
Sage Van Wing
Sage Van Wing is the executive producer of Oregon Public Broadcasting's daily talk show, "Think Out Loud."
She has produced daily news programs at other NPR affiliate stations Vermont Public Radio, KUOW in Seattle and KQED in San Francisco.
She graduated from Stanford University with a degree in anthropology.
While in Vermont, she became an expert sledder. While in Seattle, she learned to bike in the rain. Sage hopes someday to become an expert taxidermist.
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REBROADCAST: A conversation with Darcelle from 2016
We listen back to a conversation we recorded with legendary Portland drag queen Darcelle, who died last week at age 92.

Students from Portland’s Jefferson High School win top honors at national dance competition
Students from North Portland's Jefferson High School made history earlier this month when two of them won choreography awards at the National High School Dance Festival. It was the first time any school won top honors for two different pieces.

Lawmakers consider changes to make Oregon more attractive to the semiconductor industry
States all over the country are hoping to lure federal money, and semiconductor companies, after Congress recently passed the CHIPS bill. In Oregon, lawmakers are considering a major overhaul of longstanding land-use laws to do just that.

Court rules National Marine Fisheries Service must protect Humpback whales
Last week a federal judge ruled that the National Marine Fisheries Service can no longer continue to issue permits for the incidental take of humpback whales when they get tangled in sablefish pot gear off the West coast. The lawsuit was filed by the nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity.
Oregon faces holes in mental health services
For too many Oregonians, having a mental illness or substance use problem means repeated failed attempts to get help, and then experience a crisis: an emergency department visit, isolation in a jail cell, or an involuntary stay at the state’s overwhelmed psychiatric hospital. OPB health reporter Amelia Templeton talked to experts throughout the state to learn about several of the most pressing elements of the crisis — and about promising strategies to address them.

Jefferson High School dancers win national award
Students from North Portland’s Jefferson High School made history earlier this month. Two members of the Jefferson Dancers won awards for choreography at the National High School Dance Festival. It was the first time any school won top honors for two different pieces.

Health care organization plans to convert former hotel in Seaside into housing
The health care organization CareOregon has purchased a former Red Lion Hotel in Seaside with the goal of turning it into both workforce housing and permanent supportive housing for people with behavioral health needs.
Washington state launches ‘cap and invest’ program
Tow years ago, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed the Washington State Climate Commitment Act into law. It requires businesses to buy permits for the greenhouse gases they produce. The first auction for permits was held last week, and the state announced that they sold out quickly, with an average price nearly double that of the most recent cap-and-trade auction held by California and Quebec.
Former hotel in Seaside to become behavioral health and workforce housing
The healthcare organization CareOregon has purchased a former Red Lion Hotel in Seaside, Oregon, with the goal of turning it into both workforce housing and permanent supportive housing for people with behavioral health needs. CareOregon's Columbia Pacific CCO will run the building and provide mental health and addiction treatment support. Two-thirds of the building will house healthcare workers.

New documentary explores Lyme disease controversies
Winslow Crane-Murdoch, the co-director of a new documentary about Lyme disease, joins us to talk about his film “The Quiet Epidemic,” and the history and controversy surrounding medical treatment of the disease.