wbhm.orgNPR News and Classical MusicStopping Spam- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Believe it or not, those unsolicited e-mail messages called spam turn 30 this year. That first e-mail sent over a government computer network opened a floodgate, with spam now accounting for 85% of all e-mail traffic by some estimates. It's annoying, sure; but there are real costs. Which is why researchers at UAB are developing a new tool...a tool they say will help stop spam at the source. WBHM's Andrew Yeager reports.http://wbhm.org/News/2008/spam.html Strong Girls- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Boot camp might work for some juvenile delinquents, but most troubled girls need a lot less shouting and a lot more talking. One alternative is Strong Girls, Alabama's only arts program aimed at female juvenile offenders. Gigi Douban reports.http://wbhm.org/News/2008/stronggirls.html John Archibald: Plugged- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Our weekly segment features The Birmingham News columnist John Archibald, discussing the city politic (and county and state politic too). Instead of being unplugged as he is in the newspaper, we offer him a bullhorn. Sort of.http://wbhm.org/News/2008/Plugged.html Local Government Update- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Each week we'll hear an update on political happenings in Birmingham and Jefferson County from Kyle Whitmire, staff writer and columnist for Birmingham Weekly. He joins WBHM's Andrew Yeager Wednesdays on All Things Considered.http://wbhm.org/News/2008/Whitmire.html Chief Roper: The Interview- (Found July 2, 2008 ) He's been on the job for eight months, has initiated a zero-tolerance arrest effort to chip away at a culture of lawlessness on the streets, and says his faith tells him to fight the evildoers. The mountain is a steep one, but Birmingham Police Chief A.C. Roper tells WBHM's Steve Chiotakis the department is marking inroads.http://wbhm.org/News/2008/acroper.html Birmingham City Budget- (Found July 2, 2008 ) The Birmingham City Council is expected to look at - and possibly vote on - the city's operating budget that Mayor Larry Langford proposed weeks ago. The council wants to approve the budget by July 1st, when the new fiscal year begins.http://wbhm.org/News/2008/citybudget_royal.html |