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Health Provider Care-Oregon Offering Nutrition Counseling

Airs at: Thu, 08/20/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
About one in six Oregonians receives food stamps. It can be difficult turning a small food budget into healthy meals.  That’s why health provider Care-Oregon is offering nutrition counseling to help people stretch their limited food dollars. KBOO reporter Andrew Schwager ha... Read more

Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human; an interview with Richard Wrangham

Airs at: Mon, 11/02/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Hosted by Dr. David NaimonToday, Dr. Naimon interviews Richard Wrangham, author of Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human, and professor of biological anthropology at Harvard University, discusses how our shift from raw to cooked foods was the key factor in human evoluti... Read more

KBOO Evening News: November 2nd, 2009 Airing

Airs at: Mon, 11/02/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Listen to the November 2nd, 2009 airing of the KBOO Evening News in its entirety! ^__^ Read more

Physicians Known as "Mad as Hell Doctors" Launch 20 City Tour

Airs at: Tue, 09/08/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
A group of physicians dubbed the ‘Mad As Hell Doctors’ launched their 20-city tour of the United States today in Portland.  They’re advocating for single-payer health insurance and they plan to hold events around the country, culminating with a rally in Washington DC on Oct... Read more

Cell Phone Cancer Risk Senate Committee Hearing

Airs at: Mon, 09/14/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Just as an international conference on the cancer risks of using cell phones takes place in Washington D.C., The U.S. Senate held a committee hearing today to address the issue.KBOO’s Annette May, in collaboration with the Oregon News Service has more:  Read more

MoveOn.org Rallies Demonstrators for Comprehensive Healthcare Reform

Airs at: Tue, 09/22/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
More than 300 people gathered in the courtyard beneath Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oregon headquarters in downtown Portland today in support of comprehensive healthcare reform. Regence employees could be seen looking down on the demonstrators as the speakers shouted t... Read more

Autism Speaks March Held in Portland

Airs at: Mon, 09/28/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The group Autism Speaks held a march this weekend in Portland and raised over fifty thousand dollars, which they say will go to research on autism.But some people with autism and parents of kids with autism protested the march, saying that it does not represent them.KBOO’s ... Read more

Poll Says Government Should Pay More Attention to Food Safety

Airs at: Wed, 10/07/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The federal government should be paying more attention to food safety, according to a new poll. KBOO’s Annette May has more, in collaboration with the Oregon News Service. Read more

Jason Renaud (MHA of Portland) speaks about new Citizen Advisory Board for Oregon State Hospital.

Airs at: Fri, 10/30/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The new Citizen Advisory Board for the Oregon State Hospital met for the first time yesterday. The Board was created by the legislature this summer to oversee the troubled state mental hospital in Salem. The hospital has made the news this month for the death of a patient th... Read more

Two Iraq Vets Spread Message of Peace and Nonviolence

Airs at: Wed, 10/21/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Two young veterans of the Iraq war have decided to spread a message of peace and nonviolence. They’re in Portland tonight as part of a bike and walking tour called the Contagious Love Experiment. Stefan Kamp spoke with them earlier today. Read more