Monthly Archives: July 2011

Gray Names New Taxicab Commission Chair

Listen to Mayor Gray and Ron Linton at 7/27 press conference [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Listen to interview with Ron Linton [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Ron Linton is in and Dena Reed is out, … Continue reading

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Gay Rights On the Move

Monday on NewsChannel 8’s NewsTalk, Bruce DePuyt hosted a discussion on “recent advances in gay rights – including marriage equality in New York, new statements of support from Maryland’s governor, and the phase-out of the military’s policy of ‘Don’t Ask, … Continue reading

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The Voice of DC Cab Drivers, July 24, 2011: Examining Taxi Issues in D.C., Prince George’s and Arlington

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Tonight, in addition to examining what’s going on in the District of Columbia, we turn our attention to two neighboring jurisdictions struggling with taxicab issues. In Prince George’s, the County Council … Continue reading

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Prince George’s County Taxi Workers Alliance Charts Course to Overturn Anti-Taxi Driver Legislation

Listen to Mary Lehman and Henock Wogderse: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 [The audio for this piece will be aired on The Voice of DC Cab Drivers Sunday evening between 7:00-8:15 p.m. on WUST 1120 AM, … Continue reading

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The Voice of DC Cab Drivers, July 17, 2011: A Discussion on Service Animals in Cabs; Wells Removed as Chair of Transportation Committee

LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF DC CAB DRIVERS, July 17: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 (In addition to listening to The Voice of DC Cab Drivers live on WUST 1120 AM, you can listen live on … Continue reading

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Labor Organizer Raymin Diaz on Building a Black-Brown Coalition

LISTEN TO RAYMIN DIAZ: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “The African American in the community looks at the Hispanic as a threat. ‘They’re taking the jobs.’ That’s been the claim,” said Raymin Diaz, a labor organizer … Continue reading

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The Voice of DC Cab Drivers, July 10, 2011: A Debate on the Future of the D.C. Taxicab Commission

The Voice of DC Cab Drivers, July 10, 2011: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 [You can listen to The Voice of DC Cab Drivers on your phone at (712) 432-6620 or online at wust1120.com.] Tonight, we … Continue reading

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Tuesday’s Vote on D.C.’s Budget Priorities for Additional Revenue Has Received Little Notice

Listen to Bob Pohlman and Elizabeth Falcon: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 In a vote that appears to be escaping scrutiny, Tuesday the D.C. Council will determine the spending priorities for any additional revenue that would … Continue reading

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H Street NE: A Look from the Other Side of the (Streetcar) Tracks

Listen to Pamela Johnson and Bachir Diop HERE [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand that if you block access to my retail business for a long time, four years, … Continue reading

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The Voice of DC Cab Drivers: PG County Pushes Forward with Anti-Taxi Driver Legislation

LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF DC CAB DRIVERS, JULY 3, 2011 [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 In Prince George’s, the County Council is considering undoing legislation that has been in effect for only six months, and … Continue reading

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