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03.26.25 Meet Ashley Carson Cottingham, Exec Dir of Center for Hope & Safety
The Center for Hope & Safety, providing assistance to survivors and victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking, has a new executive director. M...
03.26.25 Reproductive Health Care in the Mid Willamette Valley
With the uncertainty of federal funding of Medicaid (Oregon Health Plan), Dr. Sara Kennedy, Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette, explains what's at stake for reprod...
03.25.25 A Primer on Salem's "Livability Levy" with the Coalition Leading the Campaign
Hear about Salem’s Operations Levy on the May ballot and what services are at stake for the residents of Salem. Leaders of the Salem Livability Levy Coalition PAC - Da...
03.21.25 Meet Salem's New Fire Chief - Dave Gerboth
Meet Salem's new Fire Chief Dave Gerboth. Find out how the city plans to shift ambulance operations from a private company to the city, new collaborations to create be...
03.19.25 Agricultural Workforce Labor Standards Board
Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste, or PCUN, is Oregon's Farm Workers Union. Executive Director, Reyna Lopez, talks about the challenges farm workers face in gro...
03.19.25 Conservation Spotlight: Meet the Farmer - Nottinghamshire Farms
Conservation Spotlight launches its new miniseries called Meet the Farmer where they hear from growers in the Willamette Valley who are implementing conservation pract...
03.18.25 Exploring Budget Challenges in the City of Independence
Independence Mayor Kate Schwarzler and City Manager Kenna West talk about the city's budget and how they're engaging the community in shaping it. They discuss the hist...
03.18.25 Monmouth Monthly Explores the Monmouth Business Association
Monmouth Monthly talks with Roxanne Beltz, Monmouth Business Association (MBA), about ways it's making Monmouth even more fun. The MBA offers a space for small busines...
03.13.25 Policy for the People Explores Wage Boards for Farmworkers
Policy for the People talks with Ira Cuello-Martinez of PCUN, Oregon’s Farmworker Union, about the tough working conditions that farmworkers in Oregon endure, and why ...
03.07.25 Legislative Update with Rep. Tom Andersen (House Dist 19)
Salem Area State Representative Tom Andersen gives a civics lesson on how a bill becomes a law, then talks about legislation he's sponsoring or following, including th...
03.05.25 Keeping Oregon Oregon Explores Legislation Affecting Agriculture
Keeping Oregon Oregon talks with Alice Morrison, Friends of Family Farmers, about the organization and their 2025 legislative priorities. Bills which would ensure the ...
03.04.25 Elephant in the Room Explores Ecumenical Earth Summit 2025
Elephant in the Room talks with Pattie Sloan, Salem Environmental Faith Network, about the Ecumenical Earth Summit coming in March, which will explore disaster prepare...
02.27.25 Holla for Labor Explores Transforming Unions for the Future
Holla for Labor celebrates Black History Month with a panel discussion on how the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists increased women and people of color in leadership ...
02.26.25 Federal Budget Implications for Reproductive Health Care
Dr. Sara Kennedy, Planned Parenthood of Columbia Willamette (PPCW), explores the ramifications for loss of health care in Oregon, if there are large cuts to the Oregon...
02.25.25 Salem Public Library Services & Programs
Salem residents will be voting in May 2025 to fund the city library, Senior Center Plus, and parks and recreation services. In this episode, Salem City Librarian, Brid...
02.20.25 Braver Angels & Citizens Commission on Immigration
Braver Angels is a national organization with state & local alliances. Its mission is to get people with different political points of view to listen to one another, w...
02.19.25 Salem Health and the Use of Virtual Nursing
Salem Health Hospital & Clinics are using "virtual" nurses to enhance patient care and support their "on-the-ground" health teams. Sarah Horn and Theresa Johnson share...
02.19.25 Conservation Spotlight Explores Rogue Farm Corps
Conservation Spotlight talks with Kait Crowley, Farmer Training Program Manager for Rogue Farm Corps (RFC). Kait will share how RFC trains and equips the next generati...
02.18.25 Monmouth Monthly Explores Western Oregon University
Monmouth Monthly welcomes Western Oregon University President (WOU), Jesse Peters and Executive Director of the WOU Foundation, Katie Wojke. They discuss what makes WO...
02.14.25 Salem Keizer NAACP on DEI & Black History Month
RJ Hampton, Salem-Keizer NAACP President, responds to efforts by the federal government to dismantle Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI) programs and how the local NAAC...
02.14.25 Oregon's Sanctuary Law
States with "sanctuary laws" have gotten in the cross hairs of the federal government, because the laws make it more difficult for federal immigration officers to find...
02.13.25 Policy for the People Explores Tax Filing Assistance
Policy for the People explores two programs to make tax filing free and easy for low and moderate income families: Direct File and Oregon's Tax Infrastructure Grant pr...
02.11.25 Meet Independence Police Chief Tino Banuelos
Meet the new Independence Police Chief, Tino Baneulos. He became the Chief on Jan 1, 2025. Learn about his journey into law enforcement and his vision and priorities f...
02.06.25 How Partnership for Safety & Justice Supports People in the Criminal Justice System
Learn about Partnership for Safety & Justice and the Family Sentencing Alternative Program - a program to keep incarcerated parents connected to their kids. Plus, othe...
02.05.25 Keeping Oregon Oregon Explores Legislation Affecting Land Use Laws
Keeping Oregon Oregon talks with Jim Johnson, Working Lands Policy Director for 1000 Friends of Oregon, about land use legislation to be debated during the 2025 Legisl...
02.04.25 Town Hall Excerpts with U.S. Senator Jeff Merkely and Congresswoman Andrea Salinas
Hear excerpts from the Feb. 2nd Town Hall with U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Andrea Salinas in Salem. Several hundred residents and a dozen local electe...
02.04.25 Elephant in the Room Explores "Forever Chemicals" (PFAS)
Elephant in the Room examines "forever chemicals" with Crystal Weston, Oregon Environmental Council. She'll address the dangers to public health and the environment po...
02.03.25 Update with State Rep. Tom Andersen
State Rep.Tom Andersen talks about how the Oregon legislative session is going, two weeks into the session, bills that he's introduced and highlights from yesterday's ...
01.30.25 Salem Police Dept: Strategic Plan Update
Salem Police Chief Trevor Womack, four years on the job, shares his vision for Salem's law enforcement agency and the strategic plan to implement the vision. He'll tal...
01.29.25 Campaign for the Public Interest
Tom Ellis, Salem community member, shares his proposal to spearhead nonviolent resistance to tyranny and to hold elected officials accountable to democratic principles...