(Recorded February 28, 2017) Listen to a new conversation with Rep. Derek Kilmer (WA-6th). Derek talks about the town-hall meetings he hosted during February’s congressional break, and the current state of legislation in Congress.
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Derek Kilmer Report for March
(First airdate: February 28, 2017) Larry Stein interviews Derek Kilmer, US Representative for Washington state’s 6th district about current activity in Congress and in our home district.
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#82 Jim Emery
(First airdate: February 28, 2017) PTSLUGs: TECHNOLOGY AS EASY AS APPLE PIE. Our Town Host Maryanne McNellis interviews computer specialist Jim Emery of Elakha Consulting. Jim is also President of PTSLUGs – a group as eclectic as its name (PTSLUGs stands for Port Townsend’s Seriously Laid-Back Users Group). Other computer clubs come and go, but this one’s over 30 years old. The laid-back techies meet like clockwork every month and ponder the power of all things Apple.
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Compass for the Week of February 27, 2017
This week on the Compass we talk emergency management with the woman who may make all the difference in a crisis. And another busload of supporters heads off from Port Townsend to help the beleaguered water protectors at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
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In Conversation – Kathleen Flenniken
(first aired February 21, 2017). Host Sheila Bender talks via phone with former Washington State Poet Laureate Kathleen Flenniken and discusses her work and life in poetry.
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Nature Now #300 Wildlife Habitat Enhancement – Part 1
(first aired February 22, 2017). Host Debaran Kelso interviews in studio wildlife habitat expert Ron Sikes and discusses improving habitat conditions in the backyard.
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Art News Report
(First airdate: February 20, 2017) Arts News Report by Larry Stein on I Have a Name, a photo exhibition at the Northwind Arts Center, on display through February 26. The photos, by Raymond Ketcham, document activities and people over four years at the Boiler Room on Water Street, next door to Northwind.
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#81 Arran Stark
(First airdate: February 14, 2017) CHEF STARK: A FOODIE WITH FOCUS. Our Town Host Maryanne McNellis interviews Arran Stark, Director of Food Services and Executive Chef at Jefferson Hospital. He calls it a blue collar job with a white collar aura. But Chef Stark revels in the artistry of a “trade” that engages every sense – the visual presentation, savoring the smells, listening to the sizzle, and even rolling it around in your mouth.
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Nature Now #299 Understanding The Tides – Part 1
(first aired February 15, 2017). Host Nan Evans talks via phone with Jonathan White, active marine conservationist, sailor and surfer, and author of the new book Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean, and talks about his quest to better understand tides. Closing music is “Ebb Tide,” performed by Frank Sinatra.
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In Conversation – Shirin Bridges
(first aired February 7, 2017). Host Sheila Bender welcomes via phone Shirin Bridges, and discusses her writing and Goosebottom Books, her press for middle grade books.
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