Legislation

Civil Liberties Watch: Warrentless wiretapping case

Airs at: Sun, 02/03/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

Warrantless wiretapping by the National Security agency under President Bush has been in the national news a lot lately. An Oregon case in Federal District Court could help put a stop to it.Kboo’s News feature Civil Liberties Watch brings us the story. Read more

Author Patrice McDermott on Public Access to Government Information

Airs at: Thu, 01/31/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

Scott Forrester interviews Patrice McDermott about her book, Who Needs to Know? - The State of Public Access to Federal Government Information. The book looks at the controls that have been imposed on public access in a variety of arenas. Read more

Scott Forrester on LNG Terminals in Oregon

Airs at: Sun, 02/03/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: On The Environment

Scott Forrester talks about the plans to build Liquified Natural Gas Terminals in Oregon for consumers in California, and why that's such a bad idea. Don't miss the Rally on the State Capital Steps in Salem on February 6th 11:00 till 2:00 pm. More info at The Columbia Ri... Read more

BE THE CHANGE! A Website Guide for Positive Grassroots Action & Election Reform

BE THE CHANGE!!!ELECTION INFORMATION FOR OREGON, WASHINGTON AND THE NATIONWebsites to get info, participate and take action. This info is in conjunction with the January 31st show, Voices from the Edge, hosted by Dave Mazza and Jo Ann Bowman. They spoke with Laura Flanders ... Read more

Carbon Trade Watch

Airs at: Tue, 01/29/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Locus Focus

Kevin Smith and Tamra Gilbertson, leading critics of international climate change policy and researchers with www.carbontradewatch.org will tell us what's wrong with carbon credits, how they do nothing to fight global warming, and even exacerbate the problem. Read more

Bob Stacey on Life After Measure 49

Airs at: Tue, 01/29/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Locus Focus

Barbara Bernstein talks with Bob Stacey Executive Director of 1000 Friends of Oregon (www.friends.org) about the landscape of Oregon land use law in a post-Measure 49 world. Bob and Barbara will discuss the Big Look, the New Look and the Blueprint for Oregon's Future. Read more

Civil Liberties Watch: Addressing the Upcoming Security Bill

Airs at: Sun, 01/27/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

And now, the latest edition of KBOO's Weekly series Civil Liberties Watch, with Linda Olson-Osterlund Read more

Interview with Bev Harris from Black Box Voting

Airs at: Thu, 01/10/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Positively Revolting

Please join Ani Haines and Melodie Silverwolf on Positively Revolting Talk Radio for an enlightening interview with Bev Harris, Founder and Director of Black Box Voting (http://www.blackboxvoting.org/) America's Elections Watchdog Group. Read more

Senatorial Candidate John Frohnmayer

Airs at: Mon, 01/21/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

Jay Thiemeyer speaks with Independent Party Senatorial Candidate John Frohnmayer. Frohnmayer is a lawyer, author and ethicist. He served as Chairman of the National Endowment For The Arts during the first Bush administration. Read more

Steelworkers protest hazardous imports

Airs at: Wed, 01/16/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

On Wednesday, January 16, the local branch of the steelworkers union led a coalition of groups that marched on Senator Gordon Smith’s Portland office. The protestors called on the Senator to take action on the problem of imports that are hazardous to our health. Read more