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Northwest Passage, Nov 15-19, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer
First Newscast:
1. Chris Lehman reports on Democrats and Republicans in the Oregon House will sit down this week to figure out what to do about the unprecedented split in the chamber.
2. Rachael McDonald reports on the public having a chance to weigh in on the 4J Schools Superintendent's recommendations to deal with an expected $30-million budget shortfall.
3. The new Oregon State Hospital is getting ready for its first wave of patients.
4. Greenhill Humane Society in Eugene received about 6,000 pounds of donated pet food over the weekend to restock their food bank.
5. Mike Van Meter reports on Biogreen Sustainable Energy Company wanting to build a 25-megawatt electrical generator in a now sleepy industrial park on the edge of La Pine.
6. A team of globe-trotting electric motor scooter riders made a weekend stop in Southern Oregon to help promote the transition to "transportation without pollution."
Music in: Joe Craven & Sam Bevan "Cluck Ol' Hen"
Center:
1. Bandon J. Smith reports on the latest turkey choices for the holidays.
Music out: Joe Craven & Sam Bevan "Cluck Ol' Hen"
2. KUOW's John Ryan reports on a volcano erupting in the Aleutian Islands could be the reason sockeye salmon showed up in big numbers off the coast of Bellingham, WA.
3. Master Gardener Renate Tilson says now is the time to love your leaves on Good Gardening.
Second Newscast:
1. Final unofficial votes show Democratic State Senator Alan Bates is the winner in one of the 2 cliffhanger races determining control of the Oregon Senate.
2. A civil air patrol crew has found a missing plane with the body of dentist Bruce Cummings in a remote area of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
3. The Eugene Water and Electric Board is considering raising its rates.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer
First Newscast:
1. Jes Burns reports the roads around Eugene's downtown post office are not open after police responded to a bomb threat.
2. A Portland police officer has been fired in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man during a standoff.
3. Angela Kellner reports OR continues to rank among the top five hungriest states in the nation.
4. The number of homeless families is increasing sharply in Jackson country in southern OR.
5. Around 800 job-seekers turned out Monday for an open house for a new company moving into an old nuclear plant site.
6. The former Superintendent of Willamest ESD in Salem has filed a $2.1 million lawsuit claiming she was improperly fired last year.
7. There's a new bicycle/pedestrian bridge in Eugene.
Center:
1. Interview with Celeste Peterson of Dance-ability about an upcoming preformance.
2. Chris Lehman reports on Salem's underground Chinatown.
Second Newscast:
1. An OR police captain has been suspended without pay for two weeks for posting a plaque in a city park to honor German soldiers in WW II.
2. A dentist from Enterprise has been identified as the pilot killed in a small plane crash on the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
3. April Baer reports on new efforts to crack down on people keeping expired license plates.
4. Gas prices have topped an average of $3/gallon in OR.
5. US Senator Ron Wyden says he will oppose any secret effort to establish a national monument that would set aside land in Southern Oregon.
6. ODFW believes poachers are killing as many mule deer as legal hunters.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer
First Newscast:
1. Oregon unemployment remains unchanged.
2. There are nearly 21k more people in OR this year than in 2009.
3. Jes Burns reports more than 300 McKenzie Willamette Hospital workers are on strike today.
4. Workers cleaning up the Hanford Nuclear Reservation have discovered an area of radioactive soil.
5. Rachael McDonald reports leaders of the UO announced the campus will be tobacco and smoke free in 2012.
Center:
1. Interview with Dawn Marie Woodward and Trigger Ontiverez about the new Springfield Food Pantry.
2. Chris Lehman tours the Oregon State Hospital on the eve of a makeover.
Second Newscast:
1. Austin Jenkins reports unionized prison employees picketed outside the Monroe, WA prison this morning.
2. Oregon is cracking down on unlicensed electricians.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Hosted by: Tiffany Eckert
First Newscast:
1. The Lane County Sheriff has been nominated by President Obama to serve as Oregon's U.S. Marshal.
2. The Klamath County Sheriff's Office is cutting back its patrols to only one shift of deputies each day due to budget cuts.
3. Oregon and Washington received the highest marks in a new report on highway safety laws.
4. Prosecutors want to send the co-founder of an Islamic charity based in Oregon to prison for 8 years.
5. Chris Lehman reports on the opening of the new Oregon State Hospital in Salem.
6. Washington economic forecasters today told lawmakers the state budget shortfall will likely grow by $1.2-billion over the next two-year budget cycle.
7. We're in for more stormy winter weather as part of the La Nina weather pattern.
Center:
1. We hear a few of the voices of the attendees at last night's public hearing to discuss how the Eugene 4J School District proposes to cut $30-million from its budget.
2. Anna King reports on underground restaurants from somewhere south of Seattle.
3. Natural World.
Second Newscast:
1. An Oregon Supreme Court ruling clears the way for a Walmart Supercenter in Medford.
2. Snow enthusiasts are giddy with teh news that this week's storm brought snow to the Oregon Cascades.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Hosted by: Tiffany Eckert
First Newscast:
1. Chris Lehman reports on the latest state revenue forecast, showing Oregon with another decline of $272-million.
2. A new federal report says Oregon ranks 3rd in the nation for hunger.
3. The newly formed Homeless Action Coalition wants to bring awareness to the homeless situation in Lane County.
4. Rachael McDonald reports on a friendly competition between Duck and Beavers fans to raise money for charitable organizations.
5. The Bonneville Power Administration is looking to increase the rate it charges for wholesale power.
6. The 3rd annual "Play In The Rain Day" is Satruday at Mt. Pisgah Arboretum.
7. Anna King reports on Hanford Nuclear Reservation workers trying to catch radioactive mice.
Center:
1. Interview with Leigh Anne Jasheway about the 5th annual Pacific Northwest Women's Comedy Festival at the Wildish Theater in Springfield this Saturday.
Second Newscast:
1. Mike Van Meter reports on HM3 Energy's plans to build a biomass processing plant in Prineville.
2. Austin Jenkins reports on the announcement that Washington State will shutter the prison on McNeil Island to save money.
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