Get Real With Rick Dancer

A ballot measure in Oregon is bringing some very unlikely ideologies together. Measure 118 sounds great on the surface....A 1,600 dollar check for every Oregonian...But wait, there's a catch....there's always a catch. Expect to learn what is behind the curtain and pulling at your wallet.

A law passed by Democrats in the Oregon Legislation is raising a lot stink from people all over the country. It gives 30k dollars to folks to help them buy a home. Problem is you have to be a certain color and can be here illegally, to qualify. Yeh, that's for real. Find out in this episode what some are doing to fight this.

In Cottage Grove, Oregon people are tired of transients and drug users taking over their community. They are compassionate people but the lawlessness was out of control. They recalled three of their city councilors because many thought they weren't listening. Now, they have to bring the community back together. Expect to learn what happened, why it got as bad as it did and what organizers have learned along the way.

A local expert on timber issues is mad as Hell at the Oregon Board of Forestry and she is not sitting still. In this interview expect to learn why you should be concerned, year round, about the condition of our forests and why forest fires don't have to happen.

In Cottage Grove, a group of people say a few of the city councilors failed to listen to the community when it came to how to handle the homeless issue so they recalled them. It wasn't easy and there's been backlash but the three councilors were recalled and the group has a plan to move forward. This is a story that shows a small group of people, willing to push ahead and get involved, can use it's voice for change.

What if you never felt like a man? You looked like a man but something didn't add up. The guy you are about to listen to is a friend of mine. I've know of his XXY chromosome difference for a few years but had no idea about the rest of the story. This is an interview that may challenge some of you. Dan Mooney is an amazing man and I think you will get something great out of listening.

Wow, this is a great conversation about the health of our forests and what can be done about it. A group of 80 experts from all over the country are warning us about the health of our forests. But more than that they have ideas to turn this around.