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Voices from the Edge on 04/01/2010

Airs at: Thu, 04/01/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza discuss the Independent Police Review process. About the program… Join co-hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza every Thursday morning as they bring you informative guests and lively discussions about the issues that are important to you... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 3/25/10

Airs at: Thu, 03/25/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
This fall, Portlanders will decide whether to continue their experiment with voter-owned elections. The question becomes more relevant in the wake of Citzens United vs. Federal Elections Commission, a recent Supreme Court ruling that removed bans on corporate campaign spend... Read more

Community Calendar, Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Airs at: Wed, 03/24/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Community Calendar
KBOO COMMUNITY CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2010 ******************* This is Kellyn with your COMMUNITY CALENDAR for WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2010. There is another opportunity to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Those born in the Year of the Tiger receive free admission to th... Read more

Labor for Single Payer & Portland Teachers Struggle

Airs at: Mon, 03/22/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
California Nurses leader  Michael Lighty discusses thedisastrous healthcare legislationnow in Congress, and prospects for the single payer, Medicare-for-all movement on the national and state level. Portland Association of Teachers organizer Dee Simmons expounds on the new ... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 03/18/10

Airs at: Thu, 03/18/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Counting Heads: What's right and what's wrong with the 2010 census Its been happening every decade since 1790. As mandated by the constitution, the U.S. Census Bureau determines the population of the nation, the results used to allocate congressional seats, electoral votes ... Read more

March 15 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 03/15/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Hosted by Bill Resnick and featuring the powerful protest music of Mavis Staples, this show includes a discussion of the real feasibility of replacing coal and nuclear power with wind and solar; a conversation critical of the "reality" show "Undercover Bosses"; and an anal... Read more

"Undercover Boss": Reality TV?

Airs at: Mon, 03/15/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 This is "Reality TV"? --  Corporate CEOs as heroes of the working class?  Mark Brenner of Labor Notes and the Old Mole's Denise Morris discuss the new TV series "Undercover Boss."  Brenner recently published "Reality TV Gives Corporate America a Big Wet Kiss" in Labor Note... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 03/11/10

Airs at: Thu, 03/11/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
The appointment of Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler as state treasurer last Tuesday churned county and state political waters this week. Wheeler, appointed by Governor Kulongoski to fill the vacancy created by State Treasurer Ben Westlund's death, is now better positioned... Read more

Women in the Trades

Airs at: Mon, 03/08/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 What's it like to be a woman in the construction trades?   Johnanna Brenner talks with an electrician and a steam fitter about about the challenges facing women trying to break into and stay in the construction trades. They discuss how women support each other to meet tho... Read more

Community Calendar, Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Airs at: Wed, 03/03/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Community Calendar
KBOO COMMUNITY CALENDARWEDNESDAY, March 3, 2010*******************This is Kellyn with your COMMUNITY CALENDAR for WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2010.  Portland Community College is having a part-time faculty recruiting fair for positions at PCC's interim site in Newberg. This event w... Read more