90.3 at 9: February 2006

90.3 at 9 for Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Our discussion about women in the workplace covered broad territory, touching on issues ranging from the growing problem of pregnancy discrimination to efforts being made by some companies to institute best practices in equal opportunity. If you know a company that is on the leading edge with regard to equal opportunity issues, Cynthia Stankiewicz of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission mentioned that EEOC might recognize them for their accomplishment with a "Freedom to Compete" award. You can go to www.eeoc.gov to nominate companies. The deadline is March 1st.

90.3 at 9 for Thursday, February 02, 2006
Anti-smoking politics. It's one thing for local governments to ban smoking in bars and restaurants, but another for companies to order employees to quit smoking or else. But that's what's happening at Ohio's OM Scott. And the World Health Organization is refusing to hire smokers. Are we losing a health threat... or our freedom?

90.3 at 9 for Friday, February 03, 2006
So your iPod's connected to your laptop. Your laptop's connected to the web. And that transmits information to that chip embedded in your armpit. Okay, that's probably an exaggeration. Still, most of us rely on any number of new media sources for information and entertainment - satellite radio and podcasting, to name just a couple. We must be the most widely connected people in the history of people. So, what's next? Technology-assisted telepathy? We'll consider the possibilities on 90.3 at 9.

90.3 at 9 for Monday, February 06, 2006
Governor Taft is proposing tougher standards for high school graduation. More math, more science, more foreign language. Dems say don't talk about it unless you're willing to talk about more money.

90.3 at 9 for Tuesday, February 07, 2006
RTA update. Major work on the Euclid Corridor project is about to get underway, RTA's added to its ridership for the third straight year, it's adding new downtown loop buses and trolley-style buses for short hops. What's new with RTA? We'll talk to RTA GM Joe Calabrese.

90.3 at 9 for Wednesday, February 08, 2006
A recent online poll found that sexual harassment on college campuses is widespread - with both men and women its victims. The American Association of University Women conducted the poll and found most students who'd been sexually harassed never reported the incidents to college officials. And 41% of students polled said that they had sexually harassed others. We'll talk with the AAUW about the survey findings and with legal experts about what constitutes sexual harassment.

90.3 at 9 for Thursday, February 09, 2006
With the death of Coretta Scott King, the nation once again looks back and asks: how far have we come with regard to racial equality? It's a question with many facets. Economic. Political. Social. You could discuss the racial disparities that persist in our nation's health care system. Or consider the ramifications of the Supreme Court cracking down on race-based considerations in college applications. What aspects of African American progress interest you? We'll talk about it on 90.3 at 9.

90.3 at 9 for Friday, February 10, 2006
Tamara Draut, author of Strapped, a book about the trouble 20 and 30-somethings are having making ends meet. They're saddled with huge college loans and sometimes major credit card debt. Draut proposes some solutions.

90.3 at 9 for Monday, February 13, 2006
Medicare Drugs. The government's offering to pick up the tab for prescription medicine for seniors. Enrollment has been open for months and less than 20% of the seniors eligible have signed up. What gives?

90.3 at 9 for Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Valentine's Day. We're efforting a show on the modern face of dating services.

90.3 at 9 for Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Have you ever felt heart-sick? Spoken from the heart about an important topic? Or, with a heavy heart, shared some bad news? The human heart is an intricate, highly sophisticated engine that keeps us alive, keeps our bodies moving. It's mechanical but people have never considered the heart to be strictly that. Somehow, we locate the source of our feelings in our hearts. This makes the treatment of heart disease an endeavor that must take emotion seriously. How does that work? We'll talk about it on 90.3 at 9 with Dr. Albert Howard Carter III, author of Our Human Hearts: A Medical and Cultural Journey; and Jane Ehrman, a Mind/Body coach from the Cleveland Clinic.

90.3 at 9 for Thursday, February 16, 2006
It's not always easy to choose: Do you battle traffic and bad drivers, or adjust your daily travel needs to the public transit system's schedule? Really good reasons to choose public transit: It's cheaper and less polluting than driving. And for some, the pro-public transit argument is becoming ever more persuasive. What about you? Do you take the bus or train? What would persuade you to do so? The present and future of public transit in Cleveland and around the nation on 90.3 at 9.

90.3 at 9 for Friday, February 17, 2006
Have you ever complimented a new mother on her beautiful daughter only to discover that the gorgeous girl is actually a boy? Pretty mortifying, huh? And also a reminder that gender isn't always as absolute as it seems. Writer Norah Vincent recently examined the blurred boundaries of gender when she went under cover as a man. We'll talk to her and take your calls on 90.3 at 9.

90.3 at 9 for Monday, February 20, 2006
If you've ever paid taxes, chances are you've wondered what they're being used for. The schools? A new stadium? The local library? Chances are also good that, when you've found out where your money was going, you've had an opinion about the matter. So, where can public money best be used? Where is it wasteful or counterproductive? We'll talk taxes on 90.3 at 9.

90.3 at 9 for Tuesday, February 21, 2006
So, at the beginning of the year, you made a resolution: maybe about your finances, your weight; maybe about your relationship. How's that resolution holding up? Have you kept to it? What's helped you do so? Experts say when you institute small changes, slowly, you have a better chance of making them stick. What's been your approach? New Year's resolutions, and the keeping of them or not, on 90.3 at 9.

90.3 at 9 for Wednesday, February 22, 2006
A controversy erupted in 1993, when then-president Bill Clinton decided to lift the longstanding ban on gays in the military. A compromise was eventually worked out. Under Don't Ask/Don't Tell, as the policy is known informally, gays and lesbians are not being actively drummed out of the armed services, but they are being required to keep their sexuality a secret. How the policy's been working - and what it has cost - is the focus of our discussion on 90.3 at 9.

90.3 at 9 for Thursday, February 23, 2006
Ever wonder what your home and garden chemicals are doing to the environment as they sink into the groundwater or flow down the drain? The maximum strength turbo drain un-clogger, the super deluxe one-touch wood refinisher, the overnight gonzo bug-killer. If you've studied chemistry, you may be able to figure out what damage your daily chemicals can cause. But what if you didn't have to worry about it? Green chemistry is the topic on 90.3 at 9 when we talk with Paul Anastas, director of the American Chemical Society's Green Chemistry Institute and with Stu Greenberg of Environmental Health Watch.

90.3 at 9 for Friday, February 24, 2006
This is the day after Mayor Frank Jackson's first state of the city message. We'll have some analysis of what he said and what impact it'll have.

90.3 at 9 for Monday, February 27, 2006
Kids' Dental Health. Practitioners say they're finding a woeful state of dental health among the nation's low income kids. We'll address the issue locally.

90.3 at 9 for Tuesday, February 28, 2006
The future of many of our country's wetlands hinges on how the U.S. Supreme Court will define the reach of the Clean Water Act. Two cases argued before the Court last week address the conflict between property rights and environmental concerns. They'll require Justices to determine how much power federal regulators have over privately owned wetlands. We'll discuss the implications of the cases and their possible outcomes on 90.3 at 9.