Americas Back 40

Americas Back 40

1:00 PM Pacific Time: Sundays

The hicks from coast to coast. Hosted by Mary Tilson.

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Americas Back 40

America’s Back 40 – August 9, 2009 at 1:00pm

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Freshwater is our most vital natural resource. It’s a finite one too, although we don’t always treat it that way.  Contamination, overconsumption, misuse and abuse have made freshwater increasingly scarce around the world. So how do we protect our water supply? Many say start at the source––take care of the rivers. On this edition, we … Continued

Americas Back 40

America’s Back 40 – July 19, 2009 at 1:00pm

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Has a private attorney (with the cooperation of just three people with disabilities) gone too far in concocting an unusual class action settlement agreement affecting many cities in Contra Costa. The proposed settlement allots five percent of a city'’s gas tax on the condition thatpeople with disabilities be precluded from taking legal action having to … Continued

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America’s Back 40 – June 21, 2009 at 1:00pm

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Between the anniversaries of the US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we speak of North Korea and Iran, and their dreams of nuclear weapons or their own.  PLUS: Sotomayor, health care mobs, "recession"—how's it going out there?  Your phone calls encouraged.  With host Kris Welch, nine to ten a.m. guests: Scott Bruce, dir. US Operations, … Continued