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Voices from the Edge on 04/08/10

Airs at: Thu, 04/08/2010 at 12:00am

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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

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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

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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

Community Calendar, Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Airs at: Wed, 03/24/2010 at 12:00am

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KBOO COMMUNITY CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2010 ******************* This is Kellyn with your COMMUNITY CALENDAR for WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2010. There is another opportunity to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Those born in the Year of the Tiger receive free admission to th... Read more

Labor for Single Payer & Portland Teachers Struggle

Airs at: Mon, 03/22/2010 at 12:00am

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California Nurses leader Michael Lighty discusses thedisastrous healthcare legislationnow in Congress, and prospects for the single payer, Medicare-for-all movement on the national and state level. Portland Association of Teachers organizer Dee Simmons expounds on the new ... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 03/18/10

Airs at: Thu, 03/18/2010 at 12:00am

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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

March 15 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 03/15/2010 at 12:00am

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Hosted by Bill Resnick and featuring the powerful protest music of Mavis Staples, this show includes a discussion of the real feasibility of replacing coal and nuclear power with wind and solar; a conversation critical of the "reality" show "Undercover Bosses"; and an anal... Read more

"Undercover Boss": Reality TV?

Airs at: Mon, 03/15/2010 at 12:00am

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This is "Reality TV"? -- Corporate CEOs as heroes of the working class? Mark Brenner of Labor Notes and the Old Mole's Denise Morris discuss the new TV series "Undercover Boss." Brenner recently published "Reality TV Gives Corporate America a Big Wet Kiss" in Labor Note... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 03/11/10

Airs at: Thu, 03/11/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am

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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

Women in the Trades

Airs at: Mon, 03/08/2010 at 12:00am

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What's it like to be a woman in the construction trades? Johnanna Brenner talks with an electrician and a steam fitter about about the challenges facing women trying to break into and stay in the construction trades. They discuss how women support each other to meet tho... Read more