What happens when local media disappears?
Apr 09, 2025
Show notes(<a href="https://strippedforpartsfilm.com/" target="_blank" link-data="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"0000016e-ccea-ddc2-a56e-edfe69b60000","_type":"ae3387cc-b875-31b7-b82d-63fd8d758c20"},"cms.content.publishDate":1744133938303,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000190-0d82-dd85-a79d-afae039b0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.content.updateDate":1744133938303,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000190-0d82-dd85-a79d-afae039b0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.directory.paths":[],"anchorable.showAnchor":false,"link":{"attributes":[],"cms.directory.paths":[],"linkText":"Stripped for Parts Film","target":"NEW","attachSourceUrl":false,"url":"https://strippedforpartsfilm.com/","_id":"00000196-167b-d844-a3f7-b6ffc69c0001","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000196-167b-d844-a3f7-b6ffc69c0000","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">Stripped for Parts Film</a>)
On today's Exchange we're reminded of Joni Mitchell's song from 2002, "Big Yellow Taxi." The lyrics in the refrain are "Don't it always seem to go ... that you don't what you've got till it's gone ... they paved paradise and put up a parking lot."
We're talking about the April 10 screening of a documentary film at Southern Oregon university titled, "Stripped for Parts: Journalism on the Brink" It's free and open to the public. Venue: SOU Music Recital Hall. Time: 6:30pm. Learn more.
Joining the Exchange is David Sommers. He's a board member at Ashland.news and one of the panelists discussing the film at the screening.
David was the inaugural publisher of the Rogue Valley Times and Chief revenue Officer at EO Media Group, which published more than a dozen newspapers around Oregon. His career covers a long list of leadership at various media organizations in Oregon and California.
Hedge fund Alden Global Capital is quietly gobbling up newspapers across the country and gutting them, but no one knows why– until journalist Julie Reynolds begins to investigate. Her findings trigger rebellions across the country by journalists working at Alden-owned newspapers.
Backed by the NewsGuild union, the newsmen and women go toe-to-toe with their “vulture capitalist” owners in a battle to save and rebuild local journalism in America. Who will control the future of America’s news ecosystem: Wall Street billionaires concerned only with profit, or those who see journalism as an essential public service, the lifeblood of our democracy?
Bird flu in cows? Oregon is on watch to keep dairy cows safe ... and humans too
Apr 09, 2025
Show notesA line of Holstein dairy cows feed through a fence at a dairy farm in Idaho in this 2009 file photo. The highly pathogenic avian influenza is spreading rapidly through dairies and poultry farms in the region, and health experts say states could be doing more to test workers — many of whom are migrants — in order to prevent the disease among humans.(Charlie Litchfield / AP Photo)
Avian flu is a major concern across Oregon's agricultural environments. Dr. Ryan Scholz joins the Exchange to offer more insight. He's a state veterinarian at the Oregon Department of Agriculture. We'll learn about the depth of the problem in Oregon and why there's a constant watch on dairy cows to ensure they don't catch bird flu.
Oregon has a gambling problem
Apr 08, 2025
Show notes(<a href="https://graduate.lclark.edu/clinics/problem_gambling/" target="_blank" link-data="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"0000016e-ccea-ddc2-a56e-edfe69b60000","_type":"ae3387cc-b875-31b7-b82d-63fd8d758c20"},"cms.content.publishDate":1743710052785,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000190-0d82-dd85-a79d-afae039b0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.content.updateDate":1743710052785,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000190-0d82-dd85-a79d-afae039b0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.directory.paths":[],"anchorable.showAnchor":false,"link":{"attributes":[],"cms.directory.paths":[],"linkText":"Lewis & Clark College Problem Gambling Services","target":"NEW","attachSourceUrl":false,"url":"https://graduate.lclark.edu/clinics/problem_gambling/","_id":"00000195-fd37-d584-adf5-fdb7cb440001","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000195-fd37-d584-adf5-fdb7cb440000","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">Lewis & Clark College Problem Gambling Services</a>)
The Oregon Capital Chronicle reported that estimates show around 88,000 Oregonians meet the diagnosis for gambling addiction, with another 180,000 Oregonians currently at risk for developing the addiction, yet Oregon’s Problem Gambling Services treated only 796 people in FY22-23 (the most recent year for which data is available).
Joining the Exchange to discuss the problem and efforts to address it is Kate Madden, Interim Director of the Problem Gambling Services at Lewis & Clark School of Counseling and Education. Also joining the conversation is Greta Coe, Manager of Problem Gambling Services at the Oregon Health Authority.
From the state lottery to the stock market, from cryptocurrency to memecoins, bingo and sports betting—and even elections—gambling is embedded into Americans’ lives. Video games, social media, and phone apps now expose even young, developing brains to gambling behaviors in ever-increasing, often undetected ways. This normalized, ongoing near-ubiquitous access builds potentially addictive behavior from childhood through adolescence and across adulthood.
Annual Kamome (Ka'-mo-may) Festival remembers Japanese tsunami that sent a boat to Oregon
Apr 08, 2025
Show notes( <a href="https://thekamomefoundation.org/" target="_blank" link-data="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"0000016e-ccea-ddc2-a56e-edfe69b60000","_type":"ae3387cc-b875-31b7-b82d-63fd8d758c20"},"cms.content.publishDate":1743712860481,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000190-0d82-dd85-a79d-afae039b0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.content.updateDate":1743712860481,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000190-0d82-dd85-a79d-afae039b0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.directory.paths":[],"anchorable.showAnchor":false,"link":{"attributes":[],"cms.directory.paths":[],"linkText":"Kamome Foundation","target":"NEW","attachSourceUrl":false,"url":"https://thekamomefoundation.org/","_id":"00000195-fd62-d3d2-a3f5-fdf3a41a0001","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000195-fd62-d3d2-a3f5-fdf3a41a0000","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">Kamome Foundation</a>)
The annual festival celebrates 12 years from when the boat, Kamome (KA MO MAY), was discovered on the shores of Crescent City with a Japanese-themed restaurant week and dozens of free activities for all-ages honoring Crescent City’s connection and Sister City relationship with Rikuzentakata, Japan.
The festival ends with a special Taste of Japan culinary and entertainment experience on Saturday evening, April 12, 2025 with proceeds going to the Kamome Foundation and Del Norte High School’s Japan Club.
Bill Steven, founder of the Kamome Festival, joins the Exchange.
Bats can do everything: fly, walk, fish (yes, fish)
Apr 07, 2025
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Living with Parkinson's: through the lens of a former doctor with the disease
Apr 03, 2025
Show notes( <a href="https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/parkinsons-disease/4-common-symptoms-parkinsons-disease" target="_blank" link-data="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"0000016e-ccea-ddc2-a56e-edfe69b60000","_type":"ae3387cc-b875-31b7-b82d-63fd8d758c20"},"cms.content.publishDate":1743538122795,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000190-0d82-dd85-a79d-afae039b0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.content.updateDate":1743538122795,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000190-0d82-dd85-a79d-afae039b0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.directory.paths":[],"anchorable.showAnchor":false,"link":{"attributes":[],"cms.directory.paths":[],"linkText":"National Institute on Aging (NIH)","target":"NEW","attachSourceUrl":false,"url":"https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/parkinsons-disease/4-common-symptoms-parkinsons-disease","_id":"00000195-f2f8-d4fa-a7fd-fbfc595d0001","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000195-f2f8-d4fa-a7fd-fbfc595d0000","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">National Institute on Aging (NIH)</a>)
The National Institutes of Health estimate there are 1 million Americans that have Parkinson's disease. For families experiencing the challenges of Parkinson's disease, our guests will offer insight into what life is like living with Parkinson's for the individual with the disease and their families ... and how to access available resources.
A former doctor with Parkinson's Disease joins the Exchange. Dr. Kathleen Blake is Vice Chair of the People with Parkinson's Advisory Council for the Parkinson's Foundation. Dr. Blake was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2017 and has become an active volunteer in the Parkinson’s community. During her 25 years in practice, she was voted Albuquerque’s top cardiologist by her peers. She now serves as vice chair of the Parkinson’s Foundation People with Parkinson's Advisory Council.
Also joining the Exchange is John Lehr, President and CEO of the Parkinson's Foundation. Lehr guides the overall strategy, mission, programs, and resources of the Parkinson's Foundation that make life better for people with PD. He works to expand the Foundation’s research and care initiatives while also working to improve health equity in the Parkinson's community by providing support for populations that have been historically excluded from research and underserved by current efforts.
Healing through medicine, music and art
Apr 03, 2025
Show notes Caitlin Harman and Jessica Steinhebel assist in the patient healing process as music therapists at the Oregon State Hospital. (Caitlin Harman and Jessica Steinhebel)
Patients at the Oregon State Hospital find their quality of care includes more than attentive doctors and nurses. They also benefit from music and art infused into their healing protocol.
Joining the Exchange to offer more insight are Jessica Steinhebel and Caitlin Harman. Both are board certified licensed music therapists working at the Oregon State Hospital as Directors of Creative Arts and Recreation Therapies.
Vesper Meadow works to restore the beaver population in the 'Beaver State'
Apr 03, 2025
Show notes An Oregon beaver swims in a stream.(<a href="https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-07-30/the-beaver-seekers/" target="_blank" link-data="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"0000016e-ccea-ddc2-a56e-edfe69b60000","_type":"ae3387cc-b875-31b7-b82d-63fd8d758c20"},"cms.content.publishDate":1743537255658,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000190-0d82-dd85-a79d-afae039b0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.content.updateDate":1743537255658,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000190-0d82-dd85-a79d-afae039b0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.directory.paths":[],"anchorable.showAnchor":false,"link":{"attributes":[],"cms.directory.paths":[],"linkText":"Ralph Arvesen","target":"NEW","attachSourceUrl":false,"url":"https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-07-30/the-beaver-seekers/","_id":"00000195-f2eb-de1c-a7bf-feff1e760001","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000195-f2eb-de1c-a7bf-feff1e760000","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">Ralph Arvesen</a> / <a href="https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-07-30/the-beaver-seekers/" target="_blank" link-data="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"0000016e-ccea-ddc2-a56e-edfe69b60000","_type":"ae3387cc-b875-31b7-b82d-63fd8d758c20"},"cms.content.publishDate":1743537289324,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000190-0d82-dd85-a79d-afae039b0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.content.updateDate":1743537289324,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000190-0d82-dd85-a79d-afae039b0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.directory.paths":[],"anchorable.showAnchor":false,"link":{"attributes":[],"cms.directory.paths":[],"linkText":"resilience","target":"NEW","attachSourceUrl":false,"url":"https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-07-30/the-beaver-seekers/","_id":"00000195-f2eb-dce9-a9f7-f6ff94090001","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000195-f2eb-dce9-a9f7-f6ff94090000","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">resilience</a>)
In February, over a dozen beaver enthusiasts donned snowshoes and filed to a headwaters creek in southwest Oregon to watch as five beavers were introduced to their new home. The release marks a milestone for the Vesper Meadow Education Program, which has been rehabilitating wet meadow habitat on private land nearby.
Representatives from Vesper Meadow join the Exchange to shed light on the efforts to strengthen Oregon's beaver population. Jeanine Moy is Founder and Director of Vesper Meadow Education Program. Stasie Maxwell is Manager of the Indigenous Partnership Programs.
<b>Stasie Maxwell</b> is Manager of the Indigenous Partnership Programs at Vesper Meadow Education Program, <b>Jeanine Moy</b> is Founder and Director of the Vesper Meadow Education Program. They join Mike Green, host of the Jefferson Exchange on JPR.(JPR Senior Producer Natalie Golay)
Experts and volunteers have spent the past six years setting the table for beavers, said Jeanine Moy, Vesper Meadow’s program director. “We've been partnering with state federal agencies as well as local nonprofits, school groups, artists, independent biologists to get the ecosystem to the point where beavers could come back.”
Beaver dams and activity can help store water, improve water quality, boost biodiversity, and even create firebreaks. But the loss of these “ecosystem engineers,” along with cattle grazing, water diversions and logging, have degraded wet mountain meadows.
Medford School District Superintendent Champion leaving in June and pursuing other opportunities
Apr 02, 2025
Show notes Still photo from resignation video published by Medford Public Schools Superintendent Bret Champion.( <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUNqXWLuMtY" target="_blank" link-data="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"0000016e-ccea-ddc2-a56e-edfe69b60000","_type":"ae3387cc-b875-31b7-b82d-63fd8d758c20"},"cms.content.publishDate":1743532657619,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000190-0d82-dd85-a79d-afae039b0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.content.updateDate":1743532657619,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000190-0d82-dd85-a79d-afae039b0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.directory.paths":[],"anchorable.showAnchor":false,"link":{"attributes":[],"cms.directory.paths":[],"linkText":"Bret Champion","target":"NEW","attachSourceUrl":false,"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUNqXWLuMtY","_id":"00000195-f2a4-d03d-a7d5-f6a6ed8e0001","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000195-f2a4-d03d-a7d5-f6a6ed8e0000","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">Bret Champion via KOBI TV NBC5</a>)
Bret Champion joins the Exchange to discuss his career, his leadership at the Medford Public School District, why he's leaving, and his future plans.
Champion will finish the school year under a cloud of controversy at the school board level. Champion announced his resignation on Feb 21. The Medford School District published it on its Facebook page. Dr. Champion has also been open to interviews with local media. A large outpouring of public support followed in the wake of Champion's unexpected resignation.
According to the Rogue Valley Times: Champion noted that he's leaving because a “loud contingency,” had continued to shift attention to “adult-centered issues.”
“Something needs to change, and I’m willing to be that change,” Champion said. “I’ve decided that the best way to refocus on students is to step aside.”
13 free concerts at SOU: Northwest Percussion Festival
Apr 02, 2025
Show notes A medley of previous performances at the Northwest Percussion Festival. (<a href="https://www.nwperc.org/" target="_blank" link-data="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"0000016e-ccea-ddc2-a56e-edfe69b60000","_type":"ae3387cc-b875-31b7-b82d-63fd8d758c20"},"cms.content.publishDate":1743531368414,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000190-0d82-dd85-a79d-afae039b0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.content.updateDate":1743531368414,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000190-0d82-dd85-a79d-afae039b0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.directory.paths":[],"anchorable.showAnchor":false,"link":{"attributes":[],"cms.directory.paths":[],"linkText":"Northwest Percussion Festival","target":"NEW","attachSourceUrl":false,"url":"https://www.nwperc.org/","_id":"00000195-f291-d9b3-afb7-f2994d010000","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000195-f291-d9b3-afb7-f2994d000000","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">Northwest Percussion Festival</a>)
Dr. Terry Longshore, Professor of Music, Artist in Residence, and Director of Percussion Studies joins the Exchange. He's leading the Northwest Percussion Festival in Ashland at SOU scheduled April 4-6. More information on the concerts can be found at SOU events.
SOU Director of Percussion Studies Dr. Terry Longshore and JPR Host Mike Green.(JPR Senior Producer Natalie Golay)
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL The Northwest Percussion Festival was founded in 1985 by Dr. John Baldwin (Boise State University), Professor Charles Dowd (University of Oregon), and Professor Martin Zyskowski (Eastern Washington University) to give classical percussion ensembles from around the Northwest region a chance to perform for one another and exchange repertoire ideas. The weekend also provides an opportunity for students and their directors to meet in and socialize in an informal environment, and for the music director-conductors of the ensembles to perform solo pieces for the students. The continued growth and success of the NWPF each year is a tribute to the dedication and commitment of the Northwest's percussionists to the advancement of the percussive arts.
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