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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 […]

“There Is NOTHING like a Grateful Dead concert!” Grateful Dead Saratoga Performing Arts Center,, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. June 18, 1983 aud cassette master: nakamichi 300 shotguns* > sony d5, lawn, center, taped by Doug Lamarr nakamichi dragon/b > benchmark adc1 @ 24/96, transferred – Rob Berger 2017 Once everyone gets their sound dialed in, this […]

The gap between wages and rent continues to grow, which has  shrunk of the stock of “affordable” housing for many. Contributing to the problem here in Florida is the legislature’s reluctance to spend money set aside to subsidize affordable housing projects, a problem that was exposed by Steve and Lew’s guest Zac Anderson (above), political […]

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 […]

Today going back in time with tunes I haven’t shared in a long while.  So today would mark  772 show’s on “From the Mountains and Beyond” and we are going back to the 100th show. I hope you enjoy.  HAPPY MONDAY!

“There Is NOTHING like a Grateful Dead concert!” Grateful Dead Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, N.Y. 6/11/92 soundboard > dat > cass > dat > cdr > wav > shnv3 Disc 1 – Set 1: 1. Bertha 2. New Minglewood Blues 3. Row Jimmy 4. Queen Jane Approximately 5. Dire Wolf 6. Beat it on Down the […]

Phosphate mining giant Mosaic has applied for permission to expand its operations in DeSoto  County, however, local residents, community activist Glen Gibellina, and Suncoast Waterkeeper Andy Mele (above) do not believe that is a good idea for the environment. Gibellina and Mele join Steve and Lew to detail the damage the mining operation will cause […]

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 […]

Just a bunch of country this week.