The Power of Belief

Sunday, 4/1 @ 6am 
92.9 The Wave, ESPN Radio 94.1, Star 1310 and 97.3 The Eagle 

This Sunday's edition of Hampton Roads Topics will feature The Power of Belief, a collection of essays by Virginia Beach Public School students, teachers, and parents. The book was inspired by the NPR feature, This I Believe. 

My guests are Laura Smart of Virginia Beach Public Schools and Kellam High School freshman Jealousy Finkbeiner, one of the essayists featured in the book.  Hear Jealousy read her essay, The Best Gift Ever, below.

The book is available for $10.00 at the Virginia Beach Schools website

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Red Cross Month

The program on American Red Cross Month is now available in the podcast.  My guests are local Red Cross spokesman Rob Shapiro and Steve Clayton, a Red Cross volunteer, who has some interesting stories to tell about responding to disaster scenes in our area and elsewhere.

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Red Cross Month

Sunday, 3/25 @ 6am 
92.9 The Wave, ESPN Radio 94.1, Star 1310 and 97.3 The Eagle  

 

March is Red Cross Month.  This Sunday on Hampton Roads Topics, I talk with local Red Cross spokesman Rob Shapiro about the work of the Red Cross, particularly their response to disasters and fire scenes.  I'm also joined by disaster response volunteer Steve Clayton, who explains why he's willing to go out in the middle of the night to help total strangers who've lost everything in a fire.

For information about the American Red Cross in Hampton Roads, visit www.MyRedCross.net

4th Annual Wounded Warrior 5k

Sunday, 3/18 @ 6am 
92.9 The Wave, ESPN Radio 94.1, Star 1310 and 97.3 The Eagle  

This Sunday's edition of Hampton Roads Topics will be a preview of the 4th Annual Wounded Warrior 5k, which is set for next Saturday at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront.  The event is a fundraiser for the Wounded Warrior 5k.  My guests are the event's founders, Jimi Partyka and Rebecca Dejardins, and the Warrior of the Day, Navy Sr. Chief Tim Johns.

To learn more about the Wounded Warrior 5k, click here.

HR Topics -- World Glaucoma Week

The podcast of last weekend's show about World Glaucoma Week is now available.  My guest is Dr. Constance Okeke of Virginia Eye Consultants.

Glaucoma is a disease of the eye's retina that can lead to blindness.  More than two million Americans have it.  Glaucoma is easily diagnosed through screening and is treatable.  For people under age 40, even those who don't wear glasses, Dr. Okeke recommends an eye exam every two to four years.  For people 40 to 55, the screenings should be every two to three years, and past 55, every one to two years.

On the web:
www.WGWeek.net
VirginiaEyeConsultants.com

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HR Topics -- School Bullying

The Hampton Roads Topics program on school bullying is now available as a podcast.  My guest is Danielle Mele, a school psychologist with Chesapeake Bay Academy.

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School Bullying

Sunday, 3/4 @ 6am 
92.9 The Wave, ESPN Radio 94.1, Star 1310 and 97.3 The Eagle  

This week Hampton Roads Topics looks at the issue of school bullying.  My interview is with school psychologist Danielle Mele of Chesapeake Bay Academy, who says one of out every three students is either a bully or a victim of a bully.