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Healing Arts Resource Project (HARP) reshapes health care

Airs at: Wed, 06/22/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
Host Stephanie Potter speaks with Stephanie Dougherty, founder of the Healing Arts Resource Project (HARP).  Also, Kelsey Peake, Joyce Campbell, and Samantha Roberts:  Kelsey is with Community Arts at HARP; Joyce, Visual Arts; and Samantha, Healing Arts.   HARP is dedica... Read more

More On Fukushima and Radiation in the Northwest

Airs at: Thu, 06/23/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know" - More on Fukushima and effects of radiation on the Northwest, including a spike in infant mortality and call in advice on what to do to protect yourself. Read more

Vietnam War triage nurse Arlene Edwards on her experiences in Portable Hospital in 1968

Airs at: Tue, 06/21/2011 at 12:00am
Co-hosts Marvin Simmons and Bill Bires interview Arlene Edwards, who was a nurse in Vietnam at the 45th Surgical Hospital in 1968. The 45th was first organized in 1943 at Camp White, Oregon as the 45th Portable Hospital. It was designed to be carried by men, pack animals... Read more

Richard Louv and his new book "The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and The End of Nature-Deficit Disorder"

Airs at: Mon, 06/20/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Hosted by Dr. David Naimon An interview with the bestselling author of Last Child In The Woods, Richard Louv, about his new book "The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and The End of Nature-Deficit Disorder." Learn how contact with nature affects human health. Read more

THE PORTLAND WATER BUREAU PLANS TO DUMP OVER SEVEN MILLION GALLONS OF WATER

Airs at: Fri, 06/17/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Normal 0 The Portland water bureau plans to dump over seven million gallons of water after a man was caught on tape urinating in an open reservoir on Mount Tabor.  Critics question the city's reasons for dumping thirty five thousand dollars worth of finished drinking ... Read more

Community Food Centers in Corvallis and Canada

Airs at: Wed, 05/18/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Food Show
Corvallis food activists are sharing ideas with their counterparts in Canada. Host Laura McCandlish interviews Elizabeth Fraser of The Stop, "an innovative anti-poverty and anti-hunger program" in Toronto. It’s a unique urban food bank/prenatal clinic/ open kitchen with ... Read more

Nutritionist Kelly Dorfman and "What's Eating Your Child?"

Airs at: Mon, 06/13/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Hosted by Dr. David Naimon   An interview with Kelly Dorfman, author of "What's Eating Your Child? The Hidden Connections Between Food and Childhood Ailments." Learn about the ways certain foods can contribute to recurrent ear infections, anxiety, stomach aches, picky ... Read more

Physicians for a National Health Program & Medicare for All

Airs at: Mon, 06/06/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Dr. Garrett Adams testifies to the impact that Medicare made on the populations it served when it was first implemented in the 1960s, and makes a case against medical privatization and for expanding Medicare for all. Rather than an essential feature of public management,... Read more

War on Drugs: failures, misconceptions and alternatives.

Airs at: Mon, 06/06/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill and Sanho talk about the reasons why the war on drugs has failed to curb abuse while defying empirical evidence about usage. More importantly, Sanho points out, the Drug Warriors fails to grasp why some people use drugs and why most others don't: the lack of means t... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour June 6th

Airs at: Mon, 06/06/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Today show, hosted by Joe Clement, features discussions about the war on drugs, medicare for all, a tribute to Helen Keller, a commentary on animal resistance and a piece imploring that the Obama administration denounce its commitment to carbon fuels. For information abo... Read more