KLCC Eugene Oregon NPR-Northwest Passage, Aug 29-Sept 2, 2011

Northwest Passage, Aug 29-Sept 2, 2011

Monday, August 29, 2011
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

First Newscast:

1. More than 7000 Pacific Power customers outside Eugene lost power Sunday because of copper theft.

2. Rob Manning reports schools across OR have failed to meet national standards last year, prompting a review.

3. The State Police Bomb squad has searched a backpack that prompted an evacuation of the Josephine county Courthouse in Grant's Pass.

4. Salem police say a driver who had been arguing with relatives hit 3 people.

5. WA prison officials are following CA's lead on inmate's Facebook accounts.

6. The Corps of Engineers plans to build an island in Malheur Lake to lure terns from the Columbia river.

Center:

1. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch reports on WA's Ethopian community.

2. Mixed Voices: Mixed Pieces

3. Phyllis Fletcher reports on changes to WA law governing redress for disabled students.

Second Newscast:

1. Jes Burns reports on the new Shadow Fire near Sisters.

2. Owners of OR cannibus clubs say they're worried about police shutdowns.

3. Jessica Robinson reports on fallout from a Grizzly shooting in Idaho.

4. April Baer reports on the opening of the OR State Fair this weekend.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Hosted by: Tiffany Eckert

First Newscast:

1. Will Robbins updates the wildfires on the Warm Springs Reservation.

2. Officials warn of smoke in central Oregon.

3. Jonathan Siegle reports a cyclist was killed in Eugene Monday night.

4. Chris Lehman reports on gay rights groups targeting spanish-speakers for support.

5. Glenn Mosley reports on the investigation into a Univeristy of Idaho murder.

Center:

1. Interview with George Kimbrell, Senior Attorney for the Center for Food Safety.

Second Newscast:

1. Shadow Fire update.

2. Austin Jenkins reports on WA military motorcycle deaths.

3. Idaho's wolf season opened today.

4. Bear attacks in Yellowstone.

5. A new recycyling plant is opening in St. Helens.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

First Newscast:

1. April Baer reports on Energy Secretary Steven Chu's visit to Portland.

2. Salem Courthouse Square Project update.

3. A 19-year old skateboarder has been hit by a car in Eugene.

4. Road closure updates.

5. Rachael McDonald reports on roadside pesticide finding by Oregon Toxics Alliance.

6. A federal judge in Delaware has approved a reorganization plan for Harry and David.

7. Anna King reports Hanford's massive waste treatment plant might be over budget.

8. Glenn Mosley repors on WSU's financial situation.

Center:

1. Chris Lehman reports due to budget cuts, the OR Youth Authority is getting ready to release dozens of juvenile offenders from secure lock-ups into halfway homes.

2. VizCity - LCC Instructor Tom Madison

Second Newscast:

1. Jes Burns reports a Junction City-based RV dealership say it's had its best month since 2008.

2. A coalition of atheist groups in Spokane is launching a bus advertising campaign.

3. A federal board is accusing a WA longshore union of unfair labor practices.

4. OSU's football outlook.

Thursday, September 1, 2011
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

First Newscast:

1. Chris Lehman reports on the dedication of a memorial sign on I-5 to honor two Oregon police officers killed by a drowsy driver ten years ago.

2. The Oregon Health Authority says there are higher-than-normal levels of fecal bacteria at two beaches - Heceta in Lane Co. and Harris in Curry Co.

3. Austin Jenkins reports on the Oregon Supreme Court siding with five juvenille killers who've long maintained the state treats them more harshly than adult murderers.

4. A man who was wounded last year by a WA Co. sheriff's deputy has filed a civil lawsuit against the county and the deputies.

5. Some scientists say restoring wolves in the west could help restore the Canada Lynx, a threatened species.

Music in: Spencer Davis Group "Keep On Running"

Center:

1. Interview with ultra-runner Caballo Blanco about life with the distance-running Indians of Mexico.

2. Natural World.

Second Newscast:

1. Rachael McDonald reports on the back to school kickoff event with the new Eugene 4j School Superintendent Dr. Sheldon Berman.

2. The Medford School Dist. may lay off some teaching assistants, custodians or tech support employees after the classified workers union voted to reject a proposed 6% pay cut.

Friday, September 2, 2011
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

First Newscast:

1. A complex of lightning-caused fires continues to burn on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation.

2. The WA Dept. of Natural Resources has determined that the "Salmon Fire" near Omak was caused by sparks from grinding equipment.

3. Alexandra Gutierrez reports on an earthquake in Alaska that did not trigger a tsunami.

4. A crash has blocked the southbound lanes of I-5 near mp 71.

5. OPB's April Baer reports on a report indicating Oregon is among the top 15 states for traffic fatalities on rural roads.

6. The El Paso Corp. had a ribbon cutting ceremony today in Malin to celebrate the completion of a 680-mile pipeline that carries natural gas from WY.

7. Anna King reports on Seattle-based Amazon is under pressure from CA to collect state taxes on sales from internet customers.

8. 3rd ranked Oregon and 4th ranked LSU are competing Saturday.

Music in: Zoukunion "N'Nanele"

Center:

1. Angela Kellner speaks with James Roddey, Communications Director of the Oregon Red Cross, about how volunteers are helping East Coast residents after Hurricane Irene and how Oregonians can help.

2. Austin Jenkins reports on how the prison system handles some of the most dangerous inmates in the NW.

3. Courtney Flatt reports on solar thermal tubes popping up in the NW.

Second Newscast:

1. KWSO's Will Robbins reports on crews working on the complex of fires on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation.

2. The Pacific NW exported almost one billion board feet of unmilled logs to Asia in the first half of 2011.

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