Monday, January 25, 2010

Hosted by: Brandon Smith

 First Newscast:

1. It appears Oregon voters have not been fooled by a mailer that mimicked the official ballot for Tuesday's election.

2. Less than half of Oregon's two million registered voters have turned in ballots for tomorrow's election.

3. Rachael McDonald reports on environmental groups pushing for an immediate national ban on spraying pesticides near homes and schools.

4. The National Weather Service has issued a high surf advisory for the OR & WA coasts.

5. A UO football player who was severely beaten on the streets of Eugene has been upgraded from critical to fair.

6. Jessica Blume reports on the increase in wave heights over the past decade.

7. WA Governor Chris Gregoire and fellow democrats are urging Congress to move forward with a health care overhaul.

8. Anna King reports on the National Park Service holding a hearing on what to do with the old B-reactor at Hanford.

Center:

Music in: The Nettles "Evil Diane/Fire In The F-Hole"

1. Interview with Loretta Harrison, Executive Director of the Lincoln County Historical Society about the 2nd annual Crab Krack in Newport.

Music out: The Nettles "The Triumph of Capitalism"

2. Good Gardening: Clay vs. Plastic Pots.

3. Mixed Voices: Lost & Found.

Second Newscast:

1. Doug Nadvornick reports on Idaho's budget woes.

First Newscast:

1. As of Monday, 50% of registered voters have turned in ballots for today's special election.

2. Eugene City Councilors last night voted unanimously to choose LCC to develop a downtown lot affectionately known as "The Pit."

3. The University of Portland is banning the sale of disposable plastic water bottles on campus.

4. Austin Jenkins reports on WA Superintendent of Public Instruction warning that the state's application for Race To The Top money will fall flat.

Center:

Music in: Macka B "Food Scandal"

1. Interview with Megan Kemple and Jennie Henchion about the 4th annual Local Food Connection at LCC.

Music out: Dagda "Shadow of Atlantis"

2. Rachael McDonald speaks with Barbara Sussman with LCC's Successful Aging Institute.

Second Newscast:

1. Sharece Bunn reports on how Portland-based Mercy Corps is helping child survivors of the Hatian earthquake.

2. The Oregon partnership says for the first time, it's receiving more calls to its suicide intervention line than to its drug and alcohol abuse line.

3. A burglar who broke into a Medford pharmacy had the right letter, but not the right drugs.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Hosted by: Brandon Smith

 First Newscast:

1. On the heels of voter approval of two tax hikes, OR Gov. Ted Kulongoski is calling on lawmakers to overhaul the state's kicker law.

2. Rachael McDonald reports former Lane County Commissioner Jerry Rust announced today he'll run for a seat on the board again.

3. The City of Springfield is offering money to help improve the downtown area.

4. The State Dept. of Human Services is holding a meeting tonight on plans to build a replacement for the OR State Hospital in Junction City.

5. Austing Jenkins repeports Democrats in WA are cheering the approval of two tax measures in OR.

6. Portland's new $48 mil computer system is not preforming as well as hoped.

Center:

1. Chris Lehman reports on the passage of Measures 66 and 67.

2. Rachael McDonald talks to Leslie Scott, organizer of the OR Truffle Festival.

3. Tom Banse reports on international athletes training for the Winter Olympics in the Northwest.

Second Newscast:

1. An overdone bagle has forced the evacuation of Portland's City Hall.

2. Chantal Anderson reports on WA's new law to allow advertisements on the state's school buses.

Thursday, January 28, 2010
Hosted by: Tiffany Eckert

 First Newscast:

1. Rachael McDonald reports a state report conclueds that OR child welfare workers repeatedly failed to help an abused teenage girl in Eugene.

2. Oregon legislators respond to the "State of the Union."

3. OR Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have introduced legislation to protect thousands of acres of central OR land once the home of the Rajneeshee commune.

4. Washington will get nearly $600-million for high-speed rail.

5. The frist year of recycling electronic waste in OR has brought in more than anyone expected.

Center:

1. Interview with Lucy Zimmerelli about helping US Veterans.

Second Newscast:

1. The economy of the tri-cities region in southcentral Washington isn't as closely linked to Hanford as it once was.

First Newscast:

1. Chris Lehma reports on NOAA agreeing to re-examine the decision to move the research fleet to Newport.

2. Rachael McDonald reports on Congressman Peter DeFazio saying it's time to strip the health insurance industry of its anti-trust exemption.

3. A new clinic opens Monday in Eugene for people who work but can't afford health insurance.

4. Closing arguments got underway in the case of two Oregon City parents accused of relying on faith healing in the death of their son.

5. Chantal Anderson reports on the WA Senate approving a bill limiting the sale of products made with the chemical BPA.

Center:

1. Rachael McDonald speaks with playwright Bill Mastrosimone.

2. Commentator John Frohnmayer defends the 7 deadly sins.

Second Newscast:

1. The board for Oregon's state pension fund is considering a policy change that could eas some of the money problems from the fund's 2008 losses.

2. Anna King reports on implications for how Hanford deals with its high-level radioactive sludge.

3. John Ryan reports on a trucker from MI who allegedly transported invasive zebra mussels to the shores of Puget Sound. 

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