Street Talk 8/10/08
We talked with Ron Herndon, head of Albina Head Start and President of the National Head Start Association. Head Start survived the Bush administration’s efforts to kill the popular program.
Street Talk 8/03/08
To Drive or Not To Drive: Lacy talks with two transportation experts with radically different points of view.
Street Talk 6/22/08
The price of food is going up around the world. How is this affecting us here in Oregon? Lacy talks with Mike Moran, Food Resource Manager for the Oregon Food Bank.
Street Talk 6/15/08
What will our transition off fossil fuels look like for the next 20 years? Lacy talks with one of the Northwest’s top energy experts, Dr. Phil Carver from the Oregon Department of Energy.
Street Talk 6/8/08
Portland economist Joe Cortright’s new study “Driven to the Brink” shows rising gas prices played a big part in bursting the housing bubble.
Street Talk 6/1/08
Is the price of gasoline eating your budget alive? Lacy talks with three economists about how record high oil and gas prices are affecting Oregon.
Street Talk 5/18/08
The Children’s Relief Nursery helps children thrive in families at risk for abuse and neglect. Lacy talked with Executive Director Chris Otis.
Street Talk 5/11/08
Democrats Jeff Merkley, Steve Novick and Candy Neville are in a real horse race to be the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate. We asked them all about the war in Iraq and the economy.
Feedback 5/11/08
Dr. Russ Dondero is one of the area’s best known political analysts… hear him weigh in on how the Presidential Primary will affect all the other races on Oregon’s May 20 ballot.
Street Talk 5/4/08
When US Representative Darlene Hooley announced she would not be seeking a 7th term, the primary race for Oregon Congressional District 5 became a free for all, with big national dollars waiting in the wings. We interviewed the 4 front runners.
Feedback 4/27/08
Since 2004 the number of meth labs getting cleaned up and cleared out of Washington County has dropped dramatically. We talked with Sgt. John Koch of the Washington County Interagency Narcotics Team (WIN) about the nosedive of meth production in Oregon a
Street Talk 4/20/08
Has the media pushed the meth/crime epidemic in Portland aside for other issues, or has the city been “cleaned up?” We talked with the head of the Portland Police Bureau Drugs and Vice Division, Captain Mark Kruger.
Street Talk 3/30/08
Dr. David Labby, Medical Director of CareOregon, tells us doctors and organizations around the country are creating a new model for primary care medicine to get better health care to more of us.
Feedback 3/30/08
Are Oregon’s new I.D. requirements for driver’s licenses intended as sanctions against illegal immigration? Lacy puts this question to four guests.
Street Talk 3/16/08
Nowhere is the area’s 20 years of explosive growth more apparent than Washington County. Kathy Lehtola, Director of the Washington County Department of Land Use and Transportation, talks about keeping up with growth.
Feedback 3/16/08
The Boys & Girls Aid Society of Oregon provides foster homes for some of the state’s most at-risk children. Lacy talked with Michael Balter and Mary Jo Smock of Boys & Girls Aid about their success with kids in foster care.
Street Talk 3/09/08
Dr. Charles Kilo founded a national organization of physicians, The Trust for Healthcare Excellence, to start mending our broken health care system, using “middle out” management.
Feedback 2/17/08
So the government’s sending most of us a check… Will the new stimulus package help or hinder Oregon? Lacy talks with four economists.
Street Talk 2/17/08
The two top state economists, Tom Potiowski and Art Ayre weigh in with their thoughts on the slowing economy.
Feedback 2/10/08
As an east county farmer inside our urban growth boundary, Metro Councilor Rod Park is uniquely qualified to talk about how the UGB is working.
Street Talk 2/10/08
Is Oregon on the cusp of a mild downturn, or will we slide into recession? Lacy talks with well known Portland economists Bill Conerly, Randall Pozdena and Michael Leachman.
Street Talk 2/3/08
The Oregon Smalls Schools Initiative has opened 38 new small high schools in the state – 13 this school year alone! Rene and Karen head up the Initiative in Oregon and told Lacy how smaller high schools improve achievement.
Street Talk 1/27/08
Oregon ranks 45th in the nation in funding of higher education. Clackamas Community College President Joanne Truesdell tells us how CCC is thinking out of the box to offer new programs.
Feedback 1/27/08
Why did Oregonians include illegal immigrants as one of their “top three worries?” Lacy talks with immigration expert attorney Michael Meltzer.
