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Gala Miller from the Columbia Springs Environmental Resource Center

Airs at: Mon, 07/25/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Sounds of Awareness
 Hosted by Paul Van Dyck Today, Paul talks to Gala Miller from the Columbia Springs Environmental Resource Center       Read more

Christyna Hengstler of Washington State’s Department of Services for the Blind

Airs at: Mon, 06/27/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Sounds of Awareness
Hosted by Paul Van Dyck Today's guest is Christyna Hengstler of Washington State’s Department of Services for the Blind DSB  provides job counseling and teaches adaptive skills to people who are blind or have low vision.     Read more

Helen Keller: politically incorrect rebel girl

Airs at: Mon, 06/06/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Helen Keller is a beloved bleeding-heart symbol of personal perseverance, an "unmitigated American folk-hero" even, but what we hardly hear in school is that she persevered against capitalism and in solidarity with the radical left movements of her time. This short essay, r... Read more

big babies

For the Old Mole Variety Hour 23 May 2011: (audio here): A recent episode of National Geographic's TV series Taboo featured a profile of Stanley Thornton, a 30-year-old "adult baby" in California, who wears diapers and onesies, drinks from a bottle, and sleeps in a giant cr... Read more

Voices from the Edge 05-19-11 How well do we support those with mental illness?

Airs at: Thu, 05/19/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
How well do we support those with mental illness? An estimated 137,000 Oregonians suffer from serious mental illness and nearly 39,000 children live with serious mental health conditions. How well do we support these individuals and their families? Oregon's public mental h... Read more

The Assault on Labor and ALL of America's Working Class

Airs at: Tue, 04/12/2011 at 12:00am
Hosted by Joe Uris and Abe Proctor What if the labor movement never happened? What if we never gained weekends or sick leave? Or lunch hours, paid vacation, health insurance? The 40-hour work week? With hundreds of union-busting bills pending across the nation, Abe and Joe... Read more

Voices from the Edge 03-31-11 Sex Trafficking

Airs at: Thu, 03/31/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  How do we solve Oregon's sex-trafficking problem? Portland holds the dubious distinction of being considered a regional and national sex-trafficking hub. Although Oregon does not track the number of youth involved in prostitution, law enforcement and social service age... Read more

Dr. Dean O. Stenehjem, and the Washington State School for the Blind's 125th anniversary

Airs at: Mon, 03/28/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Sounds of Awareness
 Host Paul Van Dyck interviews Dr. Dean O. Stenehjem, Superintendent of the Washington State School for the Blind. The school is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. Read more

Voices from the Edge 03-24-11 Oregon Legislature

Airs at: Thu, 03/24/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
This week, Jo Ann and Dave give us updates on what's happening in the Oregon Legislature.  Jo Ann Bowman is a former state legislator, former executive director of Oregon Action, and a long-time leader in the struggle for racial and economic justice. Dave Mazzais a free... Read more

Voices from the Edge 03-17-11 A new look at Oregon's Measure 11 and its impacts

Airs at: Thu, 03/17/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  A new look at Oregon's Measure 11 and its impacts Kevin Mannix promised voters in 1994 that his Ballot Measure 11 establishing minimum mandatory sentences would create certainty in Oregon's criminal justice system. While the measure tripled the state's prison populatio... Read more