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  • Pale Rider 1918
    Today onTheLocal:
    Jeff & Emily have theQuickSix news headlines - updates on the power situation, the Shakespeare festival, and Hazelnut Grove.
    Then, Christine Alexander's conversation with Laura Spinney on her book Pale Rider - what can we learn from the Flu Epidemic of 1918?
    28 min
  • STAY OUT OF DOORWAYS
    Today onThe Local:Jefferson &Emily have the Quick Six Headlines, from Proud Boy police to early earthquake warnings.Then, an interview with investigative reporter Jordan Chariton, on the ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan, and the prosecution of those responsible.
    28 min
  • Equity In the Cannabis Industry
    Today onTheLocal:Your Quick Six headlines - how is Portland holding up in the snow and ice? (Spoiler: it's a mixed bag).Then, an interview withJeanette Ward Horton and Geoff Sugermanon the Cannabis Social Equity Bill.
    24 min
  • Snowed In!
    Welcome toThe Local!
    Jeff is stuck at home without power, so Emily delivers the Quick Six headlines solo.
    Then, an interview with Joanne Zuhl, executive editor of Street Roots. She talks about the new interview series with members of the PortlandCity Council.
    23 min
  • Ice Ice Baby
    Today on TheLocal:Now staying at home for an entirely different reason! Jefferson & Emily have today's top headlines in theQuick Six news rundown!Then, we check in with what the city council has been up to this week on the City Council Update.Lastly, a conversation with JoelIboa of Oregon Just Transition Alliance, working to improve workplace communities in frontline communities.
    25 min
  • Comissioner Dan Ryan
    Today on TheLocal:Your QuickSix headlines - moving out of extreme risk!Then, a conversation with City Comissioner Dan Ryan, digging deep into policy and his background.
    37 min
  • Homelessness in Josephine County
    Today:The QuickSix local news rundown with Jeff & Emily. Then - the weekly update on the Portland CityCouncil. We'll wrap things up with an interview on homelessness in Josephine County, with Street Roots executive editor Hanna Merzbach.
    24 min

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Your daily dose of local news and democracy with a focus on Portland, Oregon. The Local is a production of XRAY FM as part of its mission to amplify the voices of its community and deliver…