Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, and Iowa City may have seen the worst of the flooding, but downstream, residents in southern Iowa and Illinois are piling up sandbags to check rising waters. Over a fifth of the corn and soybean crop is either rotting or never got planted, threatening even higher food prices worldwide. We'll speak with O. Kay Henderson, news director for Radio Iowa. American drivers are feeling pain at the pumps....as the price of a gallon of gasoline moves beyond $4.00 a gallon. Some people are opting for public transportation. But not everyone has that as an option. So if you must drive, is there a way to increase your miles per gallon? We talk with Paul Eisenstein, editor at The Car Connection.com. Canada's prime minister has formally and emotionally apologized for placing Canadian Indian children in residential schools all over the country from the 1870s to the 1970s. The children were forcibly removed from their families and these schools were often a magnet f
Audio|Mon, 16 Jun 2008|More from PRI: Here & Now Podcast
|carfound at8:43, 6:23
“…break. How about this they turned these type of miners. Turned the car off -- they come to a stop sign or red light in a sense then not doing a bad thing there -- some studies out there these days to suggest if you're idling as Lewis thirty seconds. You'll waste more gas that you would if you re storage car. . But the reality is if you are on the street if you're in traffic you're in any situation where the people behind you. Could be blocked if for example your card doesn't restart -- Hewitt maybe if you're in a very slow a lot of bank. Don't show your car off. Unless your car is able shut itself off don't shut it off with a stoplight that can be dangerous and can create all sorts of problems. Quickly for some reason you're corridors and restart and all of a sudden cars have to run around here. We cities -- miners they not only turn off their car at stop signs. Each have their car while driving fifty miles and how -- first coffee shop the coral -- entirely. You know the steering wheel locked -- remember and even if you don't let's say you and suddenly need to make an evasive maneuver. Car shut off you are going to have the time to go and restart it and try to power you way out of …”
“…trucks. Is that safe. Does -- call Eisenstein is editor of the car connection dot com he joins us for conversation saving on gas and Paul. He type admirers also popped the clutch to start their car they never use their breaks. Super well what do you think of this -- attempt to cut down on fuel. …”
Recorded on: 5/19/08 Time: 2 hr 33 min
Video|Mon, 16 Jun 2008|More from MIT TechTV - Videos
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(NECN: Jennifer Eagan, Oxford, Mass.) - Police are looking for those behind a vandalism spree. Someone set fire to several cars early Thursday morning in the town of Oxford, Massachusetts. No one was injured.
Video|Thu, 5 Jun 2008|More from Boston.com
|Fordfound at0:19, 1:25
“…acts of vandalism possibly people out joy riding but one of the car's owners isn't laughing her car was totally destroyed. Roseanne Colombo got quite the wake up call early Thursday morning. Around 5 AM her husband heard a noise outside their Oxford home he hops out of and just looks out the window. That's -- fire. And -- he changes like the perfect perfect heard gunfire she had time to snapped this picture of flames shooting up from her Ford explorer in the driveway as her family called police it was a lot of flames just and the wind was blowing. So we were getting very concerned that if the fire kept going into the back of a car. . That gas tank could explode their car is a total loss but it wasn't the only one that was set on fire early Thursday morning Oxford police chief Michael …”
“…at the vehicles. The owner of the damage truck got in another car and followed an SUV that he saw speed off from the scene. …”
Ford is cutting back on SUV and truck production, as it loses money on gas-guzzling cars.
Video|Fri, 23 May 2008|More from bos
|Ford Motorfound at0:28
“…they can imagine this place. The auto industry is feeling that -- Ford Motor Co. announced Thursday it is cutting back production of pickup truck and it's easy. Ford is planning to increase production on smaller vehicles in 2009. …”
(NECN/ABC) - Memorial Day weekend is the traditional start of the summer travel season, but it's shaping up as a summer of discontent for anyone planning to drive or fly. Fuel prices continue their relentless climb as oil prices set a new rec...
Video|Thu, 22 May 2008|More from Boston.com
|Ford Motorfound at1:11
“…new fifteen dollar fee for the first checked bag am this morning Ford Motor Co. announced they were cutting production for the rest to be here. Citing weak sales because of you guessed it. High fuel …”
Welcome to the 890 AM ESPN Radio Boston's newest and most innovative local sports radio show, airing 3-6 pm every weekday. Host and longtime Boston Herald sports writer Mike Felger, offers hard-hitting analysis and insight about sports, along with interviews with top guests and debates about the biggest stories of the day. SportsCenter anchor Kevin Winter mixes it up with Felger and delivers scores, highlights and breaking news every twenty minutes during the show.
Audio|Fri, 25 Apr 2008|More from ESPN Radio Boston
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“…recording front she's like are facts. You don't fear -- used car you'll find wars -- finding out -- Taylor for free perfect -- yesterday's Ford or Toyota car back stock cars. -- welcome Walter he's ninety ESP yeah. ESPN. …”
“…For heat from a car fire destroys your car's electrical and safety systems. Find out about prior fire damage ask your dealer for. …”
Loren & Wally are back from vacation with a brand new Men From Maine. Wally told a story about his feet and had a Wallyology report on women letting themselves go. We played Tom's opening day song for the Red Sox and Bill Lee called in to talk sports. Loren told a couple of stories from his vacation and we talked about Billy Joel and some news stories that we found interesting.
Audio|Mon, 31 Mar 2008|More from 105.7 WROR
|Fordfound at18:51, 29:16
“…out of lace and -- And put out there were pitcher Whitey Ford. . The speed of the delivery right before it was breaking ball and it needs to go stupid -- slow breaking ball. I …”
“…unloading the goals are gonna look around and downloads art theft comes Ford focus. . -- focus now on the. …”
A group of retired generals and admirals is calling on the military to allow homosexuals to openly serve in the military. In an open letter, the group calls on congress to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that allows gays and lesbians to serve in the military as long as they don't reveal their sexual orientation. Our guest is Thom Shanker of the New York Times. At the end of a week that saw the re- launch of the peace process, we get a reality check on the prospects for a settlement between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Our guests are Khalil Shikaki and Asher Susser, both from Brandeis University. Shikaki is senior fellow at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies. He is also director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research in Ramalah. Susser holds the Myra and Robert Kraft Chair in Arab politics. He was director of the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies at Tel Aviv University from 1989-1995 and from 1989-1995. The U.S. Envir
Audio|Fri, 30 Nov 2007|More from PRI: Here & Now Podcast
|Fordfound at28:02, 21:18
“…when it comes to MPG when you go to buy a new car but royal Ford is it's also going to be retroactive well they have to change all the stickers. On you know cars -- being resold. …”
“…If you're in the market for a new car it may seem that there are suddenly getting worse gas mileage. It's actually a reality check. For the first time since 1984 …”
New Hampshire Secretary of State William Gardner said yesterday the date of the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary will remain uncertain regardless of action taken in Iowa last night. He reiterated in an interview that a mid-December primary is not out of the question. Should New Hampshire remain the first primary?
Audio|Wed, 17 Oct 2007|More from Howie Carr
|Ford Taurusfound at14:02, 2:24
“…Starters for the car I discover a new car it's it's and -- 2007 forward. What kind of cars tourists -- at that I've lifers say it's a Ford Taurus great car love. Well not so great spirits -- good car. . But it's afford I'm so happy to have an American car and I want to add the ultimate American feature to it and that -- a remote starter. I want to find out commuted to good idea. How much it costs and whether they work properly does I'm a little nervous. About getting a remote starter just in terms of having somebody messed around with the engine that extent in the electronics. In if they put the thing into the screw up the electronics in the car. . This is my concern. So why I want to hear from people are remote starter for the curry 8774694322 is a good investment. Who does it for you. Can they do it well what kinda condition does leave the car in are you gonna have -- long term electrical problem stuff like that. I'm so excited I've got my American car just one rounded out. With something to help mitigate winter a little -- I want to be able to sit here in the studio talk any you. And as were getting towards the end of the show press a button have the car start up in the parking lot. Oh what a glorious send a walkout to warm car. . It's almost told -- that cold now and -- outside this morning early wow 8774694322 million what do you think about these …”
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Audio|Wed, 17 Oct 2007|More from Howie Carr
|Ford Taurusfound at3:26
“…Yeah -- used car. . One year old or -- rental coming off the -- cycle that I got it's a Ford Taurus with 20000 miles for ten grand -- right or wrong …”