Politicians, musicians, athletes, etc. – have you ever wanted to ask them a question? Now is your chance. {{a href="page-0"}}Send in your questions{{/a}} for our featured newsmaker of the week.

COMING UP:

{{img src="image-4089544" width="200" height="200" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="page-0"}}Etiquette expert Amanita Thomas{{/a}} Just in time for the holidays, etiquette expert Amanita Thomas is taking your questions about proper manners and decorum. Amanita was trained and certified by the Etiquette and Leadership Institute in Athens, Ga. She is the founder of Raleigh's House of Etiquette. Now is your chance to ask her anything. {{a href="page-0"}}Submit Question Now!{{/a}} Answers will be posted Dec. 23.
{{img src="image-4089576" width="200" height="200" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	Rev. William Barber, N.C. NAACP president Question closed. Answers will be posted Dec. 16.
{{img src="image-4089575" width="200" height="200" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	David Clegg, Employment Security Commission Question closed. Answers will be posted Tuesday.
{{img src="image-0" width="200" height="200" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	Who will be the next guest? The next guest will be revealed Dec. 15.

ASK ANYTHING: 10 QUESTIONS WITH ...

{{img src="image-4089573" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}Author Nicholas Sparks{{/a}} Q: Which, if any, of your novels would you like to live out? – Taylor Coggins, Garner A: True Believer, primarily because it had a happy ending and included the magic of falling in love ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-4089572" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}John Paul Womble, The Alliance of AIDS Services - Carolina{{/a}} Q: If someone suspects they may have been intimate with a person who is HIV positive, what would be their first course of action? – Rita Dozier, Apex A: That’s a great question, Rita, and a great place to begin ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-4089571" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}Hurricanes' Goalie Cam Ward{{/a}} Q: When the horn sounded at the end of Game Seven when you clinched the Stanley Cup, what was your first thought? – Kim Banks, Raleigh A: Wow, we did it! There’s a lot of thoughts that run through your mind at the time ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-4089570" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}RDU Airport Director John Brantley{{/a}} Q: How often does one of the planes you supervise have a life-threatening problem? – Kerri Connelly, Haw River A: The Airport Authority doesn’t supervise (or control) aircraft ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-4089569" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}Career Advisor Alan Levinson{{/a}} Q: What is the most effective resume today? I have not updated mine since 1986. I'm in the medical field, if that helps with the answer. – Debbie, Knightdale A: With more than 20 years of medical experience ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-4089550" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}Self-defense expert Kathy Olevsky{{/a}} Q: What is your advice for the best self-defense tactic if someone enters your home threatening harm while you are at home with your children? – Brooke, Wake Forest A: That is a great question, Brooke. Many women ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-4089552" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}District 2 Congressional candidates Will Adkins, Bob Etheridge & Dan Mansell{{/a}} Q: What type of laws will you push to pass to toughen up on small businesses that employ illegal immigrants? – Damian Gibbs, Raleigh ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-4089545" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}District 4 Congressional candidates BJ Lawson & David Price{{/a}} Q: What would you do in this economic situation as a congressman to ease the financial burden for people of District 4? – Julian Pearce, Raleigh ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-4089542" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}WRAL Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel{{/a}} Q: In your 25 years of covering weather, what is the weather event that you will never forget? – Micheal Warren, Dunn A: There are several, but the one that still sticks out even to this day is the March 1984 tornado outbreak ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-4089533" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}WRAL.com Moderator{{/a}} Q: I know that it must be hard to let comments on certain issues that you do not agree with go through. How do you keep your personal feelings out of the matter and not discriminate? – Odellia, Hurdle Mills ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-4089532" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}N.C. Secretary of Crime Control & Public Safety{{/a}} Q: We will have a new governor soon. What has not been accomplished in Crime Control & Public Safety that you hope the next secretary can make happen? – Joe Johnson, Raleigh A: First, let me say I’m proud of ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-4089530" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}Funeral Director David Heckel{{/a}} Q: How do I go about planning my own funeral arrangements? – Sonia Clark, Raleigh A: Good question, Sonia. The first thing you should do is talk with your family about the subject ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-4089555" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}Health & Fitness Instructor Cameron Martz{{/a}} Q: Which has the most impact on weight loss – a healthy diet or exercise? I know it is optimum to eat healthy and exercise, but I find that I cannot concentrate on both at one time. – Renee Evans, Cary ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-4089556" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}WRAL Crime Reporter Amanda Lamb{{/a}} Q: Amanda, what story (or stories) that you've covered in your journalistic career have been the most interesting to cover? – Aaron, Middlesex A: It's hard to name just one. Early on in my career ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-4089559" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}Wake School Board Member Eleanor Goettee{{/a}} Q: So much money is spent on education but very little of that goes toward teacher pay. Do you think our teachers are paid enough? What can be done to increase their pay? – Kelly Walton, Cary ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-4089562" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}Cary EMS Chief Steve Cohen{{/a}} Q: What kind of a person would enjoy working in EMS? Are there any common traits to these people? – Bob, Cary A: Bob, a great question to start off with. The easy answer is that a person who enjoys helping others ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-4089560" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}Veterinarian Dr. Page Wages{{/a}} Q: In your professional opinion, what is the best flea protection out there for dogs and cats? – Donna Poole, Wake Forest A: Dear Donna, there are a lot of flea prevention products on the market today for your dogs and cats ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-4089564" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}Duke Football Coach David Cutcliffe{{/a}} Q: I have been a Duke football fan since I was a child. I would like to know your strategy in changing the program for success. – George Outlaw, Aberdeen A: I believe deeply in when changing a program ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-4089565" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}Wedding Planner Tammy Nesmith{{/a}} Q: How did you get started in the wedding planning business, and what kind of advice would you have for someone who wants to break into the industry themselves? – Jaime Ward, Cary A: Jaime, when I realized that I wanted to make ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-4089603" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}Durham Public Schools Superintendent Carl Harris{{/a}} Q: What do you see in the future for Durham Public Schools? Would you wish to have more qualified teachers, more schools built, better teacher raises? – Cheryl Harrington, Durham A: Durham Public Schools has a very bright future ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-4089597" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}WRAL Anchor Debra Morgan{{/a}} Q: If you had to be stranded on a desert island with one of your Channel 5 peers, who would you like it to be and why? – Mike Franklin, Raleigh A: Interesting question! Let me go down the list… {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-4089583" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}Raleigh Police Chief Harry Dolan{{/a}} Q: Why should someone consider becoming a police officer? And what are you doing to get the BEST officers on the street? – James Sites, Cary A: This month, I begin my 29th year in the law ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-4089581" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}Cary police K-9 Handler Jeremy Burgin{{/a}} Q: What kind of training does it require to become a K-9 dog? – Bob Smith, Cary A: Outstanding question to start with, Bob, as training is the most important part of any K9 unit ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-4089580" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}State Schools Superintendent June Atkinson{{/a}} Q: When will seat belts be put in school buses? Thanks. – Darren J. Day, Franklinton A: Lap and shoulder belts such as the ones we use in our cars have been available ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-4089578" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht{{/a}} Q: The cornerstones of your election campaign were to slow growth in Cary ... What have you done thus far toward meeting those campaign objectives and promises? – Jerry Bennett, Cary A: Jerry, your question is a good one ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-4089577" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}Gov. Mike Easley{{/a}} Q: I have been a supporter of yours for many years, but I can't understand your stand on illegal aliens being able to attend community colleges across the state. Can you explain your rationale? – Robert Senter, Holly Springs ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-0" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}Durham Mayor Bill Bell{{/a}} Q: It seems like every day there is a story on the news about another murder in Durham. What are you doing to curb this trend? – Alan Rummel, Sanford A: There were eight homicides ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-0" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}Wake Superintendent Del Burns{{/a}} Q: Why does (the Wake school system) continue its controversial economic diversity policy without any data to show/prove it increases individual student achievement? – Dennis Jacobs, Cary ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-0" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}Realtor Parker Creech{{/a}} Q: Many people are facing foreclosure of their homes due to the sub-prime mortgage crisis. What are some of the available bail out options for people in these situations? – Robert, Youngsville ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}
{{img src="image-0" width="150" height="150" align="rleft" padding="1"}}	{{a href="story-0"}}Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker{{/a}} Q: What are you doing to stay ahead of the curve to remove and/or prevent the influx of illegal/undocumented workers that have flooded our state? – Debbie Lepper, Raleigh A: Undocumented workers are a national issue ... {{a href="story-0"}}(read more){{/a}}

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