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Monday, Mar 10, 2008 First Newscast: 1. City leaders may be moving a little too fast on a land deal in downtown Eugene. 2. Washington State is poised to adopt the toughest toy safety law in the country despite intense opposition from the toy industry. 3. Nike is expanding its sportswear training business, upping the pressure on competitor Under Armour. 4. Boeing Co. says it will formally protest a 35-billion dollar air force tanker award it lost. 5. Oregon has earned some honors for an online exhibit of the Oregon constitution to help celebrate the 150th birthday of the state next year. 6. Sightseers who want to visit a ship wreck on Oregon's coast will face a longer walk once seasonal nesting protections for a shorebird go into effect. Center: 1. Interview with Marco Gerris, founder and artistic director of the ISH Institute. 2. Anna King profiles a specialized boarding school called Pendleton Academies for children with mental health issues. 3. Good Gardening with Renate Tilson. Second Newscast: 1. Chris Lehman reports on the "lesser-known" Democratic candidates in Oregon's U.S. Senate race. 2. Nick DeMarino reports on Union Pacific beginning its vegetation control spray season in Eugene today. 3. Oregon firefighters found a middle school counselor dead and her husband severly injured this morning outside Sutherlin.
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2008 First Newscast: 1. Eugene Police used a taser to apprehend a man who broke into an apartment last night. 2. Police say a guard at a Port of Portland terminal reported getting shot in the leg, but there was no indication of where the bullet came from. 3. A signature-gathering campaign to put Eugene's 2-cent gas-tax on the upcoming ballot may not be a sure thing, but Eugene is preparing for the possibility. 4. Gas prices in Oregon and the nation hit all-time record highs today. 5. Austin Jenkins reports on the flurry of bills being passed in the final days of the Washington Legislature. 6. Don Wimberly reports on a bill to remove a ban on selling hard liquor on election day in Idaho. Center: 1. Interview with Lotte Streisinger about her book, "The Potter and the Muse." 2. Dororthy Velasco reviews the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's production of "Fences." Second Newscast: 1. Jes Burns reports on the Eugene City Council's decision to purchase some downtown land for redevelopment.
Wednesday, Mar 12, 2008 First Newscast: 1. Oregon hospitals made 24 fatal errors last year. 2. A new study estimates one working-age Oregonian dies each day due to lack of health insurance. 3. A federal magistrate has ruled that a woman convicted for an Earth Liberation Front arson will remain jailed until her sentencing May 30th. 4. Chris Lehman reports on the filing deadline for the May 20th primary. 5. Oregon's Labor Commissioner Dan Gardner is resigning to take a job in D.C. 6. The last five beams are being installed on the new I-5 bridge above Highway 58 in Goshen. Center 1. Michael Canning speaks with KLCC jazz host Carl Woideck about the Jazz Heritage Project. 2. Rachael McDonald speaks with Mike Penwell from the City of Eugene about plans for a new city hall. Second Newscast: 1. The number of Oregon children who are in state-funded special education programs is still rising. 2. Shelter Care is seeking a $3-million dollar federal grant to build up to twenty apartments in downtown Springfield for adults with serious mental issues. 3. Nick Demarino reports on the DEQ signing off on the cleanup at the Albertson's property at 30th and Hilyard. 4. Washington Governor Chris Gregoire signed legislation to expand domestic partnership rights. 5. A man from Washington is accused of selling unregistered securities to elderly people in Southern Oregon - then stealing the investments. 6. A liberty high school student has finished third in the nation and will get a $50,000 scholarship for developing new and cheaper materials for solar cells. 7. A 12-year-old girl who wrote a threatening message at a Walla Walla school was convicted of making a bomb threat.
Thursday, Mar 13, 2008 First Newscast: 1. An effort to repeal a portion of Eugene's gas tax has failed. 2. U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio won't face a challenger in the May primary. 3. Tiffany Eckert reports on the closure of the early Spring Chinook Salmon season. 4. State Senator Brad Avakian will take the vacated post of State Labor Commissioner. 5. Claude Offenbacher reports on PFC James Burmeister of Eugene who is back in the U.S. after going AWOL to Canada. Center: 1. Interview with Springfield High School junior Savannah Martin. She is speaking at a Sunday rally commemorating the 5th anniversary of the war in Iraq. 2. John Cooney's Natural World. Second Newscast: 1. Angela Kellner reports on a private corporation hoping to build a conference center in the Gateway area of Springfield. 2. The Eugene Airport served a record number of passengers in February. 3. Heather Meldrum reports on state legislators hosting a town hall meeting in Eugene tonight. 4. An Eagle Point man in critical condition after being shot five times by a Jackson County sheriff's deputy has been indicted on a charge of attempted murder. Friday, Mar 14, 2008 First Newscast: 1. Nick Demarino reports on the new law signed by Governor Kulongoski making it a felony to attend a dog fight. 2. Heather Meldrum reports on the City Club of Eugene discussion of a state reform called voter-owned elections. 3. The nesting season for the Western Snowy Plover begins on some Oregon beaches tomorrow. 4. Tiffany Eckert reports on Eugene/Springfield restaurants participating in an effort to raise money for clean drinking water in developing nations. 5. The parent company of an Oregon railroad operation that shut down a line through the coast range has put up $24-million to help pop star Michael Jackson keep his Neverland Ranch. 6. The sluggish housing market is affecting not only builders and construction workers, but county employees. 7. Washington State voters could be asked to approve a healthcare reform ballot measure in the fall of 2009. Center: 1. Brandon speaks with Daniel Estulin, author of "The True Story of the Bilderberg Group." 2. Tom Banse reports on Oregon State researchers looking at the presence of illegal drugs in the wastewater. Second Newscast: 1. Jes Burns reports on hypothetical designs for the new Eugene city hall.
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