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Take part in our contest to suggest products, habits or behaviors to tax in response to the June 15 discussion of sin taxes between Bob Becker and economist Holley Ulbrich.  Sign up for a free account and submit your ideas about goods or services you'd like to see taxed.  All suggestions, serious and "otherwise" will be considered.  Enter as often as you like for a chance to win a Strom Thurmond Institute coffee mug or t-shirt. Entries will be judged by Dr. Becker and Dr. Ulbrich and may be discussed on an upcoming segment revisiting the topic.  To submit your entry, you must create an account and then submit your response as a post in the Community discussion forum.  Contact us if you have any technical questions or need any other assistance with submitting your sin tax ideas.

Week of July 6, 2009

MONDAY, JULY 6, 2009
The benefits of play.
Dr. Bob Becker, director of the Strom Thurmond Institute on Government and Public Affairs talks with Hara Estroff Marano, editor-at-large of Psychology Today and author of A Nation of Wimps:  The High Cost of Invasive Parenting

Who has the best barbecue? Bob Schuster talks with Mark Quinn, host of ETV’s The Big Picture, about an upcoming episode on SC barbecue.  SC ETV presents The Big Picture, Thursday evening, July 9, at 7:30 pm.

The search for the next big Hootie. Roy Scott talks with Amy Shumaker, producer of the Carolina Stories episode:  The Next Big Hootie, which airs on SC ETV Thursday evening, July 9, at 9:00 pm.

Poems for two or more voices. Dr. Michelle Martin, a specialist in children’s and young adult literature in the Clemson University English Department presents the poetry of her students in the 2009 Clemson Career Workshop program.

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. Clemson University music historian Dr. Mark Hosler tells us the story behind a song first performed by the Andrews Sisters in 1941 in the movie Buck Privates.

TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2009
A live call-in hour on the use of supplements.
Health and wellness expert Dr. Ann Kulze, MD gives us the lowdown on supplements. Dr. Ann is the author of Dr. Ann's 10-Step Diet: A Simple Plan for Permanent Weight Loss and Lifelong Vitality.  Listeners may call in with questions via the toll-free number 888-539-8859.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2009

|A live call-in hour on pet healthcare issues.
Dr. Glenn Birrenkott of the Clemson University Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences hosts Dr. Nathan Craddock of Tiger Town Animal Hospital in Clemson.  Listeners may call in with questions about animal healthcare, behavior, and nutrition via the toll-free number: 888-539-8859.

THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2009

Non-profit healthcare in the current economy.
Donna London, director of the Jim Self Center on the Future talks with George Zara, President and CEO of Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals in Columbia.

The life cycle of the t-shirt. Peter Kent learns about the life cycle and environmental impact of a common clothing item from Dr. Shelie Miller, an assistant professor in the Clemson University Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, an expert in assessing the dynamic life cycle of inanimate objects.

A conversation with a SC blues artist.  Dyana Daniels visits with musician J. Michael King on a Friday afternoon, just before his happy hour performance at Smiley’s Acoustic Cafe in the historic West End of  Greenville, SC.

Paddling in the Congaree National Park. Congaree National Park Ranger Corrine Fenner describes the free ranger-guided canoe tours along Cedar Creek offered each weekend in the Congaree National Park.

Week of June 29, 2009

MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2009
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Cyber Security. Dr. Bob Becker, director of the Strom Thurmond Institute on Government and Public Affairs talks with Dr. Jim Bottum, chief information officer for Clemson University.

The story of Melvin Purvis. Bob Schuster talks with Ross Beard, gun collector and family friend of FBI agent Melvin Purvis.  The film Public Enemies, the story of John Dillinger and his undoing by G-Man Melvin Purvis, starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, opens July 1.  SC ETV presents G-Man: The Rise and Fall of Melvin Purvis on Carolina Stories, on Thursday, July 2, at 9:00pm.

Jasper Johns: An Artist of South Carolina
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Greenville County Museum of Art curator Martha Severens takes Glenn Hare on a tour of a current exhibition of the late autobiographical work of South Carolinian Jasper Johns.

Charleston artist Rhett Thurman.
Roy Scott travels to Sylvan Gallery on King Street in Charleston where he talks with Lowcountry artist Rhett Thurman about her latest work.  Additional information is available at the website of the Charleston Fine Art Dealers Association.

TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2009

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A live call-in hour on gardening topics. Listeners may call in with gardening questions for Director James Blake and horticulture specialists Millie Davenport and Janet Scott of the Clemson Extension Home & Garden Information Center (HGIC). Phone in with questions about plants, gardening techniques, and produce preservation via the tollfree number 888-539-8859.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2009
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A live call-in program about fishing and scuba diving on SC offshore wrecks and artificial fishing reefs. Mike Willis, Communications Director for the SC Department of Natural Resources will be joined by Bob Martore, artificial reef coordinator with the DNR Marine Resources Division in Charleston. Listeners may call in with questions via the tollfree number: 888-539-8859.

THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2009
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Challenges of Southern growth.
Donna London, director of the Jim Self Center on the Future talks with Ted Abernathy, executive director of the Southern Growth Policies Board.

G-Man Melvin Purvis. Bob Schuster talks with co-producers Dave Adams and Betsy Newman of SC ETV’s documentary G-Man: The Rise and Fall of Melvin Purvis which airs tonight, Thursday, July 2, at 9:00pm on Carolina Stories.

A  visit to an important Revolutionary War site.
Superintendent Erin Broadbent takes Dyana Daniels on a tour of Kings Mountain National Military Park, site of the first major patriot victory to occur after the British invasion of Charleston, SC in May 1780.

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