Rabbi Horan discusses his role on campus as one of four Jewish outreach groups. He also describes his life prior to becoming religious and how is life has changed since finding his own path in life. Rabbi Horan is a freelance journalist, grants writer and is completing his masters’ degree at UAlbany.
Evan tells us what a trial lawyer is and explains why there is such a misnomer with being an ambulance chaser. Evan strongly defends the good work he says personal injury lawyers do for improving societal ills. we also discuss Lavern’s Law and Evan’s Law, which is not named for him, but a means to Continue Reading »
Mike talks about the developmentally disabled citizens his organization represents, the impact the minimum wage and mental health funding has on the clientele and we discuss his background including his stint working for Governors Spitzer and Paterson as the Director of Mental Hygiene Services.
Dan Hallenbeck, (far right in pic) Executive Director, and Dave Fleming (second from right in pic), Counsel of the NYS Association of Cemeteries, tells us the stories behind what makes a cemetery tick — the laws and regulations that cemetery operators must deal with and what needs to be amended. We also talk about cemetery Continue Reading »
Erin talks all about birds and how the environment impacts their survival through air, water, food, chemicals and pesticides in the atmosphere. Erin, a former commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation with a five-year tenure in that post, discusses the current governor with her boss the previous governor. Our discussion stretches from the Montezuma Continue Reading »
Dick discusses how a lack of transparency can lead to corruption and how sunlight is a great disinfectant for corruption. Dick and other good government groups, commonly known as GoGos, are pushing for more insight into the budget negotiation process. Dick has an interesting take on all the corruption at the state Capitol since 2000.
Roger talks about his job with state government as a librarian and how the volunteer position he now holds dovetails with his day job. Roger also discusses what the Friends of the Albany Public Library does and the programs they host in the same building where we tape our program.
In this wide-ranging interview, Rabbi Laber tells us about his website, www.jewishdata.com and how his website satisfies an important need for the Jewish community to know about their roots. Rabbi Laber also gave us a lesson about the importance of bees and how he came to own two bee hives. He now makes his own Continue Reading »
Celebrating 225 years, the AIHA, is showcasing their best exhibits this year and looking ahead to the next 225 years. Tammis talks about the history of AIHA from its first years to how they got to the point they are at today. Admission is free at the museum Thursday evenings and free admission passes can Continue Reading »
After her first six months on the job, Evelyn tells us what’s good and what needs to be changed at the 40-year old library building. The library is run by the town with an annual budget of $2.5 million. Evelyn talks about tactics libraries use to remain relevant at a time when electronic and online Continue Reading »
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