Issues - A Production of WPBT2

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Friday, October 30 @ 7:30 PM and Sunday, November 1 @ 12:30 PM

ISSUE ONE: Excessive Caseload for Public Defenders
ISSUE TWO: H1N1 Flu: Shot or Not?
ISSUE THREE: Call for Public Service

Here are the links to watch this week's program on uVu.

Friday, October 30 @ 7:30 PM and Sunday, November 1 @ 12:30 PM

ISSUE ONE: Excessive Caseload for Public Defenders
ISSUE TWO: H1N1 Flu: Shot or Not?
ISSUE THREE: Call for Public Service

Municipal Elections - November 3rd, 2009

Here's a list of municipalities holding elections Tuesday, November 3, 2009.

MONROE COUNTY
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
BROWARD COUNTY
PALM BEACH COUNTY

MONROE COUNTY

City of Marathon

Office of City Council

Candidates:
John Bartus
Michael A. Cinque
Richard "Rich" Keating
Kevin Kenney
Joan "Bicycle Joanie" Nelson
Don Vasil

For more information, click here for the Monroe Supervisor of Elections webpage.

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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

City of Hialeah

Mayor

Candidates:
Santiago A. Cardenas
Julio Robaina

COUNCILMEMBER – GROUP V

Candidates:
Fernando Alvarez
Luis Gonzalez

COUNCILMEMBER – GROUP VII

Candidates:
Danny Bolaños
Katharine “Katy” Cue

City of Miami

Mayor

Candidates:
Tomas P. Regalado
Joe Sanchez

COMMISSIONER – DISTRICT 3

Candidates:
Frank Carollo
Guillermo “Willie” Chacon
Antonio “Mico” Colmenares
Pedro R. Diaz
Mavel Lopez
Luis Morse
Beba Sardiña-Mann

COMMISSIONER – DISTRICT 4

Candidates:
Manolo Reyes
Denis Rod
Oscar Rodriguez-Fonts
Francis Suarez

COMMISSIONER – DISTRICT 5

Candidates:
David Chiverton
Michelle Spence-Jones
Jeff Torain

COCONUT GROVE VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS

Candidates:
Heather Bettner
Kate Callahan
David B. Collins
Liliana Dones
Felice Dubin
Rose Fountain
William Furry
Javier Gonzalez
Scott Janowitz
Giana M. Leyva
Stephen P. Murray
Michelle Niemeyer
Sylvia Quinn
Renita Ross Samuels-Dixon
Patrick Sessions
Adam Weirich
David Eric Wells

City of Miami Beach

Mayor

Candidates:
Matti Herrera Bower
Raphael Herman
Laura Rivero Levey

GROUP I – COMMISSIONER

Candidates:
Jerry Libbin
Oddy Segui

GROUP II – COMMISSIONER

Candidates:
Jorge Exposito
Maria Mayer
Sherry Roberts

GROUP III – COMMISSIONER

Candidates:
Alex Fernandez
Michael Góngora
Gabrielle Redfern

For more information, click here for the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections webpage.

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BROWARD COUNTY

City of North Lauderdale

Mayor

Candidates:
John 'Jack' Brady
Bruce John Tumin

City of Tamarac

City Commission District 2

Candidates:
Patricia Atkins-Grad   
Patti Lynn

Annexation Prospect Field Road

Yes
No

For more information, click here for the Broward County Supervisor of Elections webpage.

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PALM BEACH COUNTY

City of Lake Worth
Mayor

Candidates:
William Coakley
Javier Del Sol
John Jordan
Laurence McNamara
Loretta Sharpe
René A. Varela

COMMISSIONER DIST 1

Candidates:
Ron Exline
Scott Maxwell

COMMISSIONER DIST 3

Candidates:
Wes Blackman
Jo-Ann Golden

QUESTION: Amendment to prohibit beach dredge
and fill artificial nourishment projects.

Yes
No

For more information, click here for the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections webpage.

This Week on Issues - 10/30 & 11/01

Friday, October 30 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 1 @ 12:30 PM


ISSUE ONE: Excessive Caseload for Public Defenders
Unfortunately, the judicial system is not immune to budget restraints.  But are public defenders properly equipped to handle their caseload?  Why does the public defender’s office of Miami-Dade County have a caseload five times the national average?

Guest:
Carlos J. Martinez, Miami-Dade County Public Defender’s Office


ISSUE TWO: H1N1 Flu: Shot or Not?
Last week, President Barack Obama declared the H1N1 influenza a national emergency.  But some are concerned about the vaccines used to prevent this flu.  Bob LaMendola, health writer for the SunSentinel explains.

Guest:
Bob LaMendola, SunSentinel


ISSUE THREE: Call for Public Service
The call for public service is not new, but grows stronger as our economy weakens.  We discuss this and how assisting others through education service helps to achieve the “great equalizer.”

Guest:
Teresita Alvarez-Bjelland, Harvard Alumni Association

Watch This Week's Issues

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Friday, October 23 @ 7:30 PM and Sunday, October 25 @ 12:30 PM

ISSUE ONE: State Race Review
ISSUE TWO: Early Voting for City of Miami and Miami Beach

This Week on Issues - 10/23 & 10/25

Friday, October 23 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 25 @ 12:30 PM



ISSUE ONE: State Race Review
Polls indicate Marco Rubio is beginning to close the gap with Governor Charlie Crist for the senatorial Republican primary.  Is the same true for Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink and Attorney General Bill McCollum?  How can name recognition and the lack of a Democratic gubernatorial primary influence election results?

Guests:
Sean Foreman, Ph.D., Barry University 
Anthony Man, SunSentinel
Joy Reid, South Florida Times
Justin Sayfie, Sayfie Review
 

ISSUE TWO: Early Voting for City of Miami and Miami Beach
The Cities of Miami and Miami Beach begin early voting next week for key races, including the Mayor and Commission seats.  Daniel Ricker of the Watchdog Report joins us to analyze the candidates in this upcoming election.

Guests:
Daniel Ricker, Watchdog Report

WPBT2's Primetime Special: Repairing American Healthcare

This one-hour program will feature eight expert guests from different sectors of the healthcare community.  Together, they will challenge one another as to how to best repair what many would argue is our country’s broken healthcare system. The discussion will be moderated by Helen Ferre, the host of WPBT2’s weekly public affairs program, Issues. This one hour special will air Tuesday, October 27th from 8 to 9 pm on WPBT2. 

Watch the Promo here:

Watch This Week's Issues

Here are the links to watch this week's program on uVu.

Friday, October 16 @ 7:30 PM and Sunday, October 18 @ 12:30 PM

ISSUE ONE: Prosecuting Juveniles as Adults
ISSUE TWO: High Speed Rail and Future of Mass Transportation
ISSUE THREE: End of Recession?

From uVu: Juvenile Justice in Miami Dade

From uVu:

The Circuit 11 Juvenile Justice Board, in collaboration with the Children's Trust and the University of Miami organized an event on the current state of juvenile justice in Miami-Dade on October 2nd, 2009. The goal was to develop a juvenile justice strategic plan and legislative agenda for dismantling the pipeline in our community.

The featured speaker was Adora Obi Nweze, President Florida State Conference NAACP.

For part two through six, click here to visit uVu.

This Week on Issues - 10/16 & 10/18

Friday, October 16 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 18 @ 12:30 PM

ISSUE ONE: Prosecuting Juveniles as Adults
This week South Florida made national headlines for the shocking crime of Broward teens that set another teen on fire.  When you have a violent crime such as this, should minors be prosecuted as adults?

Guest:
Steven Wisotsky, LL.M., Nova Southeastern University


ISSUE TWO: High Speed Rail and Future of Mass Transportation
Talks of a high-speed rail system traveling through Florida have increased recently due to the availability of federal stimulus funds.  We gathered a panel to discuss the current Tampa-Orlando rail proposal and the future of mass transit in Florida.

Guests:
Neisen Kasdin, Miami Downtown Development Authority
Joseph Giulietti, South Florida Regional Transportation Authority

 
ISSUE THREE: End of Recession?
The Dow Jones industrial average passed the 10,000 mark this week for the first time since October 2008.  Is this a sign that our economic troubles are soon behind us?

Guest:
Dennis Coates, Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University

 

Watch This Week's Issues

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Friday, October 9 @ 7:30 PM & Sunday, October 11 @ 12:30 PM

ISSUE ONE: Obama’s Award and 2010 Primary
ISSUE TWO: Market for Flipping Houses?