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News and Opinion - Jacksonville.com

News and opinion-based discussions with Florida Times-Union columnists and Jacksonville.com staff. The podcasts originate from Jacksonville, which is part of Florida's First Coast. Participating columnists include Mark Woods, Tonyaa Weathersbee, JT Rushing and Ron Littlepage. Alternating hosts include Tracy Collins and Bill Bortzfield.

Episodes

  1. 06/08/2011

    Teen substance abuse

    Rene Hellen of River Region Human Services talks about a program that provides in-home counseling to teens who abuse alcohol and drugs.

    6 min

  2. 05/31/2011

    No Child is an Island

    Vonceil Levine, a bereavement specialist with Haven Hospice, discusses how children can be helped when they're in grief.

    9 min

  3. 05/23/2011

    Choosing a nursing home

    Mike Milliken of the First Coast's Long-term Care Ombudsman Program offers tips on picking a nursing home.

    8 min

  4. 05/17/2011

    What it's like to be 'Medically Needy'

    Jacksonville resident and patient advocate German Vivas talks about what it's like to depend on Florida's Medically Needy program.

    7 min

  5. 05/10/2011

    Mental health care for the youngest

    Jeff Goldhagen, chief of community pediatrics at UF and Shands Jacksonville, talks about gaps in mental health care.

    9 min

  6. 05/03/2011

    Banishing bed bugs

    Bed bugs are back, says Robert Teal, service manager for Terminex's Jacksonville-area operations.

    7 min

  7. 04/26/2011

    Donating Life

    Why just 30 percent of Americans are registered as organ and tissue donors.

    7 min

  8. 04/21/2011

    ABCs of DVT

    Craig Kobrin, an interventional radiologist at Orange Park Medical Center, discusses new technology at the hospital that allows doctors to bust up a leg clot on the spot.

    5 min

  9. 04/13/2011

    HIV/AIDS epidemic in Jacksonville

    Cindy Watson, executive director of the Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network, discusses why the HIV/AIDS remains so high locally.

    6 min

  10. 04/04/2011

    Funding homeless programs

    Cindy Funkhouser of the Sulzbacher Center talks about the possible consequences of de-funding the state's homeless programs.

    5 min

  11. 03/30/2011

    Japan radiation threat in Florida

    Radiation levels in Jacksonville are at normal background levels despite the nuclear disaster in Japan, a radiation expert says.

    5 min
  • 11 Episodes

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News and opinion-based discussions with Florida Times-Union columnists and Jacksonville.com staff. The podcasts originate from Jacksonville, which is part of Florida's First Coast. Participating columnists include Mark Woods, Tonyaa Weathersbee, JT Rushing and Ron Littlepage. Alternating hosts include Tracy Collins and Bill Bortzfield.

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