Posts Tagged ‘Living’
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St. Johns River Keeper
On this Heard in Central Florida you’ll hear remarks from the April 28, 2011 Hot Topic Luncheon of the League of Women Voters of Seminole County, Florida, on the subject of the St. Johns Riverkeeper… offered by the riverkeeper himself – Neil A. Armingeon. Michael Barr, executive director of Keep Seminole Beautiful and chair of the league’s environmental committee introduces Armingeon. length 51:54
Selected event photos courtesy Dennis Hightower Photography
Mental Health & the Justice System
On this Heard in Central Florida you’ll hear remarks offered at the League’s March 24, 2011 Hot Topics Luncheon on the subject of Mental Health and the Justice System spoken by three subject matter experts closely associated with the issue — Donald F. Eslinger, Sheriff of Seminole County; Dr. Valerie Westhead, Seminole Behavioral Health Care and a psychiatric consultant to the sheriff’s office; and John Woodard the 3rd, Seminole County Judge. Feature Length — 59:45
Title photo “Hand” courtesy Ramzi Hashisho.
Mass Transit in Central Florida
On this Heard in Central Florida, you’ll hear remarks offered by two leaders of regional planning and transportation agencies. They are MetroPlan executive director, Harold W. Barley, and Lynx chief executive officer, John M. Lewis, Jr. Each discuss the role mass transit will play over the next 5-years in Seminole County and Central Florida.
Feature Length — 59:46
Health Care Reform
On this Heard in Central Florida you’ll hear remarks offered by Dr. Aaron Liberman on the subject of Health Care Reform.
Dr. Liberman is Professor of Health Services Administration at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. A more detailed resume of his career and credentials may be found on our website.
Feature Length — 58:58
Photos courtesy – GK Sharman and CMF Public Media
Homelessness: A Community Conversation
Feature Length 27:14
To more effectively address the issue of homelessness in Seminole County Florida, the community services department of county government convened the second in a series of meetings of providers of services to the homeless community. CMF public media sat in to record the conversations that took place.
Independent Living: Aging Out of Foster Care
When young people in foster care leave the system at age 18 they face the difficult task of forging an independent life. Philip, Kristina and Stephanie discuss the deeply personal challenges of creating a successful life after foster care. Their safety net is the support they receive from the Independent Living Program administered by Community Based Care of Central Florida. Keri Flynn of CBC describes the support IL gives to the 45 young people in Seminole County who have “aged out” of foster care. Feature length – 22:54
Code Enforcement
Keeping Seminole County clean, neat and livable is the job of code enforcement officers. Trash, weeds, stagnant pools and a whole lot more come under their vigilant eyes. Listen as code enforcement officers Debby Leigh of Seminole County and Nathan Johnson of Sanford make their rounds responding to violations of the county and city codes. Feature length – 24:51
Historic Downtown Oviedo
Historic downtown Oviedo is described pejoratively by some as –dilapidated and hodgepodge-lodge like, or complimentary by others as –charming, quaint and authentic. Feature length – 14:11
Oviedo On The Park
Oviedo on the Park is not a new project for the city though its development has been mired in challenges, not the least of which is the recessionary economy. But now the planets seem to be aligning in ways that suggest the presence of positive signs that the venture is picking up steam. We turn to Oviedo Mayor Dominic Persampiere to offer this update. Feature length – 12:42
Marcus Borg on Divine Mysticism
Hear a presentation on Divine Mysticism Through the Ages by noted scholar and spiritual writer Marcus Borg. This was part of a three day event Lovefest 2011 sponsored by Gladdening Light a non-profit organization created to explore the nexus between faith and art. During his 60 minutes of remarks he discusses the evolution of the concept of mysticism throughout history and within differing religious experiences and its role in personal life.
Feature length – 59:30
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