Government/Politics

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Report shows half of U.S. waterways don't meet Clean Water Act standards, 50 years later

Airs at: Thu, 03/17/2022 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  It's been 50 years since the landmark environmental law, the Clean Water Act, was passed in 1972. It was an ambitious piece of legislation, and it made a real difference in some of the most polluted waterways in the U.S. But a new report from the Environmental Integrity ... Read more

04/18/2022

Airs at: Fri, 03/18/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  The Gap
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Nick Hess Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Nick Hess is a republican candidate for Oregon governor.  He talked with Don Merrill about why Oregon leadership doesn't get technology but needs to, why city run programs are bloated, expensive and ineffective in dealing with the homeless problem and why, as a businessman,... Read more

Spencer Todd Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Spencer Todd is a non partisan candidate running for District Attorney of Marion County.  He talked with Don Merrill about how his choice to become a prosecutor lets him save more people in ten minutes than he could as a defense attorney all year, why the Marion County DA's... Read more

Is the movement to form 'Greater Idaho' gaining traction?

Airs at: Thu, 03/17/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  American Standoff
In this episode of AMERICAN STANDOFF, we'll discuss the breakaway movement in eastern Oregon and northern California counties –– where conservative residents wish to leave these blue states and join Idaho. But they don't plan to move anywhere physically — it's Oregon's bord... Read more

Amber Richardson Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
  DISCLAIMER:  Ben Morris, who is the Communications Director at the Oregon Secretary of State contacted KBOO on 4/20 with the following corrections regarding answers given by Amber Richardson in her 3/16/22 interview with Don Merrill.  Mr. Morris' comments are posted her... Read more

Nuclear De-escalation Now

Airs at: Mon, 03/21/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Well-read red Bill Resnick reads from an article by Norman Solomon titled “Now Is the Time for a Global Movement Demanding Nuclear De-escalation” first published on the website Truthout on March 3, 2022. Norman warns that the two imperial powers, the U.S. and Russia, are t... Read more

Media Spin on the War

Airs at: Mon, 03/21/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick interviews Jeff Cohen comparing U. S. media coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. For example, the suffering and deaths of Ukrainians are shown in heartbreaking detail, while in Iraq, as Cohen witnessed himself as a war repor... Read more

F Magazine - The Interview

Airs at: Wed, 03/16/2022 at 10:00pm - Thu, 03/17/2022 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Life During Wartime
  On this episode of Life During Wartime, Rose Lewis interviews Houston-based artist Adam Marnie of F Magazine about punk, poetry, and publishing. The Wolfman selects some tunes, and Matt C. plays a set of NW Hits with some bootlegs as well as a set of international dittie... Read more

Brian Decker Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Brian Decker is a non partisan candidate running for District Attorney for Washington County.  He talked with Sam Bouman about his decision to become a prosecutor, whether DA's should have a restorative justice rather than a strictly prosecutorial emphasis and how his focus... Read more