Government/Politics

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NATO, the Cold War and the roots of the war on Ukraine

Airs at: Wed, 03/16/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
  Guest Ron Jacobs is the author of Daydream Sunset: Sixties Counterculture in the Seventies published by CounterPunch Books. His latest offering is a pamphlet titled Capitalism: Is the Problem.  He lives in Vermont. He can be reached at: ronj1955@gmail.com   https://www... Read more

Farrah Chaichi Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Farrah Chaichi is a democrat running for the Oregon House in the 35th District.  She talked with Don Merrill about how training in political science and criminal justice lead to social activism, why the housing market is difficult even for someone like her who is plugged in... Read more

Kathleen Harder Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Kathleen Harder is a democrat who is running for Oregon's new 6th US House District.  She talked with Don Merrill about how her medical experience will help bring more practical approaches to the Congress, how her educational experience will bring more attention to Oregon's... Read more

The Gap: Don't Say Inflation and Feeling Appreciated

Airs at: Fri, 03/11/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  The Gap
  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea start the show with a news roundup. We can really only hope to scratch the surface of everything that's going on right now, so we're starting with inflation. Gas prices are $5 a gallon now?! Yes it's bad but its not just becau... Read more

Legislative Wrapup with Representative Tawna Sanchez

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2022 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Legislative Wrapup with Rep Tawna Sanchez Monday, March 14th @ 6:30pm 90.7 FM in Portland or online at kboo (dot) fm Please join us on Monday, March 14th at 6:30 pm for Prison Pipeline on KBOO Community Radio for a discussion with Representative Tawna Sanchez about the rece... Read more

No Punishment for Gosar & Greene Speaking at White Supremacist Event?

Airs at: Thu, 03/10/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  American Standoff
After  Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) spoke at the America First Political Action Conference organized by white nationalist "groyper" leader Nick Fuentes House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said “There’s no place in our party for any of this.... Read more

Interstate Bridge Replacement Program aims to address I-5's equity, earthquake, and commuting shortcomings

Airs at: Tue, 03/08/2022 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Many folks may not realize it, but when you drive from Oregon to Washintgon on I-5, you're driving ona bridge that is over 100 years old. The Interstate bridge has shown its age, and not just in its impact on traffic, or its vulnerablity in the face of  "The Big One." So... Read more

Not Another Fracked Gas Pipeline Expansion!

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The Pacific Northwest has fought off two methanol refineries in Washington and an LNG Export terminal and pipeline in Coos Bay, but the fracked gas industry still has this region in its crosshairs. TC Energy is full steam ahead with plans to expand its Gas Transmission Nort... Read more

Oregon 2022 short legislative session adjourns

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2022 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Daily News Headlines
  Oregon lawmakers adjourned the 2022 short legislative session on Friday after passing various legislation. Bills passed include overtime pay for farmworkers, $600 stimulus payments for low-income workers and a $400 million spending package focused on affordable housing a... Read more

Celilo Falls: Past, Present and Future

Airs at: Wed, 03/09/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
    On March 10, 1957, The Dalles Dam flooded Celilo Falls, for at least 11,000 years the most important salmon fishery and trading center for Indigenous people of the Columbia River basin and the greater Pacific Northwest. An event to commemorate that fateful day 65 year... Read more