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It began with a manuscript written by a mother who documents her family’s trials and tribulations under the two regimes of Stalin and Hitler. Her daughter then created hauntingly beautiful memory paintings from that era. The decaying art and manuscript were discovered decades ago under a rustic house outside of Greenville, FL. These works are being restored to form the heart of an impactful, educational initiative for Florida schools. TTo talk about the Project are: Mimi Shaw, discoverer and co-owner of the collection; Kelly Bowen, co-owner and collection’s curator; Eric Clark the Executive Director of the Foundation for Leon County Schools; Dr. David Gussak, FSU Art Therapy professor and author; and documentary filmmaker Doug Darlington of Winding Road Films, whose historically based factual film for schools forms the core of the educational outreach program which is free to schools worldwide.

On tonight’s program: Florida's congressional and state legislative district maps for the coming decade are expected to draw legal challenges. Voting rights advocates are counting on the state's Fair Districts Amendments to ensure the final maps aren't politically gerrymandered....; Florida ended additional jobless checks from the federal government in late June…so, where are the workers?; Medical professionals say they support a person’s right to choose, but they hope they’ll choose to get vaccinated; School board meetings used to be among the most boring local government gatherings. Today, that has changed dramatically; Florida’s iconic marine mammal, the manatee, faces a mortal threat; And an academic research project suggests many state government decisions aren’t exactly based on the best available impartial information.

Dr. Russell Lebovitz, brain disease research scientist, discusses LBD Lewy Body Dementia, a progressive, incurative and fatal condition that diminishes a person’s ability to think, remember, and move.

For more than two decades, Leon County voters have approved charging themselves a bit more sales tax in order to fund public infrastructure and beautification projects under the Blueprint label. Currently, 31 active projects totaling more than $515 million are underway. To talk about it: Blueprint Director Autumn Calder; Design and Construction Manager Dan Scheer; and History and Culture Trail Project Manager Tatiana Daguillard.

Diners are packing restaurants again and travelers are booking hotel rooms. Businesses are largely back open, but many don’t have enough employees to move their products or serve their customers.

On tonight’s program: The State of Florida’s on-again, off-again ban on public school mask mandates is off. Again. That follows the ruling of a circuit judge who lifted the stay the previous day; A former Tallahassee elected official and a business partner are headed for federal prison in connection with a years-long corruption probe; Florida ended additional jobless checks from the federal government in late June. So where are all the workers?; As the pandemic drags on, more adults are reporting feelings of anxiety. Healthcare professionals say that’s normal; There’s a medical marijuana operation in Florida that has no difficulty finding patients for its produce; And on this eve of the 9/11 anniversary, a story about a very unique band of brothers.

A community conversation on human trafficking in the Capital City area will take place October 15-16 at St. Peter's Anglican Cathedral. To talk about that and how human sex and work trafficking in our area is such a pervasive issue are: Carolyn LeBoeuf, prime organizer of the upcoming Summit; Robin Hassler Thompson, head of the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center; Wendy Strickland, executive director of Anglewing; and Second Judicial Circuit State Attorney Jack Campbell.

Noted political theorist Dr. Danielle Allen joins Florida Humanities and the Village Square in a vital conversation about what it means to be an American today, using the Declaration of Independence as a focus of that discussion.

On tonight’s program: Florida’s new surgeon general says he’s in full agreement with those who say “follow the science” when it comes to pandemic policy; Hospitals heads say the coronavirus pandemic has stretched their workforce, now it’s stretching their bottoms lines as they attempt to fill in the gaps left by burnt out nurses; Florida lawmakers say they won’t draw the state’s election maps to intentionally benefit themselves this time. But only time will tell if this time, they really mean it; As Florida becomes an ever-more diverse state, it’s also becoming an ever-more Republican State. The state’s head Democrat will address that apparent disconnect; And Florida’s phosphate miners are eyeing new territory. And while many residents in those areas are worried, the industry insists it can do its thing safely and carefully.

John Nogowski is a language arts and journalism teacher at Gadsden County High School. He cares about his students and hopes that he can broaden their horizons. This dedicated teacher is thinking outside the box, engaging his students, and causing “trouble” daily in room 416.