Author: Tom Walker

This Wednesday our first guest will be Ron Turner, Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections. Ron will talk about the upcoming August 28 primary,  early voting locations and much more. His official website is sarasotavotes.com. Fact about the  August primary election: Right now there are 312,578 registered voters in Sarasota County.  If you would like to register […]

This Wednesday, July 18 from 9-10 a.m., the Peace & Justice Report will have in the studio candidate for governor Andrew Gillum and also school board candidate Nick Guy. Andrew Gillum is the current mayor of Tallahassee. Andrew  is running for Governor “to rebuild Florida into a state that works for all of us. He knows […]

This Wednesday, July 4, we’ll interview Ray Seaman, Online Director of Progress Florida. He  just launched the People First Report Card – www.floridareportcard.com. It gives every Florida legislator a grade based on key votes about the economy, our public schools, our environment, our civil rights, reproductive freedom, gun safety and more. They also send out […]

This Wednesday we’ll talk to Bill Newton, Deputy Director of the Florida Consumer Action Network about the opioid crisis. “According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, “overdose deaths, particularly from prescription drugs and heroin, have reached epidemic levels.”[3]:iii Nearly half of all opioid overdose deaths in 2016 involved prescription opioids.[1] From 1999 to 2008, overdose […]

From Common Dreams: A national veterans’ organization is weighing in on this year’s Emmy awards with a full-page ad in Variety, saying Ken Burns and Lynne Novick’s “Vietnam War” series does not deserve a “Best Documentary” award. Veterans For Peace (VFP), headquartered in St. Louis, with 175 chapters in the U.S. and six overseas, will […]

This Wednesday, June 13, we’ll have in the studio Luz Corcuera, Executive Director of UnidosNow. She’ll bring a student along who has taken part in their programs. On the second half of our show we’ll talk to Vietnam veteran and former medic Geoff Morris of the Florida Veterans for Common Sense about the nature of […]

Valerie Buchand is a native of the historic Sarasota Newtown community,  After running her own lawn care service, she began in 2009 to serve on the Sarasota Housing Authority Board.  She’s an advocate for low-income housing and a  community activist. In 2014, along with other concerned citizens, she started  the Newtown Nation organization.   Newtown Naton actions Back to […]

Wednesday we’ll interview Lynn Nilsson about the new Sarasota solar co-op. New solar co-op launches in Sarasota By Ben Delman on May 23, 2018 Neighbors in Sarasota County have formed a solar co-op to save money and make going solar easier, while building a network of solar supporters The group is seeking members and will […]

This Wednesday at 9 a.m. our guest in the studio will be Shirley Brown, one of the five members of the School Board of Sarasota County. We’ll talk about school security and charter schools. For more information about education issues in Sarasota and Manatee counties, go to Protect Our Public Schools Manasota (POPS). There is […]