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Normal 0 A new study from Oregon Health and Science University is the latest addition to the growing body of evidence that foods made with high-fructose corn syrup might be a factor in the nation's growing obesity and diabetes epidemics.  Crystal Leighty has more. Read more

A rally has held in Salem today to convince state lawmakers to continue funding for Oregon's Employment Related daycare.  KBOO's Eric Thompson in conjunction with Oregon News Service has more on the story.     Read more

Normal 0 More than three hundred thousand small businesses within Oregon employ over ninety-eight percent of the private workforce, according to the small business administration. The important role of small business in our weak and recovering economy is littl... Read more

Janus Youth Picket DEQ Contamination Cleanup OHSU Study Working Parents Rally US Small Business Administration This is a volunteer powered and produced radio broadcast.  Please click the link to enjoy the news. Read more

Normal 0 Cab Drivers in Portland are rebelling against so-called oppressive conditions and starting a new, driver-owned company. KBOO Labor reporter Jamie Partridge has the story. Normal 0 Read more

Normal 0 In North Carolina, the Racial Justice Act addresses the blatant racial discrepancies in state judicial sentencing.  The act allows death row inmates and defendants facing the death penalty to use statistics and other evidence to argue that racial bias played ... Read more

A new film that critiques civilization as the root cause for violence, oppression, and environmental destruction will be screening tomorrow in Portland. Producers of the film titled "End Civ" say that the film documents the resilience of the people hit hardest by war and... Read more

North Carolina Racial Justice Challenge Union Cab Cooperative Frank Lopez Interview Regarding "End Civ" This is a volunteer powered and produced newscast. Please click the link to enjoy the broadcast! Read more

Normal 0 Massive demonstrations continue in Cairo's Tahrir Square, while some banks and other businesses are beginning to reopen after two weeks of closures.  Vice President Omar Suleiman held talks on Sunday with opposition leaders, including representatives from the... Read more

Normal 0 Giant Leatherback Sea Turtles are endangered and conservation groups say the National Marine Fisheries Service isn't doing enough to help them survive. Three of these groups are threatening a lawsuit to the federal organization to finalize critical habitat... Read more