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Voices from the Edge on 06/03/2010

Airs at: Thu, 06/03/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Jo Ann & Dave discuss police accountability, and the U.S. Supreme Court's June 1 decision regarding Miranda rights.  Open lines. About the program… Join co-hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza every Thursday morning as they bring you informative guests and lively discussions ... Read more

Simon Cordery speaking on Mother Jones

Airs at: Sat, 01/01/2000 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Lecture Room
In Other Words bookstore, April 26, 2010.     Simon Cordery, author of Mother Jones: Raising Cain and Consciousness (University of New Mexico Press).  A 248-page biography of labor activist Mother Jones 1837-1930. Read more

Voices from the Edge on 05/27/2010

Airs at: Thu, 05/27/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Coffee, Tea and VOE: A talk with Coffee Party PDX's Kristy Alberty and Common Cause Oregon's Nate Gulley The Tea Party has captured the imagination of America's media industry if not the American people, lending it clout that far surpasses its numbers. Tea Party pressure ... Read more

May 24 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 05/24/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 This show is hosted by Bill Resnick and features the Movie Moles, Frann Michel and Denise Morris, skewering "Robin Hood," Book Mole Larry Bowlden finding much to admire in Minrose Gwin's new novel The Queen of Palmyra.  Manuel Perez from the Institute for Policy Studies re... Read more

Reneging on the Great Migration

Airs at: Mon, 05/24/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Many thousands of undocumented immigrants in the US were forced out of their home countries by NAFTA and invited in by corporations and agribusiness seeking cheap labor.  Now they are being punished by anti-immigrant laws and sentiment.  Manuel Perez, a scholar at the Insti... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 5/20/10

Airs at: Thu, 05/20/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Oregon Primary Election 2010 About the program… Join co-hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza every Thursday morning as they bring you informative guests and lively discussions about the issues that are important to you and your community. Every week, Voices from the Edge... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 5/13/10

Airs at: Thu, 05/13/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Is Multnomah County "uniquely toxic" for people of color?   A new report by Portland State University states that for people of color, Multnomah County is a "uniquely toxic" place when it comes to education, income, home ownership and health. The 152-page report, which ... Read more

My Day Minutemen

Airs at: Mon, 05/03/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
          Mayday protests took place all across the world on Saturday, in honor of the rights of workers. This year’s May Day protests saw some of the largest turnouts in history, as the protests came on the heels of Arizona’s restrictive new anti-Immigrant law. In Portland... Read more

PGE Hearing public comment

Airs at: Thu, 05/06/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
While the majority of Oregon’s electric power comes from Hydropower, the city of Portland continues to be powered mostly by coal from the Boardman power plant. Earlier this week, Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality held of Oregon held public hearings on whether to... Read more

Voices From the Edge on 05/06/2010

Airs at: Thu, 05/06/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
About the program… Join co-hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza every Thursday morning as they bring you informative guests and lively discussions about the issues that are important to you and your community. Every week, Voices from the Edge provides KBOO listeners a pla... Read more