25 Wonderful Years of HearSay With Cathy Lewis
Details Published: 03 May 2021
“In this extraordinary year that has us all a bit introspective, I’ve made a decision to turn this hour and this microphone over to someone else.”
For 25 years Cathy Lewis has hosted the popular public affairs program
HearSay on WHRV FM. In that time, she has interviewed political candidates, governors, civic leaders, business owners and even former President Barack Obama. Frequently ranked among the region s top radio personalities, Lewis has also been named consistently to the Inside Business Power List, an annual roll call of the 75 most powerful people in the region. She is known as a champion of civil discourse, something she practices with guests and callers on every episode of her program. The beloved radio host recently announced she will be leaving the program at the end of this month to pursue other endeavors.
Conservatorships are a legal concept governed by state law whereby a court appoints a person or organization called a conservator to care for another person, a conservatee, who is deemed incapable of caring for themselves or their financial affairs. The state of California, in particular, differentiates between the so-called Lanterman-Petris-Short conservatorships (used for individuals with serious mental illness who need special care) and probate conservatorship, which can be either temporary or permanent and covers the personâs life, estate, or both.
When a judge made Britney Spearsâ controversial probate conservatorship permanent after eight months, People magazine ran quotes from sources that stated, âThis is by no means something thatâs going to last foreverâ and that âPeople shouldnât read too much into the word âpermanentâ.â Now in 2021, with the #FreeBritney movement growing, The New York Timesâ âFraming Britney Spe
Left to right: Emma Wesslund, Noah Rich, Nicholas Temple, Susan Holliday, Camille Pozderac in “The Importance of Being Earnest.” Photo courtesy of Silver Spring Stage.
The 2019 Silver Spring Stage production of “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde is now streaming on YouTube. It is produced by Lenny Magida and directed by Bill Hurlbut.
The play was first performed on February 14, 1895 in London. The production was the pinnacle of Wilde’s career but oddly led to his downfall. Wilde was gay and his lover was the son of the Marquess of Queensberry. The Marquess planned to give Wilde a bouquet of rotten vegetables at intermission. Wilde found out, and Queensberry was stopped at the door. This led to a feud that went to court where Wilde’s homosexuality was revealed. Because homosexuality was illegal in Victorian England, he was sent to prison. After his release, Wilde went into exile in Paris and did publish the play from there. The original production was force
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Britney Spears conservatorship questioned by legal specialists, more news
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Conservatorship attorneys question Britney Spears conservatorship as case returns to court
Amid a new round of scrutiny thanks to the recent New York Times documentary, Framing Britney Spears, the pop star s conservatorship case returned to court in Los Angeles on Thursday, Feb. 11. In the latest hearing, Judge Brenda Penny denied objections made by Britney s father, Jamie Spears, regarding the delegation of powers between Jamie and Bessemer Trust, which was named a co-conservator last year. NBC News reports the two are now expected to work together on a budget and investment proposal for the singer s estate ahead of the next hearing. Meanwhile, California attorneys who specialize in conservatorship law are weighing in with questions about why the singer is still under the grip of her father, 12 years after her mental health issues sparked the conservato