Joe Beach, publisher of the Capitol Press and Les Zaitz, publisher of the Malheur Enterprise give their perspective on how rural Oregonians view political, social and cultural issues, and why.  This presentation was hosted by Salem City Club and recorded by Big Picture Productions.

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The Forum – 03/13/2020 – Rural Perspectives on the Rural/Urban Divide

If political hot potatoes were edible, we’d have a whole buffet of issues this term at the Oregon legislature. But one that’s really heated up in recent years is the debate over whether Marion County gets its money’s worth out of the Covanta plant that burns garbage and turns it into electricity... and whether the pollution from that process is worse than hauling trash to the dump, or if it's a risk at all to public health. This week on the Forum, the engineers who run the plant tell the inside story of how it operates and put it into perspective.

The Forum – 03/06/2020 – Covanta: burning trash to make Electricity – and Pollution?

Three women in medicine are the topic and guests of Molly Mayhead's "Oregon Women Rock."  Hear the experiences and challenges of being a woman in the medical field from Dr. Rebecca Collins, Dr. Kathleen Harder and candidate of osteopathic medicine, Ashley Maestas.

The Forum – 02/28/2020 – Oregon Women Rock – The Docs

This week on The Forum, learn more about the long history of Oregon’s struggle with racial equality.  In a panel recorded at the Salem City Club, you’ll hear Willie Richardson, Gwen Carr, with “Oregon Black Pioneers” discuss the very recent history, and future, of civil rights.

The Forum – 02/21/2020 – Racing to Change: Oregon’s Civil Rights Years

Three people with expertise in waste reduction spoke to a standing room only crowd at Willamette University on Feb 1, 2020.  They addressed how to move toward a zero-waste society and other issues related to waste reduction.  In this episode of The Forum, listeners will hear an excerpt from the panelists as they answer questions raised by the hosting organizations - Democratic Socialists of America and Clean Air Now. Click HERE to hear the entire panel discussion, which includes Q & A from the audience.

The Forum – 02/14/2020 – Moving Toward a Zero Waste Culture

This week on the Forum, local producers talk about how they raise healthy, well-treated animals and why the future of ethically-produced beef and pork may be in question. If you eat meat but don’t want to support national corporate monopolies or “factory farms” you’ll want to hear these local livestock farmers tell about the herd-share economy, their happy cows --  and why there is no training program anymore for local butchers.

The Forum – 01/31/2020 – Mid-Valley livestock producers on ethically-produced meat

In this episode of "Oregon Women Rock" on The Forum, we hear from Patty Nevue, Lynn Bailey and Amy Houghtaling who are addressing hunger, poverty and opportunity gaps in their home towns of Independence and Fall City.  Oregon Women Rock is produced and facilitated by Molly Mayhead, professor emeritus from Western Oregon University.

The Forum – 01/24/2020 – Women Rock: Polk County Women & Community Service

In this Salem City Club presentation, new CFO Bob Barron and City Councilor Tom Anderson address the financial picture for Salem and Barron's impressions of this capital city as a new resident and employee.  They discuss the city's financial health and an upcoming ballot measure that would create an employee-paid payroll tax to cover the city's FY20-21 budget gap.  Barron also describes his role as Chief Financial Officer because, not only is he a new employee, his position is new, too.

The Forum – 01/17/2020 – Impressions and Perspectives of Salem from new Chief Financial Officer

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden answered constituents' questions about health care, climate, election security, impeachment and more at this Jan 3rd town hall meeting at Chemeketa Community College. You can listen to the entire town hall meeting with U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden by clicking HERE.

The Forum – 01/10/2020 – Ron Wyden Marion County Town Hall

Four theatre veterans talk about "college", "community" and "professional" theatre and the Salem Theatre Network. They make a case for the Mid-Valley being a hub of live theatre.  The panel was part of the Salem City Club luncheon series.  Content for The Forum was provided by Big Picture Productions.

The Forum – 12/27/2019 – Salem and the Mid-Valley: A Vibrant Theatre Community

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