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Agriculture and forestry together represent the top revenue-generating industry in South Carolina, according to Clemson University agronomist and biomass specialist, Jim Frederick. Corn, cotton, tobacco, and soybeans have historically been the top-producing revenue crops in the state, with the Pee Dee and other regions on the Coastal Plain considered the bread basket for production. New agribusinesses and bioenterprises are needed to boost the rural economies of South Carolina. The I-95 Corridor, which runs through the heart of the Coastal Plain, is considered an area of great need due to its high poverty rates, poor quality of education, and high unemployment. To address these problems, coordinated efforts are needed to attract new industries to the I-95 Corridor, especially those associated with agriculture and forestry, the traditional backbone of most rural economies. Many agencies and organizations in South Carolina are interested in seeing the I95 Corridor improve and attract new agribusiness and bioenterprises.

To help address these issues, Clemson University, Francis Marion University, and Florence-Darlington Technical College will host the free, two-day Bioenterprise and I-95 Rural Economic Summit on Sept. 19 and 20 at the Pee Dee Research & Education Center in Florence.

Bhakti Larry Hough interviews Professor Fredrick, the summit coordinator, about the summit on the current edition of Insight.

 The summit is free and open to everyone on a first to register basis. Information about the summit, including the agenda, registration instructions, becoming an exhibitor, and directions, can be found at www.scbioenterprises.com.

 

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The air conditioner at the transmitter building has gone out, and therefore we had to turn the transmitter off over night last night. We are back on the air now, but at very low power. If you live or are traveling within about 25 miles of the station, you should be able to receive us. That should include, based on our estimates: Lake City, Socastee, Conway, Galivants Ferry, Pamplico, Andrews, Georgetown and Murrells Inlet.

At around 12:30 PM on Tuesday, the transmitter shut itself down because it had gotten too hot. We discovered the air conditioner compressor had died - the one we replaced last year. We operated for the afternoon and early evening at very low power - so some of you couldn't tell, others had poor signal, and the rest had nothing. We had to shut down the transmitter when we had to close the transmitter building doors for the night - too many bugs to keep them open.

We are scrambling to get a heating/air conditioning contractor to replace the unit, which was planned for this month anyway. We are also looking at how we can stay on the air overnight at low power until that is accomplished.

We will keep you updated here on the website, on Twitter @RadioBahai, and on Facebook.

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We are back on the air, but at very low power. If you live or are traveling within about 25 miles of the station, you should be able to receive us. That should include, based on our estimates: Lake City, Socastee, Conway, Galivants Ferry, Pamplico, Andrews, Georgetown and Murrells Inlet.

The air conditioner is still broken down and we are waiting for a replacement. We have put in place a very temporary solution that will only allow us to operate the transmitter at very low power at least during the day. We are working on an overnight solution.

We will keep you posted here, Facebook, and Twitter @radiobahai.

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Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow, points to A New Way of Life Re-Entry Program in South Los Angeles as a model for the kind of bold initiative needed to build what she calls a "new underground railroad" -- a network of families, faith communities, and organizations dedicated to providing desperately needed support and love to those newly released from prison. A New Way of Life and the New Underground Railroad: Making a Break for Freedom During the Era of Mass Incarceration is a 29-minute radio documentary that weaves together the voices of Michelle Alexander, Susan Burton (founder of A New Way of Life), and five residents of this remarkable re-entry program for women, showing the human face of those society stigmatizes as "criminals" and illustrating the essential role of the emerging "new underground railroad" within the growing movement to dismantle the U.S. system of mass incarceration. More information available here.

Listen to A New Way of Life and the New Underground Railroad on Radio Baha’i on Thursday, September 5th and on Thursday, September 12th, at 10:00 AM, 7:00 PM, and midnight, at 90.9 FM, Radio Baha'i.

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On August 28th, thousands of American citizens converged upon Washington, DC, to commemmorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. The March on Washington was attended by an estimated 250,000 - 300,000 people of diverse racial, ethnic and religious backgrounds 50 years ago today, August 28, 1963. In the crowd was SC native Norman Deas, a 25-year-old employee of the Federal Housing Authority. Deas, who now lives in Conway, shares his recollections of the march, King's speech, and the aftermath with Bhakti Larry Hough on the current edition of Insight.

http://www.50thanniversarymarchonwashington.com/

Insight airs Monday and Wednesday at 10 a.m., 7 p.m. and midnight.

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