The Rick Howe Show – 12 PM

Posted Sep 24, 2014 08:23:29 AM.

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Wednesday September 24, 2014

Saint Mary’s University Criminology professor Steve Schneider weighs in on a report from the Fraser Institute that says crime rates are down but policing numbers are up. George Murphy from Consumers for Fair Gas Prices gives us his latest gas price prediction. We discuss new garbage bag regulations with city councillor David Hendsbee. We discuss how a sword connects to a murder dating back to the eighteen-hundreds.

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