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School of the Americas Protest

Categories:

Politics

program:

Evening News

program date:

Tue, 11/20/2007

Twenty-five thousand people gathered last weekend at fort Benning, Georgia, for the 18^th annual vigil to close the School of the Americas – now known as the Western Hemispheric Institute for Security Studies.

The school has been documented to be a training ground for central and south American military officials, many of whom have engaged in torture and attacks on civilians after being trained at the School by U.S. Military officials.

3:17 minutes (3.02 MB)

1121 Our Backyard

Categories:

Environment

program date:

Tue, 11/20/2007

Another edition of the locally produced environmental series, Our Backyard, with KBOO's Edison Carder. This edition: Buy Nothing Day - idealistic gesture or is it something more?

4:06 minutes (3.75 MB)

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Student deported while renewing driver's license

Categories:

Immigration

program:

Evening News

program date:

Tue, 11/20/2007

On Friday a young college student was arrested when she went to the Department of Motor Vehicles in Hillsboro to renew her drivers license.

KBOO reporter Linda Olson-Osterlund has more.

5:38 minutes (5.17 MB)

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City Council Undoes Renaming of 4th Avenue to Ceasar Chavez Avenue

Categories:

Politics

program:

Evening News

program date:

Tue, 11/20/2007

The Portland City Council voted this morning to undo renaming 4^th Avenue to Cesar Chavez Avenue. They also reset the renaming of any other streets back to square one.

KBOO’s Andy Seaton has the Story.

2:58 minutes (2.71 MB)

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Portland Youth Commission Implemented to Advise City

Categories:

Politics

program:

Evening News

program date:

Tue, 11/20/2007

The city of Portland has recently implemented a youth commission to advise the city on matters important to youth. KBOO’s Eoin (Owen) Bastable went to City Hall to find out more:

3:19 minutes (3.04 MB)

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Climate change protest in Portland

Categories:

Environment

program:

Evening News

program date:

Sun, 11/18/2007

On Saturday the United nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released it’s new report on Global Warming.

The UN panel, which shared the Nobel Peace prize with Al Gore , said there is no doubt, Global warming is happening and people all over the earth are feeling it’s effects.

2:30 minutes (2.29 MB)

Portland rally: "We are all traffic"

Categories:

Protest and action

program:

Evening News

program date:

Sun, 11/18/2007

Responding to the rash of recent bike collisions and injuries Portland’s bike community stood in solidarity underneath the Hawthorne bridge this past Saturday.

KBOO’s Michael Ianello spoke with Jonathan Maus from Bike Portland.org about the rally and what Portlanders can do to increase respect on the cities roads.

2:56 minutes (2.69 MB)

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Old Mole Variety Hour for November 19, 2007

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Old Mole Variety Hour

program date:

Sun, 11/18/2007

Hosted by Tom Becker, today's Old Mole features a conversation between Bill Resnick and anthropologist Kamran Asdar Ali about the recent history and current situation in Pakistan. Jan Haaken interviews Portland State Psychology student David Hall about his work on Native American concepts of sustainability. Thabiti Lewis shows us how little we learn about American gangsters from the film "American Gangster." Tom Becker reads what Bob Dylan's retelling of the story of Joe Hill. And Bill Resnick interviews members of the Custodians and Food Service Workers Union who are fighting for a just wage and benefits with the Portland Schools.