What’s it like to foster or adopt one or more children? And what is it like to actually BE one of those kids? As we kick off National Adoption Month, an expert panel examines these questions from multiple angles, even as Florida’s need for more foster and adoptive parents, as well as supportive volunteers, continues to grow. We speak with: Jane Johnson, Director of Advocacy at the Florida Council for Community Mental Health; Shannon Carroll, Tallahassee-based adoptive mother of 7 children;

Florida State University President John Thrasher talks about why the school decided to go ahead with this weekend’s Homecoming festivities in the wake of Hurricane Michael. The event will now include a major relief effort to help storm victims and bring national attention to their plight. Then WFSU-FM News Director Lynn Hatter and Assignment Editor Regan McCarthy join the discussion to share their observations from the field and latest developments in the region’s storm recovery.

The two candidates vying to succeed Gil Ziffer in the Tallahassee City Commission Seat Five job, Bob Lotane and Dianne Williams-Cox, talk about what they’d do about crime, the lack of public confidence in city government, job creation, enacting a higher minimum wage in Tallahassee and increasing opportunity for the community’s young people.

The two finalist candidates for Tallahassee City Commission Seat Three, Lisa Brown and Jeremy Matlow, discuss their priorities for city government. Topics covered include campaign finances, bringing more business to the area, Community Redevelopment projects, and more.

The two finalist candidates for Tallahassee Mayor, John Dailey and Dustin Daniels, talk about their particular approaches to economic development, income inequality, workforce development, crime, City Hall ethics and much more.

Perspectives: Hurricane Michael Coverage 10-14-2018

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How do you create a community that will be a great place to live for the majority of its residents? Simply make it the best place it can be for young people aged 8 and older folks aged 80. That’s the premise of the “8-80 Cities” concept, being advocated by a Toronto-based non-profit urban planning organization. Gil Penarosa with that group has been meeting with multiple people in Tallahassee to discuss that idea this week and appears on Perspectives, along with: Cynthia Solomon Barber, assistant