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#Patients2017 Part Two

Airs at: Sun, 05/28/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century Of Lies, more from the Patients Out of Time National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics, with attorney and veteran Brandon Wyatt and physician Dr. Rachel Knox, plus California Assemblyman Ken Cooley on regulation of medical and non-medical can... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for May 29, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 05/29/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Frann Michel hosts this Memorial Day episode, which features music by Bob Marley, "War"; The Clash, "Washington Bullets"; and  Curtis Mayfield, "We Got to have Peace"; as well as these segments:  Jan Haaken talks with Jacob Reisberg about Standing Rock Legal Defense Bil... Read more

In A New York State Of Mind...

Airs at: Thu, 05/25/2017 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
We mentioned last time that we were moving back to NYC (the place we grew up); and yes, though we have lived on the West Coast for a very long time, we are reminded by others from time to time that the New York-ness never left...  with that, we felt inspired to play some mu... Read more

Live at Patients Out of Time

Airs at: Sun, 05/21/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week we come to you live from the Patients Out of Time National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics #Patients2017, with Mary Lynn Mathre, Laramie Silber, Mara Felsen, Sam Sabzehzar, and Amanda Reiman, plus Fred Gardner with a Tribute to the Spirit of Propositi... Read more

Virginia Garcia Opens Hillsboro Clinic

Airs at: Thu, 05/18/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
In the face of deep cuts to health care programs, the Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center has expanded to open a new clinic in Hillsboro, Oregon, with community driven, integrated services focusing on OB care, family planning and general women’s wellness. Since it’s foun... Read more

Conversation with OPAL Organizers about Gentrification, Transportation, and Environmental Justice

Airs at: Thu, 05/18/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
"Nothing about us with out us!" That is a statement that began as a grass roots chant for equity. KBOO reporter Jasmine Moneymaker spoke with Hyung Nam, Executive Director of Opal PDX and Shawn Fleek, Community Engagement Director of Opal PDX about what the chant means, Po... Read more

CAFOS IN OREGON

Airs at: Mon, 05/22/2017 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Oregon is already home to one of the nation’s largest industrial-scale dairy operations. Located near Boardman, Threemile Canyon Farms houses 70,000 cows and is a major source of ammonia and other pollution emissions. On March 31, despite unprecedented public opposition, th... Read more

Interview: Mercy Corps' South Sudan Director

Airs at: Mon, 05/08/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
The United Nations on Monday declared that 1 million children have fled from conflict and famine in South Sudan. According to a joint press release from the UN Children’s Fund and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, another million children are displaced within the coun... Read more

Changes Afoot for Mental Health Treatment at OSP

Airs at: Thu, 05/11/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
KBOO reporter Karen James has this in-depth report on potential changes to the way prisoners with behavior health issues are treated at the Oregon State Penitentiary. She spoke with Joel Greenberg, attorney with Disability Rights Oregon. He wrote the report "Behind the Elev... Read more

The Metabolic Approach to Cancer

Airs at: Mon, 05/08/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
  Since the beginning of the twentieth century, cancer rates have increased exponentially―now affecting almost 50 percent of the American population. Conventional treatment continues to rely on chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation to attack cancer cells. Yet research has r... Read more