508 is a show about Worcester. This week&#8217;s panelists are <a href="http://www.twitter.com/bmelican">Brendan Melican</a> and Worcester School Committee candidate <a href="http://www.tracynovick.org/">Tracy Novick</a>.<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" 	height="264" 	allowfullscreen="true" 	allowscriptaccess="always" 	src="http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.0.5.swf" 	w3c="true" 	flashvars='config={"key":"#$b6eb72a0f2f1e29f3d4","playlist":[{"url":"http://www.archive.org/download/508video_081/format=Thumbnail?.jpg","autoPlay":true,"scaling":"fit"},{"url":"http://www.archive.org/download/508video_081/508_081_512kb.mp4","autoPlay":false,"accelerated":true,"scaling":"fit","provider":"h264streaming"}],"clip":{"autoPlay":false,"accelerated":true,"scaling":"fit","provider":"h264streaming"},"canvas":{"backgroundColor":"0x000000","backgroundGradient":"none"},"plugins":{"audio":{"url":"http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.audio-3.0.3-dev.swf"},"controls":{"playlist":false,"fullscreen":true,"gloss":"high","backgroundColor":"0x000000","backgroundGradient":"medium","sliderColor":"0x777777","progressColor":"0x777777","timeColor":"0xeeeeee","durationColor":"0x01DAFF","buttonColor":"0x333333","buttonOverColor":"0x505050"},"h264streaming":{"url":"http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.h264streaming-3.0.5.swf"}},"contextMenu":[{"Item 508video_081 at archive.org":"function()"},"-","Flowplayer 3.0.5"]}'></embed>[display_podcast]
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This week begins a series introducing Worcester election challengers. We mostly talk about the School Committee and the elections. Other relevant links and notes:
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<li><a href="http://whatsforschoollunch.blogspot.com/">School starts next week</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.fungi.com">Mushroom kits</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormtowntaxi.com/2009/08/inside-worcester.html">First issue of Inside Worcester is out</a></li>
<li>Vegetarian renaissance: Veggie Corner opens where Quan Yin was, more dining guides being printed, Worcester Veg Fest slated for mid-April</li>
<li><a href="http://jacknorrisrd.com/?p=582">Vegetarians have a Lower Cancer Rate than Regular Meat-Eaters</a></li>
<li><a href="http://telegram.com/article/20090828/NEWS/908280380/1116">Yellow ribbons taken from Columbus Park yard</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.telegram.com/article/20090820/NEWS/908200603">Chandler cleanup hailed</a> (Contrary to our claim, Paulie not mentioned)</li>
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Just the Novick interview: 
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