Education

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Interview with the Portland Youth Philharmonic

Airs at: Wed, 10/22/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Underground
Nathan from the KBOO Youth Collective interviews David Hattner, Musical Director  and Samuel Zacharia is co-principal viola of the Portland Youth Philharmonic PYP is a vibrant community where young people can explore their passion for music, grow as individuals and make... Read more

Jeff Reardon Interview

Airs at: Thu, 10/23/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Jeff Reardon is a Democrat seeking reelection in Oregon's 48th House District. He talked with Don Merrill about why he voted for the Grand Bargain which proposed changes to PERS, why he feels Career Technical Education is the key to solving Oregon's workforce development... Read more

Scott Mills Interview

Airs at: Wed, 10/22/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Scott Mills is is a Democrat running for the Oregon House in the 18th District. He talked with Don Merrill about the caustic influence of money into Oregon politics, why unions have a role in protecting civic culture and how he and his Shadow love helping Oregon's veter... Read more

Jessica Vega Pederson Interview

Airs at: Tue, 10/14/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Jessica Vega Pederson is a Democrat seeking reelection in Oregon's 47th House District. She talked with Don Merrill about why future ambitious projects authorized by the legislature need to have more oversight by the legislature, why she has concerns over the out of sta... Read more

Peter Buckley Interview

Airs at: Sun, 10/05/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Peter Buckley is a Working Families candidate seeking reelection as a member of Oregon's 5th House District. He talked with Don Merrill about how the legislature has not been as successful as he would've liked to fund education for the state, what he has done to insure s... Read more

Craig Lewis: Punk Rock, Mental Illness and Recovery

Airs at: Sun, 10/05/2014 at 12:00am
Craig Lewis is a punk rock mental health and recovery advocate, member of the Boston punk rock scene, Upheaval Fanzine editor, and the author of 'Better Days - A Mental Health Recovery Workbook". He has also recently edited 'You're Crazy' Volume One which featuresfirst-h... Read more

Perry Roll Interview

Airs at: Fri, 10/03/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Perry Roll is a Libertarian candidate who is running for Oregon's Senate District 16. He talked with Don Merrill about why for him, being in politics means not being a politician, why we need a national care program versus a national insurance plan for veterans and why ... Read more

Smart ALEC Oregon: School Privatization

Airs at: Mon, 07/07/2014 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Smart ALEC Oregon
Originally aired July 7, 2014 The third piece examines how ALEC, through it’s Education Task Force, works with ALEC members in state legislatures to privatize, defund or dismantle public schools through charter schools, voucher programs and tuition tax credits.  In Oreg... Read more

James Foster Interview

Airs at: Tue, 09/30/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
James Foster is a Libertarian candidate running for Oregon's 1st Congressional District. He talked with Don Merrill about how the VA's bureaucracy gets in the way of its worthwhile mission to serve deserving vets, how he prefers a bottom up process for changing national... Read more

David Walker Interview

Airs at: Tue, 09/30/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
David Walker is a non-affiliated candidate running for the US House in Oregon's 3rd District. He talked with Don Merrill about his proposal to create 10 million jobs a year, why infrastructure needs may not always be as urgent as they are portrayed and why he says if Mea... Read more