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Every Friday night - OnQ .. is OffQ! It's a no holds barred review of the week's hottest topics and controversial headlines. And it all happens LIVE at 7:30 p.m. Hosted by OnQ's Chris Moore - the OffQ panel includes Heather Heidelbaugh, Valerie McDonald Roberts, Bill Green and John McIntire.
Click here to subscribe to the Podcast in iTunes. When is a good time to take a vacation? When should Mayor Ravenstahl take his vacation? According to some city council members he should have not been on vacation when council was taking a vote on a new recovery plan for Pittsburgh. Do they have a point? And what does this new plan have in store for Pittsburgh? The panel also discusses the tragic shooting at the Holocaust Museum, and new “big brother” for the tobacco industry.June 12, 2009 | Watch Now | Podcast It’s Friday night and OffQ is on the agenda with special guest panelist Lynn Cullen joining the team. Some of the hot topics tonight include the mixed reviews following President Obama’ speech in Cairo; charges being dropped in the case against Cyril Wecht; Newt Gingrich and some other Republicans seemingly backpedal of their initial strong opinions of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor; and the Allegheny County/City of Pittsburgh possible merger, will it help the city? June 5, 2009 | Watch Now | Podcast The big news of the week; the G-20 Summit is coming to Pittsburgh in September. What will this mean for the city? And as the press giggled at the mention of Pittsburgh, how will this affect Pittsburgh’s image? Can the city be shown positively? Another big issue of the week is the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for the US Supreme court. What does the panel think of the controversy over a speech she made seven years ago? May 29, 2009 | Watch Now | Podcast Chrysler announced that it is closing 789 dealerships nationwide. How does this affect Pennsylvania? Is GM following suit? What does this mean in terms of the economy? And almost 4 years after the trial of Dr. Cyril Wecht began, supposed crucial evidence was thrown out. Will the trial be over? What does this mean for Dr. Wecht? The panel also takes a look ahead at the upcoming Pennsylvania Primary and the races to watch. May 15, 2009 | Watch Now | Podcast Former governor Tom Ridge and U.S. Senator Arlen Specter had big announcements this week. We discuss those revelations and the Allegheny Co. Assessments, or should that be Re-Assessments, and the PA budget cuts; are the arts becoming obsolete? And what did our panelists think about the student that got kicked out of Grove City College for making gay porn? May 8, 2009 | Watch Now | Podcast Is there overreaction to the swine flu? Should the local Slippery Rock students be allowed to participate in the regular college graduation ceremonies? The courts ruled that the county most re-assess property values. Or did it? Is it going to affect other counties as well? And Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter has left the GOP and has turned Democrat. Find out what our panel thinks about all this and more. May 1, 2009 | Watch Now | Podcast
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