News and Opinion - Jacksonville.com

News and opinion-based discussions with Florida Times-Union columnists and Jacksonville.com staff. The podcasts originate from Jacksonville, which is part of Florida's First Coast. Participating columnists include Mark Woods, Tonyaa Weathersbee, JT Rushing and Ron Littlepage. Alternating hosts include Tracy Collins and Bill Bortzfield.

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Episodes

Teen substance abuse

Rene Hellen of River Region Human Services talks about a program that provides in-home counseling to teens who abuse alcohol and drugs.

Jun 08, 2011•6 min

No Child is an Island

Vonceil Levine, a bereavement specialist with Haven Hospice, discusses how children can be helped when they're in grief.

May 31, 2011•9 min

Choosing a nursing home

Mike Milliken of the First Coast's Long-term Care Ombudsman Program offers tips on picking a nursing home.

May 23, 2011•8 min

What it's like to be 'Medically Needy'

Jacksonville resident and patient advocate German Vivas talks about what it's like to depend on Florida's Medically Needy program.

May 17, 2011•7 min

Mental health care for the youngest

Jeff Goldhagen, chief of community pediatrics at UF and Shands Jacksonville, talks about gaps in mental health care.

May 10, 2011•9 min

Banishing bed bugs

Bed bugs are back, says Robert Teal, service manager for Terminex's Jacksonville-area operations.

May 03, 2011•7 min

Donating Life

Why just 30 percent of Americans are registered as organ and tissue donors.

Apr 26, 2011•7 min

ABCs of DVT

Craig Kobrin, an interventional radiologist at Orange Park Medical Center, discusses new technology at the hospital that allows doctors to bust up a leg clot on the spot.

Apr 21, 2011•5 min

HIV/AIDS epidemic in Jacksonville

Cindy Watson, executive director of the Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network, discusses why the HIV/AIDS remains so high locally.

Apr 13, 2011•6 min

Funding homeless programs

Cindy Funkhouser of the Sulzbacher Center talks about the possible consequences of de-funding the state's homeless programs.

Apr 04, 2011•5 min

Japan radiation threat in Florida

Radiation levels in Jacksonville are at normal background levels despite the nuclear disaster in Japan, a radiation expert says.

Mar 30, 2011•5 min

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