The Human Beat

Roger Rocka speaks with Ed Johnson

Roger Rocka speaks with Lifeboat Services director Oz Orak.

Roger Rocka speaks with Pastor Bill Van Norstran about Copeland Commons, a project to provide affordable housing in Astoria.

Roger Rocka attends a public meeting for public comment on the issue of Astoria’s Heritage Square. Ed Overbay leads the conversation.

Roger Rocka interviews staff and volunteers at the Clatsop County Animal Shelter

Roger Rocka speaks with Joseph Stevenson, who in August of 1961, at the age of 18, became a Freedom Rider. The text below was written by Joseph Stevenson in 2021: My name is Joseph Stevenson, I was born in New York City, grew up in California, and lived most of my life in Oregon. When...

We discuss the Columbia Inn, which is being converted to provide housing for people who are homeless, particularly those especially at risk. We talk about when it will open, what it will be like, how it will be operated and managed, etc. The guests are: Monica Steele, Assistant Clatsop County Manager Viviana Matthews, Executive Director,...

To celebrate Women’s History month in March, the American Association of University Women in Clatsop County held a dinner at the Golden Star Restaurant to “Honor the Honorables.”   Judge Paula Brownhill was the first female judge in Clatsop County. She was later joined by Judge Cindy Matayas and Judge Dawn McIntosh to form the...

A discussion with Carrie Cantrell in Portland and Anna Kaufman in Astoria about clean water, community watersheds and how they are affected by forest practices in Oregon. Carrie and Anna are working with North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection.   They are collecting stories from people in Clatsop and Tillamook counties about personal experiences with...

Roger Rocka interviews with Carl Hendrickson: Sea Level Rise Adaptation Fellow, Ocean/Coastal Services Division, Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development.