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04.24.25 Holla for Labor Explores Worker Engagement in the Workplace
Holla for Labor talks with Sherman Henry, the director of the Labor Institute for Advancing Black Strategists. They explore pathways for workers in the south to find w...
Braver Angels Talks with Miles: The Nomadic Centrist
Braver Angels encourages people with opposing political views to have conversations that help identify common ground. In this episode, we examine how people can be ste...
04.16.25 Conservation Spotlight Explores the Work of the Luckiamute Watershed Council
Conservation Spotlight talks with the staff of the Luckiamute Watershed Council (LWC). The LWC's mission is engage and assist landowners and communities in the volunta...
04.15.25 Monmouth Monthly Celebrates City Volunteers
April is Volunteer Appreciation Month. Monmouth Monthly shines the light on Melody Barrett & Sharon Oberst, volunteers for the Monmouth Arts and Culture Commission; a...
04.10.25 Policy for the People Explores the Trump Budget Blueprint
Policy for the People talks with U.S. Senator Ron Wyden about the Trump administration’s “budget blueprint” and how it would impact Oregonians. Then, they talk with th...
04.08.25 Sable House in Dallas Oregon Serves Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence
Sable House in Dallas Oregon serves victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Rochelle Juarez, executive director, talks about this type of violence and h...
04.04.25 State Rep. Tom Andersen with Legislative Update
State Rep. Tom Andersen (House District 19) discussed legislative process, a typical day at the Capitol, and specific legislation affecting people in the mid-Willamett...
04.03.25 Qingming Festival & Salem's Chinese History
Qingming is a Chinese festival that honors the ancestors. It's celebrated in Salem & Keizer due to the Chinese influence in the area during the late 1800s / early 190...
04.02.25 An Update on Court Appointed State Advocate Program (CASA)
Vanessa Nordyke, Executive Director of Marion CASA, talks about how the agency helps kids in foster care and how cuts in the federal budget affect their ability to adv...
04.02.25 Keeping Oregon Oregon on Loss of Farmland & Health of Agriculture
Keeping Oregon Oregon talks with Mike McCarthy, Farmer Emeritus in the Hood River Valley, regarding the loss of Oregon farmland and the impacts on farmers and their ab...
04.01.25 Elephant in the Room Explores Legislation for Climate Resiliency
Elephant in the Room talks with State Senator Jeff Golden about SB 1187, a bill to set up a Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program, financed by the fossil fuel indust...
03.27.25 Holla Celebrates Women in Labor
Holla for Labor talks with Mamie Pratt, Chair of the Women's Committee, International Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, about women in labor.
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...