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USS Liberty: Survivors of the 1967 Israeli attack

Airs at: Sun, 06/07/2009 at 5:00pm
James Marquis Ennes, Jr., a survivor of the 1967 attack by Israel on the American intelligence ship USS Liberty and one of the creators of The USS Liberty Memorial Web Site, is an American citizen and a retired career US Naval Officer. He was born in New Jersey in 1933 and ... Read more

Tis the reason for the season for PRIDE!

Airs at: Mon, 06/08/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Out Loud
Tonight's Out Loud highlights our community's pride from a few different angles. We'll go over a long list of area pride events, discuss a queer health survey seeking your input, enjoy some live music and more. Tonight, we first speak with Alejandro Juarez, from Basic Right... Read more

Aba Gayle

Airs at: Sun, 06/07/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Aba Gayle was Ruth's guest. She told the story of Maurice Bickham, an African American, born in 1917, served 38 years and is now an ordained minister. He was from the era of  Jim Crow laws, convicted of shooting two white law men, had his execution date set seven times, but... Read more

USS Liberty: Interviews by Dr Stanley Monteith - Liberty Radio - PART 1

Airs at: Sun, 06/07/2009 at 5:00pm
Normal 0 Dr Monteith of Liberty Radio interviewed two survivors of the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty.   The Liberty was attacked in International waters by the Israelis on June 8, 1967.   The names of the survivors who were interviewed are Phil Turney and Ernie ... Read more

Is This What Democracy Looks Like?

Words can be used to communicate ideas between people, to describe things we can't point to.  Words can also be used to separate and manipulate.  This happens in our media all the time.  Remember when the prior administration talked about "spreading democracy"?   This was a... Read more

LNG, Dr. Tiller, Sonia Sotomayor, and more!!!

Airs at: Tue, 06/02/2009 at 5:00pm
 Joe Uris is alone today, and covers several topics of interest.  First up, Joe talked about the proposed (and potentially devastating) natural gas pipeline thru our farms and wilderness.  He also covered the recent murder of Dr. Tiller, a Women's Health Professional.  He t... Read more

Tuesday June 9 2009 Community Calendar

Airs at: Mon, 06/08/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Community Calendar
KBOO COMMUNITY CALENDAR - TUESDAY June 9 2009 This is the community calendar for Tuesday June 9 2009 A Portland/Multnomah Food Policy Council meeting,. a public citizen-advisory meeting about food system policy recommendations for the City of Portland and Multnomah Count... Read more

Death Threat aimed at Joe Uris

Airs at: Tue, 06/02/2009 at 5:00pm
 One of this week's topics for discussion was the recent murder of Dr. Tiller, a Women's Health Professional that provided abortions when they were needed.  The idea that killing health care providers could be considered a form of domestic terrorism came up, and apparently ... Read more

Civil Rights Activists Respond to Bridge Poll

Airs at: Mon, 06/01/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Civil Rights Activists are responding to the Government's use of security cameras to track people who use the I-5 Bridge. KBOO's Kyle Burris Has More: Read more

Lents to Oppose Stadium

Airs at: Mon, 06/01/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Residents of the Lents neighborhood will meet Wednesday evening to challenge the proposal of a Triple A baseball stadium and to offer alternatives. Lents park is located near southeast 92nd Avenue and Holgate Boulevard. With nearly $42 millon dollars in urban renewal funds on... Read more