RALEIGH, N.C. - Thanks to his local cable-access talk show, Todd Morman can't go to the local grocery store without getting a wink, a nod, a diatribe, or a scowl.

The call-it-like-he-sees-it talk-show host chats about gay issues. He's outspoken in his opposition to US bombardment in the war on terrorism. And, sometimes, he uses a furry toy puppet to - as he puts it - "say all the things that I can't say." For Raleighites, his weekly "Monkey Time" show is a chance to hear alternative viewpoints they don't often hear voiced on regular television.

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