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KPTZ Election Series Helps Voters Decide

KPTZ is beginning a series of candidate interviews intended to inform voters about candidates running in eight local races.

“We are excited to provide this service to our listeners, in order to better acquaint them with the candidates,” said KPTZ Program Director Larry Stein. “We can provide added value to what people might see in forums or read in the newspaper, as the radio format allows candidates to speak in detail without time restrictions.”

The interviews will be conducted in separate formats by two key KPTZ staff members: News team member and Alive! and Kicking DJ host Charlie Bermant will present special report discussions between two district judge candidates on consecutive Thursdays beginning next week. And Tossed Salad host Phil Andrus will conduct extended one-on-one discussions as part of his regular Friday afternoon shows.

Charlie Bermant’s special reports, all to air Thursdays at 12:05pm, begin July 12 with a discussion between District Court Judge candidates Noah Harrison and Mindy Walker.

Subsequent programs include Sheriff candidates Joe Nole and David Stanko (July 19), County Prosecutor candidates Mike Haas and James Kennedy (July 26), and PUD candidates Tom Brotherton and Dan Toepper (August 2).

Because there are only two people running for each office, the results of the Aug. 7 primary do not affect the race, which will be decided in the Nov. 6 general election.

However, the race for Jefferson County Commissioner District 3 is contested, with four candidates vying to replace retiring Commissioner Kathleen Kler: Phil Andrus will offer in depth, one-on-one conversations with the County Commissioner candidates on Friday, July 13 (Ryan McAllister at 2pm and Jon Cooke at 3:15pm) and Friday, July 20 (Greg Brotherton at 2:30pm and Craig Durgan at 3:00pm).

Two legislative races are scheduled this year: Steve Tharanger faces Jim McIntire while Mike Chapman is challenged by Jodi Wilke. Coverage for these races is as yet unscheduled.

Primary ballots are due to be mailed out on July 20.

Following the primary election, Phil and Charlie will conduct follow-up interviews with the candidates prior to Election Day.

Tossed Salad for 7/06/18

Following on the Free Friday Fiddle Tunes live broadcast from Centrum at noon, Phil Andrus brings us the following for this week’s Tossed Salad:

1:30 – Homemade Music, featuring Anna Bosnick, with Kristin and Otto Smith and a special appearance by magician Eli Bosnick
2:30 – Shelly Leavens, new Executive Director of the Jefferson County Historical Society, and Bill Tennent, past Executive Director
3:15 – Matty Charles and Katie Rose, true country sounds
4:00 – Dillon Porter, Bob Dylan revisited
4:30 – Catherine McNabb, reading …

#114 Polly Rogers, Mom’s Laundromat

(First airdate: July 3, 2018) POLLY ROGERS: THE GREAT GRANDMOM AT MOM’S LAUNDROMAT. Our Town Host Maryanne McNellis interviews Polly Rogers, a mainstay at Mom’s Laundromat for the past several decades. What better place to delve into the town’s dirty laundry than a laundromat? Panties in the wrong bag can lead to inescapable clues. Polly was just 19 when she married a mill worker here. She ended up living in the same house in the Four Corners area for the past 63 years. Mom’s features a wall of framed “lost socks” and Polly was once humorously awarded a gold-plated sock. She’s never quite found gold in a laundry bag, but there was a laptop, a 10-inch clock, and lots of other strange items. Still, Polly loves her job and comes in early and stays late just to share in the stories of the ever changing cast of characters from townies to tourists.

Compass for the Week of 7/02/18

This week on Compass, we speak with a Port Townsend resident who offers evidence that major news media outlets have been spreading fake news about flying saucers for decades.

In Conversation – Curtis White and Cheston Knapp

(first aired June 26, 2018). Sheila Bender talks in studio with Port Townsend novelist and culture critic Curtis White about his newest novel, and Portland author Cheston Knapp about his collection of linked essays, during a Port Townsend stop on their joint book tour.

Nature Now #367
Marine Mammal Stranding Network

(first aired June 27, 2018). Host Nan Evans recorded an interview near the Point Wilson lighthouse with Betsy Carlson, Citizen Science Coordinator at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center, and Mariah Vane, Americorps member and the Marine Mammal Stranding Network Environmental Education Coordinator. They spoke about marine mammal strandings in the Salish Sea and what members of the public should do if they encounter stranded animals along our shore. Closing music is “Stranded,” sung by Van Morrison.

Blues Journey Summer Schedule

Blues Journey host Taylor Clark writes: “It is the summer time of the year when I embrace my other passion as a spiritual pirate and rover, sailing the Salish Sea. Here’s the summer schedule of hosts for Blues Journey, airing Wednesdays 8-10pm:

July 11 – Tim Quackenbush
July 18‎ – The Briceman
July 25‎ – Larry Stein

August 1 – Taylor Clark
August 8‎ – Bill Mercier
August 15 – Dave Long
August 22 – Chris Bricker
August 29 – Dave Long

September 5 – Jerry Osborn‎e
September 12 – Dave Long

Gathering Place

(First airdate: June 26, 2018) Everybody Can host Missy Nielsen speaks with Linda Ferris, founder of The Gathering Place, and also with Mike Cosin, and a new staffer there.

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Tossed Salad for 6/29/18

Looking forward to next Wednesday’s Fabulous Fourth, Tossed Salad‘s Phil Andrus features Danny Milholland on Can’t Wait for Salad at 12:40pm talking about our Old School 4th of July celebration for 2018. Then we’ll hear:

1:00 – Jeanie Murphy, “Banjo Tunes, Tunings, And Lore”
2:00 – Ray Hunter, a long life in the Uncas Valley
2:45 – Tom Jay, “A Word and a Poem?
3:00 – Joey and Phina Pipia, The Psychic Dynasty
3:30 – Richard and Suzanne Friedrichs, presenting Punjabi zaboors, maybe some Sufi music in Urdu, along with songs of Nepal and Tibet
4:30 Don White, reading …

Compass for the Week of 6/25/18

This week on Compass, we get an update on a local couple trying to hike 2,600 miles, from Mexico to Washington … we give you Part Two of our interview with the youngest person – and first woman – ever to lead the Nez Perce tribe … and geologists say that the catastrophic eruption of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii should serve as a wake-up call for all of us here in the Pacific Northwest.

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