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A discussion with the college’s new president about his perspective on leadership, and what we may expect moving forward.
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Martin County has approved the first phase of Newfield, a traditional neighborhood development-style town that features 2,000 acres of open green space for all to enjoy.
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In 2020, we were consumed with news of the pandemic, politics and protests; however, our environmental problems did not go away. Tania Ortega-Cowan speaks with Eve Samples of Friends of the Everglades and Ken Grudens of the Indian River Land Trust to get a status report on our waterways.
Treasure Coast Happenings
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Mike speaks with Barbara Schlitt Ford, facilitator of Indian River County Cares The non-profit coalition, needs handmade cards, paintings, crafts, or any kinds of “room brighteners”. Since the start of the Connected for Seniors Program in August 2020, Indian River CARES has delivered over 2,000 “room brighteners” to seniors.
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Mike speaks with the Director of the A.E. Backus Museum, Marshall Adams about their latest exhibit… During the civil rights era in segregated Florida, a group of artists exercised their right to make their own living, on their terms, when few recognized they had the “Right of Way” – This group of artists were known as The Highwaymen. Their art will be on display at the Backus museum through March in an exhibit titled "Right of Way".
From The NPR Newsroom
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In one of his final acts, Trump's Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared China's actions in the far western region of Xinjiang a genocide. What consequences would such a declaration have?
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NPR's Noel King talks to Democratic Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware about President Biden's agenda and the legislative challenges. She worked closely with him as he prepared to take office.
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View NPR's maps and graphics to see where COVID-19 is hitting hardest in the U.S., which state outbreaks are growing and which are leveling off.
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A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed at least 1 million globally.
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Viewers spotted an unidentified man wearing two masks and carrying alcohol wipes. He disinfected the podium between speakers. He earned laudatory nicknames on Twitter including sanitizer-in-chief.
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People on social media lifted a photo of Sanders and his mittens out of the inauguration, and put him on a ski lift, atop the throne from Game of Thrones and sitting on an unfinished skyscraper.
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Suicide bombings have been rare in the Iraqi capital since the country's military pushed out the Islamic State in 2017. The last such attack occurred three years ago.
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Daily numbers of new cases are finally starting to wane, and hospitalizations are down slightly. But health care systems are still overburdened and another resurgence remains a threat.
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Deborah Scott has been working as a grassroots organizer in Georgia for nearly four decades. NPR's Noel King talks to Scott about how she began, and how her work has helped to galvanize voters.
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It's President Biden's first full day in office. One subject getting immediate attention: overhaul of the U.S. immigration system. Plus, new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are starting to trend downward.
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