Shows for October 2009

Fri, Oct 30

Lottery Profits

How much of the profits from video lottery terminals should bar and tavern owners get to keep?

Thu, Oct 29

Northwest Passages: Jon Raymond

Writer Jon Raymond, fresh from winning the Oregon Book Award for fiction.

Wed, Oct 28

Legislating from Home

Should Oregon legislators meet — and vote — from home instead of from Salem?

Tue, Oct 27

Algae and Seabirds

What should be done to help birds affected by a slimy foam off the coast of Oregon and Washington?

Mon, Oct 26

Rx: Medicare Reimbursement

How do low Medicare reimbursement rates affect healthcare in Oregon? How will that care change if the rates go up?

Fri, Oct 23

No Place to Call Home: Rural Homelessness

The next in our No Place to Call Home series takes a look at homelessness in rural areas.

Thu, Oct 22

Pregnancy Pounds

How much is too much weight to gain if you're pregnant? A new study aims to keep obese women from gaining any weight at all.

Wed, Oct 21

Race and Representation

How important is it that your elected representatives share your ethnic or racial background?

Tue, Oct 20

Carbon Offsets

What are the benefits of a carbon offset?

Mon, Oct 19

Class Size

Does class size affect student achievement?

Fri, Oct 16

Reading the Northwest Weather

What would you like to know from one of the region's most prominent weather experts?

Thu, Oct 15

North Coast Wal-Mart

Can local businesses co-exist or even thrive in the presence of Wal-Mart?

Wed, Oct 14

As We Are: Child Free

The next in our As We Are series explores what it is like to choose not to have children.

Tue, Oct 13

Rx: Individual Mandates

Should the government be able to require you to purchase health insurance?

Mon, Oct 12

No Place to Call Home: Chronic Homelessness

What are the unique challenges of dealing with chronic homelessness?

Fri, Oct 9

The Future of Journalism

How will cuts and restructuring at the Oregonian affect news coverage across the state?

Thu, Oct 8

Northwest Passages: Sherman Alexie

An hour with the poet, novelist, and filmmaker Sherman Alexie.

Wed, Oct 7

Changing Climate Change

How would proposed climate change legislation in Congress and new EPA regulations affect you?

Tue, Oct 6

Town Hall 2.0

How should government agencies use social networking?

Mon, Oct 5

H1N What?

What are you most, or least, worried about when it comes to this year's flu season?

Fri, Oct 2

Rurban Living

Can farms and cities co-exist inside the Urban Growth Boundary?

Thu, Oct 1

Green Shoots?

Is Oregon seeing signs of an economic recovery?