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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

Garrett Rosenthal Interview

Airs at: Thu, 04/24/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Garrett Rosenthal is a Democrat running for House District seat 37.  He talked with Don Merrill about how some of the revenue problems in timber counties might be related to taxpayer choice, why him being a policy wonk will serve his constituents and how his environmental e... Read more

Dennis Richardson Interview

Airs at: Mon, 04/21/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Dennis Richardson is a Republican lawmaker in the Oregon legislature who wants to be Oregon's next Govenor.  He talked with Don Merrill about why Cover Oregon needs to be scrapped, why trade with China is essential to Oregon's economy and why a baseball analogy best applies... Read more

Jerry Greenfield Interview

Airs at: Sat, 04/19/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Jerry Greenfield is one-half of the famous Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream.  He was in Portland as part of Ben and Jerry's "Free Ice Cream Day", an event the company holds once a year to thank customers.  He talked with Don Merrill about company subsidaries operating in Israeli s... Read more

Darren Karr Interview

Airs at: Mon, 04/14/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Darren Karr is an Independent who is registered as a Republican and running for Oregon's Govenor.  He talked with Don Merrill about how he's focusing on younger rather than older voters in his campaign, why Governor Kitzhaber and Dennis Richardson aren't necessarily shoe in... Read more

Delinda Delgado Morgan Interview

Airs at: Mon, 04/14/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Delinda Delgado Morgan is a Republican seeking the US First Congressional Seat for Oregon.  She talked with Don Merrill about how charities and individuals rather than government need to provide for the health care needs of insurance-less people, why Congress should be more... Read more