Monday, Sept 29, 2008
Hosted by: Brandon Smith & Angela Kellner

First Newscast:

1. Chris Lehman reports on Northwest lawmakers spliting their votes on the $700 billion dollar financial bailout package.

2. The City of Eugene burned about 51 acres of wetlands on the west side of town today.

3. Smoke from wildfires in the Cascades continues to affect air quality in Eugene and Springfield.

4. Community members and leaders from Eugene and Veneta will be gathering tomorrow evening to discuss one of west Eugene's biggest problems - traffic.

5. A medical marijuana activist group is working on an initiative to create marijuana dispensaries in Oregon similar to those in California.

Center:

1. Interview with Sparky Roberts, Mark Seigel and Jonathon Heritage about Lane Community College's production of Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale."

2. Mixed Voices.

3. Chris Lehman reports on the race for Oregon's U.S. Senate race between incumbent Republican Gordon Smith & Democratic challenger Jeff Merkley.

Second Newscast:

1. Rachael McDonald reports on University of Oregon grad students teaching science to elementary kids in northeast Oregon.

First Newscast:

1. Oregon's Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian says the financial crisis is making it difficult for businesses to secure loans, which could impact jobs and wages.

2. Eugene's Police Chief, Robert Lehner, is taking a job in California.

3. George Fox University says 4 students have been punished for hanging an effigy of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama from a tree.

4. Gas prices in Oregon have fallen below the national average.

5. Austin Jenkins reports on the announcement that soldiers from Fort Lewis, Washington will take over day-to-day military operations in Iraq beginning next spring.

6. Anna King reports on a new company taking over responsibility for cleaning up the radioactive waste at Hanford.

Center:

1. Interview with Bonnie Henderson, author of "Strand - An Odyssey of Pacific Ocean Debris."

2. Rachael McDonald finds out about a program at Roosevelt Middle School that encourages students and parents to leave their cars at home.

Second Newscast:

1. Doug Nadvornick reports on the tricky business of regulating pollution in waterways that cross state lines.

2. One of the first proposals for marine reserves off the Oregon Coast comes from a group of fishermen who would ban themselves from a fertile site just off Port Orford.

First Newscast:

1. Oregon Congressman Peter Defazio voted against the White House's financial bailout package Monday and says he is offering his own plan.

2. Angela Kellner reports on a Marcola man who has an alternative to the $700 billion dollar bailout package.

3. Stacy Howard with NEDCO says although the credit market is tight, there are still loans and assistance available for homebuyers and homeowners.

4. Seven junction boxes and about 700 feet of copper wire were stolen from Eugene's east bank bike path.

5. Jes Burns reports on the West Eugene Collaborative presenting street design options to help alleviate congestion on West 11th.

Center:

1. Interview with Jill Hartz with the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art about the Cuban avant-garde show opening this Friday.

2. Viz City's Lotte & Terry discuss the jurying process for the Mayor's Art Show.

Second Newscast:

1. Jes Burns reports on banned books week in the Eugene - Springfield area.

2. Environmentalists have proposed putting about a 7th of Oregon's territorial sea into no-fishing zones.

First Newscast:

1. Chris Lehman reports on lawyers for Oregon school shooter Kip Kinkel filing another request for a new trial.

2. Doug Nadvornick reports on Idaho and Washington bringing inmates back from out-of-state prisons; meanwhile, Oregon may be headed in a different direction.

3. Five weeks after she was hit by a car while running the Hood to Coast Relay, a Portland teen rolled her wheelchair into a hospital press conference to announce she is going home.

4. For Lincoln County families caught up in the housing crisis - rental assistance is on the way.

Center:

1. Natural World with John Cooney.

2. Interview with musician Branford Marsalis.

Friday, Oct 3, 2008
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

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