As a career multitasker and project juggler who loves the written word, I am always writing.
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Social Justice
How Candelen is improving the quality of childcare
A look at the Kith and Kin project and how it provides training and support for a vital piece of the childcare puzzle
Tips to help teens cope with traumatic events
In a constant barrage of bad news, it is crucial for young minds to be prepared and be coached on how to cope with horrific headlines.
Systemic racism and the rise of syphilis
Oregon sees a spike in syphilis in newborns as access to prenatal care continues to be reduced
Politics
🎧 Beyond the Headlines: 2020 Election in Hindsight
Was the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election an anomaly? Or, was it a new normal?
Tips to help teens cope with traumatic events
In a constant barrage of bad news, it is crucial for young minds to be prepared and be coached on how to cope with horrific headlines.
🎧 Election 2020: What Happens Now?
Six days after the election, President Donald Trump and his closest allies are refusing to accept the results. So, what happens now?
Climate
Iconic ‘Ghost Tree’ at Bandon Dunes damaged in wind storm
Famous tree on Old Macdonald golf course may not survive storm damage
🎧 Santiam Canyon Firestorm: 30 Hours in Hell
Three experts come together for an in-depth look at the factors that combined to turn the Beachie Creek fire into a fatal firestorm on Labor Day Monday, 2020.
🎧 Climate in Crisis: Weather Extremism
Fire, ice, heat. Three distinct and deadly weather events in the Pacific Northwest that made headlines around the world. But, can we blame climate change, alone, for what happened?
Feature & Long-Form Reporting
🎧 Gone at Christmas: The Martin Family Mystery
In 1958 a well-known Portland family went on a drive one December Sunday in the Columbia River Gorge and never returned
Walter Cole, performer behind iconic drag queen Darcelle, dies at 92
The performer behind the iconic Portland drag queen Darcelle, has passed away at the age of 92
🎧 Climate in Crisis: Weather Extremism
Fire, ice, heat. Three distinct and deadly weather events in the Pacific Northwest that made headlines around the world. But, can we blame climate change, alone, for what happened?
Public Affairs
USAA aims to stem troubling tide of veteran suicide
3 veterans’ advocates talk about increases in veteran suicide and why the way we think and talk about veterans’ health needs to change
🎧 Campaign 2020: Extremism and the Election
As news of a plot to kidnap and kill a sitting U.S. Governor in the weeks leading up to the election continues to make headlines, noted political scientist Joe Lowndes returns to talk about the threat extremist groups could pose to Election Day
How Candelen is improving the quality of childcare
A look at the Kith and Kin project and how it provides training and support for a vital piece of the childcare puzzle
General News
Tips to help teens cope with traumatic events
In a constant barrage of bad news, it is crucial for young minds to be prepared and be coached on how to cope with horrific headlines.
‘Huge piece of the puzzle’: Inside HSC’s Bridge Housing Program
In the battle against chronic homelessness, temporary housing offers only a brief respite.
Walter Cole, performer behind iconic drag queen Darcelle, dies at 92
The performer behind the iconic Portland drag queen Darcelle, has passed away at the age of 92
Medicine
🎧 The Coronavirus Pandemic: Pregnancy During the Pandemic
OHSU’s Dr. Rachel Pilliod stands at the crossroads between childbirth and the coronavirus. She joins me for an extended discussion about keeping newborns healthy and what expectant parents need to prepare for
Tips to help teens cope with traumatic events
In a constant barrage of bad news, it is crucial for young minds to be prepared and be coached on how to cope with horrific headlines.
🎧 The Coronavirus Pandemic: Hydroxychloroquine
Doctor of Pharmacology Amber Buhler takes us behind the hydroxycholroquine hype to explain where it came from, where it is working, the potential danger of using it and why it is an absolute necessity to keep testing