In this quick bonus, Virginia asks Seth Cotlar and Paul Tigan a simple question: What does a liberal Project 2029 look like? Let us know what you think it would look like in the comments.

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This week we have a very special guest in Seth Cotlar, a professor of history at Willamette University. He's currently working on a book about a far right activist in Oregon named Walter Huss, who was active in Oregon from the 1960s into the early 2000s. You'll hear all about Huss' conspiracy obsessed and Christian Nationalist agenda in this episode. We've also got City Councilor for Ward 1, Paul Tigan, joining us to discuss the current dismantling of our federal government by none other than DOGE. If you're academic, you'll love this one. If you want to be academic, you'll love it too. And if you're neither of those things, listen anyway. And then become a paid subscriber for more. Thank you and as always...

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The Keizer City Council is at it again, this time led by Councilors Soraida Cross and Lore Christopher. Their quest? To eliminate the word diversity from the Community Diversity Engagement Committee. Join Virginia and Jane as they discuss some unhinged things that were said at the last Keizer City Council meeting.

For the record: The root word of DIVERSITY is diverse. The root word of DIVISIVE is divide. It appears our Keizer City Council needs a lesson in linguistics, not a new name for a committee they don't like.

The Keizer City Council meets this Monday, March 17 at 6 PM. You can give public comment in person or submit it online by emailing: [email protected]

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The last cradle of our democracy, the library, is on the chopping block. Former Oregon State Librarian and local folk hero, Jim Scheppke, joins Virginia and Jane to give us the hard facts about the financial position of our public library. Learn all about how Salem's library system stacks up (or doesn't) to the rest of the state, and how efficient it truly is with very little funds already!

To join the fight in saving the library, join Jim by visiting www.yesforsalem.com -- if it's not up yet, it will be soon.

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In this subscriber bonus, Jim tells Virginia and Jane a little bedtime story about how the first Salem Public Library ever got started. Spoiler alert: Women got the job done.

And the reason the U was a V on the original library is because most buildings that encompass Roman-style architecture use the Latin alphabet, which only had 23 letters at one time, not including the letter U. The “U” sound still existed, but it was represented with the letter V. You're welcome.

This may just become a regular bonus segment. We are big Jim Scheppke fans around here!

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In this episode, Levi Herrera-Lopez from Mano a Mano and United Against Hate joins Virginia to discuss their initiatives to break down barriers of hate in the Salem-Keizer community, especially in these (what is beginning to feel like precedented) times. Speaking of precedented, the City of Salem is still staying silent on the situation with the sudden resignation of our City Manager, Keith Stahley. Will the community ever know what happened? And why won't they come on the pod so the community can hear about all the good work they are doing? I guess we'll never know (but we hope they change their minds!)

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In this bonus pod, we had the pleasure of learning from the work and lived experiences of Ashley Dunn, Vice President of the local NAACP chapter. Ashley is a graduate of North High School and Oregon State University, a mother of millions, a lover of people, a social work champion, Game of Thrones fan, and an-all around awesome human! We know you will love Ashley as much as we do and we can't wait to vote for her someday! And if you learned something from this pod, share it with a friend!

To join the Salem Keizer NAACP and their work visit:

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The next NAACP General Meeting is Monday, February 3, 2025 from 6:00 PM -7:00 PM

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https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-white-history-racist-foundations-black-exclusion-laws/

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/07/racist-history-portland/492035/

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In this two part series we are going to be discussing Black history, racism, and systems of oppression in Oregon from the 1800s to today, which have affected all people of color. We want to acknowledge that we are two white women coming to you with this information. Our goal of these foundational episodes is to teach you all the facts you didn't learn in school, but probably should have. Please stay tuned for a special bonus episode where we have the pleasure of hearing from Ashley Dunn, Vice President of the Salem Keizer NAACP. If this pod was interesting or informative to you, please share it with a friend.

Recommended reading for this pod:

https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-white-history-racist-foundations-black-exclusion-laws/

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/07/racist-history-portland/492035/

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Trigger warning: This episode contains content which listeners may find disturbing, including violence and assault.

In this two part series we are going to be discussing Black history, racism, and systems of oppression in Oregon from the 1800s to today, which have affected all people of color. We want to acknowledge that we are two white women coming to you with this information. Our goal of these foundational episodes is to teach you all the facts you didn't learn in school, but probably should have. Please stay tuned for a special bonus episode where we have the pleasure of hearing from Ashley Dunn, Vice President of the Salem Keizer NAACP. If this pod was interesting or informative to you, please share it with a friend.

Recommended reading for this pod:

https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-white-history-racist-foundations-black-exclusion-laws/

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/07/racist-history-portland/492035/

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In this subscriber bonus episode we talk about the recent joint session between our Marion County Commissioners and Salem City Council. Why is this meeting finally happening the moment we have a conservative Mayor? What is the real intent behind this new effort? We think we know.

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