Interview with Debbie Bradshaw, December 12, 2006

Partial Transcript: I'm Natalie Keen and this is Matthew Shirley.

Segment Synopsis: Bradshaw describes her first family home, which had no running water.

Keywords: 1970s; Houses; Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment (PRIDE)

Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio); Dwellings.; Families; Housing; Nineteen seventies; Plumbing.; Sewerage.; Water; Water quality.

Partial Transcript: Uh, what did you and your friends do for recreation and do you remember one time in particular?

Segment Synopsis: Bradshaw lists some of the activities she did for fun with family and friends growing up.

Keywords: Cruising; Friends; Roller rinks

Subjects: Childhood; Communities; Families; Outdoor recreation; Play; Rural; Woods

Partial Transcript: How did your family make a living?

Segment Synopsis: Bradshaw states her parents' jobs.

Keywords: Housewives; Loggers; Mills

Subjects: Children; Employment--Kentucky; Families; Jobs; Parents

Partial Transcript: Where did you get your household water?

Segment Synopsis: Bradshaw explains how her family obtained water in her childhood, and talks about her water supply now.

Keywords: Bathing; Bathtubs; Cisterns; Creeks; Drinking water; Outhouses; Poverty; Septic systems; Sulfur; Water safety; Wells

Subjects: Bottled water; Families; Plumbing.; Sewerage.; Water; Water quality.

Partial Transcript: What did you do with your trash over the years?

Segment Synopsis: Bradshaw describes her family's waste practices during her childhood, and recycling in her school today.

Keywords: Classrooms; Community cleanups; Consumption; Dumping; Garbage; Landfills; Paper; Plastics; Schools; Trash; Waste

Subjects: ; Litter (Trash); Recycled products; Recycling (Waste, etc.); Refuse and refuse disposal.; Waste disposal sites; Waste disposal.

Partial Transcript: Um, are you aware of PRIDE programs for a cleaner environment?

Segment Synopsis: Bradshaw talks about PRIDE and a community program she sponsors called Garden Friends. She describes how Garden Friends benefits the students participating and how they reach out to the community.

Keywords: Cleanup; Community programs; Farmers markets; Foods; Garden Friends; Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment (PRIDE); Projects; Respect; Stewards; Students; Teaching; Vegetable garden

Subjects: Children; Communities; Earth (Planet); Environment and society; Environmental protection; Environmentalism; Kentucky

Partial Transcript: Um, what do you feel needs to be done for a cleaner and safer environment in the community?

Segment Synopsis: Bradshaw talks about how access and affordability to appropriate waste disposal would be a way in which the community could be more responsible for the care of the environment.

Keywords: Access; Affordability; Awareness; Grants; Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment (PRIDE)

Subjects: Communities; Environment and society; Environmental protection; Environmentalism; Refuse and refuse disposal.; Waste disposal.