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Council Reacts to Citizen Feedback on Police Oversight Proposals

Airs at: Thu, 08/10/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
On Wednesday, August 9, the Portland City Council reconsidered three police oversight proposals that prompted a long and angry public hearing last Thursday. Council uncharacteristically took a lot of that testimony into consideration in the intervening week: --A proposed P... Read more

Vancouver Oil Terminal Protest

Airs at: Thu, 08/10/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
KBOO reporter Tom Flynn spoke with Cher Tso, who was speaking on behalf of an organization known as Shut Down Fossil Fuels. The group staged a demonstration in downtown Vancouver, Washington, on Monday to influence Governor Jay Inslee to reject the proposed Tesoro Savage oi... Read more

Danielle Outlaw Appointed New Chief of Portland Police

Airs at: Tue, 08/08/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Mayor Ted Wheeler announced Monday the appointment of a new chief of Portland police. Danielle Outlaw who is a 19 year veteran of the Oakland police department has been selected to be the new chief in Portland.  Outlaw is only the third person to be selected for the job who... Read more

Report from Kabul: Dr. Zaher Wahab

Airs at: Wed, 08/09/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Dr. Zaher Wahab visits KBOO to speaks with Linda Olson-Osterlund and takes your calls. from Dr. Wahab's June report from Kabul: Dear All, Greetings from tumultuous Kabul. You no doubt heard about the massive truck bombing here yesterday and about an  attack a week ago ... Read more

Christina Vanorder: issues facing incarcerated women

Airs at: Mon, 08/14/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Emma Lugo is joined by Christina Vanorder, formerly incarcerated at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, to discuss inside to outside transition issues.  Vanorder successfully ran for State House in Oregon and she will discuss her life in Coffee Creek, her release, and ... Read more

China Against North Korea Tests

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is urging the North Korean government to comply with the United Nations after tough new sanctions were introduced.  North Korea has received global pressure, condemning their threats of nuclear war against the US, and it appears that their b... Read more

Mobilizing Resentment: Chip Berlet

Airs at: Tue, 08/08/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Us versus them politics, pitting one group against another, is as old as the hills. Vulnerable groups are targeted. Language is weaponized. And resentment is mobilized along race, class and gender lines. Unbridled nationalism with lots of flag waving is the soundtrack. T... Read more

Supporters and Opponents of Ted Wheeler's Proposed Commission Square Off

Airs at: Fri, 08/04/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Mayor Ted Wheeler’s plan for a new commission to promote an improved relationship between police and the community came under attack at yesterday’s city council meeting.  The mayor, who also serves as the Portland Police Commissioner, raised concerns that it would cut the r... Read more

Portland's Resistance: CHIEF CONCERN

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Guest host Linda Olson-Osterlund welcomes Greg McKelvey and James Ofsink of Portland's Resistance to discuss proposed policy changes within the Portland Police Bureau and renegotiating it's Federal settlement with the Justice Department. On July 30th Portland's Resistan... Read more

Italy to Send Naval Boats to Libya in Attempt to Stop Influx of Immigrants

Airs at: Wed, 08/02/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Italy's parliament has approved a plan to send naval boats to Libya in efforts to stop the influx of immigrants crossing the Mediterranean. They claim that the chief objective is to help the Libyan coastguard target people smugglers.  Italy, along with Greece, is the main r... Read more