Inside West Virginia Politics
'Impossible Town', Parkinson's research and the Broadcasting Hall of Fame on Inside West Virginia Politics
- Autor: Vários
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We start out our show with Dr. Ayne Amjad talking about the new documentary "Impossible Town," which looks at chemical contamination in the West Virginia Town of Minden. The town's issues have been going on for decades due to a chemical with cancer-causing PCBs contaminating the water and soil.In our second segment, we continue our look into "Impossible Town," with the documentary's co-producers, Scott Faris and Meg Griffiths. We'll hear from Faris and Griffiths about putting the film together and its importance in bringing awareness to the deadly contamination issues the people of Minden face.For segment three, Mark sits down with George Manahan to discuss and the annual Fox Trot for Parkinson's Research events, which take place Saturday, Oct. 7 in Charleston and Saturday, Oct. 14 in Huntington. Manahan says everyone is welcome to register for the event, which raises money for the Michael J. Fox Foundation to raise money for research on Parkinson's disease. Manahan also discusses a bill in Congress that coul