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Groups coordinating their anti-gang programs this summer talk about their work

Airs at: Wed, 08/08/2012 at 12:00am
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 Hosted by Lisa Loving It's the middle of summer, the hottest time of year for youth violence. Our guests today are working together to keep kids on track and out of trouble. Join host Lisa Loving and Carlos Chavez of the Morpheus Youth Project, Jenny Glass of the Rosewood... Read more

Why are youth athletes dying of cardiac arrest on the court or field?

Airs at: Wed, 08/01/2012 at 12:00am
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 Hosted by Lisa Loving Eddie Barnett Jr. died on the basketball court of cardiac arrest at the age of 16.  What about youth heart health? Our guests are Eddie's mom Christeen Johnson, executive director of the Eddie Barnett Jr. Foundation; and Teressa Raiford. Read more

Ethnic community artists from around the world come together for drum project

Airs at: Wed, 07/25/2012 at 12:00am
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Hosted by Lisa Loving Our guests today are Artist, Rudy Serna, and Taiko Drummer, Michelle Fujii. Local drummers representing the African, Japanese-American, Native American and Aztec communities are coming together with muralist Rudy Serna for a series of historic perform... Read more

The Big Float invites Portland to ride the waves across the Willamette River on floaty gear

Airs at: Wed, 07/18/2012 at 12:00am
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 Hosted by Lisa Loving   The Big Float, coming up July 29, will put you on the Willamette River in a personal floatation device along with a couple thousand of your best pals doing the same thing. Last year, about 1,300 people floated across the Willamette and no one report... Read more

Richard Wolff on the LIBOR scandal and the European economic crisis

Airs at: Fri, 07/13/2012 at 12:00am
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Host Per Fagereng interviews economist Richard Wolff, author of the book "Occupy the Economy: Challenging Capitalism" about the LIBOR scandal and the European economic crisis. Wolff had this statement about the LIBOR scandal: "The long-standing, mutual assistance relations... Read more

Community Organizers Try to Save the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival

Airs at: Wed, 07/11/2012 at 12:00am
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 Hosted by Lisa Loving Have you ever jumped into something big and tried to save it? Our guests are Sean Ongley and Mary-Sue Tobin of the new Cathedral Park Jazz Festival.         Read more

Rise of a New Racial Stereotype: The Homicidal Asian Male College Student

Airs at: Wed, 07/04/2012 at 12:00am
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 Hosted by Lisa Loving   Today -- have laws put into place after the Virginia Tech massacre created a new racial stereotype -- of the armed Asian male college student? Our guest is Henry Liu, who'll be talking about on his experience being branded as armed and dangerous ... Read more

PTSD Awareness Day

Airs at: Wed, 06/27/2012 at 12:00am
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 Hosted by Lisa Loving   Wednesday is PTSD Awareness Day, and we'll spend the hour with Oregon's Lines for Life Military Helpline. Our guest is Leslie Storm, Lines for Life Crisis Line clinical director. If you are a veteran who needs crisis counseling for PTSD call the ... Read more

Union Support for the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act

Airs at: Wed, 06/20/2012 at 12:00am
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 Hosted by Lisa Loving Today's guest is Paul Stanford, the chief petitioner for the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act, in to talk about unions and the Cannabis Tax Act -- the first statewide cannabis regulation initiative in the U.S. to win organized labor support. Legalizing hemp a... Read more

One group's effort to make their neighborhood a better place--year after year

Airs at: Wed, 06/13/2012 at 12:00am
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 Hosted by Lisa Loving. People of Purpose and Associates' 7th Annual Day of Retilling the Soil, over in North and Northeast Portland, will bring hundreds of community members and youth together July 21 for a clean-up project around Jefferson High School and then a great big... Read more

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