Melanie Zermer interviews Mark Garton about his Polk County Sheriff Candidate

Jon Yoder interviews Susan Sahnow, describing work around the No Oregon Child Left Inside legislation and the resulting work with the Oregon Environmental Literacy Program.

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

In the second of Willamette Wake Up’s three-part series of reports on Salem’s proposed new police facility, Michael Livingston talks with Salem Police Chief Jerry Moore about the many inadequacies of the Department’s 44-year-old Civic Center facility.

Melanie Zermer and Russ Beaton moderate a discussion about Ballot Measure 97. Chuck Sheketoff from Oregon Center For Public Policy debates with John Tapogna from Econ Northwest about the merits and demerits of the measure. … Continue reading →

An interview with Sarah Deumling of Zena Timber on on the importance and examples of sustainable forestry practices.

In the first of Willamette Wake Up’s three-part series of reports on Salem’s proposed new police facility, Michael Livingston talks with David Lacy of the City of Salem’s Finance Division about how bonds are used to finance major capital projects … Continue reading →

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

Michael Livingston talks with Leilani Slama, Salem Health’s Vice President of Community Engagement, and Trent Tompkins, a Salem Health rehabilitation therapist, about Salem Health’s new “Let’s All Play Place” — a unique community playground where children with disabilities and non-disabled … Continue reading →

Interview with Mimi Casteel of Hopewell Vineyards who describes examples and the importance of sustainable practices in the vineyards of the Willamette Valley.