(airdate: February 2, 2016) WHO DO YOU CALL WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT? Our Town Host Maryanne McNellis interviews Jim Parker, the head of Public Utility District #1. Jefferson County voters chose a PUD over a for-profit electric company but it hasn’t all been smooth sailing. Still, 98% of our electricity now comes from non-carbon sources.
This week on the Compass we ask for opinions on a Navy proposal to use local parks and marinas for nighttime war games, and we celebrate the return of an essential institution in any maritime community: a marine secondhand store.
Host Debaran Kelso interviews Dr. Jerry Freilich, who recently retired as Research Coordinator for the Olympic National Park, and discusses his passion for the study of biodiversity and the knowledge he’s acquired over the years. Closing music is “Swans and Swimming,” performed by Iron & Wine.
This week on the Compass we look at one idea to address homelessness in Jefferson County. Then we walk with the peace marchers as they commemorate the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. on his birthday.
This week on the Compass we attend a public hearing on the final environmental review for a Master Planned Resort that has divided a tiny south-county community for more than a decade.
As we enter the New Year, Compass takes a look back at the major stories of 2015 and discovers that many of them had to do in one way or another with climate disruption.
This week on the Compass we talk with a group of seniors who are setting out to build a model community where they hope to help each other age in place.
(Airdate: January 18, 2016) THE FLUID WORKPLACE OF THIS CENTURY. Our Town host Maryanne McNellis interviews Frank DePalma and Heather Dudley Nolette, founders of The CoLab, a shared workplace for people who are “location independent.” Sometimes telecommuting from home or a coffee shop is not all that business-like. The CoLab is an innovative professional workspace serving a diverse community of entrepreneurs.
Host Sheila Bender interviews Ken Doctor, former newspaper publisher and executive and currently a nationally respected voice on the direction of media in the electronic age through his website, Newsonomics.
Nature Now founder Kate Dwyer returns to host wildlife biologist Darrell Smith, who discusses sea wolves. Closing music is “The Cold, the Dark and the Silence,” performed by Sea Wolf.
