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Northwest Passage, Feb 21-25, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer
First Newscast:
1. The Lane County Sheriff's Office says the two people found shot dead inside a Eugene home are Valerie Rhodes & Christopher Schroeder, both 30.
2. Chris Lehman reports on a rally in Salem in support of public education that included calls of support for public employees in Wisconsin.
3. The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled against using an anonymous jury without first deciding that withholding names is justified on security or other grounds.
4. The leaders of Oregon's National Guard will visit state troops serving in Iraq.
5. Residents of White Swan, WA are still struggling to get their lives in order after a fire burned down about 20 homes.
6. Oregon lawmakers say they will push for an end to legal protection for parents who rely solely on faith healing to treat their dying children.
7. Tom Banse reports on a 6,000 year climate history of the Pacific Northwest showing a pattern of drought cycles and wet cycles.
Music in: Mountain Heart "I Remember You"
Center:
1. KUOW's Patricia Murphy reports on part one of "The Weight of War" looking at the physical impacts on soldiers who carry heavy loads.
2. OPB's Vince Patton reports on two new invasive species in Oregon.
3. Austin Jenkins reports on the little-known practice of buying extra years of government service in order to boost pension payments.
Second Newscast:
1. The political showdown over union cutbacks in Wisconsin inspired sympathy rallies at state capitols elsewhere today, including Olympia and Salem.
2. A 27-year-old man, who got lost while snowboarding on Mount Hood has been safely rescued.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Hosted by: Tiffany Eckert
First Newscast:
1. Lincoln City Police Officer Steven Dodds has been discharged from a Portland hospital a month after being shot during a traffic stop on the Oregon coast.
2. Rachael McDonald reports on the Lane County District Attorney's Office resting its case for the death penalty sentencing phse for Angela McAnulty.
3. Oregon Congressman David Wu responded for the first time today to reports of erratic behavior in the run-up to last November's election.
4. The Obama Administration is appealing a court ruling that an anti-terrorism policy of wiretapping electronic communications without a warrant was illegal.
5. Tom Banse reports on the first of roughly 900 electric car owners in Oregon and Washington will receive a free charging station built into their homes.
6. Central Oregon has a winter storm warning in effect until 4am Friday.
Center:
1. KUOW's Patricia Murphy reports on part two of "The Weight of War" looking at how the U.S. Army is beginning to incorporate alternative forms of pain treatment for soldiers.
2. Laura McCandlish speaks with herbalist and author Susan Weed.
Second Newscast:
1. Jessica Robinson reports on Spokane's African-American community putting pressure on the FBI to figure out who planted a bomb along the route of a Martin Luther King Day parade.
2. Home prices in a majority of major U.S. cities tracked by a private trade group have fallen to their lowest levels since the housing bubble burst.
3. The search for Kyron Horman is scheduled for a review this week in Portland.
4. Police in Oregon have identified a suspect in the death of a Portland woman 48 years ago.
5. Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber has created a new statewide job called chief operating officer.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer
First Newcast:
1. Rachael McDonald reports the fate of a Eugene woman who tortured her daughter to death is now in the hands of a jury.
2. The funeral for an OR Marine killed in Afghanistan will be held Saturday in Medford.
3. Trimet has suspended a bus driver for speeding.
4. A former member of a Junction City youth camping group run by the 7th Day Adventist Church has sued the Church for sexual abuse.
5. WA's House honored the life of a slain remormatory correctional officer today.
6. The Salem-Keizer School District is considering closing some small schools and cutting 400 teachers next year.
7. An administrative law judge has recommended granting Pacificorp a temporary 2% rate increase to pay for Klamath dam removal.
8. Cold weather will reach OR later than expected.
Center:
1. Peace Corps celebrates 100 years: interview with Maggie Keenan and Wayne Thompson.
2. Chirs Lehman and Austin Jenkins report the latest census data for OR and WA.
Second Newscast:
1. Klamath basin farmers who lost thier crops when irrigation water was shut off to save protected fish during a 2001 drought are getting a second chance to prove the government owes them money.
2. Blue Heron Paper Company to close.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer
Friday, February 25, 2011
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer
First Newscast:
1. Rachael McDonald reports on Angela McAnulty receiving the death penalty for torturing and killing her 15-year-old daughter Jeanette Maples in December, 2009.
2. The stakes are high for union members in Oregon as the state looks to save money wherever it can.
3. The new natural resources adviser to Governor Kitzhaber says his focus in the legislature will be on jobs, not mainstream environmental issues.
4. Tom Banse reports on the ExxonMobil subsidiary still planning to ship future megaloads of oil processing equipment along a scenic by-way through north Idaho and Montana.
5. A Veterinarian awaiting eviction says her farm did not go on the auction block this week as scheduled and a bank has not explained why.
Music In: Oliver Lake "Plan"
Center:
1. Interview with jazz saxophonist Oliver Lake.
Music out: Oliver Lake "Venus"
Second Newscast:
1. A recent Oregon State University study shows that agriculture has increased to more than 1/7 of the state economy.
2. The recent winter storm has helped the snow pack in Oregon.
3. Anna King reports on a federal inspector general reports on the government's mishandling of the cleanup at Hanford.
4. Guns allegedly stolen from a police armory in Central Oregon may be hard to find.
5. An audit shows the Oregon Department of Corrections pays inmates about $60,000 a year to cover claims for lost, damaged or improperly seized property.
6. Glenn Mosley reports on the annual Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival at the University of Idaho.
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