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The Old Mole Variety Hour for September 25, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 09/25/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick hosts this membership drive edition and we hear: 1. Bill Resnick and Jennifer Tovar conclude their two-part discussion of the success of community clean energy production in California. 2. The Left and The Law: Jeff Sessions comes to Portland to talk against S... Read more

Jeff Sessions, ICE, and Immigration

Airs at: Mon, 09/25/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Attorney General Jeff Sessions visited Portland and was greeted by protesters. What power does he have, through ICE, to arrest and confine immigrants? On what grounds? Attorney Mike Snedeker and the Old Mole's Jan Haaken discuss. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 25, 2017

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick hosts this edition of the Old Mole with these segments: Cities and counties across California are taking over the production and distribution of electricity, offering everyone renewable sun and wind electricity. They are even charging less than the corporate ... Read more

Hurricane Maria Might Exceed Harvey's Power

Airs at: Wed, 09/20/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Weather forecasters are running out of ways to describe Maria as it may exceed even Harvey in its damage and strength. Hurricane Maria had made landfall Wednesday morning with 155 mile per hour winds and intense rains, just after Irma had caused nearly one billion dollars i... Read more

A Protest for Sessions Visit in NW Portland, Tuesday

Airs at: Tue, 09/19/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
A rally in Portland took place on Tuesday in protest of Attorney General Jeff Sessions' visit to the city. This rally drew nearly 200 people outside of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services building in Northwest Portland. Sessions was to speak to Federal Immigration O... Read more

The Hollywood Murders Special

Airs at: Fri, 09/22/2017 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
  KBOO Evening News Reporter Tom Flynn speaks frankly with those affected and  at the center of the tragic stabbings that brought Portland, Oregon into national attention as a city that is grappling with a long history of white supremacy and terrorism. By speaking with Mic... Read more

Damon Motz-Story from the Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibilty

Airs at: Fri, 09/22/2017 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
     Damon Motz-Story from the Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility talks about Oregon PSR's campaign that was born out of the hate crimes and the emoldening of white supremacy. One such emoldened move that OPSR is fighting is from the Oregons For Immigration Reform... Read more

Columbia Gorge Fire Containment at 13 Percent

Airs at: Wed, 09/13/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
As of Wednesday morning, the fire crews were able to contain the Eagle Creek fire up to 13 percent. However, the fire still continues to burn, although slowly, at 35,636 acres. The Oregon State Fire Marshal has said Wednesday that fire crew members have decreased to under 9... Read more

Hurricane Irma Hits the Caribbean

Airs at: Wed, 09/06/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Hurricane Irma hit the islands of Barbuda and Antigua this morning as the most powerful Category 5 hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean. It has exceeded the maximum theoretical strength for a hurricane in its environment based on water temperature and other current... Read more

Eagle Creek Fire in Columbia Gorge Reaches 10,000 Acres

Airs at: Tue, 09/05/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Nearly 300,000 acres in Oregon forests are on fire as of today. The Eagle Creek Fire in the Columbia Gorge has grown to nearly 10,000 acres, simultaneously closing I-84 between Troutdale and Hood River. At around 8:30 this Tuesday morning, the fire jumped across the Columbi... Read more