May 9, 2008
Politics
Fletcher Word, publisher and editor of The Sojourner Truth, and Tom Troy, staff writer for The Blade join host Jack Lessenberry to discuss this week's primaries in North Carolina and Indiana, and other issues of interest in this presidential election year.
On the Web:
www.thetruthtoledo.comOn the Web:
www.toledoblade.com
May 2, 2008
Auto industry, fuel prices
Fuel prices are rising ever higher and the Big Three automakers are scrambling to stay competitive. Host Jack Lessenberry discusses the auto industry with Brett Smith, a leading expert on the subject. Smith is affiliated with Ann Arbor's non-profit Center for Automotive Research.
On the Web:
www.cargroup.org
April 25, 2008
The environment
This week marks the 38th annual observance of Earth Day. Tom Henry, staff writer for The Blade who has vast experience in reporting on environmental issues, and Sandy Bihn, of the Western Lake Erie Waterkeeper Association, join host Jack Lessenberry to discuss a host of environmental issues.
On the Web:
www.westernlakeerie.org
April 18, 2008
Joe Napoli
Joe Napoli, vice president and general manager of the Triple A Toledo Mud Hens and Toledo's new ice hockey team, the Walleye, is Jack Lessenberry's guest this week. The conversation will include news about the new downtown arena, as well as the Walleye and the Mud Hens.
On the Web:
www.mudhens.comOn the Web:
www.toledowalleye.com
April 11, 2008
Morris Dees and Joe Tafelski
Morris Dees, founder and chief trial counsel for the Southern Poverty Law Center, and Joe Tafelski, executive director for Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, are Jack Lessenberry's guests this week.
On the Web:
www.splcenter.orgOn the Web:
www.ablelaw.org
April 4, 2008
John Jones
John Jones has just been named the Greater Toledo Urban League's new president and chief executive officer. An accountant by training, Jones is also an associate minister of Christian Temple Baptist Church, where his father is the pastor. Mr. Jones will join host Jack Lessenberry to discuss the Greater Toledo Urban League. They will also reflect on the 40 years since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968.
On the Web:
www.gtul.org
March 28, 2008
Marie Donigan and Megan Owens
Michigan State Representative Marie Donigan (D-Royal Oak) is an advocate for mass transit. Megan Owens is the Executive Director of Transportation Riders United (TRU). Host Jack Lessenberry sits down with Donigan and Owens to discuss a variety of mass transit issues.
On the Web:
www.026.housedems.com/On the Web:
www.detroittransit.org
March 21, 2008
Barbara A. Mann, Ph.D.
Barbara A. Mann is a member of the Native American Alliance of Ohio. She is also a Lecturer in the English Department at the University of Toledo, specializing in Native American Studies and Post-colonial thought and the author of several books, including George Washington's War on Native America, 1779-1782 (2005) and Daughters of Mother Earth (2006).
On the Web:
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March 14, 2008
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February 22, 2008
U.S. Attorney Thomas A. Karol
This week's guest is Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas A. Karol who will discuss his experiences in Iraq from September 2006 to March 2007, during which time Saddam Hussein was on trial for the Kurdish genocide and was executed for his role in the Dujayl killings. Karol participated in the investigation of the former regime's response to the 1991 Shi'a uprising. This edition of Deadline Now originally aired on November 16, 2007.
On the Web:
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February 15, 2008
Melissa Miller
Dr. Melissa Miller, assistant professor of political science at Bowling Green State University, discusses her study of the gender gap in political knowledge.
On the Web:
www.bgsu.edu/departments/pols/
February 8, 2008
Politics
Ron Rothenbuhler, chair of the Lucas County Democratic Party, and Robert F. Reichert, chair of the Lucas County Republican Party, join host Jack Lessenberry for a conversation about politics, including Ohio's upcoming primary.
On the Web:
www.lucasdems.comOn the Web:
www.lucasgop.org
February 1, 2008
Ohio Historical Society
Dr. William K. Laidlaw, executive director of the Ohio Historical Society, and Dr. Richard Ruppert, president of the Society, discuss the organization's proposal to turn certain properties over to local communities, as well as other Society news and events.
On the Web:
www.ohiohistory.org
January 23, 2008
The Center for Michigan
Phil Power, founder and creator of The Center for Michigan, explains how his "think and do tank" is working to assist Michigan through current economic troubles, as well as develop policy solutions to transform the state's business, economic, political and cultural climate.
On the Web:
www.thecenterformichigan.net
January 18, 2008
Great Lakes
James Clift, Policy Director for the Michigan Environmental Council, and Ken Kilbert, Director of the Legal Institute of the Great Lakes at the University of Toledo, discuss issues relating to the Great Lakes, including international and interstate agreements regarding the management and protection of Great Lakes freshwater resources.
On the Web:
www.mecprotects.orgOn the Web:
www.law.utoledo.edu
January 11, 2008
U.S. Congressman Bob Latta
Newly-elected Congressman Bob Latta, representing Ohio's Fifth Congressional district, sits down with host Jack Lessenberry for an in-depth conversation.
On the Web:
www.latta.house.gov
January 4, 2008
Housing Crisis
Guests Al Green, President of the Toledo Board of Realtors, and David Seeger, President and CEO of Great Lakes Credit Union, discuss the current crisis in the housing market and what it means in our region and nationally.
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December 28, 2007
Carty Finkbeiner
Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner sits down with "Deadline Now" host Jack Lessenberry for an in-depth conversation about issues facing the Glass City.
On the Web:
www.ci.toledo.oh.us
December 21, 2007
Dr. S. Amjad Hussain
Dr. S. Amjad Hussain is professor emeritus of thoracic cardiovascular surgery at the University of Toledo College of Medicine. He is also an op-ed columnist for the Toledo Blade and a number of other publications. Since 1976, Dr. Hussain has visited Pakistan annually to teach at Khyber Medical College, his alma mater, in Peshawar. Dr. Hussain recently returned to the U.S. from Pakistan and will discuss the current political climate in Pakistan.
On the Web:
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December 14, 2007
Joe Schwarz
Joe Schwarz, former U.S. congressman for Michigan's 7th Congressional District and ear, nose and throat specialist from Battle Creek, joins DEADLINE NOW host Jack Lessenberry for an in-depth conversation about the current political climate in Michigan and the nation. Since leaving Congress, Schwarz was appointed by U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to serve on an independent panel to investigate conditions at Walter Reed Hospital. Schwarz is also on the faculty at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. This episode of Deadline Now originally aired on October 19, 2007.
On the Web:
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November 30, 2007
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November 23, 2007
U.S. Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur, U.S. Congresswoman for Ohio's 9th District, joins host Jack Lessenberry for a wide-ranging conversation about issues affecting her constituents and the nation.
On the Web:
www.kaptur.house.gov
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November 16, 2007
Assistant United States Attorney Thomas A. Karol
This week's guest is Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas A. Karol who will discuss his experiences in Iraq from September 2006 to March 2007, during which time Saddam Hussein was on trial for the Kurdish genocide and was executed for his role in the Dujayl killings. Karol participated in the investigation of the former regime's response to the 1991 Shi'a uprising.
On the Web:
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November 9, 2007
2008 Presidential Campaign
The 2008 presidential is one year away. This week on Deadline Now, host Jack Lessenberry discusses the campaign with Gerald Bazer, faculty member and former Dean of Arts and Sciences at Owens Community College and noted expert on the U.S. presidency, and Joshua Boak, award-winning politics writer for The Blade.
On the Web:
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November 2, 2007
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Martin J. Sherwin
Jack Lessenberry interviews author Martin J. Sherwin, Pulitzer Prize winner for his biography, "American Prometheus, the Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer," co-authored with Kai Bird. Publisher's Weekly says of the book: "Sherwin spent 25 years researching every facet of Oppenheimer's life, from his childhood on Manhattan's Upper West Side and his prewar years as a Berkeley physicist to his public humiliation when he was branded a security risk at the height of anticommunist hysteria in 1954." This episode of DEADLINE NOW originally aired on September 14, 2007.
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October 24, 2007
Media
Deadline Now host Jack Lessenberry moderates a wide-ranging discussion about the media with guests Jim Foust, associate professor of journalism at Bowling Green State University and Sandra Svoboda, writer for the Detroit Metro Times and former reporter for The Blade.
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October 19, 2007
Joe Schwarz
Joe Schwarz, former U.S. congressman for Michigan's 7th Congressional District and ear, nose and throat specialist from Battle Creek, joins DEADLINE NOW host Jack Lessenberry for an in-depth conversation about the current political climate in Michigan and the nation. Since leaving Congress, Schwarz was appointed by U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to serve on an independent panel to investigate conditions at Walter Reed Hospital. Schwarz is also on the faculty at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
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October 12, 2007
Carty Finkbeiner
Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner sits down with "Deadline Now" host Jack Lessenberry for an in-depth conversation about issues facing the Glass City.
On the Web:
www.ci.toledo.oh.us
October 5, 2007
Katerina Ruedi Ray and Michael C. Carroll
Katerina Ruedi Ray, director of Bowling Green State University's School of Art, and Michael C. Carroll, director for the BGSU Center for Regional Development, discuss the economic impact of the arts and creative industries in Northwest Ohio.
On the Web:
www.centerforregionaldevelopment.com
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September 28, 2007
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Deadline Now will not be seen this week so that WGTE may present its annual Candidates Forum with its partner, the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce. This year, candidates for Toledo City Council and Toledo Public School Board will be on hand to answer questions and present platforms.
On the Web:
www.toledochamber.com
September 21, 2007
Baldemar Velasquez
Baldemar Velasquez, founder and President of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC), sits down with "Deadline Now" host Jack Lessenberry to discuss farm labor issues, immigration law reform, and more.
On the Web:
www.floc.com
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September 14, 2007
Author Martin J. Sherwin
Jack Lessenberry speaks with author Martin J. Sherwin, Pulitzer Prize winner for his biography, "American Prometheus, the Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer," co-authored with Kai Bird. Publisher's Weekly says of the book, "Sherwin has spent 25 years researching every facet of Oppenheimer's life, from his childhood on Manhattan's Upper West Side and his prewar years as a Berkeley physicist to his public humiliation when he was branded a security risk at the height of anticommunist hysteria in 1954."
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September 7, 2007
Tom Walton
Jack Lessenberry interviews Tom Walton, recently retired editor of The Blade. Walton, who has met every U.S. president since Lyndon Johnson and covered the first moon landing, describes the intricate daily workings of a metropolitan newspaper. He also explains how The Blade makes its editorial decisions.
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