Legislation

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Civil Liberties Watch: Addressing the Upcoming Security Bill

Airs at: Sun, 01/27/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
And now, the latest edition of KBOO's Weekly series Civil Liberties Watch, with Linda Olson-Osterlund Read more

Interview with Bev Harris from Black Box Voting

Airs at: Thu, 01/10/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
Please join Ani Haines and Melodie Silverwolf on Positively Revolting Talk Radio for an enlightening interview with Bev Harris, Founder and Director of Black Box Voting (http://www.blackboxvoting.org/) America's Elections Watchdog Group. Read more

Senatorial Candidate John Frohnmayer

Airs at: Mon, 01/21/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
Jay Thiemeyer speaks with Independent Party Senatorial Candidate John Frohnmayer. Frohnmayer is a lawyer, author and ethicist. He served as Chairman of the National Endowment For The Arts during the first Bush administration. Read more

Steelworkers protest hazardous imports

Airs at: Wed, 01/16/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
 On Wednesday, January 16, the local branch of the steelworkers union led a coalition of groups that marched on  Senator Gordon Smith’s Portland office. The protestors called on the Senator to take action on the problem of imports that are hazardous to our health.    Read more

People Rise Up - News Wrap

Airs at: Tue, 01/15/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  People Rise Up
A news wrap today.  Stories broadcast under fair use included: For Sale:  West's deadly nuclear secrets Iraq war has ground forces stretched thin Judges dismiss suit seeking damages for Guantanamo torture US officer cleared of Abu Ghraib abuse Microsoft seeks patent for off... Read more

Gray To Green - Storm Water Management

Airs at: Tue, 01/08/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Host Barbara Bernstein invites Portland city officials onto her show to discuss the city's storm water management systems. Her guests today are Dean Marriott, Director of the Bureau of Environmental Services, and Lisa Libby, Sam Adams' Senior Environmental Policy Director.... Read more

Racial Disparity in the Oregon Prison System

Airs at: Wed, 01/09/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Xicanismo
Host Carlos Chavez explores the topics of racial justice and racial disparity in the Oregon Prison System with Caylor Rolin of the Portland-based Partnership for Safety and Justice, a group seeking to unite people convicted of crime, survivors of crime, and the families of ... Read more

Pro-recreation and anti-habitat: BLM plan exposed!

Airs at: Sun, 01/06/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
 A group of hunting and fishing advocates says the Bureau of Land Management’s new plan for public lands in Western Oregon focuses too much on increasing timber production and creating “ATV playgrounds,” and not enough on saving fish and wildlife habitat.  KBOO’s Spencer ... Read more

Brandon Mayfield triumphs for Civil Liberties

Airs at: Mon, 01/07/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
 Next we have our recurring news segment Civil Liberties Watch. Kboo reporter Linda Olson-Osterlund speaks with Oregon attorney Brandon Mayfield for an update on his case against the Patriot Act. Read more

Vigil for Domestic Partnership Law Delay

Airs at: Tue, 01/01/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Candlelight vigils will replace a celebration that the groupBasic Rights Oregon had expected to host tonight.     This follows the news that a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on Friday, delaying the implementation of Oregon's new Domestic Partnership law.... Read more