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Thursday's show was primarily about school funding and dealt with the Campaign for Fiscal Equity and the Alliance for Quality Eduction. Some interesting phone calls and a very interesting guest. Hope you enjoy.
Direct download: Dialog_033006_-_Fabiola_Friot.mp3
Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:08 PM
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Wednesday, we took a couple of local news topics and rolled it into a nice philosophical discussion on the First Amendment. Should Ann Marie Reeb be allowed at the Starpoint meetings? And is it okay to anonymously flame people on the internet? Starpoint and the feds say no, respectively. Oh, and Donna Piezella announced to the world that she's running for the school board in Newfane. Good for her.
Direct download: Dialog_032906_-_First_Amendment.mp3
Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:07 PM
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Alderwoman Phyllis Green was back in studio on Tuesday to finish the conversation about the potential deal with the Lockport Fire Department. We took several phone calls and, as usual, I picked on her.
Direct download: Dialog_032806_-_Phyllis_Green.mp3
Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:13 PM
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Brian Nesline, a graphic designer and the artist behind Faces of Buffalo was on to talk about the new American Flag mosiac, a fundraiser for Jammies for GIs.
Direct download: Interview_032706_-_Brian_Nesline.mp3
Category: Interview -- posted at: 1:04 PM
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I got a ticket on Friday night, which I, of course, bitched about. And the people gave me free legal advice on how to deal with it. Plus I talked about my dentist appointment, my skunk, and the church in North Tonawanda advising people that homosexuality is an abomination. Overall, a good show.
Direct download: Dialog_032706_-_Speeding_Ticket_Blues.mp3
Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:03 PM
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Ron and Nancy cut it close on time, showing up Friday just before they were set to start playing, but the weren't any worse for the wear. It was a different brand of music than we've been used to from Music Friday's, but it was a very welcome change of pace. The best part is that they played "Little Brown Shack Out Back." Hope you enjoy. Their Web Site.
Direct download: Interview_032406_-_Ron_and_Nancy.mp3
Category: Music Friday -- posted at: 1:04 PM
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Lockport Mayor Mike Tucker was in studio Friday talking about downtown development, garbage, speeders and blight.
Direct download: Dialog_032406_-_Mike_Tucker.mp3
Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:22 PM
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Sean Kelly is a professor at Niagara University. He also wrote a book about congressional committee assignments. If you enjoy process, you'll enjoy this show. If not, I'm sure there's something good on MTV right now.
Direct download: Interview_032306_-_Sean_Q_Kelly.mp3
Category: Interview -- posted at: 1:13 PM
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David Arkin, managing editor of the news group that is Greater Niagara was my guest on Thursday. He brought with him Laura Wahler, the features editor; and Tim Schmitt, the sports editor of the group. The time flew, which means I enjoyed it. Hope you did, too.
Direct download: Dialog_032306_-_GNN.mp3
Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:01 PM
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Getting rid of the Industrial Development Agency and the GLDC was just one of the hair-brained ideas Leffler had on Wednesday's show. A vast improvement from the suckage that was Tuesday's Dialog. Enjoy.
Direct download: Dialog_032206_-_Abolish_the_IDA.mp3
Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:19 PM
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I was supposed to have a guest on Tuesday. Becuase of that, I wasn't prepared. And since she didn't show up, I sounded like crap. Speaking of crap, I talked about Bob Rooney's website and had a lovely conversation with Mz. Gloomy Day. Friggin brilliant.
Direct download: Dialog_032106_-_Open_Suckage.mp3
Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:06 PM
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Chris Sax performed three songs in studio on Friday. One, an original, and the other two were covers of great classic songs. Chris is only a junior in high school.
Direct download: Interview_031706_-_Chris_Sax.mp3
Category: Music Friday -- posted at: 1:17 PM
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Friday's show featured a plethera of topics, including: the cigarette tax on indians, the Occidental Building in Niagara Falls, illegal aliens, and more. A good show. Hope you enjoy.
Direct download: Dialog_031706_-_Eclectic.mp3
Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:10 PM
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Absentee Alderwoman Phyllis Green was in studio on Thursday to talk about her penchant for vacations and to discuss the situation at the fire department. We barely got into the fire department deal, so we'll have Phyllis on again soon to do that. Math does not make for good radio, BTW.
Direct download: Dialog_031606_-_Phyllis_Green.mp3
Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:02 PM
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Paul Oates sat in as a special guest with the Niagara County Historical Society to discuss the topic of local dairies and their histories.
Direct download: Dialog_031506_-_NCHS.mp3
Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:17 PM
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Tuesday we took an article from the Union-Sun and Journal on superintendent salaries ... and mixed it with an article from Parade Magazine on everyone elses salaries ... and turned it into a pretty darn good show. Oddly, Business First had a story on the same topic later that day. Enjoy.
Direct download: Dialog_031406_-_What_People_Make.mp3
Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:02 PM
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On Monday, Scott mourned the passing of Assemblywoman Sandra Lee Wirth, talked about Phyllis Green's absence and shared a sad experience with listeners ... and they shared, in turn. Honestly, one of the better shows we've had in the past couple months. IMHO.
Direct download: Dialog_031306_-_Two_GOP_Women_and_a_Bunny.mp3
Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:05 PM
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Lockport's Handsome Jack was in studio performing and discussing their work. They played two acoustic songs and we listened to a third off their CD. Listen for these guys around Western New York this summer.
Direct download: Interview_031006_-_Handsome_Jack.mp3
Category: Music Friday -- posted at: 1:02 PM
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Amy and Jim were in studio Friday to discuss emergency contraception. It was a good discussion with some good phone calls ... and some very obvious set ups. Oh well. It happens, I guess. Download. Enjoy. Repeat.
Direct download: Dialog_031006_-_Amy_White_and_Jim_Hufnagel.mp3
Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:14 PM
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Katherine's new book "Help Mom! Hollywood is in my Hamper," is based - in my opinion - on a false assumption. But its a good book to share with your kids. And talk about it with them afterwards. For my daughters opinion on the matter, download Monday's interview.
Direct download: Interview_030906_-_Katherine_DeBrecht.mp3
Category: Interview -- posted at: 1:02 PM
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Niagara County Manager Greg Lewis talked about Niagara County issues - including a proposal giving preferential treatment to local businesses - and took phone calls.
Direct download: Dialog_030906_-_Greg_Lewis.mp3
Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:01 AM
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Wednesday's show sucked. A coupla jokers kept calling and hanging up, ruining the flow of the show. Gee - think it mighta been the fire department union? Since it was them I was talking about? I wonder ...
Direct download: Dialog_030806_-_Fire_Greyhounds.mp3
Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:13 PM
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My daughter Emily returns to "The Interview" to discuss the new book by Katherine Debrecht.The sound is a bit tinny cause the acoustics at my home studio isn't nearly as good as the ones at WLVL.
Direct download: Interview_030606_-_Emily_Leffler.mp3
Category: Interview -- posted at: 3:02 PM
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Monday's show went right to the phones, just like I promised we would. Topics varied widely. I also discussed Bill Clinton's search for interns and Brokeback Mountain. Overall a good show.
Direct download: Dialog_030606_-_Open_Dialog.mp3
Category: Dialog -- posted at: 2:55 PM
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Jason was in studio at WLVL and performed and amazing SIX SONGS in the time we had together. Three of the songs he played were his own and three were cover tunes. If you liked Jason's music, buy a CD. I hope you guys are supporting local music.
Direct download: Interview_030306_-_Jason_Wilhelm.mp3
Category: Music Friday -- posted at: 1:14 PM
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We talked about a bunch of stuff on Friday ... including eating fish from the lake, the Seneca golf course, and Lt. Gov. Mary Donahue.
Direct download: Dialog_030306_-_Open_Dialog.mp3
Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:07 PM
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GOP candidate for governor John Faso checked in on Thursday. We talked a lot about education and he discussed his status as a candidate. He recently got the nod from the Conservative Party chairman.
Direct download: Interview_030206_-_John_Faso.mp3
Category: Interview -- posted at: 1:13 PM
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Thursday, we talked about the rights gauranteed in the First Amendment. It's astounding how many people don't know what their rights are. Plus we talked about how to throw away a garbage can ... and speaking of garbage, Scott read some of the crap in the new issue of "White Voice," an aryan publication. Sheesh. Stupid people.
Direct download: Dialog_030206_-_First_Amendment.mp3
Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:04 PM
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Wednesday's show we talked about the 10 megawatts of cheap electricity that NYPA voted to allocate to Delphi ... and we talked about the WalMart movie that I watched with some friends Tuesday night. Plus we discussed Lent and my hurting my knee at church the night before. Download and enjoy.
Direct download: Dialog_030106_-_Walmart_n_Delphi.mp3
Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:02 PM
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Tuesday, we talked about the special election going on in the Falls and Barker, plus the way congression and state districts are "drawn," plus the fact that the Coast Guard is against the Dubai Ports World deal ... but the president doesn't care ...
Direct download: Dialog_022806_-_Redistricting_and_Ports_Deal.mp3
Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:05 PM
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