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A "Juneteenth" rememberance: confronting racism in Oregon

June 19th marks the 144th anniversary of the landing of federal troops in Galveston, Texas to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation and finally bring slavery to an end throughout the United States. "Juneteenth" has not only become a day to commemorate the end of slavery but... Read more

Service for Hood River Broadcast Disabled Today

Our Hood River transmitter will be down from about 2 PM until 8 PM for engineering work. Read more

Arvie Smith

Arvie Smith has a show up right now at Beppu Wiarda. He says he was very inspired by the election of Barack Obama and the show has something to do with that optimism. The paintings have intense color with often complex compositions and they are tell sories. Listen to the in... Read more

La Contessa de la Luna has'a BookFace, whatever that is

The Contessa doesn't really know what it is, but they call it FaceBook. It seems to be about having friends, and of course a friend is like a warm slipper, or a little tiny bug, or a big fluffy cloud shaped like a little tiny bug. But just don't read about it, read about it... Read more

Pedal with Pride this weekend!

Thursday Starfucker and Lifesavas @ Cleveland High School (music in schools benefit) Soul Nite @ Rotture (monthly soul and r&b dance party) PUFF V @ Clinton St. Theater (5th Annual PDX Underground Film Festival) Telepathe, Nite Jewel, Felshtone, Linger & Quiet @ Holocene (disc... Read more

What do Lents residents really think of Randy Leonard's baseball deal?

At last month's meeting of the Lents Neighborhood Association, Portland City Commissioner Randy Leonard told a less than enthusiastic audience that "Having a Triple A baseball stadium would be the best thing we could ever have happen in Lents." While criticism of the stadiu... Read more

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