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East Portland Kids Call for Bus Passes

Airs at: Fri, 04/08/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Students in East Portland are missing classes because they can’t afford the bus. That’s the conclusion of a study by the Youth Environmental Justice Alliance and OPAL looking at how young people’s access to public transportation affects their ability to succeed at school... Read more

Fire Consumes Tents Under I-5 Bridge

Airs at: Thu, 04/07/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
This afternoon a fire consumed at least one person’s tent in a houseless settlement under the I-5 bridge near OMSI and the Portland Fire Department location on the Willamette river. KBOO's Kristin Yount was on the scene. Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for March 14, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this Old Mole and we hear:   Bill Resnick interviews Mark Engler, co-author of "This Is an Uprising: How Non-Violent Revolt Is Shaping the 21st Century" Jan Haaken talks with documentary director on her new movie "Trapped," about attempts to cl... Read more

Book Mole: What She Left Behind

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Larry Bolden reviews What She Left Behind, the harrowing tale of an eighteen year old woman who finds herself committed to a state asylum due to her rebelling against her father’s choice of whom she will marry. The author, Ellen Marie Wiseman, did extensive research into how... Read more

Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights Takes Effect Tomorrow

Airs at: Tue, 12/22/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
On January first a law will go into place assigning certain protections and benefits to domestic workers in the State of Oregon, called the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights.  For more KBOO reporter Jared Dancler spoke with Tom Breedlove, an expert on household labor and t... Read more

KBOO Noon News 112715

Airs at: Fri, 11/27/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Tune in every weekday at five for more local, national and international news produced by volunteer reporters in our Portland studios. Read more

Kathy Farr on School Shootings

Airs at: Mon, 10/19/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken interviews Kathy Farr, professor emeritus at PSU, on her current research on school shootings. She looks at middle and high school rampage shootings over the past 30 years and takes up some of the gender and social dynamics that seem to be driving these expres... Read more

First Day of Retail Pot Sales in Oregon

Airs at: Thu, 10/01/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Today was the first day of legal retail pot sales in Oregon, and spirits were high at dispensaries across the Portland area. In this piece, KBOO reporter Jim Thompson speaks with customers lines up outside Shango's, a dispensary in Hillsboro, followed by KBOO reporter Doug... Read more

The Psychology of Mass Shootings

Airs at: Thu, 10/01/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
After a mass shooting claimed ten lives this morning at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, President Obama adressed the nation with visible frustration, saying, "[Thoughts and prayers do] not capture the heartache and grief and anger that we should feel, and it does n... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for September 14, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 09/14/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris hosts this membership drive episode of the Old Mole Variety Hour, with segments on Social Security, historical fiction and reproductive justice, and rights of workers in sexual services. Bill Resnick talks with Eric Laursen about Social Security. This versio... Read more