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Rhubarb Tarts Recipe from Kim Boyce's Good to the Grain

  (From "Good to the Grain: Baking with Whole-Grain Flours" by Kimberly Boyce) Rhubarb Tarts  Makes 10 individual tarts   Free-form tarts are my favorite way to showcase ripe fruit—they’re delicious, easy and beautiful without being precious. Here, corn flour and rhubarb are... Read more

Close enough to steal

 As has been made abundantly clear, the Republicans only need to keep the election close enough to steal."Also today, critics accused Van Hollen - a Republican serving as the state co-chair of John McCain's presidential campaign - of filing the suit for partisan gain and... Read more

For Posting: Images

Make your post look great by inserting an image, or multiple images, to be displayed with your text.  With the new KBOO website, users will have a new way to upload images into their posts.  I've created this video to demonstrate. Read more

Bob Riddle/Rita Rega/Don Manning

The incomparable Don Manning,. long time host of "Bebop Spoken Here" on KBOO, has passed on Tuesday, September 9, 2014. We collectively owe a debt of gratitude to Don, as well as KBOO managers over these many years, for continuing the tradition of unique jazz hosts on KBOO. ... Read more

More Talk Radio: Public Education in Oregon and the Economic Crisis-March 30, 2009

 This Monday, March 30, our focus will be on public education in Oregon and the economic crisis. What does the future look like for Oregon schools? The guests from Stand for Children,  are Rachel Langford, Portland Director, and Mike Rosen, member. As a primer, you might... Read more

animal resistance

For the Old Mole Variety Hour , June 6, 2011.     Last week, a 200-pound black bear showed up outside Tualatin Elementary school, and another black bear was found up a tree near Clark College and a high school. This is probably not a sign of the bear market in educat... Read more

Tillicum Wawa with Cynthia King/News on Winnemem Wintu/Upcoming "Return Voyage" Event

What a great learning opportunity, speaking with Cynthia King, Native herbalist and owner of The Herb Shed! Her specialty is aromatherapy...at one point she sprayed cedar mist in the air room. The calming and balancing effects left us very relaxed. I thinks that could be... Read more

Sarah Palin; Evita or Dan Quayle

Have you seen the video of the Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin. She's at a Turkey farm to pardon a turkey as part of her official duties. Following the event  Governor Palin gives an interview for television  in the background clearly visible is a worker slaughtering tu... Read more

Goodbye Listener's Guide, Hello Additional Promotional Opportunities

Greetings esteemed KBOO supporters, Well, the final Listener's Guide has been released, and thus comes the end of an era. Some of you have been advertising in the Guide for longer than I've been at KBOO, which is a long time indeed. We have been grateful for your supp... Read more

Music Library: New Jazz Releases November 12, 2014

The Bad Plus            Inevitable Western            Okeh Alexis Cole            A Kiss In the Dark            Chesky Candido            The Master                Chesky Rene Fleming        Christmas in New York        Decca Bill Frisell            Guitar in the Space Age... Read more