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An Afghan View Of The Surge
Rangina Hamidi, CEO of Kandahar Treasures, which sells handmade embroidery, talks about the surge in Helmand province. She says that to defeat the Taliban, American troops must help Afghanistan build infrastructure and maintain security.
Marines Fan Out In Afghanistan Push
Some 4,000 Marines, along with several hundred British and Afghan troops, are fanning out in the valley of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, establishing small outposts. So far, there's been little fighting with Taliban militants, although Marines did meet stiff resistance in one area.
Alaska Gov. Palin To Resign
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who was Republican Sen. John McCain's running mate in the 2008 presidential campaign, says she will resign from office July 26.
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Artists Make Money By Forgoing Traditional Galleries
It isn't easy to make money as an artist these days, but three crafty New Yorkers are managing to sell their work — and make a living — outside the traditional gallery system.
Different Year, Same 'Marienbad'
When it came out in 1961, Alain Resnais' Last Year at Marienbad perplexed and excited audiences with its surrealistic storytelling. John Powers has a review of the film's Criterion Collection re-release.
For Sale: Your Michael Jackson Memorabilia
Since Michael Jackson died last week, his trading cards, old albums and autographs are selling for huge amounts of money. A letter Michael Jackson wrote to an unknown "Greg" sold for $20,000, and an album signed by all of the Jackson 5 sold for $27,000.
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Savage Rapids Lesson: Removing Dams No Easy Task
After two decades of conflict, crews are finally jackhammering the Savage Rapids Dam into oblivion. The southern Oregon dam on the Rogue River doesn't even produce electricity. Yet, removing it proved complicated and controversial. Efforts to return other rivers to free-flowing channels are getting more attention across the Northwest and in Congress. But what happened with the Savage Rapids Dam gives some indication of how difficult it can be to rip out these engineering feats of the last century. JPR’s Jessica Robinson has this story.
Oregon's Poetry Out Loud Finalist Signs Her Words
Today, a high school student from Oregon will appear in a competition in Washington D.C. called Poetry Out Loud. She’s eighteen-year-old Tiffany Hill of Eugene. Poetry Out Loud is a national recitation contest in which teens memorize and deliver classic poems. Only, Hill won’t be saying anything ... at least not out loud. Hill is the first deaf student to compete in the national competition -- she’ll deliver her poems in American Sign Language. JPR’s Jessica Robinson has this profile.To watch Hill signing "Inside Out" by Diane Wakoski in the state finals, click here.
Budget Hearing Highlights Stark Choices
Sometimes the best advice for legislators comes from outside of Salem. That’s what state budget writers are hoping as they take their show on the road. Oregon lawmakers face a widening budget gap and they’re turning to everyday Oregonians for help. The Legislature’s Ways and Means Committee held the first of eight hearings Monday night in Lincoln City, along Oregon’s coast. Chris Lehman has this report.
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Jefferson Monthly
A Brief History of Fire and Ice Along the Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway
Learning how volcanoes give birth to new earth over the span of hundreds of thousands to millions of years has given me a sense of how small we are as humans in the grand scheme of it all...
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The Bottom Line
Tuned In
June 2009
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Air America, the self-avowed liberal talk commercial radio network, was contemplating emulating public radio’s use of on-air fund drives...
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Reflections
Jefferson Public Radio Celebrates 40 Years
In May of 1969, a modest 10-watt KSOR began to emanate from a warren of basement studios on the campus of what was then called Southern Oregon College in Ashland...
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