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Special Interview by Larry Stein

JANE CHU, Chair of National Endowment of the Arts, DEREK KILMER, US Rep. 6th District, KAREN HANAN, Chair of Washington Arts Commission…toured Centrum, Copper Canyon and PT on Tuesday. They stopped by KPTZ for a conversation with Larry Stein.
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#100 Saturday Vet Events

Simon deVoil and Brandon Denning talk about the Saturday Vet Event at the Community Boatbuilding Project in Port Hadlock. Military veterans are invited to help build or repair boats or other projects, row, sail, and share lunch. Saturdays 9-3 at the NW School of Wooden Boatbuilding.

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Rikki Ducornet

Host Sheila Bender conducts an in-studio interview with Port Townsend’s Rikki Ducornet, novelist, poet and painter, and discusses her development as a writer and how she teaches new writers.

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#247 Citizen Science: Tracking Trumpeter Swans

Host Mary Robson conducts a phone interview with Bob Boekelheide —birder extraordinaire—and learns about the lives of trumpeter swans. Closing music is “Trumpeter’s Lullaby,” performed by Richard Hayman and his orchestra.

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#246 Land to be Saved

Host Mary Robson conducts an in-studio interview with Erik Kingfisher, Stewardship Director for Jefferson Land Trust, and discusses how they work to save land for the public good. Closing music is “The Kingfisher,” performed by Schooner Fare.

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#99 Women in Black

Join members of Women in Black in a conversation about why they stand in silence on Water Street, Mondays 1:30-2:30. They stand for peace – in the home, the family, the community, the world. They stand in witness for the victims of all forms of violence.

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Compass for the Week of February 1

This week on the Compass we learn from a rescue professional more than any mariner hopes to ever need to know about how to deal when disaster strikes at sea.

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#56 Jordan Eades

(airdate: February 16, 2016) DANCING ON THE ROOF TOPS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. Our Town Host Maryanne McNellis interviews Jordan Eades, co-owner of Hope Roofing and the new President of the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce. Jordan and Zack Eades are young professionals who bring tremendous energy to the business scene. They love a good party too.

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Jan Eliot

Host Sheila Bender talks via phone with Eugene, Oregon cartoonist Jan Eliot, whose widely syndicated strip, Stone Soup, appears in over 200 newspapers. After 20 years of a daily dose of the strip’s characters, Eliot has semi-retired and the cartoon will now appear only on Sundays. The interview talks about her background, how she developed and writes the strip, and delves into a discussion of other women cartoonists.

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#245 Mushroom Walk

Host Nan Evans ventures out to Old Fort Townsend for a field recording with Caroline Robertson of Jefferson Land Trust, along with Ken Wilson, Wendy Feltham, Chris Jones, Pamela Murphy, Ellen Dustman and Stephen Cunliffe. They take a walk through the woods to discover and identify whatever mushrooms they can uncover. Closing music is “Sparrow,” performed by Simon & Garfunkel.

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