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Circumcision on the Decline

Airs at: Sun, 10/28/2007 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Circumcision is on the decline globally and fewer and fewer parents are electing to have the procedure performed on their newborns in America. The National Office of Circumcision Information Reasearch Center, or NO-CIRC for short, has set up a booth at the American Academy o... Read more

Vancouver Examines its Walkability

Airs at: Tue, 10/23/2007 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
While many cities in the U.S. are finally coming to the realization that walkability is a necessity in city planning, Vancouver, Washington is actually doing something about it. A non-profit group in the city invited Mark Fenton, the host of the PBS series "America's Walkin... Read more

Industrial waste dumping threat to Sauvie Island

Airs at: Tue, 11/06/2007 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
    A new proposal from the Portland-based ESCO Corporation would result in the dumping of hundreds of tons of industrial waste on Sauvie Island, north of Portland.  KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg spoke with Jeff Joslin, who is leading a group of citizens who oppose the dumping: Read more

Relational Cultural Theory Resources

  BOOKS: Aftershock: Confronting Trauma in a Violent World- A Guild for Activists and Their Allies by Pattrice Jones  Constructing the Self, Constructing America: A Cultural History of Psychotherapy by Cushman, P.   The Century of the Self  by Adam Curtis (BBC Series)  All t... Read more

Interview with Cascade AIDS Project

Airs at: Mon, 10/08/2007 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Out Loud
Carla interviews guests from Cascade AIDS Project - Michael, from the Prevention Services Dept, and Cree, from the Teen 2 Teen Project and Brother to Brother. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 24, 2007

Airs at: Sun, 09/23/2007 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Stephanie Woolhandler talks with Bill Resnick about the advantages of single-payer health plans over other proposals for "universal" coverage. Tami Dean discusses the Elysian trumpet and its place in the life of New Orleans after Katrina. Clayton Morgareidge considers t... Read more

Peru Earthquake

Airs at: Sun, 08/19/2007 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
LOCAL ACTIVIST YVONNE SIMMONS WAS DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE THAT HIT PERU LAST WEEK. SHE TALKED TO KBOO NEWS ABOUT HOW THE EARTHQUAKE HAS AFFECTED INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES THAT SHE WORKS WITH IN PERU Read more

DIY, Portland: Home Birth

Airs at: Wed, 08/15/2007 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  DIY, Portland
A new episode of DIY, Portland is born! This month, we're talking with midwives, doulas and moms about a do-it-yourself project as old as human history. You'll hear stories of home birth and unassisted birth, along with music from the lovely and talented Ali Ippolito. Fair ... Read more

norovirus outbreak

Airs at: Wed, 08/08/2007 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
For the past week Oregon State Hospital has been dealing with a viral outbreak affecting over 70 people from its staff and patients.   The outbreak has been identified as the contagious norovirus.  The norovirus leads to stomach flu and other gastrointestinal illnesses.   Th... Read more

Healthy kids plan in oregon legislature

Airs at: Wed, 08/08/2007 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
A protest is taking place right now in downtown Portland, as the U.S. trade representative pays a visit to the city.  KBOO reporter Linda Olson-Osterlund is live on the scene.  She joins us now by phone. Read more