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07.02.26 Quality of Salem's Drinking Water
Is Salem's drinking water safe? Where does it come from? What does it take to make it potable? Lacey Goeres-Priest, water quality supervisor with the City of Salem s...
07.02.26 Willamette Block Party: Reflections on Juneteenth
Willamette Block party explores "community" with a report from Salem's Juneteenth celebration: the overall vibe, efforts to engage with Black residents with a survey, ...
06.26.26 Exploring a Third Reconstruction to Preserve Democracy
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, what kind of country do we want to become? In this bonus episode of Policy for the People, Taifa Butler, Preside...
06.25.26 Holla Explores Ebony Collective CDC
Holla for Labor talks with Satoya Bentley of the Ebony Collective Community Development Corp. in Portland about its mission to build, support and sustain an ecosystem ...
06.23.26 Juneteenth 2026 in Salem OR
Hear from leaders in the Black community and people who enjoyed the 2026 Juneteenth celebration in Salem Oregon's Riverfront Park. We focus on the question: what does ...
06.23.26 Archeological Dig to Tell Story of Indian Manual Labor Training School in Salem OR
Learn more about Salem's history with this report from an archeological dig in June 2026 to find the stories and artifacts from the Indian Manual Training School (1843...
06.18.26 Virginia Green & Shine On Salem
Virginia Green, local Salem historian, turns 100 in July! She talks about SHINE - an online platform she produced to document Salem's (& Marion County's) history (shin...
06.17.26 Conservation Spotlight Explores a Polk County Youth-Led Garden
Conservation Spotlight talks with Lua Siegel with the Luckiamute Valley Charter Schools in Polk County. They explore a program that gives youth hands-on education abou...
06.16.26 Monmouth Monthly Celebrates Summer
Monmouth Monthly shares the exciting things going on in Monmouth & Independence Oregon during the month of July, with Andrea from the YMCA of Monmouth-Independence and...
06.16.26 GPP - Edustaff Update & Final Salem-Keizer School District Budget
Girlypop Politics provides an update on Edustaff - a third party system used by Salem-Keizer Public Schools to hire & train substitute teachers. They also give an over...
06.12.26 Girlypop Politics Digs Into How Salem Keizer Public Schools Manages Substitute Teachers
Girlypop Politics talks with substitute teacher Ross Swartzendruber about the recent change in the way Salem Keizer Public Schools hires, trains and manages substitute...
06.11.26 Policy for the People Examines New Report on Oregon Economy
In this episode of Policy for the People, Policy Analyst Tyler Mac Innis explores the meaning of a recent report by the Oregon Center for Public Policy examining Orego...
06.04.26 Willamette Block Party Rolls Out Summer Events
Willamette Block Party explores Black culture and economic opportunity. For June - a community round-up with local Juneteenth celebrations & their meaning, other commu...
06.03.26 Keeping Oregon Oregon Explores Land Preservation Programs
Keeping Oregon Oregon talks with Travis Williams, President & CEO of the Willamette River Preservation Trust, about restoring and preserving special places in Oregon.
06.02.26 Elephant in the Room Explores Columbia Riverkeeper's Goals for the River
Elephant in the Room talks with Lauren Goldberg, Executive Director of Columbia Riverkeeper, on the climate-related challenges to the Columbia River Basin, and opportu...
05.29.26 Congresswoman Andrea Salinas Salem Town Hall May 2026
Hear the highlights from a town hall hosted by Congresswoman Andrea Salinas as she fielded constituent's questions, Tue May 26th at Chemeketa Community College.
05.28.26 Holla for Labor Explores Sickle Cell Disease
Holla for Labor explores sickle cell anemia and the annual Dr. Charles Drew Community Blood Drive with Charleta Malone, American Red Cross; Pastor Marcia Taylor, Sickl...
05.22.26 Joys of Electric Car Ownership
Find out what it's like owning an electric car with Marc Albert, who's owned all-electric vehicles for over 10 years. Find out the pros, how to get around the "cons", ...
05.20.26 Conservation Spotlight Prepares Us for Wildfire Season
Conservation Spotlight prepares us for wildfire season with Alison Green from the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s office. They discuss what it really takes to be prepared....
05.19.26 "Salem History Moment" Producer Shares Her Love of Guide Dogs
Meet Kimberli Fitzgerald, Salem Historic Landmarks Commision and the producer of "Salem History Moment" on KMUZ's Willamette Wake Up show. She shares her experience wi...