @ 7:30 PM and Sunday, November 22 @ 12:30 PM

ISSUE ONE: Interview with City of Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado
ISSUE TWO: Interview with PBS's Gwen Ifill

This Week on Issues - 11/20 & 11/22

Friday, November 20 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 22 @ 12:30 PM

ISSUE ONE: Interview with City of Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado
City of Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado was sworn in last week and promised to bring big change to City Hall.  But big change came to him, with the recent corruption charges against two City Commissioners.  We discuss this and what Mayor Regalado envisions for the future of the city.

Guest:
Mayor Tomas Regalado, City of Miami

ISSUE TWO: Interview with PBS's Gwen Ifill
Gwen Ifill, moderator of PBS’s Washington Week and senior correspondent of The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, sat down with Helen Ferre at the Miami Book Fair International last week to discuss the changing state of journalism and her book, "The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama."

Guest:
Gwen Ifill, Washington Week

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Friday, November 13 @ 7:30 PM and Sunday, November 15 @ 12:30 PM

ISSUE ONE: Interview with Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
ISSUE TWO: Miami Commission District 4 Run-off Election

U.S. Rep. Ros-Lehtinen's Map of Bureaucracy

On the program this week, Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen held up a sheet of paper she says outlines the bureaucracy that would be created under the current healthcare bill.

To take a look at this PDF file, please click here.

This Week on Issues - 11/13 & 11/15

Friday, November 13 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 15  @ 12:30 PM

ISSUE ONE: Interview with Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen joins us on the program to discuss a variety of topics such as: healthcare reform, the political future of Honduras and the O.A.S., aid to Haiti and the upcoming trial for the alleged September 11th masterminds in New York City.

Guest:
U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, (R) District 18

 
ISSUE TWO: Miami Commission District 4 Run-off Election
Next Tuesday, some residents of Miami Beach and the City of Miami will vote in run-off elections.  We invited the two candidates for the City of Miami Commission seat, District 4 to talk about the most pressing issues Miami faces today, including charges of corruption in the current Commission.

Guests:
Manolo Reyes, Candidate, Miami Commission Dist. 4
Francis Suarez, Candidate, Miami Commission Dist. 4

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Friday, November 6 @ 7:30 PM and Sunday, November 8 @ 12:30 PM

ISSUE ONE: Interview with Former U.S. Senator Bob Graham
ISSUE TWO: Election Results and Local Week in Review