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Northwest Passage, June 27-July 1, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Hosted by: Tiffany Eckert & Desmond O'Boyle
First Newscast:
1. A 17-year-old has been arrested in Milwaukie for murder.
2. The Oregon House was voted to approve Gov. John Kitzhaber's initative to transform the way the state pays for low-income health care.
3. The House has voted to eliminate a pension benefit for government workers who leave OR after they retire.
4. A Eugene althernative school is among seven persistently low-achieving OR schools that will get federal money to help turn things around.
5. Jes Burns reports OTC's Jesse Williams won the US Title in the men's high jump at the US Nationals at Hayward Field.
Center:
1. Interview with Paul Grussendorf about his book "My Trials: What I learned in Immigration Court."
2. Mixed Voices: Skin
Second Newscast:
1. Rachael McDonald reports on cases of bedbugs found in Oregon.
2. Jes Burns reports Nick Symmonds defended his 800m title at the US Track & Field Championships this weekend.
3. Jessica Robinson reports a MA pharmaceutical company is hoping a Northwest plant long considered a toxic weed could have cancer-fighting properties.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer & Desmond O'Boyle
First Newscast:
1. Governor John Kitzhaber today signed the first of a series of bills aimed at overhauling Oregon's education system.
2. The state of WA defended itself in court today over the questionof how to pay for public education.
3. Eugene Police are aking the public for help to locate a missing child.
4. Rachael McDonald reports on the national attention after the Eugene City Council voted to recite the pledge of allegiance at four meetings a year.
5. The City of Portland is going to crack down on distracted drivers, especially the ones who ignore state laws on using cell phones while driving.
6. An Oregon man, accused of piloting a plane loaded with marijuana, was stopped at an Illinois airport last month.
Music in: Derek Trucks "Look-ka PyPy"
Center:
1. KUOW's Patricia Murphy reports on the Army launching a confidential alcohol treatment education pilot program for soldiers and veterans.
2. Tom Banse reports on Oregon researchers setting up a kind of time machine to test how a warmer climate might affect the region's grasses and prairies.
Music out: Asia Beat "Taman Negara"
3. Ashley Ahearn reports on efforts to boost oyster production through breeding.
Second Newscast:
1. Eugene Police say the missing child they were looking for has been found safe in Idaho.
2. The Oregon House approved a social services budget today that includes nearly 10% less money than the estimated cost of current services.
3. WA voters will select a new Secretary of State in 2012.
4. The Pintail Marsh is being drained so that noxious weeds can be cleaned out.
5. Jes Burns reports on U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio pushing for more information about the progress on a new Veterans Affairs out-patient clinic proposed for Eugene or Springfield.
6. A complaint filed with a federal agency claims that 60 Oregon school districts have failed to provide high school girls with equal opportunities to play sports.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer & Mark Costigan
First Newscast:
1. State lawmakers say they've reached an agreement on new boundaries for Oregon's federal congressional districts.
2. Gang detectives are investigating a shooting in Portland that wounded a man in the leg.
3. Austin Jenkins reports on the Washington Dept. of Corrections failing to adequately supervise Maurice Clemmons from the day he arrived in WA from AR.
4. Amelia Templeton reports on a panel of scientists who say tearing down four dams on the Klamath River may not increase Chinook Salmon runs afterall.
5. PeaceHealth CEO Mel Pyne is retiring after 6 years on the job.
6. About 27% of young military veterans are unemployed, and governors of states were told they have a role to play in helping them find work.
Music in: Robert Cray "I Can't Quit"
Center:
1. Interview with Jeff Cota, manager of one of the main stages at this weekend's Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland.
Music out: Buddy guy "74 Years Young"
2. Jessica Robinson reports on residents in Hailey, ID quietly marking the 2nd anniversary of the Taliban capturing Bowe Bergdahl.
Second Newscast:
1. Eugene Police say they arrested 71-year-old Milan Jackie Boon of Creswell for threatening staff with a shotgun at the Veterans Affairs clinic on River Road.
2. Rachael McDonald reports on Eugene 4-J Schools Superintendent George Russell retiring after 13 years on the job.
3. A Central Oregon RV dealer in Bend says he's cautiously optimistic that 2011 will finally show some real improvement for the industry.
4. Angela Kellner reports on Seaside once again hosting the Miss Oregon pageant, bringing visitors and dollars to the small coastal town.
5. Austin Jenkins reports on the injuries and fires caused by fireworks.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Hosted by: Tiffany Eckert & Mark Costigan
First Newscast:
1. The Oregon Legislature has finished its work for the year.
2. OPB's Rob Manning reports on the federal plan for recovering the Northern Spotted Owl.
3. A former Medford firefighter wants to create a mountain hiking trail linking Jacksonville with Grants Pass in Southern Oregon.
4. A Columbia County judge has blocked U.S. Bank from evicting a Vernonia woman whose home was sold in foreclosure.
5. A report of an intoxicated man harassing kids at a Portland park ended with police shooting and wounding a man.
6. Rachael McDonald reports on U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio saying the military is being engaged at levels not seen since WW II.
Center:
1. Rachael McDonald speaks with retiring Eugene 4-J schools superintendent George Russell.
2. Natural World.
Second Newscast:
1. Ashley Ahearn reports on Washington state banning BPA in certain children's products.
Friday, July 1, 2011
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer
First Newscast:
1. A Portland Police Officer accidentally shot a suspect with lethal rounds from his gun.
2. Anna King reports on the DOE trying to get confidential details about an investigation by a federal nuclear safety watchdog.
3. The Obama Administration has won a legal battle in the fight over where to bury the nation's nuclear waste.
4. An Albany woman accused of killing her landlord has told investigators she believed he was a pedophile who sexually abused a 4-year-old girl in his wife's care.
5. A southern Oregon woman who manages a Grants Pass clinic that helps people obtain medical marijuana cards has been convicted of drug manufacturing and delivery.
6. Gov. Kitzhaber has signed a bill implementing his plan to overhaul the Oregon Health Plan to focus more on preventative care.
7. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is opening productions at its temporary tent theater.
8. Forest managers are reminding the public to be cautious with fires and fireworks.
Music in: Keller Williams "Kiwi and the Apricot"
Center:
1. Tiffany Eckert speaks with Salem Correspondent Bryan Buckalew about the recently finished legislative session.
2. Essayist Robert Leo Heilman on budget cuts in Douglas County leading to reduced hours for the libraries.
Music out: Fred Wesley "Rockin' In Rhythm"
3. Angela Kellner takes a ride on the Willamette River with members of the swift water rescue team from the Springfield Fire Department to discuss water safety this summer.
Second Newscast:
1. Bryan Buckalew reports on Gov. Kitzhaber's legislative accomplishments.
2. Brandon Smith reports on a ban on helicopter tours over Crater Lake not making it through Congres.
3. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service says a hiker's photo confirms the sighting of a grizzly bear in WA North Cascades for the first time in 50 years.
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