Between Us

Perry Roll is a Libertarian candidate who is running for Oregon's Senate District 16. He talked with Don Merrill about why for him, being in politics means not being a politician, why we need a national care program versus a national insurance plan for veterans and why sel... Read more

Margo Howard is author of the book, Eat, Drink and Remarry: Confessions of a Serial Wife. She is the daughter of Ann Landers, the niece of Dear Abby, and the author of several other books including Eppie: The Story of Ann Landers and A Life in Letters: Ann Landers letters ... Read more

Mike McLane is a Republican State Representative in Oregon's 55th House District. He talked with Don Merrill about his support for renewable energy, his work to set up a water storage project to serve irrigation needs and why, in his view, Cover Oregon supporters who are n... Read more

Paul Grad is a Libertarian candidate running for Oregon's Governor. He talked with Don Merrill about his plan to legalize heroin for the terminally ill, his intention to outlaw compulsory autopsies by the state and how, by eliminating PERS, personal and business taxes, the... Read more

Mike Beilstein is a candidate for the Pacific Green party who is running for US Representative in Oregon's 4th District. He talked with Don Merrill about balancing economic growth with the need to protect natural resources, why he would work to declassify marijuana as a Cl... Read more

David Bronner is the president of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, the company known for its natural ingredient based soaps as well as the quirky labels on its packaging. Mr. Bronner talked with Don Merrill about the care with which his family carries on the tradition of their g... Read more

Christina Jean Lugo is a Pacific Green candidate running for the US Senate in Oregon. She talked with Don Merrill about how and why she admires the late Senator Paul Wellstone, why she's not a spoiler for Democrat Senator Jeff Merkley that might get Republican challenger M... Read more

James Foster is a Libertarian candidate running for Oregon's 1st Congressional District. He talked with Don Merrill about how the VA's bureaucracy gets in the way of its worthwhile mission to serve deserving vets, how he prefers a bottom up process for changing national la... Read more

David Walker is a non-affiliated candidate running for the US House in Oregon's 3rd District. He talked with Don Merrill about his proposal to create 10 million jobs a year, why infrastructure needs may not always be as urgent as they are portrayed and why he says if Measur... Read more

Mark Seligman is a Libertarian candidate running for the Oregon House in District 3. He talked with Don Merrill about how the vote in Josephine County against the most recent levy was the right one, how he says the city attorneys in Cave Junction scared city council out of... Read more