Shows for June 2010

Wed, Jun 30

Classes To Cut

School districts around Oregon are slashing their budgets. How do communities choose what to cut and what to keep?

Tue, Jun 29

In Public View

What does it mean to have public records of referendum petition signatures and concealed weapons permits?

Mon, Jun 28

What Are Workers Worth?

As the state budget faces a half-billion dollar shortfall, should public sector employees pay a portion of their health care costs?

Fri, Jun 25

The Choice to Farm

What does it take for a young person in rural Oregon to choose — or not choose — farming as a career?

Thu, Jun 24

Sustaining Business in Rural Oregon

What's the key to building a vibrant economy in rural communities?

Wed, Jun 23

Southern Oregon's Green Economy

Measuring the economic impact of marijuana in Southern Oregon.

Tue, Jun 22

Immigration Law

One new public opinion poll suggests 60 percent of Americans favor Arizona's new immigration law. What about in cities and towns in the northwest?

Mon, Jun 21

Mining for Gold and Chromite

Do mining operations in Oregon need more regulation?

Fri, Jun 18

Drawing for a Living

A conversation with editorial cartoonists.

Thu, Jun 17

The Meaning of Jefferson High

What is the significance of Jefferson High and other neighborhood schools in Portland?

Wed, Jun 16

Cleaning up the Gulf

What are folks from the Northwest seeing and doing in the Gulf of Mexico?

Tue, Jun 15

Cutting Across the Board

What will nine percent cuts, across the board, mean for state services in Oregon?

Mon, Jun 14

Searching for Kyron Horman

What have we learned from the disappearance of a Portland second-grader?

Fri, Jun 11

Getting Back to Work: Retraining

Do job retraining programs work?

Thu, Jun 10

Getting Back to Work: Entrepreneurs

What does it mean to start a new job as your own boss?

Wed, Jun 9

Getting Back to Work: Jobs and Identity

How does a job define who you are?

Tue, Jun 8

Northwest Passages: Paulann Petersen

Oregon's new poet laureate Paulann Petersen writes in sonic riffs.

Mon, Jun 7

Farmers Market Economy

What are the politics of farmers' markets?

Fri, Jun 4

The Bard in Oregon

Exploring the legacy of the Bard, as the Oregon Shakespeare Festival turns 75.

Thu, Jun 3

The Ethics of Egg Donation

What are the medical and ethical issues that arise when women donate their eggs?

Wed, Jun 2

To The Woods

What has an Oregon couple learned from seventeen years living in a trailer in the Coast Range with little electricity and no running water?

Tue, Jun 1

Who Owns the Ocean?

How do federal and state agencies overlap with commercial and environmental interests off the Oregon coast?