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Is Oregon Ahead of the Capital Punishment Curve?

Airs at: Fri, 12/30/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Normal 0 A new report shows that Oregon is part of a national trend toward the declining use of death sentences and executions. The end-of-year report is from the Death Penalty Information Center in Washington, DC. In collaboration with Oregon news service, KBOO’s... Read more

City Hall Vigil to Lift Camping Ban Continues

Airs at: Fri, 12/30/2011 at 12:00am
Normal 0 Normal 0 The Occupy vigil to end Portland’s camping ban started December first and is continuing a twenty four seven presence at City Hall throughout the holiday season. Organizers call sleeping a human right and the city’s ban unconsti... Read more

"Occupy Oregon" for Cougars and Wolves?

Airs at: Wed, 12/28/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
 The recovery of the gray wolf after its eradication from Yellowstone National Park, almost ninety years ago, demonstrates how crucial keystone species are to the long-term sustainability of the ecosystems they inhabit. But there are many who still regard keystone specie... Read more

Out Loud wraps up 2011

Airs at: Tue, 12/27/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Out Loud
Normal 0 Tonight we focus on 2011 by welcoming back to the studio Heather Perkins and Laura Calvo. Heather shares some music samples from her year-long 365.52.12 project. Laura covers some of the political high lights and low life stories from 2011. Our first music br... Read more

Our year-end wrap-up show. Plus: predictions for 2012

Airs at: Tue, 12/27/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris  It's a grab bag of topics on Abe and Joe's end-of-the-year show. Plus: predictions for 2012.   Read more

Presswatch for 12-22-201

Airs at: Thu, 12/22/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Topics include the National Defense Authorization Act, global warming releases greenhouse gasses, Mayan ruins in Georgia and listener calls. Read more

Debate over Congressional Measures to End Online Piracy Continues

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Oregon senator Ron Wyden is one of three lawmakers that introduced a bill today to protect the free and open internet while still enforcing copyright violations. The bill, known as the Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade, or OPEN Act, provides an alternati... Read more

Protesters Rally in Scappose to Prevent Post Office Shut Down

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The battle to keep Oregon’s rural post offices open continued today with a rally in Scappoose. Although Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley on Friday claimed credit for saving twenty of Oregon’s post offices from closure, twenty one more are still scheduled to be shut down by th... Read more

Group Canvasses North Portland to Save US Postal Service

Airs at: Tue, 12/20/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
This week is the busiest week of the year for the US Postal Service. Despite all the business, the postal service is on the verge of bankruptcy because of a pre-funding mandate imposed by a lame-duck Congress in 2006.  Here in Portland, a door-to-door canvassing group cal... Read more

Kevin Card talks about the crisis facing the U.S. Postal Service.

Airs at: Tue, 12/20/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris Kevin Card, president of the Oregon State Association of Letter Carriers, joins Abe and Joe to discuss the crisis facing the U.S. Postal Service. Also, Joe fills us in on the history of labor in the United States and the state of orga... Read more