Jefferson Exchange
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Thursday, May 23, 2013
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Jeff Ex on Facebook
The Jefferson Exchange offers program information and AUDIO FILES from every hour of the Exchange in one place... on our Facebook page. You'll also find pictures of the Exchange staff and some of our guests and frequent video clips. And if you're a Facebook member, you can place your own comments on the page. Facebook membership is NOT necessary just to view the page and its features, but you will get updates on your wall if you "like" us on Facebook. PLUS you can find our Facebook entries on Twitter as well.
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Thursday, May 23, 2013
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Participate LIVE
We call our program The Jefferson Exchange because we want an exchange of ideas. So feel free to call us during our discussions: 800-838-3760 toll-free anywhere in the region, 541-552-6782 for the Rogue Valley (Jackson/Josephine counties).
Feel free to join our live discussions via e-mail; if we get your message in enough time and it's reasonably focused and brief, we'll read it on the air. Just click on the address: JX@jeffnet.org
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 / 8am
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Touring on the Train
Passengers on the Amtrak "Coast Starlight" between Klamath Falls and Eugene get something more than a train ride. They also get descriptions of the sights around them, courtesy of volunteer guides narrating in the lounge car. You'll hear about the guide program, managed by the Klamath County Museum.
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 / 8am
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Youth Unemployment
Younger adults have an even tougher time finding work in Oregon than their older counterparts. A recent study found unemployment among the younger group at more than double the general unemployment rate. The study came from the think tank "Young Invincibles;" you'll hear about the outfit's research and other work.
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 / 8am
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Youth Unemployment
Younger adults have an even tougher time finding work in Oregon than their older counterparts. A recent study found unemployment among the younger group at more than double the general unemployment rate. The study came from the think tank "Young Invincibles;" you'll hear about the outfit's research and other work.
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 / 8am
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Touring on the Train
Passengers on the Amtrak "Coast Starlight" between Klamath Falls and Eugene get something more than a train ride. They also get descriptions of the sights around them, courtesy of volunteer guides narrating in the lounge car. You'll hear about the guide program, managed by the Klamath County Museum.
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Thursday, May 23, 2013
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Participate LIVE
We call our program The Jefferson Exchange because we want an exchange of ideas. So feel free to call us during our discussions: 800-838-3760 toll-free anywhere in the region, 541-552-6782 for the Rogue Valley (Jackson/Josephine counties).
Feel free to join our live discussions via e-mail; if we get your message in enough time and it's reasonably focused and brief, we'll read it on the air. Just click on the address: JX@jeffnet.org
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Thursday, May 23, 2013
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Jeff Ex on Facebook
The Jefferson Exchange offers program information and AUDIO FILES from every hour of the Exchange in one place... on our Facebook page. You'll also find pictures of the Exchange staff and some of our guests and frequent video clips. And if you're a Facebook member, you can place your own comments on the page. Facebook membership is NOT necessary just to view the page and its features, but you will get updates on your wall if you "like" us on Facebook. PLUS you can find our Facebook entries on Twitter as well.
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 / 8am
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Land-Use Flap
Tempers are up and petitions are circulating in the city of Talent, where an asphalt plan continues to operate near Bear creek, in an area zoned for residential development. Jackson County approved the non-comforming use, but the group Rogue Advocates is appealing the approval. You'll hear the appeal argument.
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 / 9am
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Burma Evolving
Call it Myanmar or Burma, it is slowly elevating its reputation in the world. The hardline military government is allowing more freedoms, resulting a slow easing of sanctions by the United States… and even a planned visit to the U.S. by its president. You'll hear from the U.S. Campaign for Burma about how it views the changes.
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 / 8am
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VENTSday
No guest, two topics, and all the calls and emails we can fit in half an hour. That's the general structure of our weekly VENTSday segment, a chance for listeners to vent politely on topics in the news. Take part by calling 1-800-838-3760 or 541-552-6782 or emailing JX@jeffnet.org
THIS WEEK: A) Reactions to the tax levies on local ballots;
B) How much should a university president be paid?
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 / 8am
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Wine and the Weather
The rapid growth of the wine industry in the region is all a function of climate. And subtle variations in climate can mean the difference between a great year for wine grapes… or a disastrous one. Southern Oregon University research climatologist Gregory Jones keeps an eye on overall climate conditions and their specific impact on the wine industry; you'll hear his outlook for this growing season. AND his thoughts on weather anomalies of late here and around the country.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 / 8am
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Biomechanics in Oregon
The term "biomechanics" may conjure up images of workers in overalls tending to people with aches and pains, but it's just a bit more complicated. Biomechanics is cutting-edge research and techniques for repairing injuries to the body, especially the joints. Oregon State University just opened one of the country's few biomechanics labs, in Bend. You'll get to know the FORCE lab and what it does.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 / 9am
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Native Village Discovery
The recent renovation of the plaza in the heart of Ashland did more than spruce up the city's "front yard," it also provided a window into the past--a past that did not include white people. Artifacts found at the site confirm the long-held suspicion that a native village once stood there. The historians and archaeologists who examined the findings join us to talk about the significance.
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Monday, May 20, 2013 / 8am
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Oregon Law on the Road
Not everybody can make it to the University of Oregon law school, so the school is going on the road. Not the entire thing, mind you. But three law students are visiting communities in Oregon and California through the "Oregon Law on the Road" program.
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Monday, May 20, 2013 / 8am
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Fire Season Approaches
Recent rains might have delayed the onset of fire season, but it will arrive, and wildland firefighters expect it to be significant. We'll talk to Oregon and California fire bosses and a climate change expert on the possible impact of climate change on fire seasons in our region.
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Monday, May 20, 2013 / 9am
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Land of Promise
It's hard to believe that one of the world's most powerful economies was once a weak collection of colonies subservient to a mother country far away. But waves of technological and intellectual innovation paved the way for the United States to lead the world in many ways. Michael Lind details the changes in his book "Land of Promise."
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Friday, May 17, 2013 / 8am
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River Cleanup
An effort to clean up one of the region's rivers had to be changed to deal with a lack of water in the river. Normally The River Exchange stages a "raft and removal" on the Sacramento River in the Dunsmuir area, but the river levels are too low for the rafting part. You'll hear about alternate plans for cleaning up both the Sacramento and Klamath rivers.
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Friday, May 17, 2013 / 8am
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Sequester Ripples
The federal budget sequester's many effects have been well-noted. Here's another: federal recreation sites around the region will either open late or with fewer amenities in the coming outdoor recreation season. Bureau of Land Management workers in the Medford BLM office will detail some of the changes.
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 / 8am
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SOU Prioritization
Southern Oregon University is releasing the results of its prioritization process… a chance to give priority rankings to both academic and student support programs on campus, to help the university make decisions. The SOU provost and the co-chair of the prioritization process join us to explain how priorities were identified, and what they are.
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 / 8am
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Oregon Whiz Kids
The collective IQ of Phoenix, Arizona rose this week when the Intel International Science and Education Fair opened there. ISEF brings 1600 young scientists and engineers together to demonstrate their inventions and discoveries, with a chance for a top prize of $75,000. Oregon attendees Hannah Larson of Eugene and Savannah Tobin from Salem join us to talk up their work.
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 / 9am
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Suicide in Middle Age
A recent report on suicides across the country showed a sharp increase in adult suicides between 1999 and 2010… a rise of more than 28 percent. Suicide is now the most common cause of injury death in the country, more common than deaths by car accident. And the rate of increase in Oregon was even sharper, at 49 percent. We'll check in with a mental health provider and the Oregon state office focused on injury prevention.
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Radical Abundance