On our next program, host Michele Coppola brings you two stories you don’t
want to miss. Sharks may have an (undeserved) bad reputation, but they are
very much in danger: it’s estimated that as many as half a million of them
will be slaughtered to make a vaccine for COVI...
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Ever ridden an elephant or camel, swam with dolphins, had a selfie with a
bear cub, or taken a horse-drawn carriage ride while visiting another country
or city? You may not have realized it, but that activity was almost assuredly
the product of animal cruelty. On this week'...
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Are you concerned about the COVID-19 virus and the possibility of future
pandemics? On this month's Voices for the Animals, Michele Coppola talks
with Scott Beckstead, Oregon's Rural Outreach Director for the Humane Society
of the United States and an expert on animal agric...
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Don’t Shoot Portland is a grassroots community advocacy network formed in
2014, which works through numerous pathways, be it activism, direct community
education, or legislative policy, towards cultural change and ending systemic
racial discrimination. Their activism and...
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Why is it that exit polls show one candidate winning, but the results of the
election put the opposing candidate in power? This phenomenon, called
'redshift,' is fueled by voter roll purges and provisional ballots, which
while seeming to allow for people not on the rolls...
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Jamie McLeod-Skinner is running as a Democrat in the primary for Oregon
Secretary of State this coming May.
McLeod-Skinner ran for Congress for Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District in
2018 and set new records for Democratic turnout. This included winning two
counties th...
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This Friday, January 24th at 10AM it's a new episode of Voices for the
Animals on KBOO! Host Michele Coppola will be talking with Oregon State
Representative David Gomberg about his visit to the OHSU Oregon National
Primate Research Center and editorial in The Oregonian ...
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For 23 years, Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District has been represented by
the same man. This election cycle however, Albert Lee is challenging
Representative Earl Blumenauer in the 2020 Democratic Primary for Oregon’s
3rd District.
Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District co...
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Internet service providers rank among the lowest in customer satisfaction.
But what if internet access worked like a public utility, like electricity or
water?
That's where Municipal Broadband PDX comes in. They are an advocacy
organization pushing for broadband in Port...
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The wildlife of our planet is more threatened than ever, especially when it
comes to top-tier predators such as wolves and big cats.
Cheetahs, however, are racing towards extinction almost faster than they can
run because in addition to habitat loss; they are victims of ...
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