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A conversation with filmmaker and historian Ron Craig on the subject of history and the empowering nature of knowing one’s history.  

Clatsop County COVID Vaccine update 3/22/21 Clatsop County is continuing to vaccinate residents against COVID-19. Joanne Rideout has an update. [Scroll down to Listen…] Last week, the county held four vaccination events and gave about 1200 people their first shot of the two-shot Moderna vaccine. They’ve also administered the Johnson and Johnson vaccine (referred to...

COVID-19 vaccine events and opportunities [Scroll down to Listen. Script below:] Intro: Clatsop County continues to ramp up COVID 19 vaccine distribution. Joanne Rideout reports. The Clatsop County Vaccine Task Force held its largest clinic to date last week, administering approximately 900 first doses Thursday at the county fairgrounds in Astoria. In total, the county...

This month, Around Our Schools program host, Sara Meyer, interviews Jerad Sorber, Vice President of Academic Affairs at Clatsop Community College. Jerad shares many program updates and support areas available for students. Margaret Frimoth adds information about HB2864 requirements for Cultural Competency, and Sara reminds listeners about the upcoming March 13th “Women Interested In Going...

A Big Week in Clatsop County for Vaccinations.      Jacob Lewin.     Clatsop County will be accelerating its Covid-19 vaccine effort this week and hopes to have 20% of county residents vaccinated by the end of the week. As of last Friday, about 14% of Clatsop County residents had received first doses of a...

Special guests from The Harbor: Julia, Jenny, and Knappa High School student Destiny talk about The Harbor’s Teen Dating Violence Prevention Program and new services for the LGBTQ+ community.

US Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici held a virtual town hall meeting on Wednesday, where she took questions from constituents who called into the live streaming event. Callers asked about topics ranging from the proposed $15 federal minimum wage, to what’s next for Congress after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Joanne Rideout reports. Scroll down...

This week’s icebreaker question:  If you could be any animal for one day, what animal would you be? And why? Also a general discussion of the vaccination process.

Clatsop County expects to start using a new shipment of six hundred doses of COVID-19 vaccine today. For the first time, some seniors—outside of those in congregate care facilities—will be eligible. KMUN’s Jacob Lewin reports. Two hundred county residents over the age of 80 are expected to get the vaccines this week—one hundred today in Seaside...

Host Sara Meyer and engineer Margaret Frimoth bring you Around Our Schools: an exploration of our local education system, from career opportunities and campus news, to impacts on the local economy and personal interviews. Join them for their first episode this Tuesday, when Sara interviews Kristen Wilkin, Dean of Workforce Education & Training for Clatsop...

Oregon will begin vaccinating seniors this week. Joanne Rideout reports on options in Clatsop, Tillamook and Columbia counties.   [Note: scroll down to bottom of story for how to get connected to vaccine resources in your county.] Starting today, Oregon seniors 80 years and older are eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Starting now through the...

LaNicia Duke interviews Hannah Harrod from the Rural Organizing Project.

A conversation with Andrew Collins-Anderson about his work with the Coast Range Association and their radio broadcast, called Coast Range Radio.  You can listen to Coast Range Radio every 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 9:00 am.

The Port of Columbia County is asking county commissioners to rezone more than 800 acres at Port Westward near Clatskanie for industrial uses. Environmentalists are concerned that it could lead to construction of a methanol plant that would release a vast amount of global warming gases. Wednesday, January 27th is the deadline to comment on...

Clatsop County is completely out of COVID-19 vaccine and isn’t totally sure when it will be getting more. Meanwhile the county is planning mass events for when the vaccine does arrive. KMUN’s Jacob Lewin reports. Chris Laman is the incident commander for the county vaccine task force. To put it mildly, he was surprised when no...

We’re running special inauguration news coverage this morning during the time when we would normally air Gordon McCraw’s in depth local weather forecast. Here’s Gordon’s forecast for today, Wednesday, January 20, 2021. 

A conversation in the aftermath of the January Sixth attack on the Capitol Building.

Oregon US Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on a Zoom call with Oregon reporters after being evacuated from the Senate Chamber on Wednesday as protesters stormed the Capitol. The following is audio from the call as he described the scene and his thoughts as events unfolded.  

Host LaNicia Duke shares the stories of Marian Anderson, Mahaliah Jackson, and Aretha Franklin and their journeys in breaking barriers in a special episode LaNicia calls the Soul Experience.

The final program of Troll Radio Revue.