After a week off, Karen & Brian are back another new and amazing episode of #coolsheets! Karen is fresh from her trip to Hawaii and, believe it or not, she has some cool things to share with the oceans and sea life! She also has another great resource for learning more about Native American culture. Brian will slap you in the face with a short video that will blow your mind and melt your face off but then shares some good news to start your year off right! Take a listen and get all the links on our website here!

The program discusses the upcoming Race, Rhetoric, and Media Symposium at Willamette University, January 18-20, which is open to the public. Presenter and WU student Melissa Legaria Cisneros previews the event.

Kate Van Ummerson and Christopher Rambaugh, Salem Public Library Foundation, discuss Salem Reads 2018, a One Book One Community project to encourage community engagement around the issue of refugees.

Reverend Rick Davis, Sarah Rohrs and Yvonne Rogers talk about their congregation’s Sanctuary Program and a January 27th event to help fund it.

Kimberli Fitzgerald, City of Salem Historic Preservation Officer, looks back on historic preservation efforts in our area, as well as what may be coming forward in 2018.

Miriam Sontz sees a new generation of readers growing up with “real” books in their laps, but also sees business owners and employees struggling with the competition of online sales and the urgent cost of living and need for healthcare.

In this Polk County segment, Det. John Williams, Polk County Cold Case Unit, discusses several cold cases still being investigated.

Melanie Zermer captured the thoughts of people marching to honor the message of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on January 15, 2018.

Ann and Ed talk with Linda Baker from Keizer Homegrown Theatre about upcoming auditions and the Theatre’s NEW HOME, Aumsville Community Theatre talks about their radio show, and McKay High School’s Xanadu cast members stop in for a visit!

Melissa Lindley, the Community Outreach Coordinator for Willamette Valley Hospice, explains what “hospice” is and why we all should know and care about it.

Interview with Colleen Owen on Urban Farming and the Sustainable Living Center’s series of classes held at Pringle Creek Community.

Michael Livingston reports on last night’s meeting of the Salem City Council, which included Council’s initial discussion of the Corps of Engineers’ plans for construction projects at Detroit Dam to improve native fish spawning and the effects of the projects … Continue reading →

Sgt Jason Van Meter talks about the Salem Police Department’s Mobile Crisis Response Team — a program in which specially-trained police officers and mental health professionals respond together to crisis calls in the community.

Michael Livingston talks with Susy Saray, an interpreter and community liaison for the North Santiam School District, who not only keeps non-English speaking parents connected with their children’s schools, but, notwithstanding the area’s limited resources, also finds help for those … Continue reading →

On this episode, superstar Mark Powers joins Karen as a special guest co-host sitting in for Brian. Whether you’re looking for organizational tools, a wholly unique destination to visit, or you’re looking for the spark that will fire up the next generation of girls who will become leaders, Mark has you covered! Meanwhile Karen has some ways to make your community better and to find out more about lesser-known people and places.

WU student Olivia Orosco shares why local activism, coalitional work in Portland, and study abroad experiences matter for climate and environmental justice both locally and globally.

Taylor West, Marion Polk Food Share and Victoria Binning, Marion County Extension Service, discuss the 2018 Food Summit at Willamette University Sat. Feb. 3rd.

Dr. Holly Hodges, Medical Director for WVP Health Authority talks about the opioid epidemic in Marion County and new ways to treat pain.

Taproot owner, Christopher Holland, joined Waste Matters on the Air and gave us a history on how he went from a young North Salem High grad into the world of restauranting. Hear how he did it, along with a few of his reuse and repurposing tricks he learned along the way.

On today’s broadcast, Joel interviews Jon Deshler, Fine art commercial photographer, Author & Illustrator – Jazz musician

To find out more of what Jon is doing please check out his following websites.

Please note:
The recording of today’s broadcast does not start exactly at the beginning of the broadcast. We had some technical issues and will try and recover the first minute or two that is currently missing.

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