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Home Energy Panel

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Experts in the industry are predicting double and triple utility bills this winter.  This is cause for great concern for all of us, but the expected high energy prices will devastate people in the lowest income ranges.  As a public service to our community, The Wise Guys would like to invite a panel of experts to do a special show on improving the efficiency of homes, both for existing structures and new construction. The panel We have invited Brian Leech of Alger-Leechman Heating & Cooling to be on the panel, as well as the a PR spokesman for MidAmerican Energy.  We'll also invite a builder to come on and join us.  We'll address several issues in our forum: What can consumers do to improve efficiency? What can builders do to improve efficiency? What can heating and cooling professionals do to improve efficiency? Are there incentive programs to make it possible for home owners to spend money on improving the efficiency of their homes?
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Ten Commandments Judge Suspended

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Alabama's Chief Justice Roy Moore has been suspended as a result of disobeying an order from a higher court. The order was to remove the Ten Commandments monument he had placed his court house. According to court documents, Moore was twice offered opportunities to stay the removal order and take the issue to the US Supreme Court, but the judge refused to follow established court rules and failed in any hopes to do so. When Judge Moore finally made the appropriate request, it was simply too late, and the higher court subsequently rejected such filings. We hear heated discussions on the church-state separation issue, but this point comes down to following established guidelines. In two conference calls, members of the US District Court asked Moore if he wanted to have the order stayed; to take it to the US Supreme Court, but Moore declined. In arguing for keeping the monument in the court house, a few are suggesting that we look to the strongly held religious beliefs of the
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