War/Peace

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Ubu Weblog  Okay, so this is a blog... This is the Ubu Hour weblog. I've never done a blog before and I really don't know what I'm doing here or why I'm doing this.  Maybe to try and generate some kind of discussion on radio theater, and to announce what will be coming up on... Read more

War funding

Airs at: Wed, 08/22/2007 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Every day, Oregonians are paying more for the Iraq War…and the costs continue to rise. A new report shows the state’s taxpayers have already spent $3.7 billion on the war.   KBOO’s Owen (Bass-table) Bastable provided this report along with the Oregon News Service.  Read more

Anti-War Rally

Airs at: Tue, 08/21/2007 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
ON TUESDAY EVENING AT THE US ARMY AND MARINE RECRUITING CENTER IN NORTHEAST PORTLAND, A SMALL AND VARIED GROUP OF PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER TO PROTEST THE WAR IN IRAQ. ARRIVING IN ONES AND TWOS, THEY CAME WITH SIGNS, BANNERS AND GUITARS.  ONE WOMEN EVEN BROUGHT TWIRLING FLAGS FOR... Read more

Noble Resolve Interview: Joint Forces Command

Airs at: Wed, 08/15/2007 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Next week, from August 20th to 24th, the U.S. military will be conducting what they call an 'experiment' in Portland, called 'Operation Noble Resolve 07-2'.  All military branches, as well as the Northern Command and the Joint Forces Command, will be participating in th... Read more

Capt. May interview/Noble Resolve pt. 4: Death Map

Airs at: Wed, 08/15/2007 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Presswatch
Capt. May of Ghost Troop, military affairs correspondent for the Texas Iconoclast, discusses the ongoing revelations about the Noble Resolve exercise scheduled for Aug. 20 in Portland, including the exposure of a detailed atomic blast map composed in April by a neocon-led s... Read more

Town Hall on the Iraq War

Airs at: Mon, 08/13/2007 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
U.S. Senator for Oregon, Ron Wyden, held a town hall meeting in Portland today to hear community response to the war in Iraq. KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg spoke with local activist Martha Odom, who attended the town hall. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for August 13, 2007

Airs at: Sun, 08/12/2007 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
This program, hosted by Frann Michel, features a round table discussion about transportation issues in the Portland area with Bill Resnick and local transportation activists. Denise Morris reviews the movies about organic farming "The Real Dirt on Farmer John." Jay Thie... Read more

Youth peace tour

Airs at: Wed, 08/08/2007 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
A group of teen peacemakers are in Portland today to celebrate and honor local peacemakers.  Tonight the group will be presenting at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church – Community Center, Between NE 8th & 9th just South of Alberta at 6:30 pm. KBOO Reporter Kurt Ackerson spoke with... Read more

Department of peace city council

Airs at: Tue, 08/07/2007 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Today the Portland City Council unanimously voted in favor of a resolution calling for a Federal Department of Peace. A number of local residents spoke in favor of the resolution at this morning’s City Council meeting. The following are statements from Kathleen Pequeno (pay-... Read more

Hiroshima Day Commemoration

Airs at: Sun, 08/05/2007 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Today marks the anniversary of the world’s first nuclear bomb explosion.  That bomb was dropped by the United States airforce on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6th 1945.  It was followed three days later by a second nuclear bomb, also dropped by the U.S. airforce, on Nagasaki, J... Read more