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09.10.26 Rally for Moratorium on Data Centers
Hyper scale or A.I. data centers are getting a lot of scrutiny from communities in many states. A recent push by Verrus to site a center in Salem Oregon brought out h...
09.10.26 Policy for the People Explores the Impact of Sales Taxes & Income Taxes
Policy for the People explores what’s happened in states that have cut income taxes while increasing their reliance on sales taxes, with Alexandra Sirota of North Caro...
09.04.26 Girlypop Politics Expores A.I. in Higher Education
Girlypop Politics talks with Holly Scheifelbien, biology instructor at Chemeketa Community College, about what it looks like to be part of a faculty in higher educatio...
09.03.26 Willamette Block Party Shares Voices from the Valley
Willamette Block Party reflects on favorite moments from the year with a compilation of powerful conversations on grace, healing, identity, and building access where t...
09.02.26 Keeping Oregon Oregon Explores Oregon Land Use Goal 10 - Housing
Keeping Oregon Oregon talks with Anna Kemper, Great Communities Program Director with 1000 Friends of Oregon, about Oregon land use Goal 10: Housing. Oregon's Land Use...
09.01.26 School Buses on the Road Again: How to Keep Our Kids Safe
School starts next week and school buses will be on the road again. Resident Debbie Posterick; TJ Crocket, Salem-Keizer Public Schools; and Mark Jantz, Salem Police De...
08.27.26 Holla for Labor Explores the Resurgence of Organized Labor with Graham Trainor
Holla for Labor celebrates labor day early through a conversation with Graham Trainor, Oregon Federation of Labor (formerly AFL-CIO) about the resurgence of organized ...
08.20.26 Salem's North Waterfront Urban Renewal Area: A Primer
Learn about a new Urban Renewal Area (URA) proposed for the City of Salem in the North Riverfront area along Front St. Dana DeKlyen with Salem's Planning Division will...
08.19.26 Conservation Spotlight Continues to Explore the Proposed Detroit Dam Drawdown
Conservation Spotlight continues the conversation from July about the proposed Detroit Dam drawdown from a fish biology perspective, with Greg Taylor from U.S. Army Co...
08.18.26 Monmouth Monthly Talks with the "Crackpots" about Their Art Exhibit
Monmouth Monthly introduces the Crackpots! Elinor Maroney, Ellen Osborn, Sue Mason, and Paula Booth talk about their upcoming art exhibit at Western Oregon University....
08.13.26 Policy for the People Explores How Increased Unionization Would Benefit Oregonians
Policy for the People shares a conversation with Jennifer Sherer of the Economic Policy Institute about the far-reaching benefits of greatly increasing union membershi...
08.06.26 Willamette Block Party Explores Staying Well by Taking a Pause
Willamette Block Party talks with Dr. Jumesha Wade for a powerful conversation about grief, rest, and creating space for ourselves in a world that never seems to slow ...
08.05.26 Keeping Oregon Oregon Explores Threats to Oregon's Farmland
Keeping Oregon Oregon examines the growing list of threats to Oregon farmland with Nellie McAdams, Oregon Agricultural Trust and board member of 1000 Friends of Oregon.
08.04.26 Elephant in the Room Explores Hyper-Scale Data Centers
Elephant in the Room talks with Kelly Campbell, Columbia River Keeper, about the importance of community access to data about energy used by hyper-scale data centers, ...
08.03.26 Verrus Data Center Update with Councilor Micki Varney
Salem City Councilor Micki Varney will review the process, recent developments, and upcoming Salem City Council meeting concerning AI data centers after the public hea...
07.30.26 Addressing School Safety in Salem-Keizer Public Schools
Superintendent Andrea Castenada and Board Director Jennifer Parker talk about creating an overarching policy to guide the district in addressing safety issues in the s...
07.29.26 Englewood Forest Festival 2026
Get a sneak peak into the iconic Englewood Forest Festival in Salem and meet some of the participants for 2026. Set in a forested park, the festival features local mus...
07.30.26 Residents React to Proposed Data Center in Salem at City Council Meeting
Salem City Council met July 27, 2026 to hear from residents about a data center proposed to be built in Salem by Verrus, a data center developer. The development becam...
07.24.26 Is Proposed Verrus Data Center Right for Salem Oregon?
Program host Melanie Zermer reviews her take on pros & cons of a proposed data center coming to Salem Oregon, in light of a public hearing on the issue coming before S...
07.23.26 Holla for Labor Explores Importance of Community Giving
Holla for Labor talks with Joe Kurmaskie, Reborn Bikes and Eva Pigotti, Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action about the importance of community giving and another bik...
07.22.26 How to Stay Safe During Extreme Heat Events
Learn how to stay safe during extreme heat events with Michael Keuler, Environmental Health Resiliency Coordinator. Michael shares information about the negative impac...
07.16.26 Justice Rooted Resiliency Hub Coming to Salem OR
Reverend Robin Lunn, First Congregational Church in Salem Oregon, talked about bringing a justice-rooted resilience hub into the building currently used primarily by t...
07.16.26 Girlypop Politics Explores One Teen Parent's Educational Experience
Girlypop Politics talks with Kiara Bailey, Student Council President and recent graduate of the Teen Parent Program at Roberts School at Chemeketa. Kiara talks about t...
07.14.26 Monmouth Monthly Celebrates Summer with Struts & Frets Theatre Performances
Monmouth Monthly highlights Struts & Frets with the folks behind this theatre group. Hear about their performances in August in Monmouth's Main Street Park, including ...
07.15.26 Conservation Spotlight Explores the Detroit Dam Drawdown
Conservation Spotlight examines the proposed Detroit Dam "draw down" from a fish biology perspective, with Greg Taylor from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This project,...
07.09.26 Policy for the People Explores Impact of Loss of SNAP Benefits on Oregonians
Policy for the People explores the impact of the loss of SNAP benefits on low income Oregonians with Matt Newell-Ching, Oregon Food Bank, and Gerty Ferguson, a single ...
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 ...