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Ted Roe Interview

Airs at: Wed, 05/07/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Ted Roe is a Democrat who is running for the seat in Oregon House District 41.  He talked with Don Merrill about why he is a student of Thomas Jefferson regarding public service, why he doesn't want schools to be simply about teaching students to take tests and why Oregon n... Read more

Patti Milne Interview

Airs at: Mon, 05/05/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Patti Milne is a Repubican running for the Oregon Senate seat in the 11th Dist.  She talked with Don Merrill about why public safety with regards to marijuana use and undocumented immigrants are among her highest priorities, why it makes no sense to single out organizations... Read more

Ken Moore Interview

Airs at: Sun, 05/04/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Ken Moore is a Democrat running for the Oregon House in District 24 which serves Yamhill County. He talked with Don Merrill about how he feels people who have concealed carry licenses are the "good guys", why he thinks his enthusiasm is why people chose him to run against a... Read more

Mike Nearman Interview

Airs at: Fri, 05/02/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Mike Nearman is a Republican running for the Oregon House in District 23.  He talked with Don Merrill about how reduced timber revenues have affected Polk County and why he opposes the Sherrif's way of handling them, how his timetable for joining the race got speeded up and... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour 28 April 2014

Airs at: Mon, 04/28/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this episode on Politics, Poetry, and Prisons. Bill Resnick interviews Mike Parker of the Richmond Progressive Alliance about Chevron and city government. Joe Clement talks with Tamara Lynne and Daisy Montague of Living Stages about their upcoming working-c... Read more

Bill Resnick talks with Mike Parker of the Richmond (CA) Progressive Alliance

Airs at: Mon, 04/28/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick interviews Mike Parker, Progressive Alliance candidate for Mayor of Richmond, California. They discuss Richmond's battles with Chevron over its Richmond refinery, the corporation's failure to pay taxes, the pollution the refinery causes, and the company's attem... Read more

Increasing Incarceration of Women and Girls in Oregon

Airs at: Mon, 04/28/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Iven Hale and Frann Michel report on a Partnership for Safety and Justice panel discussion about the increasing incarceration of women and girls in Oregon. Panelists included Piper Kerman of Orange is the New Black fame; Fariborz Pakseresht, Director of the Oregon Youth Au... Read more

the Left & the Law: the Innocence Project

Airs at: Mon, 04/28/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken and Mike Snediker discuss the Innocence Project which seeks to free those wrongfully convicted of crimes. They discuss the development of DNA technology that made it possible to discover the large numbers of wrongful convictions, and the reasons for those many m... Read more

Kim Thatcher Interview

Airs at: Mon, 04/28/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Republican Kim Thatcher currently holds the seat in House District 25 but is running for the seat in Senate District 13.  She talked with Don Merrill about why a return to vocational training in high school is important for kids who may not choose college, how checks and ba... Read more

Jim Thompson Interview

Airs at: Fri, 04/25/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Jim Thompson is an Oregon Republican who is running for House District 23.  He talked with Don Merrill about why he thinks his district is ready for a Repubican, why he is not a proponent for marijuana and why, as a strong constitutional republican, he believes opponents to... Read more