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U.S. Shed 467,000 Jobs In June
The Labor Department reported Thursday that U.S. businesses shed a bigger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June. The unemployment rate rose slightly to 9.5 percent, the highest in nearly 26 years. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 200 points on the news.
Obama Disappointed By Jobs Numbers
President Obama said Thursday he is "deeply concerned" about unemployment. The remarks to The Associated Press came after the Labor Department said U.S. businesses shed 467,000 jobs in June and that the unemployment rate increased to 9.5 percent.
Marines Battles Taliban In Helmand Valley
Thousands of Marines have descended upon the Helmand River valley in Afghanistan, a Taliban stronghold that is known for poppy growing. The Marines plan to stay, one of the first concrete examples of the Obama administration's new strategy for Afghanistan.
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Chat While Reading: The Future Of Books?
BookGlutton.com, a new interactive site, allows readers to chat while reading. Could this mark the beginning of a change in how we read books?
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Michael Jackson
It's been a week since Michael Jackson's death at 50 stunned the world. But seven days after the King of Pop stepped off stage and left us behind, it's clear we just can't seem to get enough of him.
Oscar Winner Karl Malden Dies At 97
The powerful, sensitive character actor with the twice-broken nose had stirring roles on the big screen — notably A Streetcar Named Desire — and was a hit on TV in The Streets of San Francisco. He later served as a pitchman for American Express.
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Savage Rapids Lesson: Removing Dams No Easy Task
After two decades of conflict, crews are finally jackhammering the Savage Rapids Dam into oblivion. The southern Oregon dam on the Rogue River doesn't even produce electricity. Yet, removing it proved complicated and controversial. Efforts to return other rivers to free-flowing channels are getting more attention across the Northwest and in Congress. But what happened with the Savage Rapids Dam gives some indication of how difficult it can be to rip out these engineering feats of the last century. JPR’s Jessica Robinson has this story.
Oregon's Poetry Out Loud Finalist Signs Her Words
Today, a high school student from Oregon will appear in a competition in Washington D.C. called Poetry Out Loud. She’s eighteen-year-old Tiffany Hill of Eugene. Poetry Out Loud is a national recitation contest in which teens memorize and deliver classic poems. Only, Hill won’t be saying anything ... at least not out loud. Hill is the first deaf student to compete in the national competition -- she’ll deliver her poems in American Sign Language. JPR’s Jessica Robinson has this profile.To watch Hill signing "Inside Out" by Diane Wakoski in the state finals, click here.
Budget Hearing Highlights Stark Choices
Sometimes the best advice for legislators comes from outside of Salem. That’s what state budget writers are hoping as they take their show on the road. Oregon lawmakers face a widening budget gap and they’re turning to everyday Oregonians for help. The Legislature’s Ways and Means Committee held the first of eight hearings Monday night in Lincoln City, along Oregon’s coast. Chris Lehman has this report.
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Jefferson Monthly
A Brief History of Fire and Ice Along the Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway
Learning how volcanoes give birth to new earth over the span of hundreds of thousands to millions of years has given me a sense of how small we are as humans in the grand scheme of it all...
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The Bottom Line
Tuned In
June 2009
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Air America, the self-avowed liberal talk commercial radio network, was contemplating emulating public radio’s use of on-air fund drives...
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Reflections
Jefferson Public Radio Celebrates 40 Years
In May of 1969, a modest 10-watt KSOR began to emanate from a warren of basement studios on the campus of what was then called Southern Oregon College in Ashland...
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