America's Community Voices Network

Guests from the Hillsborough County (Florida) Supervisor of Elections Office that include, Mr. Earl Leonard (Supervisor of Elections); Mr. Craig Latimer (Deptuty Supervisor of Elections) & Mr. Travis Abercrombie (Public Information Officer). Our focus is increasing voter participation in the 2010 Mid-Term Elections. We will discuss the all options available that includes early voting, absentee voting and voting on election day. The objective of this program is increase voter awareness and participation in this year's critical 2010 Mid-Term Elections

The mid-term elections for the year 2010 are arguably the most critical of this young century. The age of Obama has produced circumstances and unintended consequences that none of us could have foreseen. In this upcoming election, every vote counts in a way and manner that has perhaps never occurred before. At stake is the direction of a nation in which the pundits, 24 hour news cycle, talk radio, internet blogs, special interest groups and the established political parties have failed to act in the best interest of the public good. Sitting out this election by not voting is not the best way to make your voice and our community voices heard. We'll talk about early voting, absentee voting, voting on election day and what are the individual responsibilities of American Citizens relative to voting in a free, democratic, representative democracy.

The 24 hour news cycle has made it more difficult for the public to determine what is an accurate reporting of the news as opposed to self interested, biased opinions that serve the political and social views of differing so called news organizations. Can 24 hour cable news be trusted? Are network news and traditional print media like the Washington Post & New York Times our last hope? How has the online media--blogs, internet web pages, Facebook, Twitter--influenced how we receive our news? What is the responsibility of the public relative to screening news to determine what is fact as opposed to opinion?

A discussion and review if problems and issues confronting public education in America. Why are teachers being blamed? Are parents accountable for their children's education? Is the playing field equal for all schools? How has standerdized testing impacted the quality of education in our schools? What about school administrators and school boards? Elected Officials? Unions? Can we all get on the same page with a unified effort?