Get Real With Rick Dancer

Do you feel less confident than you should? Well, tonight we address that with an expert and talk about a lot of other things too.

The nation mourns the murder of 19 elementary school kids and two teachers in a school shooting in Texas yesterday morning. The push for stricter gun laws is on and some believe there is so much more to all of this. We talk with a 2nd Amendment lawyer to get her take and a Thurston High School shooting survivor weighs in on the subject. Bill Lundun has the news and we'll find out more about an upcoming event to help local veterans. 

and Bill Lundun has these stories:

Texas Governor, Greg Abbot’s press conference on the mass shooting in Uvalde on Tuesday.

State Auditors give Governor Kate Brown, state legislators, and the Oregon Department of Education an “F” in a new audit.

Food boxes of salmonella.

It's Elements Health night and we've got a question for you. Plus information if you struggle to lose weight Sarah Keepers has some tips. Kim Stark introduces us to a Cottage Grove woman who creates " Wildfire Elixers" Kim takes a shot of then everyday and swears by them. And a young man out of Hillsboro Oregon reached out to me after he got a notice from the elections office that his vote would not be counted...He's frustrated and will share his story. Bill Lundun has the following: Monkeypox isn’t supposed to be a big problem, so the U.S. government just spent over 200 million dollars to buy vaccines? Oregon broke another record! We’re number five!  We’re number five! The Bureau of Land Management has new rules going into effect on BLM lands starting Friday.  It’s kind of a deal. We have a breakthrough,  really a bunch of Covid-19 breakthroughs.

As we explore Eastern Montana we’ll tell you about some of the the small towns we’re visiting, take you to the Bucking Horse Sale in Miles City Montana, we’ll go on a hike into the badlands of Glendive and explore deep inside a mine in Butte Montana. Back in Oregon; The OLCC have voted to pull Along Came Trudy’s alcohol license for violating Gov. Kate Brown’s business restrictions during Covid closures Gun control advocates are moving forward collecting signatures for Initiative Petition 17 The Oregon Health Authority wants parents of kids ages 5-11 to have their kids get a Covid-19 booster shot. Clackamas County’s Clerk has mad marksmanship skills when it comes to her foot. We’ll look back at the Thurston High School Shooting that happened May 21st 1998, 24 years ago.

After a few years off due to the pandemic the Rhody Festival in Florence is back and we're going live to the festivities. Kathy and I are in Miles City Montana for the World Famous Bucking Horse Sale (it starts tonight will have video later) we're also going to talk mental health with an expert from Oregon and Bill Lundun will have your Oregon news that matters, you probably won't see these stories on the other stations. We lead we never follow. Oregon’s never ending primary continues to not end. Two new endorsements for the middle finger candidate, Betsy Johnson The CDC tells five Oregon counties to mask up again, but says it isn’t a mandate. Look at that kicker grow!

Oregon's primary election is over, not so fast. Legislators want to draw this thing out as long as they can, I guess. Bill Lundun joins us live to talk about his take on everything

Did you Oregon folks vote today? It is election day and you still have time if you're watching live. Many feel a vote is not a voice so we'll talk about other ways to let elected officials and your loud, opinionated neighbors consider your point of view too.  Kim Stark joins with an Elements Health Clubs look at how mental health can be helped with exercise.  We'll take you on a tour of some small Montana towns and Bill Lundun has these stories It’s election in Oregon, but not really! Thank you Oregon legislature! Three more counties in Oregon are deciding whether they want to be a part of Idaho. Either Oregon Governor Kate Brown is releasing dangerous felons by choice, or by dithering. Hands, I’d like to introduce you to the Ankles.  (Oregon breaks an all time record price for gasoline.)

People in Oregon are frustrated. Only 14% have voted in the primary and voting day is tomorrow. So we talked with a couple of historians while visiting Montana this week. You need to hear this interview.

Tonight, Live from Butte Montana..  We'll show you the ringing rocks, give you a peak at the cool airbnb we're staying in. We join Basin Tackle Rob in Charleston Oregon to see what's going on along the coast. Kim Stark joins us with the Hyperbaric Question of the night and an update on plans for a new Eugene YMCA. and Bill Lundun has these stories. Are mask mandates in Oregon’s future again?  One county is “asking” that people mask up again. The cost of food is predicted to increase this year…A LOT. What are the two most common lies?  “The check is in the mail,” and “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.”  Is it a bigger lie if the government says, “the check is in the mail?”  Wildland firefighters wanted!  Like, now.

On this episode: His name is Conan Hale and he’s a brutal murderer who was sentenced to death for killing three young people from Springfield in 1995. But thanks to the Oregon legislature and a law they passed, Hale’s death sentence will get a pass and the mothers of two of those murder victims and the brother of the other are madder than hell and ready to talk. They’ll join us. Also, Bob Tiernan, candidate for Oregon governor joins us to talk about the state of our state and his candidacy. Matt McCarl joins us to talk about some exciting news when it comes to hyperbaric’s and those struggling with the impact of a stroke and Bill Lundun has these stories. 1. Oregon is number 4! We’re number 4! (Among states with the highest increases in overdose deaths.) 2. A new Oregon voting law is set to make a mess of vote counts. 3. The leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion has people thinking “snip!” 4. Low ballot returns in the Oregon primary to date.