This Conversation

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What a fun conversation with Aaron Brand. You'll learn the long-time nickname of this 2023 Football Inductee into the Emory & Henry Sports Hall of Fame -- and his fundamental purpose that led to the name. He was quarterback for four years and didn't lose a single home game. Also a pitcher on the baseball team. Hear his story about acting and why he did not major in mass communications. Teresa's guest on This Conversation.

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In this episode of This Conversation, you'll hear the two candidates vying to become Washington County Commonwealth Attorney. What does the County Attorney do?

How does each candidate envision that work?

Incumbent Democrat Josh Cumbo and Republican Dove Goodpaster present their visions for the county courtrooms preceding the November 2023 election that is less than a week away at the time of this recording.

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Candidates for Washington County, Virginia Treasurer Incumbent Fred Parker and opponent Derek Webb talk about their qualifications for the job. How much should age be a factor? Why does a pharmacist want to become a county treasurer?

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Rex Carter is running in the Nov. 7 election as an Independent candidate for Sheriff of Washington County, Virginia. In this interview, he describes examples he sees as lack of leadership under the current sheriff and his Republican opponent Sheriff, Republican Blake Andis. Sheriff Andis was offered half of the time for this interview but said that he was unable to participate. Because Sheriff Andis did not participate and there is not a Democratic candidate for Sheriff in this election, Rex Carter was given the full interview time. Carter addressed questions about his personal religious beliefs and how they fit into the work of a government official.

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The say all politics is local, but national issues have become central to a Washington County, Virginia race to become Commissioner of Revenue in November.

Two independents, a Republican, and a Democrat explain why they are running with a party designation -- or lack therof. And they have been asked to address both 1st and 2nd Amendment issues that would not appear to have anything to do with running the office.

Alphabetically, you will hear the following candidates, all in a 30 minute program.

April Crabtree -- Republican

David Henry -- Inependent

Mark Matney -- the Incumbent who won as a Republican and now is running as an Independent.

Christina Rehfull -- the Democrat

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Sounds easy. One person. One vote. And yet, as we learn in this interview, voter suppression is not something of the past. Current efforts to stop people from voting even target college students. Amber Wilt, Virginia Coordinator of the national non-profit, non-partisan Campus Vote Project talks about her organization's work on Virginia Campuses to encourage voting and about a lawsuit against the governor in Virginia related to voter suppression.

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Dr. Jerry Jones' new book is called They Included Me and relates his journey from the "colored school" in Glade Spring, Va. to degrees in higher education and teaching in a number of locations. His final teaching stop was as a faculty member at Emory & Henry College, the institution he passed daily in the bus that took him on an hour-long trip to the black high school in Bristol, VA in the era of segregation. He talks about coming to the acceptance of being truly included in a place he wouldn't have envisioned belonging.

Jerry Jones' story is a fascinating one.

His earlier book, Go and Come Again, provides a foundation that leads to the self examination and growth exhibited in They Included Me.

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International Opera Star Mike Austin graduated from Emory & Henry College and started work at an area aluminum factory where his supervisors wanted to promote him to management. But Emory & Henry choir director Chick Davis helped him find a different path that has led him to stages in major cities all over the world. Austin talks about his early music experience in his home church in Wytheville to performing before an audience of 20,000 people. The interview was recorded in advance of a 3:00 p.m. Oct. 15, 2023 performance at the McGlothlin Center for the Arts on Emory & Henry's campus. Tickets available at www.ehc.edu/mca.

More about Mike Austin at https://anoc-opera.wixsite.com/essential-opera/michael-austin#:~:text=Michael%20Austin%2C%20Dramatic%20Tenor%20is%20one%20of%20the,Turiddu%20in%20Cavalleria%20Rusticana%20with%20the%20Staatstheater%20Stuttgart.

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In a chance encounter, This Conversation host Teresa Keller met charming and outgoing college student Tony Washington. He was sharing information about the ROTC with other students. Keller thought an interview with a college student in ROTC would be interesting and then learned that Tony had been through Army basic training and was a member of the National Guard. With that background, the interview was scheduled for the next day at the WEHC studios.

When Tony showed up, he brought Zeus along. Zeus is Tony's emotional support dog. From questions about Zeus, Tony's story unfolded. Be prepared for stories of real life and real challenges in this conversation.

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