Mark Bateman on why he wants to serve on the Salem Keizer School Board, representing Zone 1.

Kathleen Harder on why she wants to serve on the Salem Keizer School Board, representing Zone 1.

An interview with Mike Zieker, Park Ranger for the City of Salem, describes this new role and some of the information necessary for the proper use and behaviors in our city parks.

Michael Livingston reports on last night’s meeting of the Salem City Council.

In this encore broadcast, Nicole Stapp describes her experiences growing up in foster care and how those experiences inform her work as an advocate for foster children.

Jan & Cindy discuss key bills that have passed and are up for hearings this coming week.

An interview with Polk County Administrator Greg Hansen about the Polk County Facilities Maintenance Bond, a $10 million bond on the May ballot.

Gus, a teenager now in a permanent home, shares her poetry and thoughts about her own abuse as a young child and her early life in the foster care system.

Am interview with Paul Tigan of the Bureau of Land Management about the agency, how land use and management decisions are made, and the role of science in that process.

Mayor Bennett talks about the police facility bond measure and his proposal to provide rental assistance, housing and support services to 100 chronically homeless citizens.