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| Podcast title | WFAE - Commentaries
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| Updated | Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:36 EST | |
| Category | News |
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1. Commentary: To Friend Or Not To Friend On Facebook http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_... download (audio/mpeg, 0.79Mb) Description: Commentary: To Friend Or Not To Friend On Facebook Social media produces many dilemmas. What's OK to say? Whom should you connect with? And who should you stay away from? Sometimes, hurt feelings can result. Mary Struble Deery of Charlotte relays one such experience in this commentary. |
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2. Commentary: Immigrant Stories Cut Through Rhetoric http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_... download (audio/mpeg, 0.60Mb) Description: Commentary: Immigrant Stories Cut Through Rhetoric As the immigration debate continues, commentator Sally Phillips says it's important to learn the individual stories of immigrants, no matter their path to the U.S. |
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3. Commentary: Is Charlotte Ready For DNC Invasion? http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_... download (audio/mpeg, 1.28Mb) Description: Commentary: Is Charlotte Ready For DNC Invasion? The Democratic National Convention is less than a year away, and that concerns Charlotte Observer columnist Mark Washburn. He's fretting that Charlotte is in over its head. |
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4. Commentary: Homecomings Are Important http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_... download (audio/mpeg, 1.13Mb) Description: Commentary: Homecomings Are Important Commentator Gus Succop has some advice if you're going to visit family or friends you haven't seen in a while. Take advantage of it, even if it means going home. |
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5. Hosting The DNC: Hype And Reality http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_... download (audio/mpeg, 1.46Mb) Description: Hosting The DNC: Hype And Reality Democratic National Convention organizers and Charlotte boosters are reaching out to spread the good news. Their message is that great things are looming for the region because of the 2012 convention. Dan Murrey, the head of the Charlotte in 2012 host committee, says the convention is an endorsement of the city. "The impact for us is not just that week. The impact is going to be throughout the future and having a reputation as a national city as opposed to a regional city," Murrey said last week at a forum sponsored by the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. Some of the comments made at the forum got the attention of Charlotte Observer columnist Ron Stodghill. He stopped by our studios and recorded this commentary. |
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6. Getting Old Is Hell http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_... download (audio/mpeg, 1.40Mb) Description: Getting Old Is Hell We dread getting old and the limitations that come with it. Retiree Mary Struble Deery has learned there's no shortage of reminders that those limitations are coming. |
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7. Commentary: Cell Phones Integrated Into Easter Service http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_... download (audio/mpeg, 1.17Mb) Description: Cell Phones Integrated Into Easter Service Churches will be busier than usual on Easter. Rev. Gus Succop says the larger crowds mean there's a greater likelihood of being interrupted by a cell phone. Yes, it's annyoing, but he's come to learn the interruptions also provide a teachable moment. |
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8. Commentary: NAACP's Call For Boycott Embarrassing http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_... download (audio/mpeg, 1.40Mb) Description: NAACP's Call For Boycott Embarrassing On Monday, Charlotte NAACP President Kojo Nantambu led a protest in Uptown Charlotte. He's upset that CMS had a snow make-up day on Martin Luther King Day. He referred to Charlotte as a "racist bastion" and called for organizations to boycott the city. Toreka James of Charlotte isn't impressed with his comments, and recorded this commentary. |
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9. Commentary: New Strategy On New Year's Resolution http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_... download (audio/mpeg, 1.17Mb) Description: New Strategy On New Year's Resolution We're now one week into 2011. How are your New Year's resolutions going? If you're like WFAE commentator Sally Phillips, not well. But this year she's changing strategy to make sure she doesn't fail to keep her resolution. |
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10. Commentary: Job Well Done, Ed Sanders http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_... download (audio/mpeg, 1.18Mb) Description: Job Well Done, Ed Sanders The integration of our schools generated a lot of uncomfortable memories in our nation's history. The process brought out the worst in a lot of people. But it also brought out the best in some, like Ed Sanders of Charlotte. Mr. Sanders died last week at the age of 88. WFAE commentator Mary C. Curtis tells us what made him stand out. |
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