Central Coast Voices: Archives (February 2013)

The public education of our children is a core responsibility of our society. During the slow current economic recovery, it has been difficult to balance this responsibility with the shrinking resources available to educators. Fred Munroe this week with Dr. Julian Crocker, San Luis Obispo County Superintendent of Schools. They explore how our prospects look for balancing these responsibilities and what you might be able to do to help our public schools provide a better education for our children. There is room for you in Fred and Dr. Crocker's discussion; our education system works better with broad community involvement.

Body Art. Body Ink. Tattoos. It is estimated that one in five U.S. adults has at least one instance of body art. But sometimes artistic expression has an unanticipated and life interfering impact. On the next Central Coast Voices, Janet Allenspach, program coordinator for the Liberty Tattoo Removal program talks about how a collaboration between Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County and health care providers has been changing lives and increasing community service.

What do natural disasters teach us about how to be better prepared? Find out this week, and join a discussion that could save our lives and the lives of our families and friends. Fred Munroe talks with three local emergency services professionals -- from the Red Cross, UCSB, and San Luis Obispo County Office of Emergency services.