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Welcome from Madness Radio

 Hi KBOO listeners - My show Madness Radio has been on KBOO for about 6 months now and I want to thank everyone for all the enthusiastic support and response I've received! Please feel free to browse the 3 years of show archives at www.madnessradio.net. You can also find out... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 04-15-10

Airs at: Thu, 04/15/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Near-Deadly Error: An interview with exonerated death row inmate Juan Melendez-Colon It is hard to imagine spending over 17 years on death row for a crime you did not commit. Juan Melendez-Colon did just that following his 1984 conviction and sentencing to death in the k... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 04/08/10

Airs at: Thu, 04/08/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
      What does peace mean to you? Oregon youth respond   In world where we struggle with wars, injustice, violence in our communities and the threat of environmental devastation...what does peace mean to you. That was the question 186 students from around Oregon answer... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 04/01/2010

Airs at: Thu, 04/01/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza discuss the Independent Police Review process. About the program… Join co-hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza every Thursday morning as they bring you informative guests and lively discussions about the issues that are important to you... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 3/25/10

Airs at: Thu, 03/25/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
This fall, Portlanders will decide whether to continue their experiment with voter-owned elections. The question becomes more relevant in the wake of Citzens United vs. Federal Elections Commission, a recent Supreme Court ruling that removed bans on corporate campaign spend... Read more

For better or worse, the Democrats' health care reform legislation has passed. What's THAT mean?

Airs at: Tue, 03/23/2010 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris For better or worse, the Democrats' health care reform legislation has passed. But is it a good bill? Who benefits? Who loses? What about the public option? Will we ever get a single-payer system? How will this impact life, liberty and ... Read more

Law student who was barred from taking the bar exam; then electronic books and screen reading programs

Airs at: Mon, 03/22/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Sounds of Awareness
 Hosted by: Paul Van Dyck Host Paul Van Dyck speaks with Chris Danielson, Public Affairs Director at the National Federation of the Blind, about a law student who was barred from taking the bar exam.  This naturally leads into a discussion of electronic books and screen re... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 03/18/10

Airs at: Thu, 03/18/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Counting Heads: What's right and what's wrong with the 2010 census Its been happening every decade since 1790. As mandated by the constitution, the U.S. Census Bureau determines the population of the nation, the results used to allocate congressional seats, electoral votes ... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 03/11/10

Airs at: Thu, 03/11/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
The appointment of Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler as state treasurer last Tuesday churned county and state political waters this week. Wheeler, appointed by Governor Kulongoski to fill the vacancy created by State Treasurer Ben Westlund's death, is now better positioned... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 02/25/10

Airs at: Thu, 02/25/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
On January 21, 2010, the U.S. Supreme court took another step in the long - and many say misguided - journey to granting corporations personhood under the U.S. Constitution. In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, a five-member majority of the court increased the... Read more