Between Us

Frank Warren is the founder of PostSecret, a ten year invitation to everybody to anonymously share their deepest, darkest secret with everybody.  How's that been working?  Six-hundred ninety million people have visited the website, a literal ton of postcards, six books, a w... Read more

There is a jewel buried amongst the businesses and warehouses of SE Portland. Volunteers of America Oregon operates a facility that helps women rise out of addiction into a better life and helps moms improve life for their kids. This is not your parent's VOA. These days... Read more

Jeff Reardon is a Democrat seeking reelection in Oregon's 48th House District. He talked with Don Merrill about why he voted for the Grand Bargain which proposed changes to PERS, why he feels Career Technical Education is the key to solving Oregon's workforce development ne... Read more

Scott Mills is is a Democrat running for the Oregon House in the 18th District. He talked with Don Merrill about the caustic influence of money into Oregon politics, why unions have a role in protecting civic culture and how he and his Shadow love helping Oregon's veteran'... Read more

Elizabeth Steiner Hayward is a democrat who is running for reelection in the Oregon Senate for District 17. She talked with Don Merrill about why she's a good fit for her fiscally conservative but socially liberal district, how she is a strong supporter of women's rights i... Read more

Jessica Vega Pederson is a Democrat seeking reelection in Oregon's 47th House District. She talked with Don Merrill about why future ambitious projects authorized by the legislature need to have more oversight by the legislature, why she has concerns over the out of state ... Read more

Tootie Smith is a republican who is running for the US House in Oregon's 5th District. She talked with Don Merrill about her views on forest policy, why she doesn't want drones looking in people's windows and what she would do increase condiality in the Congress. Read more

Pete DeFazio is a democrat running for re-election in Oregon's 4th US Congressional District. He talked with Don Merrill about how rules over rail cars and their contents are held hostage by a small agency called FMCSA, why he's glad what he calls "abysmal leadership" at t... Read more

Peter Buckley is a Working Families candidate seeking reelection as a member of Oregon's 5th House District. He talked with Don Merrill about how the legislature has not been as successful as he would've liked to fund education for the state, what he has done to insure stro... Read more

Tim Farrell is a non-partisan candidate running for Circuit Court judge in Oregon's 7th Judicial District. He talked with Don Merrill about how his travels have made him more sensitive to issues of diversity, his view on judicial activism, why he decided to tell the world ... Read more