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This episode features interviews with attendees of the local Black Lives Matter peaceful demonstration that took place in downtown Astoria the day before on June 4. The event was prompted by the brutal murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police.

This Talk of Our Towns host Donna Quinn features Margaret Minnick, Coordinator of the Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve and Joe Liebezeit (pronounced Leeb-uh-zite), Staff Scientist and Avian Conservation Manager for the Portland Audubon Society.  On the table for discussion is the Cape Falcon Marine Reserve, shorebirds and seabirds, upcoming online events and how...

After what is now commonly known as “Memorial Day Weekend,” a capitalistic transmutation of a holiday originally meant to honour the war-dead of America, Michael honours the true Memorial Day, come May 30th.

LOCAL NEWS: Clatsop County jobless rate soars   New figures from the state employment department show the jobless rate in Clatsop County soared last month surging to 24.4 percent, the second worst rate in Oregon. The drop in tourism-related jobs was the biggest factor, but not the only one. Coast Community Radio’s Jacob Lewin reports:    ...

LOCAL NEWS: Clatsop Community College faces shortfall   Clatsop Community College is facing a covid-19-related budget shortfall of between a million and one-and-a-half million dollars. The school is figuring out how to cope with the problem, as CoastCommunity Radio’s Jacob Lewin reports:   Script follows, Scroll down to Listen:   Much of the budget shortfall...

LOCAL NEWS: Washington’s Wahkiakum County poise to move into Phase 3 In Washington, Governor Jay Inslee’s Stay at Home order ended yesterday (Sunday).  Most of the state’s less populous counties are already in the second phase of the four phase re-opening process.  One local county will soon apply to move to phase 3.  KMUN’s Kathleen Morgain explains.  Script...

LOCAL NEWS: Rural internet during the pandemic: never good, but now a serious problem Ever since schools and businesses closed in Oregon in March, kids and parents have embarked on a new journey – living, working and learning at home, all together, all of a sudden. Joanne Rideout takes a look at their experience, and...

Sarah Lu Heath, Executive Director of the Astoria Downtown Historic District Association.  They talk how Astoria downtown merchants are dealing with current challenges and about two ADHDA events coming up soon.