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End game

 We knew it would come down to this. The Republicans can't win on the issues. The well of fear-mongering has run dry. Most Americans now realize that Barack Obama is, in fact, black. So they're trying to steal it, like we knew they would. The long-expected voter purges hav... Read more

Website Errors

In the past week, the KBOO website has experienced a few hiccups of data loss, some of which we have been able to recover.  The lastest episode happened sometime in the past few days and you may notice that some of the webpages you were working on have lost their recent ... Read more

NEW in KBOO music library August 26, 2013

 Band of Heathens, TheSunday Morning RecordSelf ReleasedRegular RockBluhm, Nicki and the GramblersBluhm, Nicki and the GramblersLittle SurRegular RockCrimmins, Blair and the HookersSing-a-LongsNew RagRegular RockElephant RevivalThese Changing SkiesEvolvingRegular RockFac... Read more

Soccer Fields or Social Services? The Real Cost of Urban Renewal Districts.

Next week the Portland City Council consider an $85 million proposal by Merritt Paulson to bring major league soccer to Portland. Paulson wants the city to contribute $20-$40 million of urban renewal money - funds intended to combat "urban blight" - to close the deal. Pa... Read more

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Hi Listeners and Members- KBOO has decided to change how listeners and members can post on the website. Due to the number of anonymous posts that did not meet our "Community Guidelines", which can be found here, http://kboo.fm/terms_of_use. We have changed it so that a p... Read more

Bread & Roses Show January 9, 2009 ~ Two Women Writers: Keepers of History

I'll be interviewing two local women writers, Anjala Ehelebe author of Images of America: Portland's Woodlawn Neighborhood and Jewel Lansing author of My Montana: A History and Memoir - 1930-1950.  Anjala takes us through a historic accounting of the Woodlawn neighborhoo... Read more

Roosevelt Oral History Project on the air This Wednesday!

As you may remember, KBOO was awarded funding from the Regional Arts & Culture Council for a collaborative project with Roosevelt High School.  Six students are participating in the project. Brooke Palmer, Ryan White, and I have been working weekly with the kids who are... Read more

New Jazz Releases November 12, 2013

Jazz Tracking 11/12/13   Matt Baker                              Underground                                       Dot time John Clayton/Gerald C.          Parlor Series                                       Artist  Share George Colligan                      The Endles... Read more

Movies to check out this week

The Portland International Film Festival continues at the NW Film Center this week. I haven't seen as many this year as I'd like to, but the ones I have seen have been good. Recommendations (be sure to check nwfilm.org for an updated schedule): Bluebeard Francedir: Cathe... Read more

PressWatch: Radioactivity in Portland/F29 success

 US EPA Station 99 did detect an 86.8 reading for radioactive iodine in Portland on March 25th, 2011.  This compares to no reading or much lower readings in other cities, so the fact is, you did get dosed last year from Fukushima.  Does anyone remember, I wonder, that I ... Read more