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Join us for another edition of Headlines, when we tackle the latest news stories that have you talking. This week we discuss how the 2015 Pentagon defense budget will impact our local ship repair and construction industry. Join us with your thoughts by calling in live at 440-2665 or 1-800-940-2240. You can also e-mail the program at hearsay@whrv.org or join us on our Facebook pagefacebook.com/hearsaywithcathylewis.

With the joys of life comes the inevitability of death, but how do we prepare for that final moment, and how do those we love remember us once we've passed. On today's HearSay we'll consider both these questions as we explore best practices for preparing your estate and affairs before your death and how different generations and cultures across America mourn.

With only three months until graduation, college and high school seniors across the nation are preparing to take the next big step towards the "real world." On today's HearSay program, career and college specialists join host Cathy Lewis to offer a blueprint that soon-to-be graduates can use to better prepare themselves for the challenges and opportunities to come.

Join us for another edition of Headlines, when we tackle the latest news stories that have you talking. This week we chat with a local singer/songwriter who is garnering national attention after her appearance on NBC's America's Got Talent. Join us with your thoughts by calling in live at 440-2665 or 1-800-940-2240. You can also e-mail the program at hearsay@whrv.org or join us on our Facebook page facebook.com/hearsaywithcathylewis.

As the 2014 General Assembly Session draws to a close (almost), we're joined by the columnists and commentators that know Virginia's political machine inside and out. Be sure to tune in for what is sure to be a lively conversation about the issues that dominated the Commonwealth's political landscape this session.

Could closing a local military base actually help Virginia? It's the question on many minds after a recent report was issued by The Commission on Military Installations and Defense Activities. The report suggests that the state would stand to gain more than it loses by embracing BRAC, which stands for Base Realignment and Closure. We'll consider the question today and invite you to weigh in on other issues impacting our region's military community, including newly proposed cuts to military commissaries and the 2015 Pentagon budget.

Today we begin our 2014 series of one-on-one conversations with the elected officials representing the citizens of Hampton Roads in the United States House of Representatives. Join us as HearSay host, Cathy Lewis, speaks live with the Congressmen from Virginia's first and third districts.

In advance of his March 13th World Affairs Council of Greater Hampton Roads lecture, we're joined today by Dr. Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat professor for peace and development at the University of Maryland and non-resident senior fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution. Join us as we consider the current state of the United States' ties to the Middle East and the regional impact of Egypt's ongoing identity crisis.

Join us for another edition of Headlines, when we tackle the latest news stories that have you talking. Join us with your thoughts by calling in live at 440-2665 or 1-800-940-2240. You can also e-mail the program at hearsay@whrv.org or join us on our Facebook page facebook.com/hearsaywithcathylewis.

Segment A: Sports as a Mirror of Our 21st Century Society At Old Dominion University, the President's Lecture Series serves as a marketplace for ideas, featuring fascinating personalities who share their knowledge, experience, opinions and accomplishments. In advance of her March 4th engagement entitled: "Sports as a Mirror of Our 21st Century Society: Big Money, Big Personalities, Big Stories," award-winning USA Today sports columnist, Christine Brennan, joins us live to discuss her experience at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Segment B: A Biographer's Biography Some would call hime the greatest literary biographer of our time; who are we to argue? The acclaimed author who has tackled the lives of literary giants like Jackson, Yates and Cheever has set his sights on his own life in his latest work, "The Splendid Things We've Planned." Today, ODU's own Blake Bailey joins us to discuss the challenges of viewing his own upbringing through a biographer's lens.

HearSay's favorite veterinarian, Dr. Phyllis Neumann, joins Cathy in the studio as we consider local services designed to ease the passing of pets in their twilight years. Send your questions in advance to hearsay@whrv.org or post them on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/hearsaywithcathylewis.

Segment A: Flavor Profiles First up, we dish out what's new in our monthly cooking program on HearSay as host Cathy Lewis talks with our favorite foodie Patrick Evans-Hylton and guests to gets the latest on local restaurants and eateries, plus new cookbooks on the shelves. Segment A: Flavor Profiles First up, we dish out what's new in our monthly cooking program on HearSay as host Cathy Lewis talks with our favorite foodie Patrick Evans-Hylton and guests to gets the latest on local restaurants and eateries, plus new cookbooks on the shelves. Segment C: Sound.Bites In this month's Sound.Bite, Chef Patrick Evans-Hylton chats with Chef Rodney Einhorn of Terrapin restaurant in Virginia Beach about using Virginia-grown and made products in his cooking and on the menu. www.terrapinvirginiabeach.com Segment D: 2014 Taste of Hampton Roads - 25th Anniversary The FoodBank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore's "Taste of Hampton Roads" event is celebrating its 25th anniversary on March 4, 2014 at the Virgi

Join us for another edition of Headlines, when we tackle the latest news stories that have you talking. Today we consider a potential delay in the approval of Virginia's proposed two-year, $96 billion budget. Join us with your thoughts by calling in live at 440-2665 or 1-800-940-2240. You can also e-mail the program at hearsay@whrv.org or join us on our Facebook pagefacebook.com/hearsaywithcathylewis.

With nearly two months under its belt, The Virginia General Assembly has already tackled a wide range of issues that include marriage equality, felon voting rights, transportation and SOL reform. As Virginia's lawmakers work their way through thousands of pieces of legislation over the 60-day session, we'll bring you a series of one-on-one conversations with your elected representatives in Richmond.

Join us today as we take you on a horticultural history tour with our favorite gardener, Jim Orband. In a partnership between Virginia Tech and William and Mary, Jim is assisting in the planting and cultivation of one of Sir Isaac Newton's own apple trees here in Williamsburg. He joins us today to talk about the challenges of cultivating this historic tree and to answer all your other gardening questions.

For over 50 years Sister Mary June Morin dedicated her life to caring for children with severe disabilities at Norfolk's St. Mary's Home. She passed away earlier this month, nearly 64 years to the day she first boarded a Norfolk bound train to begin her life of religious service. In remembrance of her incredible legacy, we revisit our conversation with Sister Mary June Morin about her remarkable life of service at Saint Mary's Home for Disabled Children here in Hampton Roads.

Join us for another edition of Headlines, when we tackle the latest news stories that have you talking. This week we'll consider a federal judge's ruling on the constitutionality of Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage. Join us with your thoughts by calling in live at 440-2665 or 1-800-940-2240. You can also e-mail the program at hearsay@whrv.org or join us on our Facebook page facebook.com/hearsaywithcathylewis.

Today we continue our two part look at "the world of work." Join us as we learn how to work a room from the maven of mingle herself, Susan Roane, and get a crash course in positive persuasion from Bob Burg.

Criticism, constructive or otherwise, is something we all deal with. In the workplace it most often comes in the form of a performance review; a tense face-off between supervisor and subordinate that can either spell "raise" or "ruin." New research shows that a majority of employees and employers can't stand them, and on today's HearSay we'll consider alternatives to the dreaded performance review and how you can use them to your advantage in the meantime. We'll also help you wrangle in one of your biggest sources of worry in the workplace: your overflowing email inbox.

Join us for another edition of Headlines, when we tackle the latest news stories that have you talking. This week we'll break down the latest polling data from Christopher Newport University's Wason Center for Public Policy. Join us with your thoughts by calling in live at 440-2665 or 1-800-940-2240. You can also e-mail the program at hearsay@whrv.org or join us on our Facebook pagefacebook.com/hearsaywithcathylewis.