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School Health Centers to Close

Popular health care access for children will likely decrease this summer. Multnomah County’s new budget calls for shutting down School Health centers around the city. KBOO’s Spencer Raymond reports

3:31 minutes (3.23 MB)

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Anti-gay rights group files for referendum in Oregon

Voters may get to decide on the rights of Gay people in 2008. A group flied initial paperwork with the state yesterday to create a referendum. KBOO’s Spencer Raymond has more.

2:38 minutes (2.42 MB)

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Update on slain US Soldiers in Iraq

New details are emerging in the case of three U-S soldiers killed last year in Iraq. One was from Oregon. KBOO’s Lisa Loving has more.

2:40 minutes (2.45 MB)

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DIY, Portland: Education Part 2

THIS SHOW INCLUDES WEB-ONLY EXCLUSIVES!!!
Dive into classes on medicinal herbs and bicycle maintenance. Hear interviews with Michael Newman, who curates the "Live Journalism and Experts" series at the Waypost and Teri Thomas Peterson of SCRAP (the School and Community Reuse Action Project). Thanks to Brian Kramer for production assistance. Thanks to Levi Cecil for recording help and original music. Click here to download higher quality audio file. Podcast available here! For more information or to make a donation to support the show, please visit my website. Thanks for listening!

If you missed Education Part 1, listen to it here.

41:08 minutes (14.13 MB)

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Our Backyard 05-16-07

Biofuel: the 'green' fuel of the future? An environmental activist group says the Biofuels for Energy Security and Transportation Act of 2007, a US Senate bill mandating increased biofuel production and on a fast track to become law, fails to address critical environmental considerations and may cause more harm than good.

4:09 minutes (3.81 MB)

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David Sirota on the Press, the Government and the Future 05/16/07

Michelle Shroeder Fletcher interviews David Sirota, author of "Hostile Takeover."

28:16 minutes (4.86 MB)

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Liquid Jade: The Story of Tea from East to West 5/15/07

Interview with Beatrice Hohenegger, guest curator of a traveling museum exhibition on the history and culture of tea and author of "Liquid Jae: The Story of Tea from East to West."

27:56 minutes (8 MB)

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Africa On Fire! Interview with Danny Glover

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Wed, 04/04/2007

Actor and activist Danny Glover talks to Africa On Fire! about all things Africa. Join us -- Africa is On Fire! This show originally aired on 4/5/07.

18:47 minutes (7.52 MB)

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Our Backyard 05-09-07

The latest update on current threats to food, water, and air quality in Our Backyard and how at least one issue is being addressed by the Oregon Legislature.

4:32 minutes (4.15 MB)

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Jeff Cohen on Mainstream Media Mistakes 05/02/07

Interview with Jeff Cohen, founder of FAIR, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, about his experiences as a media pundit on cable television and his critique of how the mainstream media enabled the Iraq War and how they continue to get it wrong.