January 16, 2008
January 15, 2008
There is probably no one more suited to the role of having to defend their job from a Governor, two legislative leaders, and dozens of delegates and senators who are only too happy to give the men in charge what they want, than State Superintendent of Schools Nancy Grasmick. But as equipped as she is, she has quite the fight ahead of her. The Governor has said he wants her removed, and the Speaker of the House Mike Busch and Senate President Mike Miller have said they will change the law to give him what he wants.
So what is going to happen? What are Nancy Grasmick's plans for defending her position? And if she is successful, what is her agenda for the next four years?
Join us at one o'clock today, to find out. We'll be joined by Dr. Grasmick live in the studio.
January 15, 2008
January 14, 2008
We're on the air right now with Andy Green from The Sun, Tom LoBianco from The Washington Times, and Erin Sullivan from City Paper... talking about the beginning of the legislative session, what to expect in the next 3 months, and, so far, the public's perception of O'Malley. Yesterday, The Sun published a poll showing a low approval rating for O'Malley, mainly because of the tax increases approved in the special session last fall, it seems.
What are your thoughts on O'Malley and the new tax increases? How do you perceive yourself as being effected by the new tax plan? Is a 1 percent sales tax increase something to complain about? How about a 1.25% corporate tax increase?
Poll: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Martin O'Malley has done as governor so far?
-Justin
January 14, 2008
What role did the Walters Art Museum have in discovering the earliest surviving manuscript by Archimedes, which includes some previously undiscovered writings? Join us at 1pm today to find out, as we're joined by the authors of The Archimedes Codex: How a Medieval Prayer Book Is Revealing the True Genius of Antiquity's Greatest Scientist.
For more info in the meantime, check out this informative blog post by Dan Harlow.
-Justin
January 10, 2008
At Noon today, we welcome you to add your opinion to the never ending analysis of the 2008 Presidential election and the results of the Iowa caucus, the New Hampshire primary, and the Wyoming GOP primary. From Obama's surprise victory in Iowa to Hillary's emotional moment to Edward's attempts to keep from becoming completly irrelvent, the Democratic primary has been providing some exciting times. On the GOP side, things are no less exciting, as McCain attempts to accomplish what at times has seen inevitable and at times completly out of the question-to become the Republican candidate for President. Will he be able to get the Republican base to trust him? Only time will tell.
Poll: If the Democratic primary in Maryland were today, who would you vote for?
Poll: If the Republican primary in Maryland were today, who would you vote for?
-Jessica
January 10, 2008
Classical pianist and conductor Leon Fleisher joins us, once again, for an hour of music and conversation. Described by his music students as the "Obi-Wan Kenobi of the piano" Fleisher was the first American to win the Queen Elisabeth International Competition in Belgium in 1952.
In the mid sixtie's Fleisher's career was interupted by a debilitating ailment which effected his right hand. As a result Fleisher began teaching, conducting and specializing in performing piano pieces for the left hand. In 1995 Leon Fleisher returned to performing two-handed works and last year was one of five recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors celebrating lifetime achievement in the arts.
-Marcus
January 9, 2008
January 7, 2008
In case you missed it, Diane Rehm just revealed that her favorite movie is Blade Runner.
I thought that was important to share.
January 7, 2008
January 7, 2008
Two topics today at one.
We're going to start with Clive Thompson, a contributing writer to New York Times Magazine who wrote the cover story this weekend titled Can You Count on Voting Machines? This is scary stuff, people. In actual election situations, touch screen voting machines have crashed, lost votes, failed to properly print paper records of votes, and more. These are the machines that roughly one-third of all Americans will be using to cast their votes in the 2008 Presidential election-an election that may be determined by very slim margins. Including Maryland.
Poll: Do you trust electronic voting machines?
And then, we go to Kenya, where 486 people are estimated dead since the disputed Presidential election there last week. Things have quieted down since both political parties have cancelled protest rallies and agreed to mediation. But the situation is precarious and the humanitarian crisis remains with a quarter of a million people displaced. We'll talk with Maina Kiai, Chairman of the Kenyan National Commission on Human Rights, who is currently in Kenya, and with Christopher Fumonyoh, Senior Associate for Africa at the National Democratic Institute.
January 3, 2008
I'm a huge Ravens fan, so I could go on and on about all of the trivial things that only another Ravens fan would care about. I had a bad feeling after we lost the first game of the season to The Bengals. We should have won that game, right? We were right there on the goal line....
That scenario repeated itself, in more and less similar ways, many times throughout the season, and it turned out to be a trainwreck of a season. What went wrong?
Now Billick is gone, and fans seem to have divided opinions, with many not being sure whether it was a good decision to fire him, or not. The questions we can ask now, as all we can do is look forward to next season, are endless, starting with who will be head coach. And the whole coaching staff was fired, so what about the other coaches? Who will start as quarterback? Will we ever have a strong offense?
Lots of questions, and we'll welcome your thoughts from noon to 1pm today on the air, or right here at any time.
-Justin