In February 2006, Feleti Sevele, Ph.D. became the first commoner and Catholic to become Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tonga. In early April 2006 KBOO international reporter Michael Gene Horowitz quizzed the new PM regarding his government's political and economic objectives.

It took days - often weeks - for governmental agencies and relief organizations to respond to the disaster in the Gulf.

But residents - in the middle of the disaster - didn’t have a choice, and acted immediately.   While countless lives were saved by these first responders, their heroic actions were rarely reported by mainstream media.

This show features a discussion of Real Utopias with Eric Olin Wright, a conversation with Mike Snedeker about the unlawfulness of the Guantanamo prison, a report about the removal of the people of Diego Garcia to make room for the US Airforce, and a movie review of "Raise the Red Lantern".

The spring and summer salmon fishing seasons are officially over and the bottom line is not good for oregon.

Kboo’s Abbey akers reports along with oregon news service