Monday, April 12, 2010
Hosted by: Angela Kellner & Tiffany Eckert

Radiothon 

Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Hosted by: Angela Kellner & Tiffany Eckert

Radiothon 

First Newscast:

1.  Oregon's Chief Economist, Tom Potiowsky, says he's encouraged by an increase in manufacturing jobs.

2. About 800 Oregon National Guard troops will be welcomed home in a ceremony April 22nd at the National Guard headquarters in Springfield.

3. OPB's April Baer reports on two plaintiffs expanding their claims against 2 Lane County Commissioners for allegedly violating public meeting laws.

4. Candidates for Oregon's top education job have different ideas about how to run the state education department.

5. The College Democrats of the University of Oregon are hosting a debate tonight between two gubernatorial candidates: Bill Bradbury and John Kitzhaber.

6. A state board will investigate whether a Beaverton teacher was on his own time when he was hatching a scheme to discredit conservative activists.

Center:

Music in: Queen Jane "Nduraga Ngwetereire"

1. KUOW's Sara Lerner continues her series on human trafficking in Washington state with the story of one woman from East Africa.

Music out: Sharon Shannon "Sparky"

2. Viz City: Jacobs Gallery.

Second Newscast:

1. Tom Banse reports on how the mild winter is impacting snowpack, summer water supply and electric rates.

2. The Oregon Court of Appeals says California's medical marijuana law does not apply in Oregon.

First Newscast:

1. Tiffany Eckert reports on peace and justice activists rallying at the downtown Eugene post office to protest the billions of tax dollars spent on the military.

2. Tea Party activists rallied on the steps of the capitol buildings in Olympia and Salem.

3. SPR's John Vlahovich reports on the percolation of the Coffee Party.

4. The Linn County city of Lebanon has been chosen as the site of Oregon's second veterans' home.

5. Almost 200 members of the Oregon Army National Guard have received a mobilization order to deploy to Afghanistan in early December.

Center:

Music in: Jose Gonzales y Banda Criolla "Puerto Rican Gypsy"

1. KUOW's Sara Lerner continues her series on human trafficking with a look at Washington's agriculture industry.

Music out: Los Incas "La Chinita"

2. John Cooney's Natural World.

Second Newscast:

1. The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that workers can be fired for using medical marijuana even if they have a card from the state program authorizing its use.

2. Rachael McDonald reports on LRAPA setting up a second air monitoring station in Eugene. 

First Newscast:

1. Four Republicans running for governor say they're not interested in changing Oregon's one-of-a-kind kicker tax rebates.

2. Rachael McDonald reports on resistance to changing the name of Eugene's Beltline Highway.

3. The Oregon National Guard is holding a demobilization ceremony Sunday in Bend for more than 400 soldiers returning from Iraq.

4. Tuition at Umpqua Community College will increase by $1.00 per credit hour.

5. Sharece Bunn reports on a new study from a University of Oregon professor indicating that when high school students enter college, they don't always have the necessary computer skills.

6. Springfield School District's Indian Education Program is hosting a Pow Wow on Saturday at the high school.

Center:

Music in: Alison Brown "The Red Earth"

1. KUOW's Sara Lerner wraps up her series on human trafficking with the story of activists working to end the illegal practice.

Music out: Ali Akbar Khan "India Blue"

2. Commentator John Frohnmayer has something to say about genetics.

Second Newscast:

1. Farmers are trying to get water flowing through ditches on the Klamath Basin's federal irrigation project two weeks earlier than projected.

2. Courtney Hibbard reports on the issue of illegal drug regulation discussed at the City Club of Eugene.

3. Austin Jenkins reports on a mysterious group called Modernize Washington has filed two initiatives to privatize liquor sales in the state.

4. Yoga West in Eugene is hosting a Yoga Benefit for the Children of Haiti this Saturday. 

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