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Review of Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo, at the Hollywood (10/8/10)

Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo (Doc 2009) Director: Bradley Beesley Even though I lived in wicked New York City I saw a rodeo every year until I was about 9 years old. Madison Square Garden, you see. After that, I didn’t care much anymore. But, the rodeo lives on, belo... Read more

12/6: The Wall Street Conspiracy at the Clinton Street Theater

Join us for the Portland Premiere Screening of The Wall Street Conspiracy Thursday, Dec 6th, 2012; 7 PM, Clinton Street Theater, 2522 SE Clinton St.; Doors open at 6:30 PM. Admission: $6.00 General; $4.00 student/senior The collapse of the U.S. banking system in 2008 had bee... Read more

Why do right-wingers believe all that crap?

Why does so much disinformation make the rounds among the right wing/tea party crowd? There are two matters here. The first is gullibility. There is a measurable minority in this country who will believe anything about Obama. He's a cannibal, he's a Muslim, he's a Ken... Read more

Food Safety in a Post-Fukushima World

Here's a link to an article I just wrote for OpEd news. We need to push for better testing of food for radiation contamination. http://www.opednews.com/articles/Food-Safety-in-the-Post-Fu-by-Marianne-Barisonek-110513-897.html Read more

JAWS Conference 2015

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A Society of Exclusion

What draws people into a politics of hatred – not just the killers who have made the news lately in Witchita and at the Holocaust Museum, but all those whose primary political motive is hostility against cultures and ethnicities different from their own? Let’s approach t... Read more

Richard Francis ~ 1948 - 2009

(NOTE: I originally posted this on my personal blog last week and intended it for those who might not necessarily be familiar with KBOO or its programming, hence the preamble that might seem superflous (and perhaps inaccurate - Sorry!) to those closer to the subject.) A... Read more

1/21 The Skanner Foundation's 2013 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast

When: Monday, January 21st, 8:30 am - 10:30 am Where: The Hilton Hotel, 921 SW 6th Ave, in the Grand Ballroom. For complete information, check out The Skanner's article at this link. KBOO is proud to co-sponsor this annual event, now in it's 27th year. Each year the Skanner... Read more

Indian Country

Events: ATTENTION!!!! NACA and theNational District Attorny's Association would like to submiy a GRANT to OJJDP to help tribes plan and implement "Amber Alert and Internet Crimes Against Children" programs. The Native American Children's alliance 's mission is committed ... Read more

An Invitation to All Oregon Poets to Record Their Poems

You are invited! The Oregon Poetic Voices project, , through the Special Collections at Lewis and Clark College, is in the process of creating a permanent online audio repository of Oregon poets’ voices. The project aims to create a truly comprehensive audio library o... Read more