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AAA predicts more than 33,000,000 Americans will hit the highway this Thanksgiving weekend. In Western North Carolina, a major interstate has been closed since last month because of a huge rockslide. Travelers moving on I-40 near the Tennessee state line will have to add at least another hour to their trip. In this report, Matt Shafer Powell of WUOT takes a look at how the rockslide is changing the area's landscape---and economy...
April Verch is an acclaimed Canadian-born musician. She's a fiddler, singer and step dancer. She recently stopped by the WUOT Studios to speak with WUOT's Ann Lloyd. She was joined by guitarist Clay Ross and bassist Cody Walters, with whom she is currently touring. The trio specializes in traditional Canadian folk music--- with a modern twist...
www.state.tn.us/homelandsecurity
Eleven days after the events of September 11th, 2001, then President George W. Bush announced the creation of a Federal Office of Homeland Security. The words "Homeland Security" have been mentioned often in the news: as a department of law enforcement with a voice in drafting legislation and rules... and as a philosophy and a psychology of securing the nation's borders and transportation hubs, and of protecting US citizens. Dave Mitchell is the Commissioner of Tennessee's Department of Safety and the Director of the state's Office of Homeland Security. Mitchell has had a lifelong career in law enforcement. In this episode of Dialogue, Chrissy Keuper speaks with Commissioner Mitchell about his career and about Homeland Security in Tennessee...
