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Islamic Center and Mosque at Ground Zero

About a decade ago, a friend and I visited the infamous Dachau concentration camp, just outside Munich Germany. As a Jew the experience was intense and overwhelming. We visited the barracks, gas chambers, crematorium, and later the cemetery where untold remains of hun... Read more

Columbus Day..How about a Hitler or Gadafi Day?

Denver always has a demonstration counter to the Columbus Day parade... I'm all for celebrating diversity, but how about NOT celebrating Columbus?! Read more

Movie Talk: Links of Interest – a book review of THE BOOK OF GENESIS ILLUSTRATED BY R. CRUMB

Here is a link to my review of the new R. Crumb comic book, his adaptation of Genesis, the first book of the Bible. The review appears here in the Vancouver Voice. Or, if you want to read a review with italics and illustrations, it is also to be found at my blog. Read more

Quileute Tribe Seeks to Relocate Village

The Quileute Tribe of Wasthington State are introducing bills into congress to get their village moved. Here is a link to their video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYksWOoP9pU Here is a link to the Quileute tribal website: http://www.quileutenation.org/ Read more

Promote your business on The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, April 27 - May 3

PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS! Get the word out about your business to KBOO listeners during our special broadcast of The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. April 27 – May 3! Kermit Ruffins, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Delfeayo Marsalis, and many, many more! Learn more at ... Read more

Sale/lease of Mt. Tabor Park is off the table

Well, I am no longer pissed at the city. In fact, I want to thank Comm. Saltzman and PPR Director, Zari Santner for allowing mediation. Mediation brought a better understanding of the issues that needed to be resolved at Mt. Tabor Park. Mediation brought the principal ... Read more

500 Years Later

10/17 - Lou Harrison : A World of Music

KBOO is a sponsor of Lou Harrison: A World of Music, in the Reel Music Festival at the NW Film Center. When: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 Special Reception with director Eva Soltes 6:00pm ... Read more

Review of (Untitled), now showing at the Fox Tower

(Untitled)Director: Jonathan ParkerWith: Adam Goldberg, Marley Shelton, Eion Bailey, Lucy Punch, Zak Orth, Vinnie JonesEvery few years someone takes on the burden of satirizing avant-garde art and the fawning scene that supports it. I guess each generation has to redisc... Read more

Portland State University celebrates Earth Day, April 22

Portland State University celebrates Earth Day, April 22 (Portland, OR) April 12, 2011 -- Portland State University's (PSU) fourth annual Earth Day Festival, featuring food, music, and demonstrations of sustainable living, will be held Friday, April 22, from 11 a.m. to ... Read more