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Following up on a story about Kiera Wilmot, the Florida teenager who was expelled and possibly facing felony charges for setting off a small explosion in an “unauthorized science experiment” , as it turns out she will NOT be going through any criminal proceedings. Morning AMp hosts Brian Babylon and Molly Adams ask their listeners what they thought about the Zero-Tolerance policies for public schools. LA Public Schools have stopped theirs for non-violent offenses. Brian and Molly also touched base on how Finland’s public school system is ranked #1 in the world and probe into why that is the case. Perhaps free mandatory lunch, universal healthcare for all and no homework does the trick?

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I think it is a little bit more than a hobby at this point, there’s a movement really throughout the city, many US cities… where people are beginning to reimagine food production as something that’s essential to their daily lives. -Howard Rosing

In areas of the city where fresh produce is hard to come by, how have community gardens filled the void? Howard Rosing is the Executive Director for the Steans Center at DePaul and a cultural anthropologist who has studied this very relationship, he discusses the food ‘desertification’ of Chicago neighboorhoods and efforts toward rebuilding a functioning food system.

Then, intern Gillian McGhee visited Altgeld Sawyer Corner Farm on the corner of (you guessed it!) Altgeld and Sawyer and talked with some volunteer gardeners about their experiences growing and distributing fresh food.

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Luis Gutierrez, not the congressman, the founder of Latinos Progresando takes the place of Dr. Coya Paz for the day, and joins hosts Molly Adams and Brian Babylon for a discussion of immigration. Luis’s organization provides guidance for people trying to navigate the complex immigration process in the United States. Luis, Molly and Brian talk about the hoops you have to jump through to become a US citizen. Listener Stella immigrated to the United States from Bulgaria and gives her perspective on this complicated process.

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Is a peace being brokered between cyclists and motorists when it comes to safety and fines in the street? A perennial argument gets ramped up as Mayor Rahm Emanuel passed a law that requires cyclists to follow the same traffic laws as motorists - or else they get ticketed just like everyone else. How do you feel about $1,000 fine for cars that door cyclists? How about a maximum $200 for cyclists who violate traffic laws? Joining AMp hosts Brian Babylon and Molly Adams to talk about this resolution is Executive Director of Latinos Progresando and our Peace Prize Panelist for the day, Luis Gutierrez.

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“There’s no one-solution. I know mentoring is but one of them. We read the stories, we see the press about public schools and issues around the country related to students, and I do believe parenting is key. We can somehow solve that issue, but then what does that go? That gets to the economy. When the parents have those source of issues trying to handle the three basic necessities of life - food, shelter,and clothing -education, unfortunately, becomes a distant forth when those things aren’t in place. And it is difficult to learn if you don’t have food in the home, clothes on your back, and a roof over your head.”

-Rendel Solomon on how mentoring can be an effective solution.

Helping over a thousand of economically disadvantaged kids into college through academic enrichment, LINK Unlimited is Chicago’s oldest mentoring organization. Naja Morris and Rendel Solomon spoke with AMp hosts Brian Babylon and Molly Adams about their programs this morning.

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I don’t think that television is my endgame. I think that I am incredibly happy…and I get to make content and create funny things and enjoyable entertainment with my friends, so I don’t know how it could get better than this. Sure, TV throws a lot of money at you, but I’m good. I’m totally content. -Hannah Hart

Hannah Hart runs one of the more popular series on YouTube, My Drunk Kitchen. What started out as a jokey cooking and drinking video for a friend has turned into a thousandaire’s empire. An online donation drive to send her on a tour of the US made almost five times the money she expected so now she’s going international. Hannah joins hosts Molly Adams and Brian Babylon to talk about her origins as a YouTuber, her relationship with her fans and her upcoming visit to Chicago.

Learn more about Hannah and the upcoming tour at http://www.youtube.com/myharto or at http://www.helloharto.com

The music in this clip is by Hannah Hart herself. Check out the full song here. 

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A recent Wired article asked whether the Google Glass is, like the Segway, too dorky to succeed. And with pricing and initial giveaways, the majority of users are white men in the tech world, not exactly a fashion maven’s dream clientele. Marty Hess of PixelRated.com joined AMp hosts Brian Babylon and Molly Adams to discuss the device’s possibilities for a wider audience, and how realistic will it be to use on a day-to-day basis for the average joe.

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Deaths in the Bangladesh building collapse might actually reach over 1,000, but it remains to be seen if the tragedy will lead to better oversight of international manufacturing. This morning, AMp hosts Brian Babylon and Molly Adams discuss retail, sweat shops, culpability and the business ethics surrounding the issue. Does this change your thinking of where you get your clothing from?

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