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10.07.25 Elephant in the Room Spotlight on Coffin Butte Landfill, Part 2
Elephant in the Room continues the discussion of environmental impacts of Coffin Butte landfill, with Ken Ecklund, former chair of Benton County's Solid Waste Advisory...
Ethics Commission Findings on Salem Mayor & Councilors on "Seriel Communications"
Brian Hines, blogger on Salem issues, spoke about the Oregon Ethics Commission's findings concerning a complaint he lodged last winter, on the process used by Mayor Ju...
10.02.25 Willamette Block Party Explores Community Building with Sarah Arbuckle
Join hosts Xavier and Allie as they welcome their first guest Sarah Arbuckle, Chief of Staff to Oregon State Representative, Hòa Nguyễn, (HD 48). Hear how Sarah is bui...
09.30.25 Elephant in the Room Explores Coffin Butte Landfill - Part 1
Elephant in the Room explores the environmental impacts of methane gas emissions from Coffin Butte landfill and other issues related to the management of this landfill...
09.25.25 Holla for Labor talks with State Rep. Travis Nelson
Holla for Labor talks with Oregon State Representative Travis Nelson regarding his new appointment to the National Democratic Party and as the Treasurer of the Congres...
09.25.25 Punx in the Park 2025
Punx in the Park is a concert and resource fair for at risk youth in Marion County. Hear the report about the purpose and activities from this year's event on August ...
09.23.25 Monmouth's Senior Center - a "Third Space"
Monmouth Monthly talks with Barbara Cronin about the city's Senior Center and its programs; and, how it serves as a "third space" for Monmouth residents.
09.17.25 Conservation Spotlight Explores Silverton's Oak Tree Preservation
Conservation Spotlight talks with Eric Hammond, Council member for the City of Silverton, who explains the conservation events and programs in his community, including...
09.16.25 Monmouth Monthly Explores The Wall that Heals
Monmouth Monthly talks with the curators of "The Wall that Heals" - an exhibit coming to the City of Independence Sept 18 - 22. A replica of the Vietnam Memorial trave...
09.01.25 Meet AFSCME Local 2067 with Steve Hall
Happy Labor Day! Hear how City of Salem employees serve residents and the value of an organized workforce with AFSCME Local 2067 President Steve Hall.
09.04.25 Willamette Block Party - Where Black Culture, Business & Community Come Alive
In this first episode of Willamette Block Party, program hosts Xavier Hudson, Allie Saunders and Ray White explain how this monthly program will center Black voices, h...
09.03.25 Keeping Oregon Oregon Explores Farm & Forest Land Preservation
Keeping Oregon Oregon explores farm & forest land preservation with Nellie McAdams, fifth generation hazelnut farmer, executive director of Oregon Agricultural Trust, ...
09.11.25 Policy for the People Explores the Fight for Better Pay & Rights for Rideshare Drivers
Policy for the People talks with Nathaniel Hudson-Hartman and Joe Jackson, rideshare drivers and organizers with Drivers Union Oregon. They discuss the essential natur...
09.09.2025 Urban League Unpacked Explores Workforce Development Opportunities
Urban League Unpacked shines a light on how Urban League of Portland is building pathways to economic prosperity across Oregon. Hear how the Workforce & Small Business...
08.28.25 Holla Reflects on the Power of Organized Labor with Graham Trainor, OR AFL-CIO
Holla for Labor talks with Graham Trainor, president of the Orgeon AFL-CIO, on the rising interest in workers unionizing and how labor is pushing back against federal ...
08.26.25 Expungement Clinic in Marion County
Expungement helps Oregonians move past arrests or convictions in this state by erasing their records. Marion County recently opened a monthly expungement clinic to hel...
08.21.25 Braver Angels Explores How "Reds" and "Blues" Alienate Each Other
Braver Angels talks with Rachel Weinstein about her journey into "bridging" the political divide through the Braver Angels organization. Find out how she, raised in a ...
08.20.25 Conservation Spotlight Explores the Cultural Harvest Collective & BIPOC Farmers Co-Op
Conservation Spotlight talks with Nikita Vincent and Erubiel Valladares, about the Cultural Harvest Collective and the Mid-Willamette BIPOC Farmers Co-Op, and how thes...
08.19.25 Monmouth Monthly Talks Trash with Brandt Sanitary Service
Monmouth Monthly talks trash, once again, with Josh Brandt of Brandt’s Sanitary Service. Find out how haulers are adjusting to the Recycling Modernization Act passed b...
08.15.25 Addressing Homelessness in a Changing Political Landscape
Jimmy Jones, Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency, examines the history of addressing homelessness in this country - from criminalizing people who are homeles...