Monday, March 29, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

First Newscast:

1. Oregon fell far short in its effort to win "Race To The Top" federal education grants.

2. Oregon officials are trying to figure out how to spend $88-million the Obama Administration has promised to help stop foreclosures.

3. Angela Kellner reports on proposed cutbacks to emergency and inpatient care at the Roseburg VA Medical Center.

4. Police believe a large pipe bomb is what shook a number of homes in SE Portland late Sunday.

5. The condition of a boater critically injured in an explosion last week has improved.

6. Rachael McDonald reports on the Citizen Advocates for Public Safety holding a listening post Tuesday in Florence.

Center:

Music in: Babik "Life Cycles"

1. Interview with Graham Murdock.

Music out: Jason Bodlovich Quartet "Krumble"

2. Mixed Voices.

Second Newscast:

1. Highway 126 is closed near Mapleton due to a crash.

2. Rep. Peter DeFazio held a press conference today to begin the process of explaining what he called a complicated and lengthy health care reform bill.

First Newscast:

1. Attorneys for the Boy Scouts of America have begun their defense of a $25-million lawsuit filed by an Oregon man who was sexually abused decades ago.

2. Austin Jenkins reports on Washington's Secretary of Corrections will make the case tomorrow for permanent changes to the interstate compact on parolees.

3. Census Bureau workers in the NW are trying to get an accurate count of the homeless.

4. Three environmental groups say they intend to sue the Interior Dept for not protecting sage grouse as an endangered or threatened species.

5. Angela Kellner reports on ODOT extending the deadline to remove studded tires to April 11th.

6. The price of gas held steady in Oregon this week at $2.89/gallon.

Center:

Music in: Kid and Nic Show "Nothin' But A Good Time"

1. Interview with musical guests The Kid and Nic Show.

Music out: Kid and Nic Show "Mystify"

2. Dorothy Velasco reviews the Ashland production of "Well."

Second Newscast:

1. Tom Banse reports on the price tag for the Nissan Leaf, the all-electric car going on sale in the NW this December.

2. Rachael McDonald reports on how the recent wintery weather is helping snowpack and river levels.

3. The public will have a chance to tour the Matthew Knight Arena, currently under construction on the UO campus.

First Newscast:

1. Tim Fox, an Oregon Army National Guard recruiter has been charged with sexually abusing a 22-year-old female recruit.

2. 21-year-old PFC James L. Miller of Yakima was killed in Afghanistan Monday.

3. A Woodburn police officer is in stable condition after being shot near Salem.

4. The president of the Portland Police Officers Union says vandals damaged the union headquarters this week.

5. Rachael McDonald reports on a new OSU study showing that low-income rural residents don't use public assistance as much as their urban counterparts.

6. Tom Banse reports on new pollution rules for ships calling on West Coast ports.

7. Rescue crews are searching the Willamette River for a man who fell into the water in Oregon City.

8. A federal Fish and Wildlife  Department agent is investigating 2 recent shootings of eagles near Spokane.

Center:

Music in: Bob Dylan "Tough Mama"

1. Angela Kellner reports on last weekend's Oregon Women Veterans Conference where issues including health care, jobs and housing were discussed.

Music out: Buckshot Le Fonque "The Blackwidow Blues"

2. Viz City's Terry Way speaks with Paula Goodbar about the Eugene Storefront Art Project.

Second Newscast:

1. Oregon is entering a pair of national legal battles.

2. The OR Court of Appeals has ruled that physical evidence of sexual abuse must accompany a medical diagnosis when presented to a jury.

3. Doug Nadvornick reports on avalanche dangers.

4. An Ashland environmental group contacted authorities after a man posted threatening messages on a gold mining web site.

5. Adam Cotterell reports on the end of Idaho's legislative session.

6. Pacific University says a pitcher hit by a line drive is recovering from a skull fracture.

7. Former KLCC reporter Nancy Solomon has been awarded a Peabody for her radio documentary, "Mind The Gap: Why Good Schools Are Failing Black Students."

First Newscast:

1. Chris Lehman reports on the newly signed law allowing public school teachers to wear religious clothing in classrooms.

2. A district attorney has denied access to records from a police investigation into the death of a 6-year-old Oregon girl who allegedly committed suicide.

3. Jes Burns reports on a meeting to discuss the health of the Willamette River.

4. Elk hunters have more reason to be careful where they aim after the Oregon Supreme Court ruled that accidentally killing more than the bag limit could lead to a citation.

5. Angela Kellner reports on the Oregon Transportation Commission's suggestion to keep the Beltline name, but add Randy Pape's name to the signs.

6. The Douglas County Sheriff says investigators believe a 61-year-old man died when he was hit by his truck while trying to light a cigarette.

Center:

Music in: Amir El Saffar "Flood"

1. Preview of the "Who's Got Talent Show" with LCC's Specialized Support Services.

2. Natural World.

First Newscast:

1. Chris Lehman reports on Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski's 8th and final state of the state address.

2. The man accused of shooting a Woodburn Police Officer this week has been charged with attempted aggravated murder.

3. A southern Oregon man who illegally built a gravel berm in a Rogue River basin tributary has been convicted of altering wild coho salmon habitat.

4. Tom Banse reports on a milestone toward removing two dams on the Elwha River.

5. Rachael McDonald reports on an April fool's joke played on the local media by the Eugene Emeralds baseball team.

Center:

Music in: Mike Ledonne "Rock With You"

1. Chris Lehman profiles GOP gubernatorial candidate Chris Dudley.

2. Martha Baskin reports on a new urban farm with a unique approach called "Alleycat Acres."

3. Commentator John Frohnmayer has a HIP description of a scholarly program in Portland.

Second Newscast:

1. Eugene area businesses are teaming up with United Way of Lane County to raise money for people suffering through the recession.

2. Angela Kellner reports on tours being offered at the soon-to-be-open PeaceHealth Nurse Midwifery Center in Springfield. 

Return to NORTHWEST PASSAGE

Return to PROGRAM NOTES

Printer friendly version