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KBOO Election Season - Board Candidate Deadline: Aug 7th

Are you a KBOO member? Do you have skill and vision that would be put to good use on the KBOO Board of Directors? We are seeking candidates for this year’s board election.  The term of office is three years. This year there are four seats open.  All board members attend... Read more

On Radically Loving the World

On Radically Loving the WorldHear this as audio with music Let me ask what might seem a very naïve question:  Why are we so willing to trash the world we live in?  Or to be a little less naïve, Why do we allow those who govern our world to destroy, pollute, and enslave t... Read more

The High Price for Cheap Sex

Normal 0 The High Price for Cheap SexA student organized event to raise awareness of modern day slavery February 16, 2010 Portland State University SMSU 327, 328, 329 7:00 PM There are more than 27 million slaves in the world today,   more than at the heig... Read more

Bella Organics Farm's Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze

KBOO is a proud media partner for Bella Organics Farm's Portland Pumpkin Farm and Twilight Maze When: Now till 10/31 Where: Bella Organics Farm - 16205 NW Gillihan RD. Portland, OR 97231 > Directions Cost: Corn Maze : Free for 5 and under - $5.00 for ages 6- 12, and senior... Read more

68--TEXT--DESNOS--22 short pieces--available for reading, performing, producing, etc.

Hi, Typed out for easy reading for performance these 22 short pieces by Desnos which are available for anyone to pick up if you find any of them interesting (and I think they are very interesting). By the way, in the last poem it is "Rrose" with two r's.  It's an alias used ... Read more

Job Opening - Web Coordinator

Do you have a knack for online social networks, experience building websites, and a passion for community media?  We're looking to hire a new Web Coordinator to help redefine what radio can become in the digital realm.  KBOO is home to hundreds of volunteers looking to s... Read more

Augustine and Charcot

Movie Mole review of AugustineThe film is based on historical events involving the nineteenth-century French doctor Jean Martin Charcot, also known as the father of neurology, known for identifying and advancing the understanding of Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's diseas... Read more

PressWatch: Venezuela Coltan War; Porkachoo!

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September 2011 Book Recommendations from Multnomah County Library

A Multnomah County Library Booklist for KBOO Listeners h2, h3 {padding-bottom: -15px; margin-bottom: -15px;} Many thanks to Multnomah County Librarian Steve Casburn Four strong winds : Ian & Sylvia by John Einarson with Ian Tyson & Sylvia Tyson. (Toronto : McClelland & Stew... Read more

Racist dog-whistles

As usual, Digby says it better than I can:Here's a piece of McCain campaign manager Rick Davis's press release from last week:Barack Obama is the biggest celebrity in the world, comparable to Tom Cruise, Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. As he told Congressional Democrats... Read more