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Sunday, May 11, 2008
America’s students are falling behind - way behind Asia and other parts of the world in math and science. And this is happening precisely at the time when those skills have become critical to our ability to be competitive in the world. Engaging students and improving their performance is crucial and CMS has been collaborating with others around the country to make a difference.
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Sunday, May 4, 2008
The North Carolina Primary is Tuesday. Turnout for early voting has been heavier than normal and they expect record crowds on election day. For the first time in years, our votes will help decide the candidates in the fall presidential race. But there are many other candidates for state office on the ballot as well - from United States Senator, to various congressional contests, to North Carolina Governor to members of the legislature.
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Sunday, April 27, 2008
The idea of the Lynx blue line had some people seeing purple. But that was before the light rail line opened and it exceeded ridership projections. Now officials are talking about a purple line to the North. We’ll find out more about those plans and about plans to increase bus fares even as ridership on the buses is increasing in the face of rising gas prices.
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Sunday, April 20, 2008
Charlotte Mecklenburg School Board meetings can get downright rancorous. No question, there’s a lot at stake and the various members of the board feel strongly about how to run the schools but it sometimes seems that there is very little middle ground. And with some of the name-calling that goes on, you wonder about the message these elected officials are sending to children and parents.
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Sunday, April 13, 2008
Doogie Howser, M.D., graduated from college at 10 and went on to become a teenage doctor. Great stuff for a TV sitcom but impossible, right? Well, hold on a minute, it turns out that the TV show wasn’t that far off. Our guest tonight graduated from college at 13 and went on to become the world’s youngest medical doctor. His story doesn’t stop there and he’ll fill you in.
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Sunday, April 6, 2008
Who would have thought that tiny little green worms could cause so much trouble. For years Charlotte has battled the little green cankerworm. Citizens have banded together and banded their trees with rings of sticky stuff to trap them on their journey to the canopy. But it hasn’t worked and the feasting of these worms threatens our trees. Aerial bombardment to combat the beasts is about to begin.
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Sunday, March 30, 2008
All of us have an image in our minds of what an inner-city school experience must be like but for most of us, that impression is based on anecdotal information. We rarely hear from teachers about what they have to contend with in those inner-city classrooms. We rarely hear from those on the front lines about how they manage in the classroom and what they see as solutions. Tonight we will.
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Sunday, March 23, 2008
No new episode this week.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
More than 20 million Americans have diabetes and North Carolina has the 10th highest rate in the nation. Sunday night on Charlotte Now, we’ll hear from Dr. Neal Barnard about what he describes as his scientifically proven system for reversing diabetes without drugs. The key, he says, is in what you eat and he’s developed an eating plan that he says cuts blood sugar, lowers cholesterol and high blood pressure and can reduce, if not eliminate, the need for insulin.
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Sunday, March 9, 2008
Last fall, some high-powered people announced the start of the Carolina Thread Trail and last week, Gaston and York Counties got on board. Tonight on Charlotte Now, we’ll find out about this plan for a vast network of hiking, biking and boating trails that will wind through 15 counties, tying over 2 million people together. It’s a unique idea but an enormous project. We’ll talk about the trail, what it is, what has to be done to make it a reality and what it will mean for you and your family.
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Sunday, March 2, 2008
The drought had a serious impact on area lawns and gardens last growing season. Tonight on Charlotte Now, we’ll find out what you can do if the drought continues. The Southern Spring and Garden Show which closed just today, featured a number of plants that don’t seem to mind dry weather as well as a number of experts with some very helpful suggestions on what you can do to prep your lawn and garden for ongoing drought. Two of those experts will be here to share their suggestions.
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Sunday, February 24, 2008
The premise behind Jurassic Park was the cloning of prehistoric animals. That was fiction. Tonight on Charlotte Now, we’ll talk about whether something like that could actually happen with a world-renowned expert on woolly mammoths. Dr. Larry Agenbroad spent this weekend at the Schiele Museum in Gastonia. He helped unearth an intact mammoth in Siberia a few years back. That means they have its DNA. But is cloning possible? We talk about that and more.
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Sunday, February 17, 2008
Tonight on Charlotte Now - another controversy erupted this week on the Mecklenburg County School Board over a proposal to deal with bullies. No one is against reining in bullies, but opponents say the proposed policy changes create protected categories of students. Superintendent of CMS, Dr. Peter Gorman joins us to share the details of a plan that has touched off a debate over homosexuality, Christianity, free speech and bigotry.
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Sunday, February 10, 2008
Tonight on Charlotte Now - a first conversation with Mecklenburg County’s new Sheriff - Chipp Bailey. But first, a closer look at the election snafu that caused great controversy, anger and resentment in the community. We’ll find out what the lasting effects of the bungling of the selection of a new sheriff may be and then we’ll talk to Sheriff Bailey about what he plans to do with the office. And how his approach might differ from his predecessor’s.
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Sunday, February 3, 2008
No new episode this week.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Tonight on Charlotte Now - how to protect yourself from the economic turmoil that seems to be gripping world markets. The American consumer has kept our economy afloat for years but our economy is cooling off and with the problems in the mortgage industry, global markets are declining in value. Some are saying recession is on the way. Others warn of recession and inflation. We’ll talk about what’s happening and how you can protect yourself.
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Sunday, January 20, 2008
Tonight on Charlotte Now - a closer look at the third annual substance abuse study conducted by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Drug-Free Coalition. It was released this past Friday and - for the first time - gives clear indication of progress being made and what’s left to be done. It also reveals what illegal substances are being used, by whom and in what quantities. And it offers some alarming statistics on the role of drugs among school-age children.
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Sunday, January 13, 2008
Tonight on Charlotte Now - we look just beyond Charlotte’s border where South Carolinians are about to play a key role in choosing the next president. Iowa and New Hampshire are behind us but most of the major candidates are making their case in the Palmetto state. Will their message change? Will it have to? How will the results of the South Carolina Primaries differ from those in other states and what role will South Carolinians play in choosing the next president?