Monday, Nov 26, 2007
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

First Newscast:

1. OPB's Kristian Foden-Vencil reports on a Fort Lewis sergeant who was AWOL turning herself in.

2. Oregon lawmakers will be spending the holiday season looking ahead to a one-of-a-kind special session.

3. Lane Community College is looking for input from people in the Eugene area.

4. Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy will accept an award from Harvard University for the city's approach to affordable housing.

5. Brandon Smith reports on the pesticide use reporting system.

Center:

1. Interview with Buddy Cage of the band New Riders of the Purple Sage.

2. Mixed Voices create "Harvest" poems.

3. Master Gardener Renate Tilson talks about how to live lightly on the land.

Second Newscast:

1. Northbound lanes of I-5 near Goshen are now open after a truck crashed.

2. The Oregon State Police say about a half-dozen solar panels have been stolen in the past year from changeable message signs.

First Newscast:

1. 65 people have applied to be Eugene's City Manager.

2. OPB has agreed to purchase KOPT.

3. A controverisal effort to tap into methane gas trapped in abandoned coal fields is underway near Coos Bay.

4. Tom Banse reports on the latest home sales numbers in the Pacific Northwest.

5. Colin Fogarty reports on Senator Ron Wyden sponsoring a bill to rate the quality of information that credit card companies provide to consumers.

6. Two Lake Oswego men are making another run at a statewide vote on a private commercial casino.

7. Fireplace ashes are to blame for three residential fires last weekend.

Center:

1. Interview with Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, Candy Neville.

2. Rachael McDonald speaks with Reese Ehrlich, author of "The Iran Agenda: The Real Story of U.S. Policy and the Middle East Crisis."

Second Newscast:

1. The Legislature will hold hearings on the use of psychiatric drugs given to foster children in Oregon.

2. Oregon is joining a national volunteer group called the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network.

First Newscast:

1. Rachael McDonald reports on a new affordable housing complex in downtown Eugene.

2. State economists expect slower job growth over the next decade.

3. Brandon Smith reports on Oregonians struggling to put food on the table may be more than twice as likely to suffer from depression.

4. The Lane County Board of Commissioners has selected Jeff Spartz to serve as the new County Administrator.

5. The 7th annual Buffett Award for Indigenous Leadership this year will go to Roberta Conner, who directs the Cultural Center on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation.

6. Jes Burns reports on the City of Eugene's Lane Use Management Team.

Center:

1. Andrew Bartholomew speaks with Eugene sports psycholgist Stephen Ungerleider about steroids in sports.

2. Viz City's Lotte & Terry review a show of lino cut reduction prints by Connie Mueller.

Second Newscast:

1. Tom Banse reports on Washington state regulators have put a big new power plant on ice because of global warming concerns.

2. Rachael McDonald reports on the Eugene's Science Factory increasing attendance.

3. It's more than two years away, but the City of Springfield is already making preparations for its 125th anniversary.

4. Anna King reports on plans for Northwest tribes to trap and tag sturgeons this winter.

First Newscast:

1. Governor Kulongoski is open to the idea of liquefied natural gas terminals.

2. A task force created by the Legislature says all tax options are on the table in order to create a more stable way of funding government.

3. All F-15 fighter jets have been grounded again, including those in Oregon.

4. Jes Burns reports on the inaugural meeting of Eugene's Sustainability Commission.

5. Lyle Swetland, one of the founders of LCC died this week.

6. Rachael McDonald reports on LTD honoring Rosa Parks.

Center:

1. Interview with Dr. Bruce Lipton, author of "The Biology of Belief."

2. Natural World Correspondent John Cooney reports from the Fern Ridge Wildlife viewing area.

Second Newscast:

1. Angela Kellner reports on the strong, cold weather system moving across Oregon.

2. The corporate owner of McKenzie Willamette Hospital says for now it will not sell the hospital.

3. Dr. John Wood of Forest Grove has died.

4. Fire officials urge Oregonians not to let their Christmas trees turn into fire hazards.

First Newscast:

1. Governor Kulongoski is calling on President Bush to expedite the replacement of Oregon's F-15 fighter jets.

2. Angela Kellner reports on a gasoline tanker that went into a ditch at the Eugene Airport.

3. A state official has asked for more time to resolve the fate of 2-year-old Gabriel Allred.

4. A Port Angeles, Washington man who falsely claimed to be a wounded Marine veteran avoided jail time at his sentencing today in federal court in Seattle.

5. The Oregon Department of Justice is investigating whether two workers at the Lake County District Attorney's Office stole money that had been set aside for crime victims.

6. The 111th Civil War between the number 18 Ducks and the Beavers will be decided tomorrow at Autzen Stadium.

Center:

1. Interview with members of the play "It's A Wonderful Life."

2. Rachael McDonald profiles Eugene barista Jordan Barber.

3. Jes Burns spoke to community members to get a sense of how they will spend their kicker.

Second Newscast:

1. The co-founder of an Islamic charity in Ashland has been released to await trail on federal tax and conspiracy charges.

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