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Cell Phone Cancer Risk Senate Committee Hearing

Airs at: Mon, 09/14/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Just as an international conference on the cancer risks of using cell phones takes place in Washington D.C., The U.S. Senate held a committee hearing today to address the issue.KBOO’s Annette May, in collaboration with the Oregon News Service has more:  Read more

MoveOn.org Rallies Demonstrators for Comprehensive Healthcare Reform

Airs at: Tue, 09/22/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
More than 300 people gathered in the courtyard beneath Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oregon headquarters in downtown Portland today in support of comprehensive healthcare reform. Regence employees could be seen looking down on the demonstrators as the speakers shoute... Read more

Autism Speaks March Held in Portland

Airs at: Mon, 09/28/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The group Autism Speaks held a march this weekend in Portland and raised over fifty thousand dollars, which they say will go to research on autism.But some people with autism and parents of kids with autism protested the march, saying that it does not represent them.KBOO... Read more

Poll Says Government Should Pay More Attention to Food Safety

Airs at: Wed, 10/07/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The federal government should be paying more attention to food safety, according to a new poll. KBOO’s Annette May has more, in collaboration with the Oregon News Service. Read more

Jason Renaud (MHA of Portland) speaks about new Citizen Advisory Board for Oregon State Hospital.

Airs at: Fri, 10/30/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The new Citizen Advisory Board for the Oregon State Hospital met for the first time yesterday. The Board was created by the legislature this summer to oversee the troubled state mental hospital in Salem. The hospital has made the news this month for the death of a patient ... Read more

Two Iraq Vets Spread Message of Peace and Nonviolence

Airs at: Wed, 10/21/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Two young veterans of the Iraq war have decided to spread a message of peace and nonviolence. They’re in Portland tonight as part of a bike and walking tour called the Contagious Love Experiment. Stefan Kamp spoke with them earlier today. Read more

Breast Cancer Survivors Share Health Insurance Challenges.

Airs at: Mon, 10/26/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Pink ribbons are front and center for breast cancer awareness month, and now are also being prominently displayed in the health care reform debate, thanks to First Lady Michelle Obama. On Friday she hosted a White House event where breast cancer survivors shared their he... Read more

Press**Watch: swine flu profits

Gaybashing, swine flu and losing the Afghan warHilariously, Admiral Mike Mullen and Secretary of Imperial Wars Robert Gates had to stand next to the President yesterday, as he announced signing the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.  That’s b... Read more

Press**Watch: smash the mental handcuffs

Our minds have been tasered and handcuffed into a state of paralysis.  We need to start breaking through the mental handcuffs before we can even begin to make progress against the ultra-greed class that is destroying this planet.  Smash the tasers and snap the handcuffs ... Read more

Vietnamistan (Afghanistan) plus Flu Vaccinations

Airs at: Tue, 10/20/2009 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris   Today's topics are: Vietnamistan: the morass that is Afghanistan The ongoing health care drama, with a vaccine twist   Read more