Get Real With Rick Dancer

Folks along the Holly Farm Fire are nervous. Tree's are coming down and some say they had no idea, and those tree's are on their property. Also, why is the lockdown continuing in Lane County when 33% of the covid cases are coming from the U of O.

Why do Lane County numbers keep rising? A lane county commissioner joins us to answer that question, that's later in the interview but first staying healthy as a way of preventing covid. 

Life rarely turns out the way we plan. So when I read in an email that I should "Map Out My Life But Do It In Pencil part of me laughed. Then I started thinking about my own life, the ups the downs the heartache and decided to share a few stories. 

The owners of the Koffee  Kup in Cottage Grove didn't have the money to open up to outside seating. There's a lot of expense to do something like this and it wasn't until the city jumped in that it happened. This is a story that will make your week. 

There are two very different positions when it comes to the reaction to COVID. Small businesses are paying the price and a growing number of people would like to see us talking more and find new ways to get Oregon reopened. 

The Oregon Health Authority is paying for folks impacted by forest fires in Oregon to get their well water tested for free. Now, this is not going to last and you need to get in on the program now. Watch to find out how it works. 

What I've found to be true in my life is that those the world considers to be lesser are usually much greater. I've been blessed to have experienced these angels in the most amazing ways. Their vulnerability is so freeing and their soul is there to breathe new life into our being. Problem is, we fail to recognize greatness, so perhaps this will shed some light on these rare but life changing moments. 

Parents are frustrated that the lockdown has gone on so long and their kids, many of their kids, are not learning as much as they wish. Some local school districts are opening up and some are not. We talk with a mom about her concerns in this episode of Get Real With Rick Dancer. 

There are so many questions we need to be asking one another about race in America but we stuck on words and fail to listen. I brought to men on the show tonight to talk about white and black issues that are not black and white. This is a challenging conversation but one that needs to continue.

The governor wants to close three Oregon prisons in the very near future. The communities surrounding those facilities are not happy all. It means a big loss to their economies but also to those these prison serve. We recently did an interview with some of those folks in the Coos Bay area. In this report you also hear from a couple of graduates of the program who say they wouldn't be here today without that program.