Archive: Lunch and Later with Sam Litzinger
Fairfax County or Baghdad?
Fairfax County is up in arms again. The county that has been using "strike teams" to combat its crowded housing dilemma is now trying to institute "war rooms" to battle traffic congestion. No matter what you name the initiatives, they are working. The "strike teams" have been successful in fighting...
By Ted Kresse | June 28, 2007; 01:47 PM ET | Comments (0)
E-F-P Spells Big Trouble for MRAP
...No, this doesn't have anything to do with the National Spelling Bee. Today, Sam Litzinger spoke with USA Today's Tom Vanden Brook about MRAP -- special military vehicles equipped with armor to better protect troops from explosives such as IEDs. In 2005, the Marine Corps couldn't provide these vehicles when...
By Ashley Brown | May 31, 2007; 04:00 PM ET | Email a Comment
Security Firms: Defeating the Purpose?
The creation of many new security guard positions is just part of what the 9/11 terrorist attacks yielded. But an AP investigation finds that many private security guards aren't adequately trained to handle emergencies -- and that many with criminal backgrounds are allowed to slip through the cracks. Today, Sam...
By Ashley Brown | May 30, 2007; 04:26 PM ET | Email a Comment
Feeling Gaseous Lately?
Across America, we are busy packing the sunscreen and beach umbrellas, BBQ tongs, and Speedos (well, hopefully not Speedos), to ready ourselves to hit the road for a glorious Memorial Day weekend. Many of us are also contemplating, and lamenting to be sure, the fact that it will cost an...
By Kate Brown | May 24, 2007; 02:07 PM ET | Email a Comment
To Vaccinate Or Not To Vaccinate?
It's as politically charged an issue as pundits and talking heads could pray for on Sunday mornings. The debate over whether states should mandate the vaccine against the HPV virus that causes cervical cancer is certainly providing meaty fodder for radio talk show hosts across the country. Lawmakers, women's organizations,...
By Kate Brown | May 22, 2007; 01:25 PM ET | Email a Comment
What's Good for the Goose?
Inspired by the recent controversy surrounding former World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz, Post Reporter Shankar Vedantam recently sat down with host Sam Litzinger to chat about an article he wrote, examining the psychology behind judging someone's character based on their actions. Why is it we are so quick to demonize...
By Kate Brown | May 21, 2007; 01:47 PM ET | Comments (1)
The Race is On !
The race for the White House is off and running and the possibility of our nation's first woman president could become a reality if former First Lady turned 2008 presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton can stay in the spotlight for the next 18 months and transform her image among voters who...
By Leigh Harrington | May 18, 2007; 02:12 PM ET | Email a Comment
The Plot Thickens for Alberto Gonzales...
Former Deputy Attorney General James B. Comey testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday, revealing the dramatic details of a 2004 visit between then-Attorney General John Ashcroft, former White House chief of staff Andrew Card, and Alberto Gonzales. Card and Gonzales allegedly showed up to pressure Ashcroft into reauthorizing the...
By Ashley Brown | May 16, 2007; 03:21 PM ET | Email a Comment
Should landords be immigration agents?
While Congress continues to debate the issue of illegal immigration, the city of Farmers Branch Texas has made a decision about it as well. Residents voted to prohibit landlords from renting to most illegal immigrants. The passage of the ordinance has sparked debate on both sides. Opponents say the bill...
By Leigh Harrington | May 15, 2007; 01:42 PM ET | Comments (1)
Birds of a Feather......
Do you make a conscious effort to "reduce your carbon footprint," or are you the type that drives just to pick up the newspaper at the end of your driveway? Either way, one thing is for sure, EVERYONE is talking about global warming and what it might or might not...
By Leigh Harrington | May 14, 2007; 03:12 PM ET | Email a Comment
Celebration through the pain
Less than a month after a gunman opened fire at the Virginia Tech campus killing thirty two students and faculty, the campus takes a big step in the healing process. Today is graduation day. During the ceremony, images of those killed will be shown on a large screen and family...
By Leigh Harrington | May 11, 2007; 02:26 PM ET | Email a Comment
If you're black expect to pay more
Buyer Beware! New research shows that black drivers are paying more in auto loans than their white counterparts. In fact, black drivers could pay an average of 7% on their auto loan as compared with 5% for white drivers. And that's only the half of it! When it comes to...
By Leigh Harrington | May 8, 2007; 04:08 PM ET | Comments (1)
A Disturbing Trend for Wounded Troops?
They've been fortunate enough to make it back home after being injured in battle... But some U.S. soldiers are facing an entirely new battle after returning from Iraq. Joshua Kors reports that misdiagnoses of "personality disorders" are keeping wounded soldiers from receiving medical benefits. It doesn't seem like deafness should...
By Ashley Brown | May 3, 2007; 03:03 PM ET | Comments (1)
The Trash Man Cometh!
If this song describes you, and you're also an art connoiseur... We'd like to introduce you to Christopher Goodwin, your new favorite 'garbage curator.' But you don't have to be singing the same tune as Oscar the Grouch in order to be interested in his work -- it's hand-picked litter...
By Ashley Brown | May 2, 2007; 01:54 PM ET | Email a Comment
Are you ready to forgive your sins?
Feeling a bit guilty about something you've done, and want to confess without being judged? Then keep those secrets NO more, cyber space is here to help! A new web site, ivescrewedup.com encourages people to anonymously "let it all out." Pastor Troy Gramling, who's church launched the web site says,...
By Leigh Harrington | May 1, 2007; 01:45 PM ET | Email a Comment
A Different View
Whether it's a date, a trip to bathroom, or a stupid prank, the camera is on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Justin Kan, a 23 year old from San Francisco is the internet's latest phenom. He wears a camera attached to his head all day and has...
By Leigh Harrington | April 30, 2007; 04:12 PM ET | Email a Comment
