Local News for 9/03
Booklovers’ Cafe ~ Bill Porter #2
(First airdate: September 2, 2020) The Mountain Poems of Stonehouse. Listen to Bill recite the poetry and talk about his travels in China over three decades. Why are poets so revered in China and even an illiterate farmer can quote passages?
Abandoned and Derelict Vessels
(Airdate: September 2, 2020) Coastal Cafe host Aaron Barnett speaks with Troy Wood, Director of Washington State’s Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Program. Troy discusses the Vessel Turn-In Program or VTIP as well as new legislation that expands efforts to collect and dispose of derelict vessels in Washington waters.
Nature Now #478
Water Predictions with Ann Soule
(Airdate: September 2, 2020) Host Mary Robson and hydrologist Ann Soule discuss limited water availability for September 2020, when the Pacific Northwest is affected by both ‘snow drought’ and ‘rainfall drought.’
Local News for 9/02
Local News for 9/01
Chaos, Coffee and Covid – Recovery Cafe
(Airdate: September 1, 2020) Catching up with Recovery Cafe manager Brian Richardson and volunteer extraordinaire Tom Young, we learn how a non-profit in the midst of opening with hopes to provide a vital service stays the course during our Pandemic. Consider the progress and promise of this community space with Missy Nielsen of Everybody Can.
County Public Health Report ~ 8/31
At today’s Public Health Briefings to the Jefferson County Commissioners, Public Health Officer Dr. Tom Locke discussed the latest national and local case statistics, wherein Jefferson County’s count increased over the weekend by one to 70 total. Dr. Locke answered a number of questions submitted on behalf of KPTZ listeners, addressing developments in testing, concerns about essential workers, and potentials for vaccine.
Submit your Public Health questions to Dr. Tom Locke by emailing [email protected].
Compass for 8/29/20
This week on the Compass, we take a look at the local response and effects of the attack from within on the U.S. Postal Service and then, after an interview with the USPS regional spokesperson, we get an inside glimpse of an apparent rebellion at the Tacoma mail processing center, where postal workers restored some high-speed mail-sorting machines against orders from on high.
Jonathan Evison
(Airdate: August 28, 2020) Jonathan Evison on spiked seltzer, talk radio and Olde Seattle.
