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Presswatch on 06/11/09

Airs at: Thu, 06/11/2009 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Presswatch
This morning on PressWatch, what would single-payer health care really look like? And did the Japanese government just try to smuggle $134 billion in US bonds to beat the collapse?  CD-1392   Read more

Mayor Sam Adams and Portland's new Climate Action Plan

Airs at: Tue, 06/09/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
While Portland may be ahead of the curve in taking on the challenge of climate change, there's still a lot of work to be done. Portland was one of the first American cities to take climate change seriously. In 2007, Portland was the only large metro area in the U.S. that ... Read more

Tis the reason for the season for PRIDE!

Airs at: Mon, 06/08/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Out Loud
Tonight's Out Loud highlights our community's pride from a few different angles. We'll go over a long list of area pride events, discuss a queer health survey seeking your input, enjoy some live music and more. Tonight, we first speak with Alejandro Juarez, from Basic Right... Read more

Bad, NYT, Bad... Health Care... and LNG in Oregon

Airs at: Mon, 06/08/2009 at 5:00pm
 Hosts Abe Proctor and Joe Uris look at a handful of issues on the national radar, including another case of journalistic malpractice from the New York Times, the twists and turns of the health care battle on Capitol Hill, and the tale of lawmakers on the take in Oregon's l... Read more

Healthcare; Access and Reform

Airs at: Sun, 06/07/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod host a discussion of equal access to health care and reform of the healthcare system with local people fighting for health equity and health equity legislation including representatives of APANO, NARA, the Urban League and the Multnomah Count... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 06/03/09

Airs at: Wed, 06/03/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
The 9th annual Village Building Convergence starts in Portland on June 5. Coming together under the them "Powered by the People," Portlanders will work on projects ranging from water catchment systems and intersection painting to native plant gardening and cob benches. But ... Read more

LNG, Dr. Tiller, Sonia Sotomayor, and more!!!

Airs at: Tue, 06/02/2009 at 5:00pm
 Joe Uris is alone today, and covers several topics of interest.  First up, Joe talked about the proposed (and potentially devastating) natural gas pipeline thru our farms and wilderness.  He also covered the recent murder of Dr. Tiller, a Women's Health Professional.  He t... Read more

Death Threat aimed at Joe Uris

Airs at: Tue, 06/02/2009 at 5:00pm
 One of this week's topics for discussion was the recent murder of Dr. Tiller, a Women's Health Professional that provided abortions when they were needed.  The idea that killing health care providers could be considered a form of domestic terrorism came up, and apparently ... Read more

The Health Care Ad

Airs at: Sun, 05/31/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
America means freedom, and nothing says freedom more than the freedom of health care... A major health care lobby gives us reasons to be against single-payer universal health care and for the profit-driven system that we have now. Read more

Urban Forager tries living off wild edibles for a week

Airs at: Sun, 05/31/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Last week urban forager and blogger Rebecca Lerner undertook a seven day experiment to eat only foraged foods found within the city limits of Portland. She blogged about her experiment on the website http://www.culturechange.org. KBOO Reporter Geoff Watland spoke with Rebecc... Read more