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Charlottesville Right Now, 4pm – 6pm

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.

Thursday, October 22, 201510/22/2015

What you should know about Nov 3 elections.

Vice Chair for Virginia State Board of Elections, Clara Belle Wheeler, on with Les Sinclair, with what you need to…

Thursday, October 22, 201510/22/2015

A Discussion on “Free-Range” Parenting

Albemarle County’s Director of Social Services, Phyllis Savvides, talks with Les Sinclair about the Community Forum on “Free Range Parenting.”…

Wednesday, October 21, 201510/21/2015

What do the new Cancer Society recommendations on mammograms mean to you?

Dr. Jennifer Harvey, Head of Division of Breast Imaging talks with Les Sinclair about the new ACS recommendation on mammograms.

Wednesday, October 21, 201510/21/2015

Analysis: VP Biden will not seek the Presidency

Geoffrey Skelley, Associate Editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball and UVA Center for Politics talks with Les Sinclair about Biden and…

Wednesday, October 21, 201510/21/2015

Sierra Club hosts a Bi-Partisan Redistricting Session

Audrey Dannenberg of Piedmont Group of the VA Chapter of the Sierra Club, talks with Les Sinclair about the meeting…

Wednesday, October 21, 201510/21/2015

Biden OUT of the Presidential Race

Dr. Robert Roberts, Professor of Political Science, talks with Les Sinclair about the latest in the Presidential Race. https://soundcloud.com/1070wina/biden-out-of-the-presidential-race

Wednesday, October 21, 201510/21/2015

Walk to end Alzheimer’s is Saturday (10/14)

Sue Friedman, president & CEO of the Central and Western Virginia Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, chats with Les Sinclair…

Tuesday, October 20, 201510/20/2015

Martese Johnson’s $3 Million Civil Suit Against ABC

Local attorney and legal expert Scott Goodman give analysis of the Martese Johnson civil case against Virginia ABC officers.

Tuesday, October 20, 201510/20/2015

Business must make the switch or pay the price

Natalia Olson-Urtecho is Regional Administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration and talks with Les Sinclair about the new requirement of businesses to switch to a chip reading credit card devise or be on the hook for any fraud resulting from the lack of security.

Tuesday, October 20, 201510/20/2015

2 of 5 League of Digital Schools are here

Charlottesville City Schools has been a member of the League of Digital Schools for several years. Albemarle County has just joined, there are only five Virginia school divisions in the League.

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