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Dave Lucas

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Muslimahs On Faith And Women's Issues

Muslimahs On Faith And Women's Issues

wamc.org — 2014 has been a milemarker for women, especially when it comes to politics. While Western women have taken a step forward, headlines suggest women in many Islamic countries have taken two leaps back. In the West, Muslim activists have many women among their ranks, some of them artists, writers, reporters, educators and lawyers who want the world to know their vision of women in Islam. But women in many Middle Eastern countries have little or no rights or freedoms. Aylin Kocaman is a Muslimah commentator with religious A9TV in Istanbul. She explains different understandings and practices of Islam evolved over time.
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#MIPSTERZ

#MIPSTERZ

dave-lucas.blogspot.com — The media-induced perception average Americans have of Muslims is slightly "off." What do I mean? Well...
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Notable Names In Albany's Black History

Notable Names In Albany's Black History

wamc.org — As the nation pauses to remember the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we take a look at some of the people and businesses regarded as milemarkers on the timeline of black history in NY's Capital area...
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The Day Apartheid Came To Upstate NY

The Day Apartheid Came To Upstate NY

wamc.org — Once upon a time, Apartheid and Albany NY collided...
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Radio On

Radio On

wamc.org — Whoever thought "video killed the radio star" didn't see this coming.
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Albany Metro Area #1 Among 'Post-Christian' US Cities

Albany Metro Area #1 Among 'Post-Christian' US Cities

wamc.org — Recent polls and surveys show a huge shift in religious identity in many areas across the country, with attendance at religious services lagging. According
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LinkedIn Mystery Shopper Scam

LinkedIn Mystery Shopper Scam

davelucasmobile.wordpress.com — A reputable soul you've connected with via LinkedIn has a wonderful offer. You can make easy money in your spare time. The scam uses the name of a well-known mystery shopping company to give the false appearance of legitimacy. The person who alerted you to the "job" will be a local contact, well-known and respected in your community...
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The Cyclone That Murdered A City

The Cyclone That Murdered A City

dave-lucas.blogspot.com — For tens of thousands of people, the world as they knew it ended in the morning of November 8, 2013. "Life is a mystery... everyone must stand alone..." Simple, pure and true words - paraphrasing the fact we are born and we must die. My normal blogging activities were suspended while following this horrible event. Lord, have mercy!
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The Slow Death Of WBAI

The Slow Death Of WBAI

wamc.org — It is a troubling time for one of New York's oldest public radio stations. The last decade has been touch-and-go for WBAI, which became non-commercial and
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#OccupyAlbany Turns 2

#OccupyAlbany Turns 2

wamc.org — This radio news story contains links to many of my reports on the Occupy movement.
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Ticky Comes Home

Ticky Comes Home

wamc.org — An Albany basketball legend has returned to one of the places where his career began. One of Albany's own NBA Stars came home Friday afternoon to the
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Google: Upstate NY 2nd most racist region in US

Google: Upstate NY 2nd most racist region in US

WAMC Northeast Public Radio — The online edition of The Atlantic is running an article entitled Can Google Predict the Impact of Racism on a Presidential Election?
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E-cigarettes : Friend or Foe?

E-cigarettes : Friend or Foe?

blog.casaa.org — WAMC News Radio Dave Lucas July 25, 2013 A decade after Clear Indoor Air Act severely limited indoor smoking in New York, the focus has turned to e-cigarettes - battery-powered devices that deliver measured doses of vapor to the "smoker" when inhaled. Sales of e-cigarettes are rising amid a big push by tobacco companies: Marketwatch is reporting that America's number three cigarette-maker Lorillard, which acquired an e-cigarette brand last year, saw blu eCigs boost the company's second-quarter profits by 10 percent. But there's debate as to whether the devices are harmful or helpful.
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POTUS paints picture of optimism

POTUS paints picture of optimism

davelucasmobile.wordpress.com — The Associated Press reports that in his first State of the Union address of his second term on Tuesday night, President Barack Obama urged Congress to embrace his plans to use government money to create jobs and strengthen the nation's middle class. He gave the Nation an optimistic (in my opinion) pep talk, and his references to the Middle Class caught my ear several times. Obama's not the only leader interested in the Middle Class. China wants to "grow" its Middle Class, too...
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Dave Lucas: A Woman Judged - Part 2 of Living In A Real-Time Neverland

Dave Lucas: A Woman Judged - Part 2 of Living In A Real-Time Neverland

dave-lucas.blogspot.com — An Elizabeth Wurtzel piece appearing in New York Magazine kicked my brain in the teeth. Although some commenters found the article excessively long and rambling, I found little nuggets of lifetruth scattered throughout. I couldn't resist blogging about it!
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The Challenges Of Mounting A Political Campaign

The Challenges Of Mounting A Political Campaign

wamc.org — Launching and running a political campaign is one of the most challenging activities you can undertake. Launching a bid for local office or even mayor
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Help Entomologists Track Invasive Insects Using Your SmartPhone

Help Entomologists Track Invasive Insects Using Your SmartPhone

WAMC Northeast Public Radio — Researchers are following the travels of two invasive species of insects as they make their way up the Hudson Valley - they're looking for citizen
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Fail: The NYS Flood Panel That Never Convened

Fail: The NYS Flood Panel That Never Convened

WAMC Northeast Public Radio — A task force that was created about 5 years ago may have been able to help New Yorkers prepare for what followed after Irene grazed the state. But, as we hear in this report from Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Dave Lucas, the members of the panel never met.
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The Professor and The Search Engine

The Professor and The Search Engine

WAMC Northeast Public Radio — A professor at Cornell is at odds with a major internet search engine: he accuses Google of helping the gas lobby support hydraulic fracturing.
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Dave Lucas: Count Your Blessings, Not Your Problems!

Dave Lucas: Count Your Blessings, Not Your Problems!

dave-lucas.blogspot.com — I was in Catskill to report on 2011 flood damage there... here are a few of the photos I shot with my kyocera cellphone, along with a video. Very sad stuff. A lot of mud, a lot of people who lost everything. Homes, business and lifetimes destroyed.
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Tuskegee Airmen Visit Albany

Tuskegee Airmen Visit Albany

WAMC Northeast Public Radio — "The Tuskegee Airmen" is the popular name of a group of African American pilots who flew with distinction during World War II as the 332nd Fighter Group of the US Army Air Corps. Two members of the elite group came to Albany Thursday to honor their unit and help New York State celebrate Black History Month. Capital District Bureau Chief Dave Lucas reports
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Dave Lucas: Sybil Ludington: Ride of a lifetime!

Dave Lucas: Sybil Ludington: Ride of a lifetime!

dave-lucas.blogspot.com — On April 26, 1777, 235 years ago, 16 year old Sybil Ludington, of Putnam County, NY, made history when she rode her horse 40 miles to gather the militia to attack the British. This post has a link to my radio report which features a living relative of Ms. Ludington!
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Here's a Rant via Smartphone You Can Study Out

Here's a Rant via Smartphone You Can Study Out

davelucasmobile.wordpress.com — Whatever your side of the argument is, understand that American freedom died on 911. And then a few years later along came the 'Great Recession' that put us all in a box, some of us now poor or near-poor, others homeless, everyone struggling and slithering like glass eels in a fisherman's trap. Nobody saves money any more. We want everything right now, while we can enjoy it, never mind if we can't pay for it we'll just slap it on the ol' credit card. We do this in case we get caught up in the next terror event or get rolled by a drunk driver.
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Interview: Yuja Wang

Interview: Yuja Wang

blog.timesunion.com — Yuja Wang at WAMC. (photo by Dave Lucas) One of the most rewarding things about being a broadcast journalist is the ability to interact one-on-one with politicians, celebrities and others making headlines. Earlier this year I went to New York City to interview classical harpist Edmar Castaneda along with his wife Andrea Tierra and sister Johnanna. Although skies were sunny in upstate New York, it was raining in Manhattan! I had planned to record in Central Park, but due to the inclement weather, we dashed around trying to find a relatively quiet place to talk.
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