http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sweet-reason-discussionsConnects proven problem-solvers with reform-minded decision makers wanting innovative answers to challenges in education, health care, jobs, etc.enCopyright Bob Meek (C/O Blogtalkradio)Fri, 14 Jun 2019 20:45:00 GMTFri, 14 Jun 2013 01:00:00 GMTEntrepreneurBlogTalkRadio Feed v2.0https://dasg7xwmldix6.cloudfront.net/hostpics/61dea000-4173-496e-8baa-383e0dd14fde_sr_600_550jpg.jpghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sweet-reason-discussionsConnects proven problem-solvers with reform-minded decision makers wanting innovative answers to challenges in education, health care, jobs, etc.feeds@blogtalkradio.comBlogTalkRadio.comentrepreneur,andy driscoll,al quie,bob deboer founder a chance to grow,brain development and addictions,brain-stimulating daily classroom exercises,convicting innocent people,criminal justice system,dr david walsh,government reformSweetReasonDiscussionsnoConnects proven problem-solvers with reform-minded decision makers wanting innovative answers to challenges in education, health care, jobs, etc.episodichttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sweet-reason-discussions/2013/06/14/veterans-in-justicePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sweet-reason-discussions/2013/06/14/veterans-in-justice/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sweet-reason-discussions/2013/06/14/veterans-in-justiceFri, 14 Jun 2013 01:00:00 GMTVeterans In JusticeVeterans-In-Justice with Guy Terrill Gambill, 2010 -12 Soros-Open Society Institute Senior Justice Fellow, & MN Court of Appeals Judge Renee Worke discuss a variety of efforts to assist veterans in the criminal justice system.  01:00:00SweetReasonDiscussionsnoVeterans,Criminal Justice System,Soros Open Society Institute,Guy Terrill Gambill,Renee L WorkeVeterans-In-Justice with Guy Terrill Gambill, 2010 -12 Soros-Open Society Institute Senior Justice Fellow, & MN Court of Appeals Judge Renee Worke discuss a varhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sweet-reason-discussions/2013/05/24/kevin-s-burke-on-procedural-fairness-in-criminal-justiceEntrepreneurhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sweet-reason-discussions/2013/05/24/kevin-s-burke-on-procedural-fairness-in-criminal-justice/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sweet-reason-discussions/2013/05/24/kevin-s-burke-on-procedural-fairness-in-criminal-justiceFri, 24 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT"Seeking Justice" with Judge Kevin S. BurkeRight to counsel is violated every day. Every day in thousands of courtrooms across the nation, from trial courts that handle felony cases to limited jurisdiction justice of the peace courts, the right to counsel is violated. Leadership to make change must be driven by state leaders. Leadership to make change must be driven by state Supreme Court justices and judges at every other level. Bar leaders and ordinary citizens must speak out for fairness. Judges conduct hearings in which people accused of crimes and children accused of delinquency appear without lawyers. Some are middle class and therefore not eligible for appointed lawyers. Many plead guilty without lawyers. Others plead guilty and are sentenced after learning about plea offers from lawyers they met moments before. They are afraid and intimidated by the courts. Innocent people plead guilty to get out of jail. Too many plead guilty with no idea that there are collateral consequences that could change their lives. Can today’s reality be changed? There is no substitute for adequate and stable financing of the right to counsel. The system of justice and its leaders must take a stronger stance against inadequate representation.Convicting innocent people is unacceptable in a civilized society, and the odds of that happening increase dramatically if the standard of acceptable practice in giving lawyers to the poor remains what it is today. Kevin S. Burke is a District Judge in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The Hennepin County District Court has 62 judges and more than 750,000 cases filed per year. Judge Burke was elected for four terms as Chief Judge and three terms as Assistant Chief Judge. He teaches trial practice at the University of Minnesota Law School and criminal procedure at the University of St. Thomas Law School.   01:00:00SweetReasonDiscussionsnoJudge Kevin S Burke,Hennepin County District Court,Saint Thomas Law School,right to counsel is violated,convicting innocent peopleRight to counsel is violated every day. Every day in thousands of courtrooms across the nation, from trial courts that handle felony cases to limited jurisdicthttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sweet-reason-discussions/2013/05/17/dr-david-walsh-on-raising-kids-in-the-digital-ageEntrepreneurhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sweet-reason-discussions/2013/05/17/dr-david-walsh-on-raising-kids-in-the-digital-age/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sweet-reason-discussions/2013/05/17/dr-david-walsh-on-raising-kids-in-the-digital-ageFri, 17 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT“Fire & Wire" With Dr. David WalshDr. David Walsh of Saint Paul, MN, psychologist, speaker, author & founder of the National Institute on Media & the Family (now part of the Search Institute) discussing the Mind Positive Parenting programs on specific efforts to help parents raise kids in the digital age. Mind Positive Parenting sprang from Dr. Dave and Monica Walsh's decades of work with children and parents.  Both started their careers as teachers.  Realizing that media and technology were becoming powerful forces in the lives of children and families, they started the National Institute on Media and the Family in 1996.  Its mission was to “maximize the benefits and minimize the harms of media’s impact on children’s health and development.” In the mid-nineties, it was hard to imagine the digital landscape that would soon unfold for families, schools, and policy makers in the coming decades. Dr. Dave and the Institute staff spend 14 years leading the national conversation about media’s impact on children and families.  They brought critical information, research, and tools to parents, teachers, caregivers, and policymakers. The Institute’s award winning programs and compelling workshops sparked community conversations, helped foster understanding and connection between youth and adults, and translated research into easy to understand parenting advice. The mission continues as a family affair. Dave and Monica's daughter, Erin, has worked on these issues since she volunteered in the office during high school. She is now a nationally recognized speaker in her own right and joins her parents as a full partner in the work of Mind Positive Parenting.   01:00:00SweetReasonDiscussionsnoDr David Walsh,Mind Positive Parenting,National Institute On Media and the Family,parents raising kids in the digital age,brain development and addictionsDr. David Walsh of Saint Paul, MN, psychologist, speaker, author & founder of the National Institute on Media & the Family (now part of the Search Institute) dihttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sweet-reason-discussions/2013/04/26/inner-change-with-gov-al-quie-2Entrepreneurhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sweet-reason-discussions/2013/04/26/inner-change-with-gov-al-quie-2/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sweet-reason-discussions/2013/04/26/inner-change-with-gov-al-quie-2Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:00:00 GMT"Inner Change" With Gov. Al Quie Please join Sweet-Reason’s Host, Andy Driscoll,  Thursday, May 2nd at 8 pm on BlogTalkRadio for a stimulating discussion with this week’s Guest: Al Quie, former Governor of Minnesota and U.S. Representative Talking about the urgent need for sweet-reason in public life, Al Quie has compelling and innovative solutions from his work with prison ministries. Plus, how politics has changed and how we might improve politics to better serve the people. About Prison Ministries Prison Fellowship USA, founded by Chuck Colson, reaches out to prisoners, ex-prisoners, and their families both as an act of service to Jesus Christ and as a contribution to restoring peace to our cities and communities endangered by crime. The best way to transform our communities is to transform the people within those communities.   Gov. Albert H. Quie's service related to Prison Fellowship Ministries includes: In, 1973, Chuck Colson attended a Christian fellowship group hosted by then - U.S. Rep. Al Quie 1983, former Gov. Quie joined the National Board of Prison Fellowship Ministries (founded by Colson in 1976) 1984, Quie was appointed Area Director for Prison Fellowship Ministries for Minnesota & the Dakotas 1987, Quie became Senior Vice President & then (interim) President of Prison Fellowship-USA (chaired by Colson) 2006, Quie resigned from Prison Fellowship board to focus his efforts on making changes in the retention of judges in Minnesota.  Quie remains involved with the Prison Fellowship nationally. 00:59:00SweetReasonDiscussionsnoAl Quie,Andy Driscoll,prison ministries,government reform,Prison Fellowship USA Chuck ColsonPlease join Sweet-Reason’s Host, Andy Driscoll,  Thursday, May 2nd at 8 pm on BlogTalkRadio for a stimulating discussion with this week’s Guest: Al Quie, fhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sweet-reason-discussions/2013/04/05/growing-brain-with-smartEducationhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sweet-reason-discussions/2013/04/05/growing-brain-with-smart/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/sweet-reason-discussions/2013/04/05/growing-brain-with-smartFri, 05 Apr 2013 01:00:00 GMT"Growing Brains" with S.M.A.R.T.Founder and Co-Director of A Chance To Grow, Bob DeBoer will be speaking about S.M.A.R.T., the centerpiece program of our Minnesota Learning Resource Center that trains teachers how to bring 30-minute, brain-stimulating daily exercises into their classrooms to boost children's learning potential. S.M.A.R.T. (Stimulating Maturity through Accelerated Readiness Training) is a program educators use in pre-k, kindergarten, first, second and third grade classrooms to integrate fun and challenging physical activities into the school day. The activities are designed to prepare the brain for reading and learning in a way that traditional instruction does not.  Compatible with any existing curriculum, the multi-sensory activities stimulate the brain and increase its capacity to learn. Students who have developed mature readiness skills through S.M.A.R.T. have shown an increased attention span, ability to focus and improved reading scores. The program is the centerpiece of the Minneapolis-based nonprofit A Chance To Grow’s training institute, the Minnesota Learning Resource Center (MLRC). Since the institute’s establishment through funding from the state legislature in 1999 and the U.S. Department of Education at the federal level, the MLRC has implemented S.M.A.R.T. in over 250 elementary schools nationwide, training 4,700+ educators and exposing over 60,000 children to S.M.A.R.T. Visit A Chance To Grow’s website at http://actg.org/sweet-reason-discussions for more information on S.M.A.R.T.’s documented results, how to talk with your child’s teacher about establishing S.M.A.R.T. at his or her school, how to get S.M.A.R.T. at your own school (if you’re an educator) and to see S.M.A.R.T. in action! 00:59:00SweetReasonDiscussionsnoBob DeBoer Founder A Chance To Grow,SMART program,Minnesota Learning Resource Center,brain-stimulating daily classroom exercises,Andy DriscollFounder and Co-Director of A Chance To Grow, Bob DeBoer will be speaking about S.M.A.R.T., the centerpiece program of our Minnesota Learning Resource Center tha