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"Joe Thomas In-The-Morning" podcast archives

WCHV-7/9/10; "Chamber Resonance" with good economic news.


C'ville Chamber Prez. Tim Hulbert is in to share the news of a third consecutive 'up' month in sales tax reciepts. Also a little bit about the U.S. 29 corridor and transportation in general.

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WCHV-7/9/10; "Caring for Creatures' 'Pet-of-the-Week'."


This week it's a great 3-year-old retreiver mix named Max...

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WCHV-7/9/10; "Here's the sticky part of 'States' Rights'."


Joe delves into the story of Massachusetts winning their "State's Rights" case against the gay marriage ban. Then he compares the government's role in marriage to 'Smart Meters' and wonders why the same folks who fight those, line up to get 'licensed' for marriage willingly.

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WCHV-7/9/10; "Helping Soldiers with T.B.I."


Last week we discovered the the Learning RX program was being utilized to help our Gulf Vets suffering through traumatic brain injuries.

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WCHV-7/9/10; "Senator Robert Hurt"


Win tix to see BB King at PavillionThe GOP challenger to Congressman Tom Perriello is on to talk about the early stages of his campaign, job creation and his visit to the Albemarle GOP Committee breakfast on Saturday, July 10th (8am).

WCHV-7/9/10; "Lebron-o-nomics (part 2)"


Hank calls to express concern that this very famous young man might be the next one to have some horrible secrect pecadillo revealed while Joe takes the opportunity to bring the conversation back to the "Lebron-leaves-Cleveland-like-UVA-Grads-leave-C'VA" court.

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WCHV-7/9/10; "Lebron-o-nomics (part 1)"


Only Joe could find a cautionary tale regarding the Charlottesville Area economy in the 'LeBron-James-from-Cleveland-to-Miami' story. **Listen for when Jeff calls in with a brilliant list of the manufacturing and blue-collar-middle-class jobs that haveleft C'ville.

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WCHV-7/8/10; "Lebron-a-thon just like life in C'ville..."


Joe draws the brilliant (his words) connection from the sports worlds fascination with Lebron James' free-agent signing special tonight on ESPN to the Charlottesville propensity to do the spectacular (ie; "Places29") while the necessary, yet mundane, goes undone (ie; PAVING 29!).

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WCHV-7/8/10; "Live United: Smart Beginnings grant news"


Miriam Rushfinn, 'Smart Beginnings' coordinator brings in Mary-Margaret Gardiner, CYFS Child Care Quality Educator and Judy Smith, Executive Director, Jefferson Area CHIP to talk about receiving the Spring 2010 Community Endowment Grant for $42,000.

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WCHV-7/8/10; "Breakfast with the Schoenewalds"



WCHV-7/8/10; "Grace-Marie Turner on the Rationer-in-Chief"


Grace-Marie Turner from the Galen Institute returns to talk about the "recess appointment" of Donald Berwick to head the $800 billion Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the latest from the discharge patitions of Rep's King and Herger.

WCHV-7/7/10; "Joe's 'Homies' with more from CAAR Q2 report"




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WCHV-7/7/10; "STOP! Wait a minute, Mister Postman!"


Budget Analyst for the CATO institute Tad DeHaven joins Joe to talk about the US Postal Service's attempts to get permission to raise their rate 2 cents per stamp.

WCHV-7/7/10; "Dave and Dave talk jobs, schools and energy"



WCHV-7/7/10; "Recap of Joe & Tom on the DISCLOSE act"


This Monday past, Joe and Congressman Tom Perriello discussed, among many things, Tom's support of the DISCLOSE act. Joe looks back with listeners e-mails and telephone calls.

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WCHV-7/6/10; "Why did the (fried) chicken cross the road?"


Because it was "National Fried Chicken Day" and the purveyor of the most reknown fried chicken in Charlottesville in the historic roadhouse next to Mr. Jefferson's house, Michie Tavern. They grace Joe with some of their best and some deep-fried trivia.

WCHV-7/6/10; "The light at the end of the tunnel...NOT a train."


Joe and the audience discuss the events of Independence Day weekend and the prospects for, as Joe calls it; "Righting the Ship" in Central Virginian Government.

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WCHV-7/6/10; "Alzheimer's Association news"


Sue Friedman drops by to update us on Association news, tips for caregivers in extreme heat and helps give away some B.B. King tickets with their "Big Brain Puzzle Book."

WCHV-7/06/10; "Rita Smith; Fighting Fibromyalgia w/ diet"


Registered dietician from Martha Jefferson Hospital joins to talk about this affliction that is growing less mysterious every day.

click to read Rita's blog

WCHV-7/05/10; "Regulations w/ Congressman Tom Perriello"


In his monthly visit, Tom and Joe discuss regulations and if there are the cause of corruption or the cure. Also his vote against the Afghanistan budget and for the DISCLOSE act. Then audience reactions.

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WCHV-7/02/10; "Chamber Resonance: C'ville 'E.D.' issues"


Chamber Prez. Tim Hulbert is back from Ireland and discusses the issues expressed regarding the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors draft economic development plan ('E.D.').

click for Chamber website
read draft economic plan

WCHV-7/02/10; "Pet-of-the-Week fron Caring for Creatures"


Alden Bigelow is in with keittens up for adoption and tips for Independance Day fireworks.

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WCHV-7/02/10; "Learning RX Founder Dr. Ken Gibson"


Author of "Unlock the Einstein Inside" joins Joe and the Charlottesville Learning RX's Dargan Coggeshall to talk about the history and background of their 'cognitive traing' program.

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WCHV-7/02/10; "VA vs Sebilius w/ Heritage's Brian Darling"


Brian returns to "JTitM" to break down the testimonies and prospects from the motion to dismiss hearing for AG Ken Cuccinelli's 10th ammendment case against the Federal Mandate healthcare plan. (We also discuss the Kagan hearings and replacing Robert Byrd.)

WCHV-7/01/10; "Live United: Literacy Volunteers needs volunteers"


Kim Connolly of the United Way-Thomas Jefferson Area is in with Jackie Bright from the Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville/Albemarle to encourage people to volunteer to help teach their clients to read.

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click for Literacy Volunteers

WCHV-7/01/10; "Virginia's new laws w/ Delegate Rob Bell"


One of our representatives in the General Assembly joins Joe to break down some of the new laws that went into effect 7/1.

WCHV-7/01/10; "The Schoenewalds on parades, new digs and..."


.... campaign forums, GOP version of nationalized healthcare and an Albemarle raid on a property in Keswick.

WCHV-7/01/10; "AG Ken Cuccinelli on cases vs EPA & UVA"




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WCHV-6/30/10; "TIA Daily's Robert Tracinski on TEA Party(s)"


Editor on great libertarian editorial newsletter and Political Director for Jefferson-Area TEA Party joins to promote the second-annual July 4th rally and the burgeoning duality in the TEA Party Movement.

WCHV-6/30/10; "Homies on Q2 CAAR report and closing crush."


Rives Bailey (realtor) and Peter Cefaratti (mortgage lender) join for their weekly visit. This week it's more preview of CAAR's Q2 report, the crush of closings before the window shuts on the tax credit and the possibilty of a renewal of that tax credit.

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WCHV-6/30/10; "Calls and letters on UVA 'getting their Nixon on'."


Reaction and perspective from the audience on Joe's analysis of UVA's cover up of Michael Mann's "Hockey Stick" work on grounds.

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WCHV-6/30/10; "UVA is getting their 'Nixon' on."


Joe discusses UVA's statement rebuking AG Ken Cuccinelli's request for the documents relating to "Captain Hockey Stick"(Michael Mann)'s work 'on grounds' and how a University with so many schools dealing with politics and government, they should know that the coverup is ALWAYS worse than the original incident.

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WCHV-6/30/10; "Great treatise of right vs left and DNC astroturf"




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WCHV-6/29/10; "ID4 tips from MJH's Rita Smith"


Registered dietician from Martha Jefferson Hospital joins to talk about some July 4th grilling tips.

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WCHV-6/29/10; "News from the Alzheimer's Association"


Sue Friedman with the latest on the reschedule of last week's HBO screening and what's coming up.

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WCHV-6/29/10; "Why it ALWAYS is 'the economy, stupid'."


Joe makes the case that, evenb something simple like storm cleanup, isn't something the Government needs to do if the economy is working.

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WCHV-6/29/10; "Pedophile sentence and why the Bill of Rights"


Joe and the audience discuss a court case in Staunton regarding a former youth minister and then the pandora's box of 'state-ism' that James Madison was afraid that the Bill of Rights might become.

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WCHV-7/01/10; "Supreme Court gun-ban ruling w/ Doug Burns"


Former Federal Prosecutor Doug Burns joins Joe to break down the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling that struck down the Chicago Gun Ban. (**Parlor game alert: Count how many times he tells Joe how smart/perceptive he is...)

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WCHV-6/28/10; "Senior Center News"


Beth Barber joins Joe to highlight their next trip and other upcoming events.

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WCHV-6/28/10; "Something Funny happened on the way to the Forums"


Joe and the audience discuss the relative merits of a Congressional Candidate Debate or individual Public Forums. Then shows how the devastation from last week's 'microburst' storm proves his theory that Charlottesville choese 'flashy' projects over'mundane' maintainance programs and upgrades.

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WCHV-6/28/10; "A (not-so-)freedom information request from UVA"


Chris Horner, counsel for Competitive Enterprise Institute and author of "Red-Hot Lies" and "Power Grab" joins to update us on the response he recieved to his FOIA requests to UVA on Michael Mann and his 'work product.'

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WCHV-6/24/10 "Live United: Day Of Caring preparations."


Shaele Wood is in from the United Way-TJA with Josh Kaufman-Horner, Transitional Housing Director and kitchen manager at the Salvation Army regarding getting enough projects for September 22nd's "Day of Caring."

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WCHV-6/24/10 "Solving our 'E.D.' problem."


Joe discusses the re-casting of A.S.A.P. in light of the County's draft economic development proposal and what really make a healthy economy. *Warning; Joe Thomas Show's that last for more than 4 hours should be treated by a physician...

Albemerle draft ED proposal

WCHV-6/24/10; "The Schoenewalds on turnout, outreach & jobs"


Joe welcomes the Chair of the Albemarle County GOP and her 'trailing spouse' (Chair emeritus?) to discuss the probility of voter turnout for the Congressional election, their outreach event Saturday in Esmont and economic development as it applies to the House race and local BOS.

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Read draft A.C. Econ Dev. agenda

WCHV-6/23/10; "(Michael) Mann-ing Up"


Joe tries to make the battle between UVA and their lawyer, AG Ken Cuccinelli, easier to understand.

WCHV-6/23/10; "Q-2 C.A.A.R. Market report preview"


Joe's "Homies" (Rives Bailey and Peter Cefaratti) join to talk about some stunning news from their advance look at second-quarter report from CAAR.

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WCHV-6/23/10; "Immigration campaign w/ Corey Stewart"


PWC Chair and avant garde of the immigration enforcement movement returns to "JTitM" to talk about his latest campaign; To get Virginia to follow his (and Arizona's) lead and begin enforcing Federal Immigration laws.

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WCHV-6/21/10; "JATP's Carole Thorpe on misquotes & debates"


After discovering that comments made at another place and time were included in a Daily Progress article about the potential for debates between the three candidates for Viginia's 5th Congressional District, Carole Thorpe joins Joe to clarify things.

Click for new JATP website

WCHV-6/21/10; "Biggest Loser & making the case for privatization"




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WCHV-06/22/10 "Alzheimer's Association News"


Sue Friedman from the Alzheimers' Association of Central and Western Virginia shares the news that they've won a Statewide award for 'best practices.' Then helps kick of WCHV's promotion of the B.B. King concert at the Pavillion.

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WCHV-6/22/10; "Impact of Joe and putting the 'P-R' in the 'press'."


Joe shares a couple of instances where the local media was inluenced by yesterday's show and then goes into one of them; Bob Gibson's column on the level of rancor in the press. Then he discusses his opinions with one 'pro-' and one 'anti-' listener.

WCHV-06/22/10; "Where do I sign up to be 'punished' by Prez?"


Joe dissects chillingly illustrative comments made by Ken Feinburg (BP Oil Spill Fund chief) regarding our justice system and then exposes it for the fraud it is with archived audio from Chris Horner.

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WCHV-06/21/10; "Senior Center News"


Beth Barber is in to talk about their new chess club, their tavel trip to Tuscany and their next Civil War lecture and trip.

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WCHV-06/21/10; "Talking Turkey w/ Karl Pfefferkorn"


UVA Lecturer, former Director of European Security Negotiations at The Pentagon and International Affairs Consultant to "JTitM" joins to share the story of ANOTHER long-time US ally who is jumping ship.

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WCHV- 06/21/10; "Master Debaters (pt2)"




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WCHV-6/21/10; "Master Debaters (ep1)"




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WCHV-6/18/10 "Live from Red Cross roof w/ Neil Williamson"


In Joe's "Chamber Resonance" segment, Joe welcomes the Free Enterprise Forum's Neil Williamson to the Red Cross roof-a-thon (who the Chamber helped found in 1913) for Tim Hulbert. Also BOS Ken Boyd drops by.

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WCHV-6/18/10 "Live from Red Cross Roof w/ Learning RX"


Dargan Coggeshall of the Learning RX joins to discuss their contribution to the "Raise-the-Roof" fundraiser (get an assesment, they'll contribute the cost, $107, to Red Cross) and dyslexia as a cognitive learning problem.

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WCHV-6/17/10 "Live United live from Red Cross Roof-a-thon"


Jon Nafzinger is on the Red Cross roof with Joe to talk about FAMIS.

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WCHV-6/17/10 "Live from Red Cross Roof w/ Siips offer"


George Benford of Siips Wine & Champagne drops by Joe's "Roof-a-Thon" to make two offers to help raising the money to replace the roof on the Red Cross facility in Charlottesville.

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WCHV-6/17/10 "Live from Red Cross roof w/ Schoenewalds (pt2)"


News of the new locale for the Albemarle GOP monthly breakfast.

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WCHV-6/17/10 "Live from Red Cross roof w/ Schoenewalds (pt1)"


Joe welcomes Rachel and Christian Schoenewald to his roof-a-thon to discuss politics, economic development and fixing the roof.

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WCHV-6/17/10 "Live from Red Cross Roof w/ Hamp Hall again)"


The adventure continues at th Red Cross facility on Rose Hill Dr.

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WCHV-6/17/10 "Live from Red Cross Roof w/ Bev Bean"


Red Cross coordinator joins to relate the story of the compromised roof and the process of getting it replaced.

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WCHV-6/17/10 "Roof-a-Thon begins w/ Hamp Hall of Red Cross"


Joe gets the what and where of the roof that needs to be replaced from facility manager for the Red Cross facility in Charlottesville.

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WCHV-6/16/10 7a; "Credit rating changes w/ Joe's 'Homies'"


Rives Bailey (realtor) and Peter Cefaratti (mortgage) are in to continue last week's conversation on a new Federal guideline that requires a last-minute re-check of your credit score before closing a mortgage.

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WCHV-6/16/10 7:40a; "Economic Development w/ Bill Bolling"


Lt. Governor and Cheif Economic Development Officer of the Commonwealth, Bill Bolling, joins Joe to talk about getting the environment right, reports on progress and a little insight into Sen. Robert Hurt as a legislator.

click for the L-G's website

WCHV-6/16/10 8a; "TIA Daily's article; 'Truce' discussion"


Joe excerpts Robert Trascinski's column on secular conservatism versus theological conservativism manifest in an exchange between Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and tv show host Mike Huckabee. Then discusses it with the audience.

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WCHV-6/16/10 8:40a; "Best-selling author Jason F. Wright"



WCHV-6/14/10 "Senior Center News"


(On-location @ Everyday-Mac McDonald Golf Tournament @ Stony Creek) Beth Barber joins Joe to update us on what's going on at the Senior Center.

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WCHV-6/14/10 "(TEA) Party People In The House!!"




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WCHV-6/14/10 "Karl Pfefferkorn on US-UK relationship over BP"


(On-location @ Stony Creek Golf Club for Mac McDonald Tournament) After a short spot with rep from UVA Hospital (tourney beneficiary) The International Affairs Correspondent Karl Pfefferkorn discusses the US-UK and US-Israel relations and answers the question: Is anyone our ally anymore?

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WCHV-6/15/10 6:40a; "Help for our local 'E-D' problem"


*WARNING: "Joe Thomas In-The-Morning" shows that last for more than 4 hours should be treated by a physician.

click for Albemarle's draft E-D plan

WCHV-6/15/10 7a; "Great analysis of economic development"


Joe get's great perspective from his audience (the smartest by far in C-VA) on what REALLY makes an economy vibrant in light of Albemarle County BOS Economic Development draft proposal.

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WCHV-6/15/10 7:40a; "Memory Walk Kickoff w/ Alzheimers Assoc"


Joe visits with Sue Friedman of the Alzheimer's Associaition of Central & Western Virginia regarding the kickoff party for the "Memory Walk" fundraising.

WCHV-6/15/10 8a; "NPR poll says Dem's should be concerned"


Joe shares details of a poll conducted by two research firms at the direction of NPR that says Tom Perriello (and his fellow incumbemt Democrats) is in greater jeapordy that Eric Cantor (and his fellow GOP incumbents) in this years election.

Click to read the poll

WCHV-6/15/10 8:40a; "Gulf oil and giving 'Marx' to BOS agenda"


Joe and the listeners discuss the Gulf oil spill, cleaning it up with hair, the comic strip 'Shoe' and (what Joe worries is) Marxist dogma in the Albemarle BOS economic development draft.

click to read BOS plan draft
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WCHV-6/10/10 6:30a; "Primary recap w/ JATP chair Carole Thorpe"


Joe and Carole discuss the 51% who didn't vote for Sen. Hurt, Jeff Clark's independent candidacy and who those votes might support in November.

WCHV-6/10/10 7:40a; "George (from Earlysville) Allen booksigning"


Former Governor joins to talk about his ne book; "What Washington Can Learn from the World of Sports."

WCHV-6/10/10 8a; "GOP Unity Rally and registering the blind"


Christian and Rachel Schoenewald vist to promote their GOP Unity Rally scheduled for Saturday morning in McIntire Park and then share a story about how Virginia keeps a registry of blind people without their consent!

WCHV-6/10/10 8:40a; "United Way Board Governance award"


Jon Nafziger in from United Way, TJA with guests from Children, Youth & Family Services : Exec. Director Jacki Bryant and their board chair, Mary Lewis Meador (Meh-door). CYFS received the United Way Award of Excellence for Nonprofit Board Governance.

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WCHV-6/9/10 8:40a; "And then there were three..."


(With apologies to Genesis) As he promised, independant Jeff Clark filed to run for Congress on the November ballot against Congressman Tom Perriello and GOP nominee Robert Hurt. He joins Joe to talk about why.

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WCHV-6/9/10 8a; "GOP Congressional nominee Robert Hurt"


Fresh off winning the nomination, Robert Hurt joins Joe to discuss the task-at-hand and the Albemarle GOP "Unity Breakfast" on Saturday at McIntire Park.

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WCHV-6/9/10 7:40a; "Joe's 'Homies' on mortgage market'


Peter Cefaratti flies solo and discusses the latest moves by Fannie-Mae regarding a new policy of re-checking your credit score just before you close on a home.

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WCHV-6/9/10; "Chris Horner on Murkowski, EPA and power grab"



WCHV-6/9/10 "Affluence, 'effluence' and smart toilets by Toto"


Joe promotes the Places 29 public session, compares the extravagance of it with the untended (third-)world-class sewer system in C'ville, announces his Red Cross roof-a-thon, and discusses a possible solution to our overflowing effluent with a caller.

WCHV-6/9/10 5a; "Murky Murkowski ads and calls on primary"


Joe, in preview of Chris Horner's visit due for later in the show, excerpts his brilliant column he published yesterday on the Daily Caller website. Then takes a great comment from Chuck as a post-script to the GOP primary.

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WCHV-6/8/10 6am; "History of the Learning RX program"


Joe and Tobias Dengel go over where the Learning RX program started.

\"Unlock the Einstein Inside\"

WCHV-6/8/10 6:40a; "Why the 'LearnigRX'?"


Joe and Dargan Coggeshall of the Learning RX discuss what the program does and why it's so important to Joe.

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WCHV-6/8/10 7:40a; "From LearningRX; 5th District GOP race"


Joe handicaps race for GOP nomination and goes over the online poll regarding his divulging his vote to the audience.

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WCHV-6/8/10 8a; "Memory Walk Teambuilding"


Mary Sandridge and Mary Pat Hanson, a member of RoseWood’s Memory Walk Team last year when they raised over $10,000. She has organized a big fundraising event for that team this year…which will be this Sunday, June 13 (read about it on the Community Calendar).

Alzheimer's Association/CWVA
Memory Walk, Charlottesville

WCHV-6/8/10 8:30a; "LearningRX w/ Dr. Hill & who Joe's voting for"


Dr. Oliver Hill, Professor and Chair Department of Psychology at Virginia State University joins to talk about the results he's seen with the LearningRX system. Then, at the end (before 'the fish'), Joe let's the listeners know who he's going to vote for in GOP primary.

WCHV-6/7/10 7a; "Is war on drugs over?"


Bill Piper from the Drug Policy Alliance is in to discuss the President's drug czar telling his Irish counterparts that the "war on drugs" is over.

WCHV-6/7/10 7:40a; "Primary endorsements w/ Mike Hodge"


Publisher of the "Valley American" newspaper joins Joe to tell us about his paper's endorsement in the GOP Primary and then takes a call with somewhat of an 'anti-endorsement.'

WCHV-6/7/10 8a; "Tom Perriello on Oil, bailouts and the internet"


Our monthly visit with Congressman Tom Perriello.

WCHV-6/7/10 8:40a; "Blues, Buffett & BBQ w/ Senior Center"


Beth Barber is in from the Senior Center to catch us up on their upcoming "Blues, Buffett and Barbeque" and what else is going on.

Senior Center

WCHV-6/4/10 7a; "More examples of special over necessary"


While Charlottesvilles sewers overflow every time it rains heavily the city unveiled the new logo for their bus company. Wonder how it'll look when it runs through a river of.....

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WCHV-6/5/10 7am; "Learning RX"


Dargon and Tobias of the Learning RX in Charlottesville are in to promote their cognitive skills development center and the "plug-and-play" breakfast Joe will be broadcasting from their offices on Tuesday (6/8).

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WCHV-6/4/10 8:40a; "Economic Growth on Chamber Resonance"


C'ville Chamber President Tim Hulbert is in to discuss his view of the controversy surrounding the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors' "Economic Development Action Plan."

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WCHV-6/4/10 8am; "Fifth District Friday" (ep. 22... the last one)


In the final installment before the primary on June 8th the seven candidates for Virginia's 5th Congressional District GOP nomination answer questions about Planned Parenthood trying to get birth control into healtcare bill under "preventative treatment" and TARP $$ for education.

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WCHV-6/2/10 8:40a; "Right is Right, even in downtown C'ville"


Joe recaps his time on the downtown Mall with Ron Ferrin debating conservatism with the hard-core left wing.

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WCHV-6/2/10 8am; "Hey! Let's come up with a fourth 'dam' plan!"


Joe and the audience discuss the plan to come up with yet another plan to add to the debate on the 50-year water supply. This, of course, is all going on while the Virginia DEQ is citing us for inadequate sewers!

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WCHV-6/2/10 7:30a; "Looking for-closure w/ 'Joe's Homies'"


Joe and Rives Bailey (realtor) discuss the up tick in Charlottesville foreclosures and tips on buying them.

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WCHV-6/2/10 7a; "Overkill, aka; Places 29"


Joe and the audience talk about the Places 29 project, it's upcoming public forums (click for dates), perspective from other area's traffic problems and why we feel compelled to come up with the most complex solutions to simple problems.

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WCHV-6/1/10 8:30a; "Blessed are the cheese makers..."


Rita Smith, Registered Dietician from Martha Jefferson Hospital, is on to talk about National Dairy Month (June). Moo

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Click to ask Rita a question

WCHV-6/1/10 7:30a; "Alzheimer's Association Caregiver Aid"


Annie Marrs, Caregiver Support Director from the Alzheimers' Association joins to talk about way's to reach out to neighbors caring for Alzheimer's patients over the Summer hoildays.

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WCHV-6/1/10 "Emails and comment on Places 29 Master Plan"


Joe dives into his e-mail in-box to get reaction to his dissection of the Places 29 Master Plan.

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WCHV-6/1/10 "Charlottesville; A (3rd) World-Class City"


Joe and the audience discuss the propensity of Charlottesville's "electeds" to propose extravagent projects while ignoring the mundane things like, oh, keeping the sewer system up to par with the population so it doesn't overlow everytime it rains heavily.

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WCHV-6/1/10 "Mother Nature's message to the President"


Joe and the audience discuss the message that Mother Nature delivered to the President regarding his choice of Memorial Day appearances.

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WCHV-5/27/10 8:30a; "Live United"


Kim Connolly joins Christian Schoenewald (filling in for Joe) to promote their awards of excellence and Nonprofit & Small Business Policy Forum.

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WCHV-5/28/10 7:30a; "Caring for Creatures"


Alden Bigelow is in with our "Pet-of-the-Week" (named "Scotch")that needs adoption from the area's no-kill shelter.

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WCHV-5/28/10 6:30a; "Second Amendment Friday"


Jim Wilmoth joins Joe for news from the fight to protect the Second Amendment and he reads an open letter to the memory of our fallen soldiers as we head into the Memorial Day weekend.

WCHV-5/28/10 7am; "Bob Gibson from the Sorensen Institute"


Longtime Charlottesville newsman and exec dir. of UVA's Sorensen Institute of Political Leadership joins Joe to discuss the diference between 'politics' as defined: a process by which groups of people make decisions and what we see on our representative floors.

click for the Sorensen Institute

WCHV-5/28/10 8:3a; "Chamber Resonance on Places 29"


Neil Williamson of the Free Enterprise Forum is in to talk about the upcoming Places 29 open houses and the Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population campaign against, what they call, "the Boyd Agenda."

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WCHV-5/28/10 8a; "Fifth District Friday" (ep. 21)


In this edition, the seven candidates play another round of "role play" with a Tom Perriello quote on Wall St. reform, then answer a listener submission on wheter we face a deflationary depression or inflationary recession.

WCHV-5/27/10 7a; "Satirized for your protection"


Joe and Christian Schoenewald discuss the decline of satire in our political arena.

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WCHV-5/27/10 6:30a; "Ron Ferrin on Douglass endorsement"


One of the candidates for the 5th district GOP nomination to run against Tom Perriello joins to announce an event on the 29th to recieve the endorsement of the Frederick Douglass Foundation ande his outreach to the black community. Also, former candidate Scott Schultz endorses Ferrin.

Frederick Douglass Foundation
Ron Ferrin's website

WCHV-5/20/10 8:30a; "Live United-Student Service Awards"


Shaele Wood of the United Way, TJA is in with two United Way Student Service Award recipients.

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WCHV-5/20/10 8am; "Chris Schoenewald on..."


Joe and the former Albemarle GOP Chair discuss Yale Alumni article on Tom Perriello and the ad campaign against the Murkowski amendment.

WCHV-5/20/10 7:30a; "Albemarle GOP News"


Chairwoman Rachel Schoenewald is in to promote the unit's "Unity Picnic" scheduled for McIntire Park on June 12.

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WCHV-5/20/10 7:30a; "Abstinence Ed w/ Ron Schneider"


Ron is back to address the subject of funding for the "Worth Your Wait" program.

WCHV-5/19/10 8:30a; "Brian Darling of Heritage Foundation"


Senate Affairs Director joins to talk about the ramifications of Joe Sestak's victory over Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania and Rand Paul's win in Kentucky

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WCHV-5/19/10 8am; "In local media H-E-double-hockey sticks"


Local media largely ignores the "Worth Your Wait" organization to cover UVA letter upbraiding AG Cuccinelli. Joe rails accordingly...

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WCHV-5/19/10 7:30a; "LG Bill Bolling on Econ-Development"


Bill joins Joe for his monthly visit to discuss the "2-steps-forward / 1-step-back" progress he's seen as Bob McDonnell's "Chief of Economic Developmenmt." We also touch on abstinence education in light of the previous night's "Worth Your Wait" fundraiser Joe was part of.

WCHV-5/19/10 7a; "Joe's 'Homies' on the Real Estate Market"


Peter Cefaratti is out but Joe and Rives Bailey discuss some of the research into the Charlottesville real estate market.

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WCHV-5/18/10 8:30a; "Rita Smith, registered dietician"


Tips on how to control hypertension with diet.

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WCHV-5/18/10 8am; "Worth Your Wait with AG Ken Cuccinelli"


To promote the fundraising barbeque in Ivy, the AG joins Joe to talk about abstinence education and then tells us what he expects from the Federal Government's response to his 10th Amendment suit over 'Obamacare.'

click for \"Worth Your Wait\"

WCHV-5/18/10 7:30a; "Alzhemer's Association News"


Sue Friedman is in from the Alzheimers' Association of Central & Western VA to talk about Forget-Me-Not fundraiser and the upcoming Memory Walk kick-off on June 16th.

WCHV-5/17/10 8:40-9a; "Healthy aging fair @ Senior Center"


Beth Barber is in to talk about the healthy aging fair and Civil War sessions coming up at the Senior Center.

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WCHV-5/17/10 8-8:30a; "International Affairs w/ Karl Pfefferkorn"


UVA Lecturer and former Dir. if European Security Negotiaions @ the Pentagon joins to discuss; Greece, the E.U. and energy.

WCHV-5/17/10 7:40-8a; "Mac McDonald on his golf tournament"



WCHV-7-7:30am; "Governor Bob McDonnell"


Joe and the Governor discuss economic development, the Stanley factory closing and offshore oil and gas drilling.

WCHV-6:40-7a; "Eqaul time with Robert Hurt"


State Senator from Chatham joins Joe to discuss polls, negative campaigning and the pending task of facing Congressman Tom Perriello.

WCHV-5/17/10 6-6:30a; "GOP on GOP violence"


Joe and the audience discuss some negative advertisements that have started to run by some of the GOP Congressional candidates against others.

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WCHV-5/17/10 5:40-6a; "Capping damages and my God vs yours"


Joe and the audience discuss the Gulf oil spill, BP looking to have their liability capped and then the video of David Horowitz and the muslim University student.

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Mecklenburg GOP forum; Round 2, Question 1


From the audience: Give your stand on abortion, gay marriage and what are your plans regarding those issues should you get elected.

Mecklenburg GOP forum; Round 1, Question 5


How far should we go to defend our country before we stop being the country we were defending?

Mecklenburg GOP Forum; Round 1, Question 3


What committees do you want to get onto?

WCHV-5/14/10 8:40-9a; "Chamber Resonance: Sales up!"


Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce President Tim Hulbert joins to talk about their latest sales tax revenue figures, the next Chamber event a (5/27) and the Free Enterprise Forum report on ARB "mission creep."

Neil Williamson podcast
ARB response podcast

WCHV-5/14/10 7:40-8a; "Caring for Creatures pet-of-the-week"


Alden Bigelow drops in to his new timeslot to tell us who the pet of the week is (Chester) and to talk about his quasi-autobiographical book "Norton's Lament." (Available at New Dominion Bookstore, et al)

WCHV-5/14/10 6:40-7a; "Second Amendment Friday"


Jim Wilwoth is in to talk about events going on at the Rivanna Rifle and Pistol Club and at the NRA convention.

WCHV-5/14/10 5-5:30a; "Civil discourse (pt1)"


Joe and a caller (Chris) discuss the civil engagement between people who disagree which was part of a "Facebook" chat between Joe and Bob Gibson (Sorensen Institute) and will be discussed later on the show with Bonnie Sundquist Rogers.

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WCHV-5/14/10 "Fifth District Friday" (ep. 19)


With only 4 to go before election day, the seven candidates answer questiions about SPECIFIC things they want to cut from the budget and economic development prospects.

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WCHV-5/13/10 8:40-9a; "Live United-Smart Beginnings"


Miriam Rushfinn is in with publisher of the Daily Progress, Lawrence McConnell to talk about the latest step in their campaign to get information out about quality childcare opportunities in the Charlottesville area.

WCHV-5/13/10 8-8:30a; "Marc Morano on return of Cap & Trade"


One of Joe's "Knights of the Round Table" in the crusade against cap & trade, Marc Morano joins with a look at John Kerry's latest attempt. Joe then takes a call wondering why we don't trumpet our success against this more.

WCHV-5/13/10 7:40-8a; "The Schoenewald's of Albemarle"


Albemarle GOP Chair, Rachel, is in to promote June's GOP meeting in McIntire Park w/ winner of GOP Primary. Then Joe and her trailing spouse, Christian (also former chair), get into Charlottesville's reputation for not living up to their agreements.

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WCHV-5/13/10 7-7:30a; "The Joy of Managing Charlottesville"


Joe in rare form on the story of the televised session scheduled for next week to help Charlottesville find their new city manager. (Listen for: his briliant caricature of the usual C'ville process from CBS 19 commentary and his depiction of the late Bob Ross as City Manager)

WCHV-5/13/10 6:20-6:35a; "Commencement of Hostilities"


Joe hit's the e-mail in-box and comes across one that we eventually discover was TO Joe but ABOUT Glenn Beck giving the commencement address at Liberty University this weekend. (Not that it made any more sense, though.)

WCHV-5/12/10 7:40-8a; "Joe's 'Homies' on real estate market"


Rives Bailey and Peter Cefaratti are in to talk about potential increases in mortgage insurance rates and high inventory of available homes in Charlottesville

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WCHV-5/12/10 8:30-9a; "Conservatism rising in UK?"


Sr. Fellow in the Thatcher Center for Freedom at the Heritage Foundation Ted Bromund joins Joe for perspective on the first Tory Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since Mrs. Thatcher and what 'deal' he had to cut with the Lib-Dem's to make the coalition happen.

Proportional Representation (wiki)
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WCHV-5/12/10 7-7:30a; "Ken Boyd on polls and the next month"


Candidate for the GOP nomination to face Congressman Tom Perriello in November takes his "equal time" following the 5th District GOP Convention straw poll.

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WCHV-5/12/10 8-8:3am; "ARB responds to FEF report"


Paul Wright from Albemarle County's Architectural Review Board comes in to give a "board's-eye view" of the Free Enterprise Forum's "Eye of the Beholder" report on their processes.

Hear Neil Williamson's visit (5/11)
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WCHV-5/11/10 8:40-9a; "MJH Dietician Rita Smith"


Back from visiting he mom for Mother's Day weekend the 'Dietary Consultant' to the Joe-Thomas-in-the-Morning show from Martha Jefferson Hospital discuss her mom's longevity and the dietary lessons learned from her.

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WCHV-5/11/10 8-8:30a; "F.E.F. 'Eye-of-the-Beholder' report"


Neil Williamson from the Free Enterprise Forum drops by to discuss his "Eye of the Beholder" report on what he feels is 'administrative creep' in the Architectural Board of Review and their authority.

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Hear ARB's response (5/12)

WCHV-5/11/10 7:30-8a; "Alzheimer's fundraiser follow up"


Sue Friedman is in from the Alzheimer's Association of Central and Western Virginia to give a recap of the Bill Howard golf tournament and to promote this weekend's "Forget-me-not-days" (5/14 & 15).

WCHV-5/11/10 7-7:30a; "Worth Your Wait fundraiser"


Joe welcomes Ron Schneider of the Pregnancy Centers of Central Virginia to talk about the "Worth Your Wait" fundraising barbeque Joe and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli are looking forward to seeing you at to help raise money to fund abstinence education.

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WCHV-05/11/10 6-6:30a; "(By-) Passing Fancy, part 2"


In which Joe challenges the citizens of Charlottesville about their statewide reputation of being 'welchers' and the Hank calls to point out that this behavior goes as far back as the War Between the States (aka: the Civil War).

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WCHV-5/11/10 5:30-6a; "(By-)Passing Fancy, part 1"


In light of Rex Hammond of the Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce calling on Governor McDonnell and AG Cuccinelli to get involved in the fuge that is the Western Bypass project. Joe shares his perspective on why it SHOULD happen and why it SHOULDN'T surprise anyone that it hasen't... yet.

Short History of bypass
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WCHV-5/4/10 7-7:30a; "Inside the numbers of VA-05 straw poll"


Steven Morales of VA Polling joins to disect the results of the straw poll he took during the 5th Congressional District GOP Convention.

WCHV-5/4/10 6:40-7a; "Feda Morton on VA-05 Straw poll"


Recipient of the most #1 ranking votes in the VA Polling straw poll from Saturday's (5/1/10) 5th district GOP convention joins Joe to talk about what the results indicate to her.

WCHV-5/7/10 8-8:30a; "Fifth District Friday (ep. 18)"


The candidates for the GOP spot on November's Congressional ballot answer questions about the BP oil spill and the specter of Virgil Goode.

WCHV-5/6/10 6:40-7a; "Mann says; H-E-double-hockey-sticks"


Chris Horner (Competitive Enterprise Institute, author of "Power Grab" and "Red, Hot Lies") joins Joe to discuss the fraud of Micheal Mann and his comments about Ken Cuccinelli's investigation into UVA's complicency in his hockey stick con.

Click for Chris' \"Planet Gore\" column

WCHV-5/5/10 7:15-7:30a; "Straw poll reax w/ Laurence Verga"


Another one of the "Erstwhile Seven" candidates for the GOP Nomination for the 5th Congressional district joins Joe to discuss his view of VA Polling's straw poll taken at the district's convention on May 1.

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WCHV-5/5/10 7:40-8a; "Joe's 'Homies' on R/E vs Bond market"


Rives Bailey and Peter Cefaratti are in and talk about the bond market, it's effect on mortgage availability and why there seems to be so many houses for sale in the City of Charlottesville.

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WCHV-5/5/10 8-8:30a; "Economic Development and Hockey sticks"


Rio district representative on the Albemarle County board of supervisors previews the presentation of the economic development committee in today's (5/5/10) meeting. Then Joe discusses Michael Mann's rebuttal to Ken Cuccinelli

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WCHV-5/5/10 8:40-9a; "So, we want to be more like the U.K.?"


Karl Pfefferkorn, "JTitM" International Analyst, UVA Lecturer and former Director of European Security negotiaions in the Pentagon is in to discuss the UK Parlimentary elections scheduled for Thursday, 5/6 and if the Conservatives will oust the Labour party.

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WCHV-5/4/10 7-7:30; "Feda Morton on VA-05 straw poll"


Recipient of the most #1 ranking votes in the VA Polling straw poll from Saturday's (5/1/10) 5th district GOP convention joins Joe to talk about what the results indicate to her.

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WCHV-5/4/10 7:40-8am; "Inside the Numbers of the straw poll"


Steven Morales of VA Polling joins to disect the results of the straw poll he took during the 5th Congressional District GOP Convention.

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WCHV-5/4/10 8:40-9a; "Pajama party with Rita Smith"


Registered Dietician from Martha Jefferson hospital is in to talk about the "pajama party" they are holding (5/5/10) regarding their work on sleep apnea.

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WCHV-5/3/10 7-7:30am; (frm) Governor (N.M.) Gary Johnson


Potential Presidential candidate and founder of the "Our American Initiative" joins Joe to talk about his visit to Charlottesville and some of his agenda.

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WCHV-5/3/10 7:40-8a; "Fluvanna school superintendant search"


Brian Phillips from the Fluvanna school board joins Joe to talk about their request for public input into their search for a new shool superintendant.

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WCHV-5/3/10 8-8:30am; "Congressman Tom Perriello"


In their monthly visit with one another, Joe and Tom debate and discuss Tom's vote against the "Puerto Rico Democracy Act" and his views on bank (excuse us, we mean "Wall Street") reform and Cap & Trade (excuse us, we mean "The American Power Act").

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WCHV-5/3/10 8:40-9a; "Travel opportunities w/ Senior Center"


Beth Barber and Linda Hahn from the Senior Center travel office are in to talk about the new 50th anniversary trip (this one to Tuscany) and the upcoming Civil War series.

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WCHV-4/30/10 7:40-8a; "Senior Law Day w/ CABA"


Jim Cox, President of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association, joins to let us know about the "Senior Law Day" event they are putting on at C'ville City Hall on Tuesday, May 4th.

WCHV-4/30/10 8:40-9a; "Speed-networking w/ the Chamber"


In this week's "Chamber Resonance," Joe and C'ville Chamber Prez Tim Hulbert discuss the Chamber's upcoming "speed networking" event and then they recap their impressions of the City/County summit from last Saturday.

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WCHV-4/30/10 8-8:30a; "5th District Friday" (episode 17)


In this episode, the seven candidates for the GOP nomination to face Tom Perriello in November answer questions on the Puerto Rico Democracy Act and Arizona's decision to enforce Federal immigration laws locally.

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WCHV-4/29/10 7-7:30a; "T.E.A. for two...or three...or four...or..."


Carole Thorpe (JATP Chair) joins Joe to discuss the story about Lynchburg's T.E.A. Party chair suggestring that his press release on the 5th District GOP Chair spoke for all district T.E.A. parties.

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WCHV-4/29/10 7:40-8a; "Debate: JUST vs FAIR"


Christian Schoenewald takes Joe to task over his statements earlier in the show regarding fairness.

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WCHV-4/29/10 8-8:30a; "Goodlatte on Puerto Rico Democracy Act"


US Rep Bob Goodlatte (VA-06) joins Joe to share his view on the debate and potential vote onHB2499, "Puerto Rico Democracy Act," and what his plans are to oppose it. (Also; news of his job fair @ JMU on Fri. 4/30)

Contact info for House of Reps

WCHV-4/29/10 8:40-9a; "Live United: EITC recap"


Megan Liddle and Jon Nafzinger from the United Way, Thomas-Jefferson-Area, visit to recap their Earned-Income-Tax-Credit campaign.

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WCHV-4/28/10 6:40-7a; "Planes, fees and TEA parties"




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WCHV-4/28/10 7-7:30a; "14 Critical Flaws in Wall St. reform plan"


Dr. James Gattuso returns to the show from the Heritage Foundation to go over the Senate's plan for 'Wall Street reform' and his exclusive report on the 14 critical flaws in their proposal.

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WCHV-4/28/10 7:40-8a; "The 'Homies' on sunset of tax credit"


Rives Bailey (realtor) and Peter Cefaratti (mortgage) discuss the pending end of the Federal "First-Time-Homebuyers' tax credit" (Apr. 30)

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WCHV-4/28/10 8-8:30a; "Arizona? PWC did this 2 years ago!"


Joe reconnects with Prince William County board of supervisors chair Corey Stewart to follow up on the news stories out of Arizona that portray laws like the one PWC enacted 2 years ago and AZ just passed as rife with 'profiling' and racism.

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WCHV-4/28/10 8:40-9a; "Pet-of-the-Week w/ Caring 4 Creatures"


Founder Mary Burkholz is in with our "Pet-of-the-Week" anmed Megan and news of the closing days of their 'matching grant' fundraising drive.

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WCHV-4/27/10 8:10-8:20; "Ron Manilla on Tinsley Tennis Tourn."


The tournament runs through May 2nd at the Boar's Head tennis club.

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WCHV-4/27/10 7:40-8a; "Bill Howard Golf Tournament and Gala"


Tournament is to benefit the Alzheimers' Association of Central and Western Virginia and is May 6th and 7th.

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WCHV-4/27/10 "Joe & listeners on Arizona's stand on illegals"


From several segments: Joe and his audience discuss Arizona's move to enforce Federal immigration laws as Prince William County did more than a year ago. **PS: PWC Board Chair Corey Stewart will be on w/ Joe Wednesday @ 8am.

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WCHV-4/27/10 8:40-9a; "High-Fructose Corn Syrup w/ Rita Smith"


Registered dietician from Martha Jefferson Hospital is in to discus new research into the effects of high-fructose corn syrup in foods.

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WCHV-4/26/10 6:40-7a; "A paradigm shift in Charlottesville"


Exclusive audio from Saturday's City/County summit: A landmarks that may be indicative that Joe's campaign to 'right the ship' in the birthplace of American conservatism, Charlottesville, VA.

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WCHV-4/26/10 6-6:30a; "The 'Miss Characterization' Pageant"


Governor Edward G. LePetomaine (Rendell) on Pennsylvania shows how little the left understands the TEA party movement. Then Joe discusses how the same affliction is infecting some in the GOP.

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WCHV-4/26/10 8-8:30a; "North Korean torpedoes"


Karl Pfefferkorn, UVA Lecturer and former Director of European Security Negotiations in the Pentagon, is in for his perspective on the situation between North & South Korea.

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WCHV-4/26/10 8:40-9a; "Civil War and Passionate Purpose"


Beth Barber from the Senior Center is in to discuss some of the upcoming opportunities and programs.

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WCHV-4/23/10 7-7:30a; "They have a funny definition of 'celebrity'"


Philip Day from the Kiwanis Club of Charlottesville and Sean McCusty from Hospice of the Piedmont join Joe to promote their 6th Annual "Celebrity Pancake Breakfast" at First Presbeterian Church in Charlottesville before the Dogwood Festival Parade.

WCHV-4/23/10 5:40-6a; "Hertage Memo: 14 Flaws w/ Dodd reform"


Joe shares Dr. James Gattuso's "14 Critical Flaws" with Senator Chris Dodd's plan to take over, er... I mean 'reform' the banks, er... I mean Wall Street.

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WCHV-4/23/10 7:40-8a; "City-County summit w/ David Toscano"


On location at Dogwood Festival Breakfast: The Dogwood Queen, Kathryn Scott, leads into Delegate David Toscano previewing Saturday's City-County summit.

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WCHV-4/23/10 8-8:30a; "5th District Friday" (ep. 16)


This week the seven candidates answer about the Wall Street reform, possible side effects of the President's plan, overcoming Tom's campaign financing and their 'parting shots.'

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WCHV-4/23/10 8:40-9a; "Chamber Resonance: Summit preview"


On location from Dogwood Festival Breakfast: Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce President Tim Hulbert shares his insight to how to work the issues between the city and county.

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WCHV-4/22/10 5:30-6a; "Kicking it 'Old School'"


Joe and and later Charlie calls in to discuss the Fluvanna County budget vote and why everyone falls in love with building new schools even if they don't need them. Even if it diminishes their financial ability to find, nutrture and support the best teachers.

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WCHV-4/22/10 7-7:30a; "An Earthday-birthday and I 'shad' myself"


Christian Schoenewald drops by to vent some CO2 over sharing his birthday with Earth Day (technically, they had it first). Then a recap of the events from the 62nd annual Shad-Planking. (including the revelation that Mother Nature, ironically, is a George Allen fan!)

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WCHV-4/22/10 7:40-8a; "C'ville-Albemarle Radio Summit"


As a precursor to the actual summit (with the whole City Council, Board of Supervisors and both school boards) on Saturday at 1:30 in the downtown llibrary, Joe sets the scene with Board chair Ann Mallek and Mayor Dave Norris.

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WCHV-4/22/10 8-8:30a; "Who dropped the baton?"


Listener Chris shares his metaphor for our current societal malaise; a relay team that not only has dropped the baton but is now standing around arguing about whose fault it is that it was dropped. Brilliant!

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WCHV-4/22/10 8:40-9a; "Live United: Nat'l Volunteer Week"


Volunteer Coordinator for the United Way, Thomas Jefferson Area, Shaele Wood represents wit one of her top volunteer-ers, Sasha Farmer.

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United Way TJA blog

WCHV-4/21/10 6:40-7a; "What they're calling 'Cap & Trade' now."




Krugman admits \"review panels\"
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WCHV-4/21/10 6-6:30a; "You might want to sit down for this...."


Joe (fueled by WCHV's new espresso machine) tries desperately to stay calm after hearing a news report from FOX reporting that an industry reports says that the volcano in Iceland was; "Worse than 9/11." (Tip: he isn't always successful...)

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WCHV-4/21/10 7-7:30a; "Parkways, hospitals and wedding china"


Joe discusses... well... the title says it all.

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WCHV-4/21/10 7:40-8a; "Joe's 'Homies' on Parkway and V.A.T."


Rives Bailey (realtor) and Peter Cefaratti (mortgage) are in for their weekly visit and discuss the impact of the Meadowcreek Parkway on the Martha Jefferson replacement project and the potential implementation of a "Value-Added-Tax" on home ownership.

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WCHV-4/21/10 8-8:30; "Follow up on March of Dimes and IATA"


Bryan Harris from March of Dimes drops by to update us on fundraising and then Joe returns to the story of IATA CEO Giovani Basignani and his view that the Icelandic volcano is "worse than 9/11."

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WCHV-4/20/10 7-7:30am; "Chris Horner (CEI) and his new book"


Senior fellow with the Competitive Enterprise Institute returns to debut his new book; "Power Grab"

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WCHV-4/20/10 7:40-8a; "Alzheimers Soc. & My Mothers' Clothes"


Sue Friedman drops by with Jeannette Montgomery Barron who will be in town doing book signing events at Levy's Tues (4/20) night at 6 and at New Dominion Bookstore on Wed. (4/21).

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WCHV-4/20/10 8-8:3a; "Financial reforn speech @ Cooper Union?"


Joe and the audience discuss the misplaced logic of the President delivering a major Wall Street Reform speech at the preeminent ENGINEERING school in the country and the continuing complicity (...and associated irrelevance...) of the mainstream media.

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WCHV-4/20/10 8:40-9a; "Cancer Control Month w/ Rita Smith"


Registered dietician from Martha Jefferson Hospital shares insights into the nutritional component to fighting the myriad of cancers.

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WCHV-4/19/10 6:40-7a; "Access to Power"


Joe and the audience talk about the baby boomers' chickens coming home to roost and what it's like when turn our representatives into celebrities.

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WCHV-4/19/10 7:40-8a; "Celebration of Community"


Cynthia Hurst from the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce joins to discuss the annual "Celebration of Community" at the Pavillion.

WCHV-4/19/10 8-8:30a; "Iran Memo or 'Gates at the Barbarians'"


UVA Lecturer and former director of European Security Negotiations in the Pentagon, Karl Pfefferkorn, shares his view on the economic impact of the Icelandic volcano and Robert Gates' "secret memo" on Iran's nuclear program

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WCHV-4/19/10 8:40-9a; "Senior Center News"


Beth Barber is in to update the latest from the Senior Center like their involvement in the Chamber's "Celebration od Community."

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WCHV-4/16/10 7-7:30a; "Dumbing down the Doctors?"


Grace-Marie Turner from the Galen Institute joins at Joe's request because he's heard that "Obamacare" radically lowers the required education for a medical degree. Creating what he's been told are a kin to 'field medics' but will be called doctors. She shares the results of her investigation.

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WCHV-4/16/10 7:40-8a; "20th anniversary of Discovery Museum"


Virginia Discovery Museum Executive Director Peppy Linden comes by to talk about the 20th anniversry celebration all month in May.

WCHV-4/16/10 8-8:30a; "Fifth District Friday" ep. 15


"The postseason" begins! (They all got their petitions in and are 'on the ballot on June 8.) This week it's questions about nukes and pork and then Joe 'tweaks' the format with an homage to the late Dick Schaap and adds a "parting shot" segment at the end for the candidates to say whatever THEY think is important. Yes, so YOU can judge them on what they choose.

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WCHV-4/16/10 8:40-9a; "Celebration of Community w/ Chamber"



WCHV-4/15/10 7-7:30a; "New Clear Days 3: Lawrence Eagleburger"


The former Secretary of State joins Joe to look at the President's Nuclear summit and what it did, or didn't, accomplish.

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WCHV-4/15/10 7:40-8a; "Albemarle GOP News"


Chairman Rachel Schoenewald joins to update us on their upcoming events, the campaign for a Congressional candidate and what happens after the primary (June 8).

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WCHV - 4/15/10 8-8:30a; "CAGW 'Pig Book' release"


David Williams from 'Citizens Against Government Waste' joins to talk about the release of this year's "Pig Book" on the biggest pork-barrel offenders in Congress.

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WCHV - 4/15/10 8:40-9a; "Live United: Smart Beginnings C'ville"


Miriam Rushfin is in from the United Way, Thomas-Jefferson-Area with Cass Cannon and Ann Dublirer from C'ville City Schools to talk about Kindergarten and public pre-K registration going on right now and Smart Beginnings’ effort to support and increase kindergarten registration.

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WCHV - 4/14/10 6:40-7a; "Jefferson would be spinning in his grave"


Joe questions the judgement of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation for bestowing one of their annual medals on anyone that heads up a department of "Homeland Security."

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WCHV - 4/14/10 7-7:30a; "Second-Annual Jeff-Area TEA Party"




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WCHV - 4/14/10 7:40-8a; "The 'Homies' on the CAAR Q1 report"


Rives Bailey and Peter Cefaratti break down some of the data in the Charlottesville-Area-Association-of-Realtors' first-quarter report.

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WCHV - 4/14/10 8-8:30a; "Bill Stanley for VA-05 GOP Chair"


One of the candidates vying for the chair of the 5th District GOP chair joins to detail his views on the district and winning the Congressional seat back.

Click to visit Bill's website

WCHV - 4/14/10 8:40-9a; "Caring for Creatures' pet-of-the-week"


Alden Bigelow drops by to update us on their group event at Zion's Crossroads and on the 'pile of kittens' that were last week's pet-of-the-week and announces this week's.

Click for C-4-C website

WCHV - 4/13/10 6:30-7a; "TEA and pork w/ the audience"




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WCHV - 4/13/10 7-7:30a; "Crash the TEA Party or sell T-shirts?"


Joe goes over the controversial website (BTW that is really just a front to sell t-shirts) that encourages people to disrupt and demean the TEA party by posing as members act promote aberrant behavior. Then Keith Drake from the JATP joins to discuss defense strategies for 4/15 @ the Post Office in Charlottesville.

Click for Jeff.-Area TEA Party
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WCHV - 4/13/10 7:40-8a; "Alzheimers' Association News"


President Sue Friedman is in to go over some resaearch and data on the spread of Alzheimers' and then use the association's "Big Brain Puzzle Book" to give away soem lacrosse tickets.

Click for Bill Howard Golf tourney
Click to contact the Association

WCHV - 4/13/10 8-8:30a; "C.A.A.R. Q-1 Report"




Click to read the report
CAAR Report archives

WCHV - 4/13/10 8:40-9a; "Food safety w/ Rita Smith"


Registered dietician from Martha Jefferson Hospital is in to help us do a little Spring Cleaning in the kitchen.

Click for Rita's blog

WCHV - 4/12/10 5:40-6a; "A better way to fund the Federal Gov't"


Joe has an on-air epiphany and creates a new, bottom-up, system to fund the Federal Government in a more appropriate way: All taxes go to your local and State government and each state pays 'membership dues' to the Federal Union.

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WCHV - 4/12/10 6:40-7a; : "(up)Chuck Schumer's baggage"


Joe shares another state-ist Senator, Chuck Schumer's view on an airline charging for carry-on luggage. Then shares Stuart Rothenberg's CQPolitics column about the Virginia mid-term election prospects.

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WCHV - 4/12/10 7-7:30a; "Brade Blakeman on SRLC"




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WCHV - 4/12/10 7:40-8a; "Getting 'rid' of Hill & comments on Tom"




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WCHV - 4/12/10 8-8:30a; "New, clear days. Part 2"


UVA lecturer and former Director of European Security Negotiations at the Pentagon, Karl Pfefferkorn, joins Joe to discuss the Nuclear summit in Washington and what may come of the President's plans.

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WCHV - 4/12/10 8:40-9a; "Bell and Toscano @ Senior Center"



Frm Secretary Of State (and C'ville resident) Lawrence Eagleburger


Discusses turmoil in Iran

C'ville mayor Dave Norris


Plans for additional parking in Charlottesville for eventual Meadowcreek Parkway traffic. Also "Save McIntire Park."

Tom Perriello on Healthcare reform


5th District Representative's monthly segment deals with H.R. 3200 (Federal Helthcare reform)

WCHV - 4/9/10 7-7:30am; "Celebrity activism and 5DF complaint"


Joe relates a discussion on Muhammed Ali from Thursday night at Siips' "Guest Bartender" event (Joe is celebrity bartender next week-4/15) regarding the danger of celebrity activists. Then is grilled by a listener over his "Fifth District Friday" format.

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WCHV - 4/9/10 7:30-8a; "Second Amendment Friday"


Jim Wilmoth joins to catch us up on a pro-Second Amendment protest across the nation's campuses and then discusses Joe's (and James Madison's) feeling on the Bill of Rights. (*Listen for great story of Joe's fight with noted Athiest group; The Freethought Society.)

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WCHV - 4/9/10 8:40-9a; "(C'ville) Chamber Resonance"


Chamber Prez. Tim Hulbert joins to promote the Chamber's "Celebration of Community" and give Joe an exclusive on the story that V-DOT was granted a two-month extention on their Meadowcreek Parkway bid.

C'ville Chamber website

WCHV - "Fifth District Friday" ep. 14 - 4/9/2010


This week the seven candidates answer questions about how they'd counter Congressman Perriello's defense of "Cap & Trade" and what they'd do about NASA being used to help prove Al Gore's case on climate change. Joe shares his insights into why he asks the questions he does and what he's listening for in the candidates' answers.

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WCHV - 4/8/10 7-7:30a; "Debunking the accusations of racism"


Washington Times Reporter Kerry Picket joins Joe to detail her effort come come up with ANY evidence to back up Congressional accusations that they were the target of racial slurs befor ethey voted for the healthcare takeover. (She still hasn't found any.)

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WCHV - 4/8/10 7:40-8a; "Feelings, foibles and hand-tying" (clean)


In this 'radio edit' Joe, Chris Schoenewald and Steve Peters discuss the difference between the things Conservatives get asked to apologize for, the left doesn't and greeting cards that make fun of President George W. Bush.

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WCHV - 4/8/10 8-8:30; "Confederate history you don't hear enough"


In light of Governor McDonnell's reinstatement on April as "Confederate History Month" in the Commonwealth, Christian Schoenewald and Joe go over some of the common misconceptions of Confederate history. (Yes, slavery comes up.)

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WCHV - 4/8/10 8:40-9a; "Live United and VOCA @ CYFS"


Shannon Saunders, Treatment Specialist from Children, Youth & Family Services’ Victims of Child Abuse (VOCA) program is in with United Way TJA's Caroline Emerson to discuss National Child Abuse Prevention Month (April).

WCHV - 4/7/10 "Confederate History month then Fluvanna taxes"




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WCHV - 4/7/10 6:45-7a; "Freedom of which 'press'?"


Mary Webster, author of "The Federalist Papers in Modern English" returns to the show to weigh in on a debate about the First Amendment; Does it guarantee freedome for the news media specifically or a more literal use of the phrase 'of the press' meaning anything printed.

Mary E. Webster's website
News or prinitng press?

WCHV - 4/7/10 7-7:30a; "T.E.A. Party w/ Keith Drake"


Events scheduled for the Jefferson-Area T.E.A. Party for the April 15th 'tax day' 1-year anniversary.

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WCHV - 4/7/10 7:40-8a; "First Quarter stats w/ Joe's 'Homies'"


Rives Bailey and Peter Cefaratti are in to break down some of the preliminary first quarter figures (the full report comes Friday).

e-mail Rives (real estate)
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WCHV - 4/7/10 8-8:30a; "Cap & Trade redux w/ Chris Horner"




Chis at \"Big Jornalism\"
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WCHV - 4/7/10 8:40-9a; "Pet-of-the-Week w/ Caring for Creatures"


Alden Bigelow updates us on the adotion of some past "POTW" and describes a 'pile of kittens.'

Caring For Creatures

WCHV - 4/6/10 5:30-6a; "Hidden Healthcare / Too many candidates?"


Joe and the audience discuss parts of the healthcare takeover that we were told weren't there that all of a sudden are. Then frustration over finding a worthy opponent for Tom Perriello from the seven GOP hopefuls bubbles up.

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WCHV - 4/6/10 7:40-8a; "Bill Howard on his golf tournament"


Founder and namesake of the fundraising events for the Alzheimers' Association drops by to talk about resons to play and/or attend and send out the call for the last few sponsorships available. (Joe will be doing his show live from Birdwood GC on the 6th and has an hour of his show up for auction.)

The Bill Howard Golf Tournament

WCHV - 4/6/10 8-8:30a; "A grab bag of topics and callers."


Joe shares the story of a movement started by small builders and contractors against the Obama administration, then engages in discussions on the difficulties in attending some TEA Party events and the need for transparency in media.

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WCHV - 4/6/10 8:40-9a; "IBS and diet w/ Rita Smith"


Registered dietician from Martha Jefferson Hospital, Rita Smith, joins Joe to talk about the dietary impacts and triggers of IBS.

Rita's blog
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WCHV - 4/5/10 7:30-8a; "Cap and Trade comeback"


Dr. Charles Battig joins to catch us up on the latest from the campaign to resuscitate "Cap & Trade." (He mentions these three websites for good reference: "Watt's up with that?" "Icecap" and "The Climate Depot.")

WCHV - 4/5/10 8-8:30a; "New Clear Days (as it were) in Iran"


Former Director of European Security Negotiations in the Pentagon and current UVA lecturer Karl Pfefferkorn joins Joe to discuss the Iranian Nuclear program and it's ramifications in the region.

WCHV - 4/5/10 8:40-9a; "Congressman Tom @ the Senior Center"


Congressman Perriello will hold the first of his telephone town hall meetings this week at the Senior Center in Charlottesville on Monday from 1:30-2:30pm. If you want to call in, (877) 269-7289 and enter PIN 14581. The second meeting will be from 6:50 to 7:50 p.m. Wednesday.

WCHV - 4/2/10 6:40-7a; "Only in Charlottesville."


Joe reports on the new "Art-in-Place" that might prove to be hazardous to the geese and ducks; the thought of "cutting through" Charlottesville via the Meadowcreek Parkway and; Westboro Baptist Church coming to VA to protest Morgan Harrington and VA Tech.

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WCHV - 4/2/10 7:40-8a; "(frm) Governor George Allen"


Or, as Joe refers to him, "George-from-Earlysville" is in from his office at the American Energy Freedom Center to talk about the President's new-found interest in drilling for oil and natural gas.

George's website
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WCHV - 4/2/10 8:40-9a; "(C'ville) Chamber Resonance"


C'ville Chamber President (and former Cuomo aide) Tim Hulbert shares his perspective on the subject of how political disagreements are best contested.

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The "Tom-in-Town" postgame show (pt 1)


Epiphany about what's really driving the health care/insurance/etc. debate and the SEIU Spokesperson lets the true agenda slip.

WCHV - 4/01/10 7-7:30a; "Krugman on healthcare panels"


Joe goes over one of those nasty little truths that the left wanted to make us forget about. NYT columnist Paul Krugman admitted on "This Week" that the "healthcare effectiveness review" panels DO exist and they WILL be about denying citizens healthcare.

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WCHV - 4/01/10 7:40-8a; "Albemarle taxes & GOP fundraising"


Christian and Rachel Schoenewald are in to chat about comments about the tax cut passed by the Albemarle Board of Supervisors then mistakes that the GOP makes when the try to raise money.

Comment?
Chris' campaign

WCHV - 4/01/10 8-8:30; "April Fools' gags and new GOP group."


Christian Schoenewald sticks around to discuss the last time Joe pulled an on-air "April Fools Gag" and the new group being formed by former RNC Chairs and Vice-Chairs.

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WCHV - 4/01/10 8:40-9a; "Charlottesville 'Athena Award' winner"


President of the United Way, Thomas-Jefferson-Area, Cathy Train.

United Way, TJA website

WCHV - 3/31/10 6:30a; "Obamacare (or whatever it's real name is)"


Joe and the audience discuss all the "un-health-insurance-like" things buried amongst the 3000 pages of, and this is it's actual name; "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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WCHV - 3/31/10 7-7:30a; "Pizza & (root) Beer Rally w/ ATTA"


Keith Drake and Peter Wurzer are in to talk about their work with the Albemarle Truth in Taxation Alliance and invite us to a rally to thank the Board of Supervisors for their efforts to keep the tax rate down.

A.T.T.A. online

WCHV - 3/31/10 7:30-8a; "Joe's 'Homies' on tax credit"


Rives Bailey (realtor) and Peter Cefaratti (mortgage) join to talk about the final month of the "First-time Homebuyer tax credit" and the general state of the market on this last day of the first quarter.

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WCHV - 3/31/10 8-8:30a; "FluCo School $$ and a 'fair economy'


Joe visits with Fluvanna School Board Member Brian Phillips on their work on trimming the budget to avoid layoffs then he shares the PR item masquerading as a news story about the Virginia Organizing Project study regarding "fair economy" and taxation.

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WCHV - 3/31/10 8:40-9a; "Caring for Creatures pet-of-the-week"


Alden Bigelow is in from the area's no-kill sanctuary visits with this weeks highlight pet.

Caring for Creatures

WCHV - 3/30/10 6-6:30a; "True Constitutional Representation"


Joe and the audience discuss the math involved in true Constitutional representation.

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WCHV - 3/30/10 6:40-7a; "Russian intrigue w/ Karl Pfefferkorn"


UVA Lecturer and former Director of European Security Negotiations in the Pentagon stops by to talk about the US-Russia missle treaty, the terrorist attack in Moscow and Russia's position in the world in general.

WCHV - 3/30/10 7:40-8a; "Alzheimer's Association News"



WCHV - 3/30/10 8-8:30a; "Joe Thomas; Celebrity Bartender"


George Benford of Siips Wine & Champagne drops by to invite Joe to be "celebrity bartender" on April 15th and raise money for Hope Community Center.

WCHV - 3/30/10 8:40-9a; "National Nutrition Month w/ Rita Smith"


Registered Dietician from Martha Jefferson Hospital joins to recap information and activities from "National Nutrition Month."

Question for Rita?
Rita's blog

WCHV - 3/29/10 5:40-6a; "I read it in the Sunday papers!"


With apologies to Joe Jackson, Joe and the audience discuss Sunday's Daily Progress front page stories on Congressman Perriello, PR vs journalism and why the press is the ONLY business that the founders singled out in the Constitution. (sorry, no doctors)

Comment?
Watch the Joe Jackson video...

WCHV - 3/29/10 6-6:30a; "Don't try radio like this at home..."


Joe tackles incediary issue of the raids on Christian militia sites and asks the uncomfortable question; "What made these groups more dangerous than the Muslim camp's like the one in Caroline County?"

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WCHV - 3/29/10 6:40-7a; "The Valley American"


Publisher Mike Hodge joins to talk about the next edition in which he highlights a new book; "The War on Success"

The War on Success

WCHV - 3/29/10 7:40-8; "Vandalism @ Albemarle GOP H.Q."


Chairperson Rachel Schoenewald joins to update us on the broken window incident and how we can help.

Albemarle GOP
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WCHV - 3/29/10 8-8:40; "Perriello-Thomas summit on vandalism"


Joe Thomas hosts Congressman Tom Perriello to discuss the vandalism that has marked the Charlottesville area since the healthcare vote and even a little more about it.

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WCHV - 3/29/10 8:44-9a; "Senior Center and Jason F. Wright"


Beth Barber joins Joe to update on the Spring Fling dance and the healthcare forum coming up. Then, best selling author Jason F. Wright is on to talk about his new book; "The Cross Gardener" and the book signing at Barnes and Noble @ Barracks Road tonight (3/29)

Senior Center website

WCHV - 3/26/10 7:30-8am; "Second Amendment Friday"


Jim Wilmoth joins to update us on the only gun-owners' bill that made it through this year's General Assembly and his own influence on Lt. Governor Bill Bolling.

WCHV - 3/26/10 7-7:30a; "Stop the violence" (not the political stuff)


Joe and the audience discuss the story of NAACP's plans to try to stop teen violence in Charlottesville.

Comment?

WCHV - 3/26/10 8:40-9a; "Chamber Resonance"


C'ville Chamber chair Tim Hulbert is in to talk about the Meadowcreek Parkway, economic development to downtown and their upcoming "Richmond Recap" breakfast.

C'ville Chamber website

WCHV - 3/26/10 "5-D-F" episode 12


This week, Joe asks the seven candidates for the GOP position on the ballot for US House of Representatives from the 5th District of Virginia about undoing the 'healthcare bill' and the Census not asking if respondents are US Citizens.

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WCHV - 6-6:30a; "Trying to bring debate away from terrorist acts"


Joe and callers try to bring the debate over the healthcare bill back to the facts of the case and not the imflamatory terrorist acts that have been dominating the news.

Comment?

WCHV - 3/25/10 6:40-7a; "JATP responds to agressive acts"


Carole Thorpe of the Jefferson-Area T.E.A. Party joins Joe to talk about the eggregious behavior of some people associated with the Lynchburg and Danville T.E.A. Parties.

JATP website
Comment?

WCHV - 3/25/10 7-7:30am; "Healthcare web-inar w/ Galen Inst."


Grace-Marie Turner rejoins Joe to talk about the webinar the were holding on healthcare reform and technology.

Watch the video
Galen Institute website

WCHV - 3/25/10 7:40-8a; "How to REALLY oppose something"


Formner Albemarle GOP Chair Christian Schoenewald joins Joe to discuss the truly important issues that seem to be getting obscured in the coverage of agressive acts reported by Congresspeople.

Chis' website
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WCHV - 3/25/10 8-8:30a; "Physicians for Responsible Reform"


Dr. Gary Helmbrecht, Steven Peters and Audrey Welborn join to talk about the people really campaigning against health care reform.

Physician's Council website
Welborn Freedom Watch

WCHV - 3/25/10 8:30-9a; "Live United; Car Wars"


Kim Connolly from the United Way, Thomas Jefferson Area, is in with Janine Williams, VP Marketing for UVA Community Credit Union to talk about "Car Wars" and the need for donations to United Way-Thomas Jefferson Area.

United Way TJA

WCHV - 3/24/10 5:30-6a; "Let's not screw this up with dumb stunts"


Joe continues his coverage of the Lynchburg TEA Party / Perriello address story and adds this: "What makes you think that pulling a John Cusack ("Say Anthing" reference) on his lawn is any more likely to change his vote on healthcare anyway? It just succeeds in marginalizing us"

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WCHV - 3/24/10 6-6:30a; "How to not mess up the renaissance"


A multi-faceted tour de force on; The mistakes made by the two TEA Party members that endanger the buiding renaissance of Constitutional Conservatism and how to pitch the message to those around you so they can see the sense that 55-60% of the population understands already.

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WCHV - 3/24/10 7-7:30am; "ATTA Rally to thank Board of Supes"


Keith Drake, chairman of the Albemarle Truth in Taxation Alliance, takes calls with Joe as they promote attendance at the next Board of Supervisors budget hearing to thank them for managing a tax reduction.

A.T.T.A. online
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WCHV - 3/24/10 7:30-8a; "Joe's 'homies' on Q1 stats and ARM's"


Realtor Rives Bailey (Montague Miller) and mortgage broker Peter Cefaratti (Greenwood Lending) discuss stats for the first quarter of 2010, the next round of ARM resets coming and the healthcare possibly being financed with higher taxes on the "unearnedincome" of higher home values.

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WCHV - 3/24/10 8-8:30am; "Lt. Governor Bill Bolling"


The Lieutenant Governor joins to discuss the Commonwealth budget process and it's end results. The the effect of the Healthcare reform will have on his efforts as "Chief Economic Development Officer."

Lieutenant Governor online

WCHV - 3/24/10 8:40-9a; "Rebuilding @ Caring for Creatures"


Founder of the area's only no-kill animal sanctuary joins Joe to chronicle the volunteer rebuilding efforts over the past weekend at their kennels.

Caring For Creatures website

WCHV - 3/23/10 5-5:30am; "TEA Party mistake, or not?"


Last night someone saying that they are a member of the Lynchburg TEA Party posted an address that they said was Tom Perriello's. It turned out to be Tom's brother.

What do you think?
Read the story on Politico.

WCHV - 3/23/10 6:30-7a; "Irony of signing healthcare today"


March 23, 2010; President Barack Obama signs sweeping healthcare socialization bill into law. March 23, 1775; Patrick Henry scolds VA House of Burgesses about inaction to secure freedom from Britain in his famous; "Give me Liberty, or Give me Death." speech. Irony not lost on Joe.

Link to the full speech
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WCHV - 3/23/10 7-7:30a; "Partick Henry anniv. part 2"


After discussing a 'Secretaries Outing' to Mexico (Clinton, Napolitano, etc..) Joe and the audience talk some more about the ironic connection between the signing of the healthcare bill on the 235th anniversary of Patrick Henry's "Give me Liberty..." speech.

Link to the speech text
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WCHV - 3/23/10 7:44-8a; "News from the Alzheimer's Assoc."


After some confusion, a few 'stage gasps' and other bits of melodrama from Joe, a very funny call offering assistance and finally retrieving Sue Friedman from the Alzheimer's Association we discuss the Bill howard golf tournament and their new online support group.

Buy the \"Big Brain Puzzle Book\"
Bill Howard Golf Tournament

WCHV - 3/23/10 8:10-8:20; "Suing the Feds w/ AG Ken Cuccinelli"


The Commonwealth's Attorney General joins Joe on the day he plans to file suit against the Federal Government after the President signs the Healthcare bill into law.

VA OAG website
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WCHV - 3/23/10 8:30-9a; "Diabetes Alert Day"


With Rita Smith, registered dietician from Martha Jefferson Hospital.

Rita's \"Healthy Bites\" blog
Question for Rita?

WCHV - 3/22/10 8:30-9a; "Senior Center News"


Beth Barber from Charlottesville Senior Center joins to talk about their 50th anniversary bash this Friday (3/26); "Bikini's Martini's and Lamborghini's" as well as other upcoming events.

WCHV - 3/22/10 8-8:30a; "Tying hands and de-spot remover"


Joe visits with Bill Hay regarding a "Tie Tom's Hands" rally in Charlottesville (regarding the non-famous video) and then with UVA lecturer Karl Pfefferkorn on our dash toward European-style despotism.

Comments?

WCHV - 3/22/10 7-7:30; "DC Rally recap and Perriello video"


Steve Peters of the Jefferson-Area TEA Party joins to recap their rally to Washington DC and takes us behind-the-scenes of the making of the famous 'tie our hands' video.

Comment?

WCHV - 3/22/10 6:30-7a; "Ben Marchi from Amer. 4 Prosperity"


Prodigal Central-Virginian joins Joe to tell us about the latest project from 'American's For Prosperity'; 'novemberiscoming.com'

Sign the petition

WCHV - 3/18/10 5:30-6a; "Don't call it healthcare reform."


Joe corrects what he views to be a mistrepresentation of the true reason behgind the unprecedented socialization of the United States' healthcare system.

Comment?

WCHV - 3/18/10 6-6:30am; "5-D-F preview and a coffee party recap"


First, Joe gives us a preview of one of the topics he's going to cover with the 7 candidates for the GOP Congressional nomination ("Net Nuetrality"). Then he goes over the "Coffee Party / TEA Party summit" he hosted the day before with the audience.

Comment?

WCHV - 3/18/10 6:30-7a; "Coffee Party recap (part two)"


Joe and the more of the audience go over the "coffee party/TEA party summit" that was on the show the day before.

Jefferson Area TEA Party
Comment?

WCHV - 3/18/10 7-7:30am; "Delegate Bell's Richmond Recap"


Delegate Rob Bell (R-58th) joins to disuss the just-completed session of Virginia's General Assembly.

Delegate Bell's website

WCHV - 3/18/10 7:40-8; "The fraud of Medicare and Social Security"


Former Albemarle GOP Chair Christian Schoenewald is in to discuss Joe's ascertation that the Healthcare reform bill is actually cover for the politicians who don't want to admit that the entitlements were, at best, built on unsustainable math.

Comment?

WCHV - 3/18/10 8-8:30am: "Duane Snow on Alb Co. Budget"


The Samuel Miller supervisor joins Joe to discuss how they managed to hold the line on the advertised tax rate.

WCHV - 03/18/10 8:40-9a; "Live United"


Jon Nafzinger joins to discuss the return of the United Way-Thomas Jefferson Area's childrens' health insurance outreach project.

United Way - TJA

WCHV - 3/19/10; "5-D-F" episode 11


The seven candidates answer questions on what THEY would do if they could use "deem-and-pass" for something important to them and about the return of "net neutrality."

WCHV - 3/17/10 6:30-7:10am; "Coffee Party / TEA Party Summit."


Joe welcomes Eric Byler from the new "Coffee Party" to investigate what they are all about. Then an impromptu summit begins when Bill Hay of the Jefferson Area T.E.A. Party calls in.

WCHV - 3/17/10 7:20-8am; "Joe's 'Homies'"


Peter Cefaratti and Rives Baily come in and discuss the April 30 deadline for the tax credit and the Fed ending their program of buying mortgage backed securities.

e-mail Rives
e-mail Peter

WCHV - 3/17/10 8-8:30am; "Keith Drake from A.T.T.A."


Charirman of Albemarle Truth in Taxation Alliance joins to update on campaigne to bring and keep fiscal responsibility and transparency to county government. **News Note: Later on 3/17, the board voted 4-2 to set the MAX tax rate at 74.2 cents per 100.

Albemarle Truth in Taxation Alliance
Comment?

WCHV - 3/17/10 8:40-9a; "Caring For Creatures"


Alden Bigelow drops by to give us an update on adoptions, this weeks featured pet and the rebuild at the sanctuary.

Caring for Creatures
Learn about Monty

WCHV - 3/16/10 6:50-7a; "Ironic twist in Coffee Party story"


It seems that the Coffee Party has more in common with those 'Flash Mobs' than the T.E.A. Party Movement...

Comment?

WCHV - 3/16/10 7:40-8a; "Supervisor Rodney Thomas"


Representative on the Board from the Rio District joins to discuss his views on the budget negotiations to date and now that we know what the Commonwealth's budget proposal is.

WCHV - 3/16/10 8:15-8:30; "City-County Cold War Update"


Joe reviews public comment from Charlottesville City Council meeting (3/15/10) that plays on the 'City vs County' invective and attempts to use his own children as hostages.

Comment?

WCHV - 3/16/10 8:40-9a; "Healthy eating for children"


Martha Jefferson Hospital's registered dietician Rita Smith share tips from a recent American Academy of Pediatrics report on the optimum diet and dining behavior of families.

Rita's blog
Question for Rita?

WCHV - 3/15/10 5:40-6a; "Coffee or T.E.A.?"


Curiosity piqued by the snub he recieved from the organizers of Charlottesville's "Coffee Party," Joe discovers why.

Comment?

WCHV - 3/15/10 7:40-8a; "Valley American"


Mike Hodge, publisher of this Conservative newspaper, joins to talk economic development and why Waynesboro may be turning it around faster than Charlottesville.

WCHV - 3/15/10 8-8:30am; "Grecian (economic) Formula 2010"


Former Defense Department officer and UVA lecturer Karl Pfefferkorn joins Joe to discuss the collapse of the Greek economy, it's effect on the E.U. and lessons we can learn or warnings we can glean from it. (Joe compares it to Albemarle County';s budget woes...)

Comment?

WCHV - 3/15/10 8:40-9a; "Senior Center news"


Beth Barber drops by to update us on the results of the spring yard sale, the 50th Anniversay bash, "Martini's, Bikini's and Lamborghini's" and their events in the Virginia Festival of the Book.

Senior Center website

WCHV - 3/12/10 7-7:30a; "Mike Ward, Amer. Petroleum Inst."


On "Virginia's Energy Future" summit with Virginia Manufacturers Association.

API

WCHV - 7:40-8a; "Jesse (The Governor) Ventura"


The inactive Navy S.E.A.L., former wrestler, actor and Minnesota Governor joins Joe to talk about his new book; "American Conspiracies."

Jesse's website

WCHV - 3/12/10 8:40-9a; "Octorario and Chamber Resonance"


Roger Authers joins to talk about the Octorario Society's presentation of Brahms' Requiem (Sun. 3/14 @ PVCC) and then Chamer President Tim Hulbert talks about the Chamber Breakfast.

WCHV - "Fifth District Friday" episode 10 (3/12/10)


The seven candidates for the GOP slot on the ballot for Virginia's 5th District in the U.S. House of Representatives answer questions about the national ID card proposal, Congressional pay reduction and cap and trade as a National Security program.

Suggest a question
5th district blog

WCHV - 3/11/10 7-7:30a; "Census Truth or Consequences"


Hans von Spakovsky, Civil Justice Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, joins to explain that yes, you do have to fill in all the questions on the 2010 Census, and possibilities of court challenges to it's validity.

Comment?
Heritage Foundation

WCHV - 3/11/10 7:40-8a; "McDonnell on Cuccinelli"


Joe and former Albemarle GOP chair Christian Schoenewald discuss Governor Bob McDonnell's executive order in response to the controversy over the letter from Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and anti-discrimination policy at Virginia's Universities.

Comment?
Washington Post blog on it

WCHV - 3/11/10 8-8:30a; "Empty Storefronts Downtown"


George Benford (Siips) from the Downtown Business Association, Charlottesville, joins to discuss the efforts that are being brought to addressing the empty storefronts issue on the downtown mall.

DBAC

WCHV - 3/11/10 8:50-9a; "Live United"


Finale of visit from Megan Liddle and Rebecca Cardwell of UVA Community Credit Union join to talk about the Jefferson Area EITC program.

United Way TJA

WCHV - 3/10/10 7:30-8a; "Joe's Homies"


Peter Cefarratti and Rives Bailey join to update us on real estate and mortgage news from a Central-Virginian perspective.

e-mail Rives
e-mail Peter

WCHV - 3/10/10 7-7:30a; "Albemarle Budget, pt 2, w/ ATTA"


Keith Drake and Peter Wurzer from the Albemarle Truth in Taxation Alliance join Joe for their weekly dissection of the proposed Albemarle County '10-'11 budget.

ATTA website
Proposed Albemarle budget

WCHV - 3/10/10 6:40-7a; "City/County relations, pt1: Ann Mallek"


Joe's campaign to get the two municipalities to sit down and work out a more equitable revenue sharing agreement brings in chair of the Albemarle Board of Supervisors, Ann Mallek (White Hall).

Revenue Sharing Agreement
Comment?

WCHV - 3/10/10 8-8:30a; "City/County relations pt2: Mayor Norris"


Joe's campaign to get both municipalities to the table to negotiate a better revenue sharing agreement continues with this visit with C'vill mayor Dave Norris.

Revenue Sharing Agreement

WCHV - 3/10/10 8:40-9a; "Caring for Creatures"


Founder Mary Burkholz drops by with two friends; A 5-year-old Dalmation/Hound mix named "Malcolm" that needs a home and Jim Brown of "Pampered Pets" who has stepped into the void while CFC is rebuilding their runs.

Caring for Creatures
Pampered Pets

WCHV - 3/08/10 8:40-9a; "Senior Center News"


Sarah Altoff joins to update us on the upcoming "Spring Yard Sale" (Thur-Sat) and the "Bikini's, Martini's and Lamborghini's" Birthday bash (3/26).

Senior Center website

WCHV - 3/08/10 8:10-8:30; "Building Goodness in Haiti (2)"


Kelly Eplee and Howard Pape are back to update us on "Building Goodness" and their efforts in Haiti.

Building Goodnes\" website

WCHV - 3/08/10 6:10-6:30a; "Give us your phones, your desks..."


Congressman Perriello's re-election campaign office opens this weekend and Joe got an e-mail asking for contributions of things that they'd "like to have."

WCHV - 3/08/10 5:40-6a; "Rallying the troops"


The spirited early conversation continues with the media's slated depiction of the "tax-them-more" protesters at the last Baord of Supervisors meeting.

Comment?

WCHV - 3/08/10 5:10-5:30a; "Downtown downturn and faith in US"


Proving that we get more done by 5:30 than most shows do in 4 hours, Joe and the audience engage on the issue of the empty storefronts downtown and faith's roll in our country's founding.

Comment?

WCHV - 3/05/10 7:40-8am; "Second Amendment Friday"


Jim Wilmoth drops by and brings on special guest, Senator Fred Quayle. He was the 'token' Republican on the Marsh subcommittee that was constructed to block most of the gun owners rights legislation that had made it to the Senate from the house.

Comment?

WCHV - 3/05/10 7:10-7:30am; "Calling all Conservatives"


Joe gets into concerns that the turnout by the teachers calling on the Albemarle Board of Supervisors to raise taxes (and the lopsided coverage of same my the media) should have been better countered by the conservative voices in the County. Then Joe ties it elegantly to the empty storefront epidemic in Charlottesville.

Comment?

WCHV - 3/05/10 5:10-5:30am; "Life is a Cabaret (and who's in it)"


Joe pulls Melissa out of her newsroom to discuss her extra-curricular activites with theFour-County Players and their production of "Cabaret".

Four County Players website

WCHV - 3/04/10 8:10-8:40am; "Kate Obenshain"


Former VA GOP Chair joins from the Young American's Foundation (and the Reagan Ranch) to promote her visit to Charlottesville for the "Patriot Ladies' TEA Party" at the English in on Sunday (3/7/10)

Patriot Ladies' TEA Party
Young American's Foundation

WCHV - 3/04/10 7:40-8am: "Christian Schoenewald"


Former Albemarle GOP Chair (running for 5th district GOP chair) joins Joe and some callers to discuss last night's Albemarle Board of Supervisors' budget comment session and what there plan is, in general.

Chris' campaign
comment?

WCHV - 3/04/10 7:10-7:30a; "That 'dam/dredging' story, again"


Dredging advocate Bob Fenwick joins to go over HDR Engineering preliminary report.

Bob's website
comment?

WCHV - 3/04/10 6:10-6:30a; "Paying the piper (or, teacher)"


In the coverage of the first Albemarle County Board of Supervisors' public comment session on the FY 2010-11 budget proposal, Joe and the listeners discuss identifying, and then taking care of, the most important employee in you business.

Comment?

WCHV - 3/04/10 5:40-6a; Budget Debate proves Madison's point.


The conversation on the Albemarle County budget brings Joe to the whole point that James Madison and the rest of the founding fathers' had about keeping government local.

Comment?

WCHV - 3/04/10 5:10-5:30a; "Keeping (or getting back) the Faith"


Joe begins the morning-long conversation on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors public comment session on the proposed FY 2010-'11 budget.

WCHV - 3/03/10 5:40-6a; "Cut a bureaucrat, Save 2 teachers"


Joe and the audience converse on the Albemarle County 2010-2011 budget proposal and why they always seem to threaten to cut teachers, not bureaucrats.

Albemarle County budget site
Commet?

WCHV - 3/03/10 6:10-6:30a; "Marc Morano on Tom Perriello"


Editor of "The Climate Depot" website returns to the show to respond to Tom Perriello's interview on Tuesday's show and in GRIST Magazine last week.

Climate Depot website
Tom on \"JTitM\" 3/02/10

WCHV - 3/03/10 6:40-7a; "Patriot Ladies' TEA Party"


Carole Thorpe of the Jefferson Area T.E.A. Party joins to promote their "Patriot Ladies' TEA Party" on Sunday at the English Inn in Charlottesville.

Patriot Ladies Tea Party
English Inn directions

WCHV - 7:10-7:30am; "ATTA on 2010-2011 Albemarle Budget"


Keith Drake and Peter Wurzer of the Albemarle Truth in Taxation Alliance start a series of discussions on the County's budget proposal. (First public comment session tonight; 3/03/10)

A.T.T.A.
2010-2011 Albemarle Budget

WCHV - 3/03/10 7:40-8a; "Real Estate nes w/ Joe's 'Homies'"


Rives Bailey (Montague Miller R.E.) and Peter Cefaratti (Greewood Lending) discuss the realities of Central VA market, the latest on Mortgage regulation and who can work on property built before 1973.

e-mail Rives
e-mail Peter

WCHV - 3/03/10 8:10-8:30a; "Show me the numbers!"


Joe and the audience discuss the first couple of reports from HDR engineering regarding dredging the South Fork Rivanna reservoir. Joe takes the stand: "Give me the total dollars and total gallons side-by-side so we can compare the to plans accurately."

50-year (dam) plan
Dredging advocates

WCHV - 3/03/10 8:40-9am; "Caring For Creatures"


Alden Bigelow updates us on the progress of the cleanup after the snow knocked down two kennels. (w/ special thanks to 'Pampered Pets' in Charlottesville)

Caring for Creatures website
Pampered Pets website

WCHV - 3/02/10 7:10-7:30a; "JMRL Budget Crunch"


JMRL Director John Halliday and Board President Tony Townsend join Joe to go over Albemarle County's reduction in their annual funding to the library and why the voted to close the Scottsville branch if they can't replace the funding.

JMRL website
Albemarle Budget

WCHV - 3/02/10 7:40-8am; "Alzheimer's Association News"


Sue Friedman drops by from the Alzheimer's Association of Central and Western Virginia with new of two new services (an online support service and an 'early stage' support group).

Alzheimers' Association
Big Brain Puzzle book

WCHV - 3/02/10 8:05-8:30am; "Congressman Tom Perriello"


Our visit with the representative of Virginia's 5th district revolves around his interview with Grist in which he calls on the Senate to get a move on "Cap & Trade" legislation. Then callers weigh in on his comparison of the government to referees at a football game.

Comment?
Read the GRIST article

WCHV - 3/02/10 8:40-9a; "Dietician Rita Smith"


Martha Jefferson Hospital registered dietician and author of "Healthy Bites" blog drops by to discuss National Nutrition Month (her 2nd anniversary on "JTitM", BTW) and the food drive going on in conjunction.

Ritra's Blog
Question for Rita?

WCHV - 3/01/10 8:40-9a; "Senior Center News"


Beth Barber drops in to announce the award they were just presented, their upcoming "Spring Yard Sale," the next "Great Decisions" event and other goings-on.

Senior Center website

WCHV - 3/01/10 7:40-8am; "Mike Hodge on CPAC and Lynchburg"


Publisher of the Valley American newspaper joins to talk about his time @ CPAC with Jim Gilmore, Rick Santorum and Bob Goodlatte as well as his impressions of the GOP Forum in Lynchburg on Saturday night (2/27).

Valley American @ CPAC audio
Valley American

WCHV - 3/01/10 6:10-6:30a; "'TEA-for-two' forum highlights"


In the the third of the three rounds at the Lynchburg TEA Party Forum (Sat. 2/27), the Candidates get a chance to question each other and some sparks begin to fly.

Comment?

WCHV - 3/01/10 5:40-6a; "Can the TEA Party be led?"


Joe shares a column by Mike Church (author of that great "Mr. Jefferson" song) titled; "Who will lead the TEA Party?" Then discusses the City of Charlottesville noise ordinances with a caller.

Comment?

WCHV - 2/26/10 6:40-7am; "A Libertarin's view of '5-D-F'"


James Curtis, VA-5th Confgressional District Chair for the Libertarian Party stops in to discuss the Congressional race.

Jefferson-Area Libertarians

WCHV - 2/26/10 6:40-7am; "5-D-F Libertarian-Style"


James Curtis, VA-5th Confgressional District Chair for the Libertarian Party stops in to discuss the Congressional race.

Jefferson-Area Libertarians

WCHV - 2/26/10 7:10-7:30a; "Magical and Musical fundraisers"




Dance For Heroes

WCHV - 2/26/10 7:40-8am; "Albemarle Budget with ATTA"


Peter Wurzer and Tom Stassburg from the Albemarle Truth in Taxation Alliance come in to take the first of a series of looks through the proposed Albemarle County FY2011 budget.

ATTA website
Albemarle FY2011 Budget

WCHV - 2/26/10 8:40-9a; "Chamber Resonance"


Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce President Tim Hulbert joins Joe to discuss their Hovey S. Davney Corporate Citizenship Award Winner (Pepsi) and some of the results of their annual economic survey.

C'ville Chamber website
Chamber Economic Survey

"5-D-F" episode 8, 2/26/10


The seven candidates for the GOP nomination answer questions about the return of "healthcare reform" to the National Debate, Congressman Perriello's anti-trust bill and the prospects of change at the top of the 5th district GOP Committee.

Suggest a question

WCHV - 2/25/10 6:40-7a; "300-million 'big brothers'"


Joe's commentary on how Orwell was just slightly off; The statists won't have ONE 'big brother,' they're pitting us against each other as 300-million, duly-deputized, big brothers.

Comment?

WCHV - 2/25/10 7:10-7:25a; "Anti-trust and the sound of brass"


Joe's commentary on the one group that wil definitely benefit from the Perriello-Markey Health insurance anti-trust bill and then a discussion on one group's call to have the Board of Supervisors "fully fund" the school budget request no matter how high taxes need to go.

Comment?

WCHV - 7:40-8am; "Strike up the brass and Albemarle budget"


Former Albemarle GOP Chairman Christian Schoenewald drops by to help choose the appropriate sound effect of a 'brass set' knocking together and then settles in to preview the county's budget debate.

Schoenewald for the Fifth
2010 Albemarle County Budget

WCHV - 2/25/10 8:10-8:25a; "Healthcare Song and Dance"


The Heritage Foundation's Director of Senate Relations, Brian Darling, joins Joe to set the scene of the President's Health Care Reform summitt and then Joe and the audience discuss.

The Heritage Foundation

WCHV - 2/25/10 8:40-9a; "Live United"


Shaele Wood from the United Way-Thomas Jefferson Area comes in with information on their Student Service Award Nominations and Caroline Burtand and Diana Stan from Western Albemarle High School.

United Way-TJA

WCHV - 2/24/10 8:40-9a; "Caring for Creatures"


On-location at Volvo of Charlottesville's "Drive for Life", Joe visits with Alden Bigelow of "Caring For Creatures" about rebuilding their kennels and then with Liza Borches about the Volvo fundraiser for UVA Children's Hospital.

WCHV - 2/24/10 7:40-8am; "Real Estate news with Joe's 'Homies'"


On-location at the Volvo of Charlotteville "Drive for Life", Peter Cefaratti and Rives Bailey discuss the annual Chamber of Commerce survey.

e-mail Peter
e-mail Rives

WCHV - 2/24/10 7:20-7:30a; "Lynchburg TEA Party Forum"


On-location at Volvo of Charlottesville's "Drive for Life", Joe talks with Lynchburg T.E.A. Party chariman Mark Lloyd about the GOP Congressional candidates' forum scheduled for Saturday night (2/27/10).

Lynchburg TEA Party
Directions to forum

WCHV - 2/23/10 6:40a-7a; "Hidden Fees in Virginia Budget"


Norman Leahy, vice president for public affairs at Tertium Quids, joins Joe to discuss the fee (tax) increases in the General Assembly's budget proposal and who put them there.

Tertium Quids website
e-mail comment for Joe

WCHV - 2/23/10 7:10-7:30a; "The Fall of the Soviet (School) Empire"


Joe and the audience discuss the (as Joe refers to it) fall of the 'Union of Soviet School Systems' (as the Soviet Union fell in the early 90's) because they reached the "Thatcher Line." (They've run out of other peoples' money.)

Comment for Joe?

WCHV - 2/23/10 7:40-8a; "Alzheimer's Association News"


Sue Friedman from the Alzheimer's Association of Central & Western VA is in to update us on their upcoming "Memory U" classes for caregivers and takes time to give away some tickets to the Paramount Theater with their "Big Brain Puzzle Book."

Alzheimer's Association
Big Brain Puzzle Book

WCHV - 2/23/10 8:10-8:40; "School Funding with Price and Strucko"


Two members of the Albemarle County School board Chairman Ron Price (Rivanna) and Vice Chair Eric Strucko (Samuel Miller) debate and discuss meeting the budget shortfall or cutting back and Joe's idea of unified schools to abrogate the Revenue Sharing Agreement.

Albemarle County School Board
The Revenue Sharing Agreement

WCHV - 2/23/10 8:45-9a; "Dietician Rita Smith"


Registered Dietician from Martha Jefferson Hospital Rita Smith drops in to give tips for heart health as National Heart Month draws to a close.

Rita's blog; \"Healthy Bites\"
American Heart Month

WCHV - 2/22/10 7:10-7:30a; "School Choice in Virginia"


Chris Saxman of School Choice VA joins Joe to get us caught up on the status of school choice as the Commonwealth faces huge budget cuts and Governor McDonnell's Secretary of Education is a school choice advocate.

School Choice VA
Black Alliance for Ed. Options

WCHV - 2/22/10 7:40-8a; "Cum on Feel the Noize"


Bennie Dodd comes by to share a musician's view on the controversy overCharlottesville's noise ordinace enforcement.

Daily Progress article
E-mail Joe

WCHV - 2/22/10 8:10-8:30a; "Have-A-Heart Fundraiser"


The twice-postponed fundraiser for Chastitie Frazier is Saturday night at the Lake Monticello Rescue squad with live music and auction items!!

Have-a-Heart
e-mail Joe

WCHV 2/22/10 8:40-9a; "Senior Center News"


Beth Barber drops in to announcethis weeks' "Great Decisions" discussion and send out the call for donations to the annual "Spring Yard Sale."

Senior Center website
Contact Joe

WCHV - "Healthcare and Second Amendment Friday"


Joe dicusses healthcare with a listener and then get's an update from Jim Wilmoth on gun owners' rights legislation in front of the General Assembly.

Comments?
NRA-ILA

WCHV - 2/19/10 "Trans-Siberian Orchestra is back!"


Founder Paul O'Neill returns to the show to announce the concert on-sale today (2/19/10) for their DC show 4/11/10 @ the Warner Theater.

T.S.O.
Live Nation

WCHV - 6:45-7am "Grace-Marie Turner @ CPAC"


The President of the Galen Institute joins Joe to share her experiences at CPAC, the Mount Vernon Statement and where the battle against socialized medice stands.

e-mail Grace
Comment?

WCHV - 2/16/10 8:40-9am; "Crossover with Rob Bell"


During Joe's 'on-location' broadcast from "Crossover Day" at the General Assembly in Richmond, Delegate Rob Bell (58th) drops in to talk about the concealed-carry bill, wine, Dave Matthews and Governor McDonnell's sleeping habits!

WCHV - 2/18/10 7:10-7:30a; "Fall of Schools = Fall of USSR"


Joe brilliantly equates the budget cuts the Commonwealth's schools will face to the collapse of the Soviet Union under the weight of unsustainable spending.

Comment?

WCHV - 2/18/10 5:40-6a; "Defending the budget cuts"


Joe defends the Governor's budget cuts to education and Charlie calls in with some good perspective.

Comment?

WCHV - 2/18/10 7:40-8a; "How many lumps in your T.E.A.?"


Joe and Albemarle GOP chairman Christian Schoenewald discuss Joe and Karl Rove's views on the attemps to co-opt the T.E.A. Party energy.

Comment?

WCHV - 2/17/10 8:10-8:30a; "Rev Share Historia"


Joe and Hank discuss some historical perspective on the infamous "Revenue Sharing Agreement" and where, socio-economically, it comes from.

Comment?

WCHV - 2/17/10 8:10-8:30am; "T.E.A. Party on the brink"


Joe looks back on the early days of the Jefferson-Area T.E.A. Party (he was there), shares his fears about is devolution (before hearing that Karl Rove sees the same warning signs) and goes to your e-mail for your perspective on it.

Comment?

WCHV - 2/17/10 7:10-7:30am; "Joe's Homies"


Peter Cefaratti and Rives Bailey join Joe to discuss the real estate market in Central Virginia.

Question for the \"Homies\"?

WCHV - 2/17/10 7:40-8a; "Lt. Governor Bill Bolling"


Joe welcomes Lieutenat Governor Bolling for his monthly visit and they take calls and discuss the new administration's economic development efforts and Bill's view of the Senate's budget efforts.

Bill's website
e-mail Joe

WCHV - 2/17/10 8:40-9a; "Caring for Creatures"


Both Alden Bigelow and Caring for Creatures founder Mary Burkholz drop by and bring in their 'pet-of-the-week' (Sally) and send the call out for help rebuilding after snow accumulation brought down some of their shelters.

\"Up for Adoption\"
How can you help?

WCHV - 2/16/10 8:10-8:30 "Governor McDonnell"


During Joe's 'on-location' broadcast from Richmond for the General Assembly's "Crossover Day" Governor Bob McDonnel drops by and answers charges about his handling of the budget.

e-mail Joe

WCHV - 2/15/10 7:20-7:30a: "Blame the tool, not the mechanic"


Joe shares another example of how our society tries to blame the tool (in this case; social networking sites for marital infidelity) instead of the hand that wields it.

e-mail Joe

WCHV - 2/15/10 7:30-8am; "Valley American"


Mike Hodge, publisher of the Valley American joins us to talk about the upcoming CPAC conference, and the latest from the GOP Congressional primary.

e-mail Joe

WCHV - 2/15/10 8:40-9a; "Senior Center News"


Beth Barber joins Joe to update us on the "Martini's, Bikini's and Lamborghini's" Birthday bash and their travel program.

Senior Center website

WCHV - 2/15/10 8-8:30a; "Scott Schultz"


Local business owner Scott Schultz officially announces that he will be the 8th candidate for the GOP Nomination for Congressional race.

Scott's website

WCHV - 2/12/10 6:40-7a; "Public Policy Poll"


Tom Jensen of the Public Policy Polling group joins Joe to break down the 5th District Congressional poll and reveal the results of their GOP Primary poll.

e-mail Joe

WCHV - 2/12/10 7:40-8a; "Poll Position"


Chistian Schoenewald joins Joe to break down the results and data in the 5th District and 5th District GOP Primary poll that was compiled by Public Policy Polling and released earlier in the show.

e-amil Joe

WCHV - 2/12/10 7:10-7:30a; "The Marriage Manual"


For Valentines Day, Phillip Kelley from the"Help-a-Brother-Out" Ministries joins Joe to talk about his relationship book.

e-mail Joe

"5-D-F" Episode 5, 2/12/10


The seven candidates for the GOP nomination answer questions about Iran's nukes and the possibility of a crash in the commercial real estate market.

Submit a question.

WCHV - 2/12/10 8:40-9a; "Chamber Resonance"


Charlottesville Chamber of Commerce President Tim Hulbert joins Joe to talk about the new affiliation with PVCC for their Chamber Business Academy and the hidden reality in the sales tax revenue downturn.

e-mail Joe

WCHV - 2/11/10 6:10-7a; "Snow, orange jumpsuits and Joe"


Joe holds court with callers asking about using inmates to help clear the snow, preparing for winter in the old days and what we need our governing bodies to take care of.

e-mail Joe

WCHV - 2/11/10 7-7:30a; "An Agreement looks at 30" (pt1)


Charlottesville's perspective on this 29-year-old revenue-sharing agreement with Mayor Dave Norris.

e-mail Joe

WCHV - 2/11/10 7:40-8a; "An Agreement looks at 30" (pt2)


Albemarle County's perspective on the 29-year-old revenue sharing agreement with supervisor Ken Boyd.

e-mail Joe

WCHV - 2/11/10 8:10-8:30a "An Agreement looks at 30" (pt 3)




e-mail Joe

WCHV - 2/11/10 8:40-9a; "Live United"


Kim Connolly from the United Way Thomas Jefferson Area joins to talk about extending their "All Around Town" auction throught this weekend.

e-mail Joe

WCHV - 2/09/10 7:50-8am; "Alzheimer's Association News"


Sue Friedman of the Alzheimer's Association joins to share news about the rescheduled HBO special screening @ the Boar's Head and signups for the Bill Howard Golf Tournament.

WCHV - 2/09/10 8:25-8:30a; "GOP Forum recap"


Mike Hodge, publisher of the Valley American newspaper, checks in with his coverage of the UVA College Republican's candidate forum from 2/8/10.

e-mail Joe

WCHV - 2/09/10 8:50-9a; "Rita Smith"


Registered dietician from Martha Jefferson Hospital drops by for a short vist (snow) on a growning problem of teen heart disease.

Read Rita's blog:

"5-D-F" episode 5, 2/05/10


The seven candidates for the GOP nomination to the Congressional election andswer questions about the Supreme Court's "Citizen United" decision, mending a fractured party after the primary and Fair tax vs. Flat Tax.

Have a question suggestion?

WCHV - 2/05/10 7:45-8a; "Second Amendment Friday"


Jim Wilmoth joins Joe to update us on the progress of gun rights bills in the General Assembly.

e-mail Joe

WCHV - 2/5/10 7:10-7:30a; "Unique Valentine Gift Idea"


The Blue Ridge Connection Quartet from the Jeffersonland Chorus braves the snow to talk about their unique idea for a Valentine's Day gift.

The Jeffersonland Chorus website
e-mail the Blue Ridge Connection

WCHV - 2/05/10 8:40-9a; "Chamber Resonance"


C'ville Chamber President Tim Hulbert joins Joe to talk about the snow, and the annual attempt to get the State Dept of Ed. to recognize the revenue sharing agreement when setting the funding for the Charlottesville and Albemarle County school districts.

e-mail Joe

WCHV - 2/04/10 7:10-7:30a; "Truth in Affordable Housing"


Dr. Ronald Utt from the Heritage Foundation joins Joe to discuss what REALLY makes housing affordable in light of Charlottesville's call to invest another$25-million in 'affordable housing' over the next few years.

e-mail Joe

WCHV - 2/04/10 8:10-8:30a; "The Ivory Tower Economist"


Joe takes a call from the All-Day-Comment line (434-817-7607) in which the subject of why this community seems to de-emphasize the skilled trades in their economic model.

WCHV - 2/04/10 8:40-9a; "Live United"


Caroline Emerson from the United Way Thomas Jefferson Area joins Joe to talk about the "All Around Town" auction/fundraiser.

WCHV - 2/03/10 7:40-8a; "Joe's 'Homies'"


Mortgage broker Peter Cefaratti and realtor Rives Bailey join Joe to talk about affordable housing th the Charlottesville area, the Yancey rezoning controversy in Crozet and outlook for 2010 in C'VA.

e-mail Joe

WCHV - 2/03/10 8:15-8:30a; "(IL) Primary Colors"




e-mail comments to Joe

WCHV - 2/03/10 8:40-9a; "Caring For Creatures"


Alden Bigelow joins Joe to update the adotion totals and introduce this weeks highlighted pet.

Caring For Creatures' website

WCHV - 2/02/10 5:10-5:30; "Affordable Housing"


Joe breaks down City's efforts to keep the workplace choices in Charlottesville limited and therefore continue their need to live on the "reservation."

WCHV - 2/02/10 5:55-6a; "Heavy Metal"


Joe shares the content of his latest blog post. Warning; satirical content.

WCHV - 2/02/10 6:10-6:35a; "Cuban history, first hand"


Joe talks with Nora from Charlottesville, whose family escaped persecution in the early days of the Castro regime, for perspective on what makes the United States special.

e-mail Joe

WCHV - 2/02/10 7:50-8a; "Stateism from both parties"


Joe grabs some comments from the e-mail bag and how state-ism infects both parties. (*Listen for the egregious mistake Joe makes regarding the size of his family.)

e-mail Joe, yourself...

WCHV - 2/02/10 7:40-8a; "Alzheimer's Association News"



WCHV - 2/02/10 8:10-8:30a; "The VA Act(s) of Health Freedom"




Answer Rob's survey...

WCHV - 2/02/10 8:40-9a; "Rita Smith"


Martha Jefferson hospital registered dietician joins Joe to answer an e-question about teens and frappucinos. Then brings some tips for Super Bowl party menus.

Read Rita's blog...

WCHV - 2/01/10 6:10-6:30a; "NAB Notices Haiti"


Joe explains that the government isn't the only place that has a big, clumsy bureaucracy that takes an eternity to do anything. Then, thanks to Mary Webster, finds the perfect tool to explain to Tom Perriello his Constitutional authority and duty.

WCHV - 2/01/10 6:40-7a; "Mailbag and Voter ID bill"


Joe dives into his e-mail bag from the end of the Friday show through the weekend. Then he discusses voter ID in Virginia, making every vote count for something and the anarchy the ACLU prefers.

WCHV - 2/01/10 7:10-7:30a; "Taking a Constitutional"


Joe breaks down the call for $1.7-million more being asked for of the City of Charlottesville for affordalble housing, more hits forUN Climate panel and return to "elected mayor" conversation of Friday.

WCHV - 2/01/10 8-8:30a; "Congressman Tom Perriello"


"The Million-Dollar-Man" as Joe calls him, joins to discuss his proposed legislation afetr the Supreme Courts' "Citzens United" decision, free speech, campaign financing and he even squeezes in a question for Joe on the President's visit to GOP retreat.

WCHV - 2/01/10 8:40-9a; "Senior Center News"


Beth Barber braves the elements to give an update on their 50th anniversary plans; "Bikinis, martinis and Lamborghinis" and pot luck luncheon on the actual anniversary date. (2/14)

WCHV - 1/29/10 5:40-6a; "Crozet Brings the Irony"


See if you can follow... Crozet may loose their library because Albemarle County has a downturn in revenue, which is because they have discourage business development for 10-20 years. Then, when confronted with the chance to approve some light industrial development, they say no because of a plan that would build a NEW library!!

WCHV - 1/29/10 7:10-7:30; "(re)Building Goodness"


Howard Pape of the Building Goodness Foundation joins Joe to explain their long connection to Haiti and their plans for getting back to helping the Haitians rebuild.

WCHV - 1/29/10 7:40-8a; "Job Opening @ City Hall"


Charlottesville Mayor Dave Norris joins Joe to talk about the process of replacing city manager Gary O'Connell (stepping down to head up Albemarle County Service Authority)

WCHV - 1/29/10 8:40-9a; "Chamber Resonance"


Neil Williamson from the Free Enterprise Forum fills in for Tim Hulbert and discusses the Water Supply meeting and the City Manager stepping down.

WCHV - 1/28/10 6:40-7a; "SOTU or Tonight Show audition?"


Joe and the audience continue to break down the President's State of the Union address.

WCHV - 1/28/10 6:10-6:30a; "SOTU POTUS... ???"


Joe breaks down his impressions of the President's State of the Union address and his (wildly controversial, it seems) opinion that an opposition response seems inappropriate.

WCHV - 1/28/10 7:40-8a; "State of the Situation..."


Albemarle GOP Chair Christian Schoenewald joins Joe to break down the State of the Union address, the VA Governor's response (he was in the gallery for it) and Joe's thought regarding the need for oppsition response to it.

WCHV - 1/28/10 8:10-8:30a; "Have a Heart"


On Saturday, Feb. 6th at E.W. Thomas (rt53 @ rt15) in Palmyra there will be a fundraising event for Chastity Frazier (heart transplant patient w/ 6-mo-old son).

WCHV - 1/28/10 8:40-9a; "Live United"


Miriam Rushfin joins Joe with Vernon Bock and Eleanor Barrese, Johnson Elementary Principal and Family Support Worker, talking about Smart Beginnings supported programs in their school.

WCHV - 1/27/10 7:10-7:30a; "The FDA Library"


More reaction to the story that Rep. Tom Perriello is trying to get an FDA loan to help build the new Crozet library. Then exclusive audio that we beleive is of one of Tom's aides explaining it to the Congressman.

WCHV - 1/27/10 6:40-7a; "The difference between Bob and Tom"


(Governor) McDonnell and (Rep.) Perriello, that is. Joe goes ove Bob's job-creation proposal. Then he juxtaposes it against Tom's plan to get a FDA Loan to build a library in Crozet. Yes, as in the Food-and-Drug-Administration. We don't know how it connects either.

WCHV - 1/27/10 5:40-6a; "Albemarle Revenue Recovery"


Joe recaps last night's 'town hall' with Chief Dan Eggleston regarding the County program to bill your healt insurance for abulance transport.

WCHV - 1/27/10 8:10-8:30a; "Rescue Me"


Chief Charles Werner of the Charlottesville Fire Dept. and Dayton Haugh of Charlottesville/Albemarele Rescue Squad on working together, more volunteers for CARS, the new Fontaine station and the County's "Revenue Recovery" program.

WCHV - 1/27/10 8:40-9a; "Caring for Creatures"


Alden Bigelow joins Joe to talk about their "Pet of the Week" and the ongoing fundraising support of this no-kill sanctuary.

Caring For Creatures

WCHV - 1/26/10 6:30-7am; "USDA Daily Dose of Irony"


More astroturf letters to the editor uncovered (in Staunton, VA, this time); Tom vs the Big, Bad Campaign Contributing Banks and Corporations, and a suggestion to push him to keep advocating for 'Obamacare'.....

Tom's website

WCHV - 1/26/10 7:10-7:30a; Amy Ridenour on "Climategate"


President of the National Center for Public Policy Research joins Joe to discuss the latest revelations that scientist not only knew they data was dodgy but put it in the IPCC report anyway to push their agenda.

Read her full statement...

WCHV - 1/26/10 7:40-8a; News from Alz.org


Sue Friedman visits Joe from the Alzheimers Association to report on the latest news and events, then to give away stuff using their "Big Brain Puzzle Book."

Bill Howard Golf Tournament

WCHV - 1/26/10 8:10-8:30a; "Climate Gate" gets worse


Marc Morano from the Climate Depot joins to break down the latest revelations in the continuing implosion of the "Global Warming/Climate Change/New Imperialism/Zero-Poulation-Growth/Cap-and-Tax" campaign.

WCHV - 1/26/10 8:40-9a; "Rita Smith"


Registered dietician from Martha Jefferson Hospital talks gluten.

Rita's blog...

WCHV - 1/25/10 7:40-8a; "The Librarian"


No, not the movie. John Halliday from the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library joins Joe to promote "The Big Read" that starts at the end of the month and discuss the reduction in funding from Albemarle County.

WCHV - 1/25/10 7:10-7:30a; "Dam-nation"


Bob Fenwick and Betty Mooney join Joe to talk about their push to have the City and County drop their plans to enlarge the Ragged Mountain Reservoir and replace it with a dredging program at the South Fork Rivanna.

WCHV - 1/25/10 6:40-7a; "Your Daily Dose of Irony"


Remember the "Tom-forgery" story? The weblog "Patterico's Pontifications" has collected hal-a-dozen curious example of 'Obamacare' supporters who all seem to have the exact same thing to say....

WCHV - 1/25/10 6:10-6:30a; "Forum recap and Virgil"


Joe recaps the 5th District TEA Party Candidates' Forum from Friday night then plays the 'backstage' chat he had with former Congressman Virgil Goode.

WCHV - 1/22/10 6:45-7a; "5DF recap"


Joe breaks down what the GOP candidates said, especially in regard to the shootings in Appomattox.

WCHV - 1/22/10 5:40-6a; "The irony of Tom Perriello"


Joe recaps what drove him into his current column on his 'blog' about Tom Perriello's comments regarding the Supreme Court decision on McCain/Feingold campaign financing restrictions. (Also "The C'ville Conservative's Blues")

WCHV - 1/22/10 7:10-7:30am; Neal McCluskey


The Associate Director of theCato Institute's Center for Educational Freedom joins Joe to talk about Bob McDonnell's Secretary of Education; Gerard Robinson, School Choice and the President's "Race to the Top" program.

WCHV - 1/22/10 7:40-8; "2nd Amdnt and Blue Ridge Rotary"


Jim Wilmoth joins Joe to run down legislation in front of the General Assembly regarding gun rights. Then, the President of the Blue Ridge Rotary, Karen Rogers comes in with Joe Varaksa and Tom Slonaker to talk about outreach projects they are involved with.

WCHV - 1/22/10 8:40-9a; "Chamber Resonace"


President Tim Hulbert joins Joe to discuss local outreach to Haiti and the event they are holding on Thursday, 1/28, on the community water supply.

Chamber website

WCHV - 1/21/10 8:40-9a; "Live United"


Shaele Wood is in from the United Way, Thomas Jefferson Area, with Jeannie Adler from the Charlottesville Abundant Life Ministries to discuss mentoring and the upcoming "Mentor & Tutor Opporunity Fair."

WCHV - 1/21/10 6:40-7am; "Nancy rejects reality"


Joe and callers break down Speaker Nancy Pelosi's delusional statement about "providing healthcare as a right" as if the Constitution worked for her instead of the other way around.

WCHV - 1/21/10 8:10-8:30a; "Aesop's Fables"



WCHV - 1/21/10 7:10-7:30am; "Hoos for Haiti"


Meg Huebeck for the Junior League of Charlottesville joins Joe to promote this fundraising concert to benefit; Partners in Health and GHESKIO. (Being with UVA's Center for Politics, Joe also can't help but engaging her on politics a little.)

\"Hoos for Haiti\"

WCHV - 1/20/10 7:10-7:35a; "5th Dist. Forum and Homies"


Joe talks with Carole Thorpe of the Jefferson Area TEA Party about the candidates forum on Friday 1/23 (@ 7pm). Then Joe's "Homies" (Rives Baily & Peter Cefaratti) join to discuss the CAAR year-end report.

WCHV - 1/20/10 6:40-7am; "Talking Trash w/ Mayor Dave"


Joe talks with C'ville Mayor Dave Norris about the discussion regardingdisbanding the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority in favor of a possible private recycling/carting company.

WCHV - 1/20/10 6:10-6:30am; "The Scott heard 'round the world"


Joe breaks down the results of Scott Brown's election to the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts and our own Senator, Jim Webb's call to suspend all negotiation and voting on healthcare reform until he (Brown) is seated.

WCHV - 1/19/10 8:40-9a; "McHomemade"


Rita Smith, registered dietician from Martha Jefferson Hospital joins Joe to discuss the benefits of making fast food favorites at home.

WCHV - 1/19/10 8:10-8:30am; "Private Parts"


Joe sets the scene on the story that the City of Charlottesville is investigating going with a privately-run landfill when their contract with the R.S.W.A. expires.

WCHV - 1/19/10 7:40-8a; Alzheimer's Association


Sue Freidman from the Alzheimer's Association is in to share thoughts on nutrition for brain strength, the upcoming Bill Howard Golf Tournament and to pose one of the brain puzzles from the Association's "Big Brain Puzzle Book."

WCHV - 1/19/10 7:10-7:30a; "A 'Goode' cup of TEA?"


Joe brings on Bill Hay from the Jefferson Area TEA party to shed light on the blog-article from Washington Post that claimed the Virgil Goode was approached to run because 7 GOP hopeuls 'not conservative enough.'

WCHV - 1/19/10 6:40-7am; "Family Business?"


A listener named David asks Joe about the possibility of a 'less-than-transparent' Christian group called "The Fellowship" is manipulating US policy.

WCHV - 1/19/10 6:10-6:30pm; "Virgil B Goode"


After talking to Virgil on Monday, Joe goes to his archives to break apart the journalistic malpractice of Washington Post blog-ster (and Bob Woodward wannabe) Amy Gardner and her 'coverage' of the Lynchburg TEA party/Virgil Goode "story".

WCHV - 1/18/10 5:40-6a; "Do you recall?"


Joe and Charlie discuss reaclls, the Virginia Constitution and (what Joe callls) "Representative Malpractice."

WCHV - 1/18/10 6:40-7am; "Post-ing up Virgil Goode"


The Washington Post blogger Amy Gardner reports that Lynchburg Area TEA Party members are meeting with Virgil Goode about running again.

WCHV - 1/18/10 7:10-7:30am; "Red Cross in Haiti"


Beverly Bean from the Central Virginia chapter of the American Red Cross joins Joe to talk about their efforts in Haiti and how listeners can help.

WCHV - 1/18/10 7:40-8am; "The Valley American"


Publisher Mike Hodge joins Joe to talk about this month's edition and the upcoming 5th District debate at the Lane Auditorium (Fri, 1/22 @ 7pm)

WCHV - 1/18/10 8:40-9am; Senior Center news


Beth Barber is in with Joe to talk about their volunteer event for ML King Day, their upcoming travel series; "Characters of Central Virginia w/ Rick Britton and the next "Great Decisions" series.

WCHV - 1/18/10 8:10-8:20a; "Hoos for Haiti" benefit


Paige Mattson joins Joe to promote a benefit concert on Saturday, 1/23, at the Fry's Spring Beach Club.

WCHV - 1/18/10 7:20-7:30 "The historic Presidency, 1 Year in"


With Professor at George Washington University's "Graduate School of political Management" and Presidential Historian John Kornacki.

WCHV - 1/15/10 7:45-8am; "Where's the Transparency?"


Joe and the audience get into more "secret" meetings about the healtcare bill both with the President (still no C-SPAN) in Washington and Tom Perriello's in Charlottesville.

WCHV - 1/15/10 7:10-7:30am; "5-D-F" 'postgame' calls


Joe and the audience discuss the 7 GOP candidates answers on international trade question. (Click to go to "5DF" Podcast)

e-mail Joe

WCHV - 1/15/10 8:30-9am; "Chamber Resonance"


C'ville Chamber of Commerce Pres. Tim Hulbert joins Joe to discuss the Albemarle County Action Plan, the Meadowcreek Parkway project and UVA's new President (the basketball tea, too).

WCHV - 1/14/10 6:40-7am; Was Kaine able?


Joe and Hank discuss Governor Tim Kaine's exit speech to the General Assembly in which he details his 'accomplishments' then segues into Biscuit Run State Park.

WCHV - 1/14/10 7:10-7:30am; John Taylor


President of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy and Chairman of the Tertium Quids joins Joe to discuss the opening of the 2010 General Assembly and the end of the Tim Kaine administartion

WCHV - 1/14/10 8:40-9am; "Live United" segment


Kim Connolly of the United Way, Thomas Jefferson Area joins Marguerite David of JABA to discuss the upcomingMentoring Fair (Omni Hotel, 1/28).

United Way website

WCHV - 1/14/10 8:10-8:30am; C.A.A.R. Year-end Report 2009


President Greg Slater and past Pres. Michael Guthrie join Joe to go over the 2009 year-in-review report.

WCHV - 1/13/10 7:40-8am; "Joe's Homies"


Rives Bailey (Montague-Miller R.E.) and Peter Cefaratti (Greenwood Lending) discuss Bisuit Run, Albemarle County's "Action Plan" and mortgage rates.

WCHV - 1/13/10 7:10-7:30am; "Steele-ing away"


RPV Chair Michael Steele begged out of his visit to Joe's show but it gives Joe a chance to point out that great candidates will inspire voters more than party leaders ever will.

WCHV - 1/13/10 6:10-6:30a; Tytler cycle and steroid smuggness


Clips from Robert Tracinski's (TIA Daily) visit regarding the irony that the leftists are actually the one's who want to forrestal change (to bring forward the next phase of the Tytler Cycle). Then, Mark McGuire's smuggness belies his true self.

WCHV - 1/13/10 5:10-5:30am; Staplers and The Wall


Using a stapler as a weapon, Splitting the two special elections, Ken Boyd's primary poll and what a 16 year old asks about history.

WCHV - 1/12/10 6:10-6:30am "Voting Rights" redus


A caller responds to Joe's commentary (left over from his weekly CBS appearance that ran short of time) on the call to restore felons' voting rights.

WCHV - 1/12/10 5:40-6am "What we're after"


Follow up on Eleanor Holmes-Norton and her comment that Michael Steele doesn't represent the party that promotes; "whet we're after." Then; "What Joe didn't get the opportunity to say" in his CBS 19 commentary segment on felons voting rights.

WCHV - 1/12/10 5:10-5:30am; Mark McGuire and Socialism


Yes, you read correctly. Why McGuire and anyone that uses steroids has the same problem that socialists have.

WCHV - 1/12/10 7:40-8am; Alzheimer's Association


President of the Alzheimer's Association of Central & Western VA Sue Friedman joins Joe to discuss some ongoing research and shares her 'ex-tern' to give away some prizes.

Alzheimer's Assoc. of CWVA

WCHV - 1/12/10 7:10-7:30am; Dineen Borelli


Dineen Borelli of The National Center for Public Policy Research's "Project 21" joins Joe to bring perspective to the Harry Reid, Michael Steele, Eleanor Holmes-Norton racial controversy

Project 21 online

WCHV - 1/12 8:10-8:30am; Albemarle Supervisor Ken Boyd


The Rivanna District Supervisor joins Joe to talk about the "2010 Action Plan" that the Board passed at their first meeting of the year and the revenue sharing agreement.

Read about the \"Action Plan\"
The Revenue Sharing Agreement

WCHV - 1/12/10: 8:40-9am; Rita Smith


Registered dietician from Martha Jefferson Hospital joins Joe to discuss health (and cost) problems with premade and pre-prepared foods.

Rita's blog

WCHV - 1/11/10 8:40-9:00am; Senior Center news


Beth Barber and LaDelle Holland join Joe to talk about their "50-for-50" volunteer event on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Senior Center

WCHV 1/11/10 6:40-7:00am; TIA Daily followup and Harry Reid


Joe goes back over the concepts discussed with Robert Tracinski then gets into the Harry Reid comments on President Obama's racial makeup.

TIA Daily

WCHV 1/11/2010; 7:10-7:30am Race and Joe The Plumber


Thanks to Harry Reid (and even more to Del. Elanor Holmes Norton) race and what Dr. King wanted is back at the top of the news. Plus, Joe "the Plumber" was in C'ville.

WCHV 1/11/10; 7:40-8:00am; Delegate Rob Bell


Member of the VA House of Delegates from the 58th district is in to preview the 2010 session. Followed by a phone discussion of Herry Reid's statements on the President and race in general.

WCHV 1/11/10 8:10-8:30am Delegate David Toscano


Member of the VA House of Delegates from the 57th district is in to preview the 2010 session.

WCHV 1/11/2010 6:10-6:30 Tracinski/Intellectual Activist


Editor of TIA Daily and C'ville resident, Robert Tracinski, joins Joe to talk about his work and the greatest mechanism for justice man has ever known, the free market.
 
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