Hosts Abe Proctor and Joe Uris look at a handful of issues on the national radar, including another case of journalistic malpractice from the New York Times, the twists and turns of the health care battle on Capitol Hill, and the tale of lawmakers on the take in Oregon's liquid natural gas saga.

Please note:  Joe Uris will be off teaching this summer, and will return to Talk Radio in the fall.

Host Melinda Bernert interviews local reporters Matt Davis of the Portland Mercury and Dave Wilson of KPTV about how they choose the stories they cover and how they decide how to focus or slant the story.

Dr Monteith of Liberty Radio interviewed two survivors of the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty.

The Liberty was attacked in International waters by the Israelis on June 8, 1967.

The name of the survivor who was interviewed is Gary Bummett.

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 One of this week's topics for discussion was the recent murder of Dr. Tiller, a Women's Health Professional that provided abortions when they were needed.  The idea that killing health care providers could be considered a form of domestic terrorism came up, and apparently really angered one of our listeners.  Someone called in, identified himself as "Joe", and threatened to kill Joe Uris for bringing the topic to the table.

The threat and obscenity did not go out over the air, as the FCC would not allow that, but it is included here to foster discussion.

KBOO's Kyle Burris speaks to William Steven Humphrey, Editor for The Portland Mercury.  They discuss the history of the paper, the future of print journalism, and how to best feel up the Internet.

This interview was conducted in April of 2009, at the KBOO studios.