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Israeli Consul General Akiva Tor - Excerpts from Talk April 25 2010 and Interview on Shalom Portland

Israeli Consul General Akiva Tor Excerpts from a talk in Portland April 25th and interview on Shalom Portland Tune in to KBOO Wednesday April 28th at 9 am                   ****  LISTEN HERE  www.kboo.fm/node/21102  ****   Shalom Portland presents excerpts from a talk las... Read more

2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

For background information: Wikipedia: 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami News sources: Japanese media (mostly) in English (background courtesy of Wikipedia: Media of Japan): Television: NHK World (日本放送協会 Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai). NHK World is the international broadc... Read more

Music Library: New Jazz Releases April 30, 2015

4-30-15     KBOO Jazz Tracking Albare            Only Human            Alfirecords Joey Alexander    My Favorite Things        Motema Pat Bianchi        A Higher Standard        self John Clark        Odd Couple Quintet +1    Composers Concordance Steve Colman        Synovial... Read more

Alicia McDaid on Sophie Calle

Alicioa McDaid was the guest host for Art Focus this past Tuesday, the 14th. In May she was in NYC and interviewed Anthony Allen of the Paula Cooper Gallery about the Sophie Calle show. You can listen to the interview here. Also want to mention here that next week my guest... Read more

Non-accountable and Non-transparent "Co-ops" Oxymoronic

On Co-ops and their Survival, Prosperity, Growth and Name/Reputation--in General My understanding is that KBOO is a member-owned co-op structured through the KBOO foundation and because all members cannot pay attention to strategic imperatives for the survival, vitality,... Read more

10/6-7 Occupy Portland, Not Afghanistan

KBOO will live stream Occupy Portland, Not Afghanistan on October 6 from noon - 5 pm October 6 & 7, at 12:00pm-5:00pm RALLY, MARCH AND TEACH-IN TO MARK ANNIVERSARIES OF 2001 AFGHAN INVASION AND OCCUPY PORTLAND "Occupy Portland, Not Afghanistan" Events Planned October 6 & ... Read more

27th Annual Cinco de Mayo Fiesta

KBOO is a proud media partner for the 27th Annual Cinco de Mayo Fiesta When: 5/5-5/8/2011 Where: Tom McCall Waterfront Park ADMISSION Adults: $6.00  13 and older Child: $3.00 6 years to 12 years Seniors: 62 yrs and older $4.00 Children under 6 years old - FREE  Woodstock Chir... Read more

The BOO sent me to the Untied States Social Justice Forum, and I got an amazing tee shirt!

Listeners, members and future listeners and members,  Thank you KBOO board members for having the foresight to send someone (lucky me) to the USSJFSJ.  From the moment I stepped into Adam (Oregon Jericho)'s car until three days later when I said goodbye to Michael (Strik... Read more

Reviews of District 9 and Inglourious Basterds, both in wide release

District 9 (New Zealand) Director: Neill Blomkamp With: Sharlto Copley, etc. One of the joys of reviewing movies is the pleasant surprise.  Sometimes I wonder if I have become jaded, and that my tastes are too refined for the average movie patron.  Then, a little gem like... Read more

The Underground History of American Education

    Prologue The shocking possibility that dumb people don’t exist in sufficient numbers to warrant the millions of careers devoted to tending them will seem incredible to you. Yet that is my central proposition: the mass dumb... Read more