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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...