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Charlottesville Right Now, 4pm – 6pm

We go beyond the headlines into the important stories that matter to us locally.
Join NewsRadio WINA’s Courteney Stuart weekdays for the news and newsmakers of the day.

Tuesday, July 19, 201607/19/2016

National Citizen Survey comes to Charlottesville

Miriam Dickler, Director of Communications for City of Charlottesville, discusses with Les Sinclair The National Citizens Survey and what City of Charlottesville residents need to know to participate.

Tuesday, July 19, 201607/19/2016

Plagiarism and Thomas Jefferson

Scott Harrop is a Lecturer in the University of Virginia’s Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian and Languages and Cultures. He’s also a past Jefferson Fellow at the Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies. He joins us to talk about the link of plagiarism to Thomas Jefferson.

Monday, July 18, 201607/18/2016

Is Your Immune System Controlling Your Behavior

Postdoctoral researcher, at the University of Virginia, Tony Filiano, talks with Les Sinclair about the new research suggesting that our behavior, and maybe our personalities, may be influenced by our immune systems.

Monday, July 18, 201607/18/2016

Rio/29 Intersection Opening Much Sooner Than Expected.

VDOT’s Lou Hatter, talks with Les Sinclair about the Rio/29 interchange, what’s left to do, when it’ll open and the massive bonus the contractor could receive for getting it completed early.

Monday, July 18, 201607/18/2016

City Office of Human Rights Accepting Nominations for its Community Bridge Builder Award

Charlene Greene, from the City of Charlottesville Office of Human Rights, relays to Les Sinclair the info on how you can nominate an individual for the “Community Bridge Builder Award”.

Monday, July 18, 201607/18/2016

Albemarle County Announce Budget Visualization Tool

Lori Allshouse, the Director of Management and Budget for Albemarle County talks with Les Sinclair about the budget visualization tool.

Friday, July 15, 201607/15/2016

Top 5 Soundbites of the Week

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with the Top 5 soundbites of the week ending 07/15/16.

Friday, July 15, 201607/15/2016

New GMO Labeling Coming Soon

Eric Hallerman, Professor in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation at Virginia Tech. discusses GMO (genetically modified organisms) labeling.

Friday, July 15, 201607/15/2016

UVA “Investment Fund” Raises Significant Concerns

Senator Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax City) discusses with Les Sinclair his concerns about the UVA “Investment Fund” and his desire to have a forensic audit conducted.

Friday, July 15, 201607/15/2016

Why Ohio Picks the President

Author of “The Bellweather”, Kyle Kondik, talks with Les Sinclair about Ohio as the bellwether state and why it seemingly picks the Presidents. More info on the book here: http://www.ohioswallow.com/book/The+Bellwether

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