Oregon Considered
MONTHLY ARCHIVE
On Principle: Artist Analee Fuentes
OPB continues "On Principle: Thoughts on American Democracy," our month-long series from the Oregon Council for the Humanities and independent radio producer David Welch.
Today we meet Analee Fuentes an artist and teacher who lives in Coburg.
Also on Thursday's Oregon Considered
Legislative Session Winds Down Amid Chaos
Hillstomp Plays Blues Born of Necessity
Chinese Planners Study Portland's 'Smart Growth'
Posted by Michael Clapp
Finding a New Vocabulary for Forests
If you're a writer, philosopher, or poet prone to inspiration among ancient trees, the U.S. Forest Service wants you.
The federal agency is searching for deep thinkers to reflect on people's evolving relationship with their public lands.
The environment wars can quickly descend into bewildering mumbo-jumbo, a fog of anadromous, riparian, biennial bureacratese. How about some poetry and prose?
Also on Wednesday's Oregon Considered
House Debates Education Stability Plan
Pesticide Ban Near Salmon Streams Upheld
ODOT Chief Bruce Warner to Lead PDC
Multnomah Deputy to Serve on Terrorism Task Force
Posted by Michael Clapp
On Principle: Rancher Jane O'Keeffe
OPB continues "On Principle: Thoughts on American Democracy," our month-long series from the Oregon Council for the Humanities and independent radio producer David Welch.
In today's segment we meet Jane O'Keeffe who lives with her husband and family on a cattle ranch in southeast Oregon.
Also on Tuesday's Oregon Considered
Oregon House Prepares to Adjourn
Schools Practice Blind Budgeting, Again
Salem Residents Sound Off About Iraq
Posted by Michael Clapp
Hanford Tours Resume
One of the hottest tourist tickets in the northwest this weekend was a bus ride through the Hanford nuclear reservation in south-central Washington.
The public's been kept out since September 11th 2001. Now limited access has resumed.
It's not a typical tourist attraction. Part of it's been torn down, part of it's in mothballs, and part of it's radioactive.
Also on Monday's Oregon Considered
Double-Dipping Not Part of Campaign Finance Bill
Wyden: No Problems at Guantanamo Bay
Dems Want Iraq Withdrawal Plan
Forest Thinning Could Feed Bioenergy
Tre Arrow Extradition Hearing Begins
Chamber Music NW Celebrates 35th Anniversary
Posted by Michael Clapp
On Principle: Attorney Steve Wax
OPB continues "On Principle: Thoughts on American Democracy," our month-long series from the Oregon Council for the Humanities and independent radio producer David Welch.
Today's segment features Steve Wax, the Federal Public Defender who was the attorney for Brandon Mayfield, the Oregonian falsely detained for alleged terrorist activities.
Also on Thursday's Oregon Considered
Airbus Looks to Increase U.S. Presence
Teachers and Students Study Peace
Civil Unions Bill Goes to Full Senate
Posted by Michael Clapp
Former Dharma Bums Frontman Finds Independence
If you listened to college radio in the early nineties, you know the "Dharma Bums."
The Northwest foursome--led by front man Jeremy Wilson--was expected to be the next "Nirvana" or "Sound Garden" but it didn't quite work out.
In fact, Wilson, fronted two bands that signed contract deals with major record labels during the early 90s; but both labels folded in corporate mergers.
Also on Wednesday's Oregon Considered
Mayor Potter Shakes Up Portland Bureaus
Proposal Emerges for 60 Cent Cigarette Tax Hike
Cigarette Tax Proposal Too Late in the Game
Kulongoski Wields Golden Hammer
Posted by Michael Clapp
On Principle: Librarian Patricia Welch
Today, OPB continues "On Principle: Thoughts on American Democracy," our month-long series from the Oregon Council for the Humanities and independent radio producer David Welch.
We hear from Patricia Welch of North Portland.
Also on Tuesday's Oregon Considered
Setback for 51% School Funding Plan
Initiatives May Upend Washington Gas Tax Compromise
The Northwest Forest Plan, A Decade Later
Australia Must Act to Get Patel
Posted by Michael Clapp
'Kennewick' Case Fails to End Battle Over Bones
A debate over human remains in the Pacific Northwest persists.
Native Americans say studying or displaying the bones of their ancestors is disrespectful.
Scientists contend that some older remains are evidence that other cultures inhabited the region.
Also on Monday's Oregon Considered
Kendra James Shooting Lawsuit Begins
Portland Police Review Division Releases Report
Beavers Strike Out at College World Series
100th Anniversary of Singing Festival
Posted by Michael Clapp
Kulongoski Calls For Draft Discussion
Governor Ted Kulongoski increased the urgency of his calls Thursday for a national discussion on a military draft.
His statement comes on the same day congressional representatives introduced a resolution in Congress calling for President Bush to announce an exit strategy from Iraq.
As Kristian Foden-Vencil reports, the governor says a discussion on the draft is needed because it's unfair to continually rotate citizen soldiers into combat.
Also on Thursday's Oregon Considered
Agencies Appeal Salmon Spill Ruling
Teen Drop-Out Rate on the Rise in Oregon
On Principle: Veteran Carvel Cook
Hanford Workers Speak Out About Safety
More Get Help from Summer Food Programs
Posted by Michael Clapp
Bills Headed for the Parliamentary Graveyard
Optimistic insiders at the state capitol in Salem expect Oregon lawmakers to adjourn sometime in the next few weeks.
Those on the pessimistic side say it might take longer than that. Either way, the legislature has reached a point where bills of all kinds falling into a parliamentary graveyard.
Also on Wednesday's Oregon Considered
Judge Rejects Bid to Stop Channel Deepening
Room for Improvement of Warning System
Who Determines When It's Time to Flee?
Making the Case to Save Portland's Air Base
Posted by Michael Clapp | Comments (1)
Demonstrators Prepare for Summer of Logging Protests
Only one logging company cast a bid today for the latest offering in the Biscuit Fire area. The U.S. Forest Service accepted the lone bid for the McGuire Timber Sale in the Siskiyou National Forest.
About a dozen protestors picketed outside where the auction was held and more demonstrators are headed to southern Oregon this summer.
Also on Tuesday's Oregon Considered
Beavers Fans Psyched About College World Series
Frustration Over New Portland School Proposal
Schools Try Screening Test to Prevent Teen Suicide
On Principle: Bookstore Owner Sylla McClellan
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Cultivating New Farmers
The "buy local" trend has had a tremendous impact on agriculture in the Portland metro area.
Farmers markets are popping up everywhere; more people are buying weekly boxes of organic produce from specialty farms; and chefs are shaping their menus based on ingredients from local fields.
This trend has brought some new faces to agriculture, and it's finally reaching a group with a lifetime of farming expertise.
Also on Monday's Oregon Considered
Future of Minnis' Education Stability Plan in Doubt
Rural Organizing Project Begins March
Clarendon Elementary Featured in Writing Film
Commentary: A Parent's Graduation
Posted by Michael Clapp | Comments (1)
De La Salle High School Graduates First Class
High School seniors across Oregon this week are in the thick of final exams and graduation jitters.
At one North Portland private school, graduation anxiety is something of a novelty, the De La Salle seniors are the very first graduating class.
The Catholic school has had its ups and downs since it first opened with fewer than 80 students.
Also on Thursday's Oregon Considered
Judge Expected to Limit Hydropower Production
Lawmakers Back Off Complete Pseudoephedrine Ban
On Principle: Former Lawmaker Norma Paulus
Posted by Michael Clapp | Comments (1)
Rare Mushrooms Could Counter Bioterrorism
Over the years, you've no doubt heard people make different arguments for protecting the remaining stands of old-growth forest in the Northwest.
Here's a new twist on the subject: saving ancient forests as a matter of national defense.
The connection is a local mushroom that could be useful to counter a bioterrorism attack.
Also on Wednesday's Oregon Considered
Oregon Celebrates Mark O. Hatfield Day
Embattled PDC Seeks Public Input
Portland Meets First Goal of Kyoto Protocol
Business' Role in Preventing Identity Theft
Posted by Michael Clapp
Key Parts of Chalkboard Plan Tough to Meet
The education outreach group, Chalkboard Project unveiled recommendations today in hopes of improving K-12 education in Oregon.
Chalkboard addressed 15 areas--12 came with specific recommendations, such as better spending of transportation money and reducing elementary class sizes.
But Chalkboard's executive director, Sue Hildick said they don't have immediate ideas for the three biggest issues.
Also on Tuesday's Oregon Considered
Senate Committee Passes Civil Unions Bill
Charting an Environmental Course After New Carissa
Ripple Effect of Medical Marijuana Ruling
On Principle: Portland Activist Ben Moorad
Posted by Michael Clapp
Halt on Medical Marijuana Cards
The state of Oregon has stopped issuing medical marijuana cards. That decision came after the US Supreme Court ruled Monday that the federal government has the authority to prosecute patients who use pot for medical purposes.
The case came out of California. But it has ramifications for Oregon's medical marijuana program, which has swelled to 10,000 users since it began in 1998.
In a 6-to-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court says federal law clearly makes marijuana illegal and state laws allowing the drug for medicinal purposes don't change that federal policy
Also on Monday's Oregon Considered
Satellite Students Frustrated with U of O Fees
Judge Upholds Election of Washington Governor
Washington Job Losses to Idaho a Myth?
Posted by Michael Clapp
On Principle: Thoughts on American Democracy
Today OPB launches a new month-long series: On Principle: Thoughts on American Democracy.
The Oregon Council for the Humanities and independent producer David Welch have been asking Oregonians to think and talk about core principles of American democracy: individual freedom, justice, economic opportunity, equality, and civic engagement.
More than two hundred years ago these ideals were central to the founding of our country. Can they still bind us together as a nation in the twenty-first century? That's precisely the question On Principle hopes to answer.
Also on Thursday's Oregon Considered
Democrats Offer K-12 Budget Compromise
Posted by Michael Clapp
A Multicultural View of Animals
The different roles that animals play in your life depends not only on your culture but on your particular experience. If you grew up on a farm for example, you probably see a chicken differently than someone who only ever saw poultry shrink-wrapped at the grocery store.
That influence was dramatically illustrated for one Ugandan villager, Asaba Mukobi, when he moved to Oregon. As Kristian Foden-Vencil reports, Mukobi started an award-winning program bringing a multicultural view of animals to African children.
Also on Wednesday's Oregon Considered
Schools Try Dual-Language Education
Momentum to Ban Hard Tablets Used to Make Meth
Push to Recycle More Computers and Electronics
Posted by Michael Clapp
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