Author: Arlene Sweeting

The General Election will take place on Nov. 6, 2018. Until then, WSLR  is bringing you comprehensive election coverage from our public affairs programming. Cathy Antunes has spoken with several community members on the upcoming ballot, from charter amendments to local initiatives, on her show The Detail. Have you ever walked into a voting booth […]

From WSLR 96.5 LP-FM, this is the Critical Times. I’m Giulia Heyward. For the next half hour, we’ll be reporting on local politics and grassroots activism all happening in your backyard. The General Election will take place on Nov. 6th. We’ll be continuing in our series of comprehensive election coverage to keep you all as […]

From WSLR 96.5 LP-FM, this is a special installment of the Critical Times. We have Dennis Maley, reporter and senior editor of the Bradenton Times in the studio with Jeff Weaver, he was the Campaign Manager for 2016 Presidential Candidate, Bernie Sanders. Maley and Weaver discuss the current political climate in the US, and why […]

From WSLR 96.5 LP-FM, this is the Critical Times. I’m Giulia Heyward and, for the next half hour, we’ll be reporting on local politics and grassroots activism, all happening in your backyard. The General Election is on November 6th. We’re talking with some of those names that you’ll see on that ballot. Republican candidate, Ray […]

From WSLR 96.5 LP-FM, this is the Critical Times. I’m Giulia Heyward and, for the next half hour, we’ll be reporting on local politics and grassroots activism, all happening in your backyard. The General Election is on November 6th. We’re talking with some of those names that you’ll see on that ballot. Republican candidate, Ray […]

From WSLR 96.5, the Critical Times reports on local politics and grassroots activism, all happening in your backyard. The General Election is on Nov. 6 and, until then, we’ll be talking to some of the names on that ballot. We’ve got Democratic candidate, Olivia Babis, running for the State House seat against Republican candidate, Joe […]

  From WSLR 96.5, the Critical Times reports on local politics and grassroots activism, all happening in your backyard. The General Election is on Nov. 6 and, until then, we’ll be talking to some of the names on that ballot. We’ve got Democratic candidate, Olivia Babis, running for the State House seat against Republican candidate, […]

  Earlier this year, a viral video of an altercation between the Sarasota Police Department (SPD) and Newtown resident, Chad Washington, was shared across social media. Today, we’re speaking with members of ANSWER Suncoast with an update on the case. We are also speaking with Sarasota County Schools on enrolled students without a permanent address–and […]