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Northwest Passage, May 23-27, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer
First Newscast:
1. Rachael McDonald reports Eugene's crime rate has come down from 2009 to 2010.
2. A Coast Guard helicopter and a search boat are still looking for a mission OR fisherman on the Multnomah Channel between the Columbia and Willamette Rivers.
3. Chris Lehman reports OR lawmakers want to prevent parents from using thier religious faith as a defence for withholding medical treatment from their children.
4. Authorities say a woman who fell from a downtown Portland parking garage Sunday committeed suicide.
5. Bryan Buckalew reports WA's legislative leaders say they've reached an agreement to close the budget shortfall.
6. Wind energy story.
Center:
1. Interview with playwrite Teresa May.
2. Ann Dornfeld reports on Seattle's steam energy distribution system.
Second Newscast:
1. The OR Senate has voted unanimously to close a breast cancer insurance loophole.
2. Gov. Kitzhaber has signed a bill aimed at allowing doctors to spend more time with thier patients.
3. Brandon Smith reports Lincoln Co. is wasting no time getting started on school projects made possible by passing of last week's bond measure.
4. Federal managers on the Snake River in eastern Idaho are making tough choices this week.
5. A new map of Bend revealed that the east and west sides of the city are unevenly divided when it comes to the number of properties that are financially underwater.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer
First Newscast:
1. Angela Kellner reports on a federal judge halting the proposed Trapper Timber Sale in the Blue River area.
2. The Oregon Senate has voted to hike electric bills to help low-income families.
3. Desmond O'Boyle reports on the Roseburg School District considering closing schools.
4. Teachers in Washington coult face a 1.9% pay cut from a state budget released by legislative leaders today.
5. Tom Banse reports on how high gas prices have dealt a blow to the Meals On Wheels programs.
6. The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Columbia River in the Metro Portland area.
7. A popular cave on the Deschutes National Forest has been vandalized.
Music in: Rasha "Aguis Mahasnik Biman"
Center:
1. Interview with filmmaker David Martinez.
Music out: Scott Hamilton & Rossano Sportiello "Big Butter and Egg Man"
2. Ashley Ahearn reports on the first tidal power facility in the Northwest.
Second Newscast:
1. Rachael McDonald reports on the Eugene/Springfield metro area being ranked most dangerous for pedestrian deaths in Oregon.
2. Violent crime around the nation dropped 5.5% last year, according to new statistics from the FBI.
3. A garden operated by Marion County jail inmates has dried up.
4. The University of Oregon will be marking Memorial Day by honoring campus community members who have passed away this year.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Hosted by: Tiffany Eckert
First Newscast:
1. The Oregon Senate has approved switching the kicker refund - from a check to an income tax credit.
2. Chris Lehman reports on Oregon lawmakers approving a major overhaul of the state's bottle deposit system.
3. Rachael McDonald reports on the Bethel School District's budget that will cut 8 instructional days from next year's academic calendar.
4. A Forest Service decision to approve a proposed expansion of the Mt. Ashland Ski Area has pleased ski area officials and left foes considering whether to return to court.
5. OPB's Rob Manning reports on an agreement to stop the killing of California Sea Lions this year at Bonneville Dam.
6. A proposed bill to reintroduce some hunting of cougars with hounds has died in the Oregon Senate after getting an easy nod in the House.
7. A ten block section of W. Amazon Dr. at Hilyard St. in Eugene will be closed from 6am Thursday to 6pm Friday for repairs.
Center:
1. Tripp Sommer speaks with Dr. Tom King, a Senior Achaeologist with the International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery, about his ideas on the disappearance of Amelia Earhart.
2. Viz City.
Second Newscast:
1. Laura McCandlish reports on a bill clarifying what products farmers' market stands can sell directly to consumers, is headed to the Oregon governor for signing.
2. The Oregon Senate voted today to give egg-laying hens more room.
3. Tom Banse reports on red light traffic cameras in WA.
4. A cannabis advocacy group in WA has filed a referendum to overturn the legislation largely vetoed by the governor.
5. A Central Oregon man who lost some documents and cash while traveling in Europe recently got them back in the mail in a package from France.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer
First Newscast:
1. An Oregon bill that would outlaw suicide kits has helped rekindle a debate over the ethical and legal implications of what it means to assist a suicide.
2. The Lane Transit Board has hired Ron Kilcoyne to be the agency's new general manager.
3. Three men have been arrested in connection with a murder in Linn County.
4. Bryan Buckalew reports on Washington lawmakers wrapping up a special legislative session aimed at producing the next 2-year budget.
5. Former Washington Governor Gary Locke promised to forcefully raise human rights concerns with the Chinese government if he is confirmed as the next U.S. Ambassador to Beijing.
6. Federal workers are testing the Ochoco Dam to see if it can withstand a giant earthquake off the Oregon Coast.
Music in: Daniel Lanois "Tension Block"
Center:
1. Interview with Kristin Neff, author of "Self-Compassion - Stop Beating Yourself Up And Leave Insecurity Behind."
2. Natural World with John Cooney.
3. Laura McCandlish reports on Gov. John Kitzhaber in Corvallis stressing the role innovative start-ups play in Oregon's economic recovery.
Second Newscast:
1. Rachael McDonald reports on a 4j school furlough day and how some students plan to protest it by asking residents to donate to the Eugene Education Fund.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer
First Newscast:
1. A trial has begun for an Oregon City couple charged with criminal mistreatment after their infant daughter suffered a medical problem that went untreated until a court ordered her taken to the doctor.
2. Rachael McDonald has an update of Lane Community College's downtown Eugene campus construction.
3. More people convicted of DUI in Oregon would be required to install an ignition interlock device under a measure making its way through the Oregon Legislature.
4. Bryan Buckalew reports on a meaure in the WA Legislature to privatize liquor sales.
5. Tom Banse reports on farmers and ranchers in Central Washington dedicating a major stream restoration project in memory of a former adversary.
6. The owners of a fish farm in WA have asked a judge to order the federal gov't to reduce the volume of water coursing from the Grand Coulee Dam and killing fish on the Columbia River.
7. Desmond O'Boyle reports on the Spring Chinook fishing season opening on the Wallowa and Imnaha Rivers.
Music in: Lloyd Jones "No More Crying"
Center:
1. Jessica Robinson profiles a North Idaho attorney who helped negotiate the settlement between NW Jesuits and abuse victims.
Music out: Mind Over Matter "Bali Sunrise"
2. Tom Banse reports on the growing levels of ocean noise.
Second Newscast:
1. Hunters, fishermen and bird watchers have united behind a bill in the Oregon Legislature to raise fines for poachers.
2. The Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuge released a draft conservation plan today.
3. Anchorage Police have identified the 5 family members killed in a fiery plane crash this morning.
4. Students and parents spoke out against cuts to sports programs last night at the Springfield School District's Budget Committee meeting.
5. Jessica Robinson reports on opponents of education reform laws in Idaho.
6. A federal jury awarded $100,000 to a Marion County Sheriff's Deputy in a wrongful termination lawsuit.
7. The City of Portland has begun its defense of a federal whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former police recruit.
8. Electronic speed limit signs will post variable speed limits on Hwy. 26 near the Hwy. 47 junction west of Portland to help handle traffic volumes.
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