The Jefferson Exchange

The Jefferson Exchange: July 9, 2013, Hour 1B: Oregon Dentist Shortage Oregonians who want to flash a winning smile face a bit of an obstacle: a dentist shortage rated the 10th-worst in the country in a recent report.  You'll hear from a Rogue Valley dentist about the issues that keep some people from getting to a dentist, and what is being done to alleviate the shortage.

The Jefferson Exchange: July 9, 2013, Hour 2: The Webster Young Express Webster Young writes: "people say I have had an interesting life."  And they are correct… Young is a well-traveled composer of music, a music journalist, and an arts promoter--he helped start Ashland's "Ballet in the Park."  How did he get started in such an interesting life?  He tells us in "Berkeley-Paris Express: A Memoir of Growing up in Music, Dismissal from Music School, and Discovering New Sanity for the Arts."

The Jefferson Exchange: July 8, 2013, Hour 1B: BLM Timber Ruling (Part 1) The ongoing debate over timber sales from Bureau of Land Management forests in Western Oregon took another turn lately, when a federal judge ordered the BLM to sell more timber.  This week we'll hear from the timber industry, which filed the suit (Thursday at 8), and from the conservation group Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics, which has some issues with the ruling.

The Jefferson Exchange: July 8, 2013, Hour 2: Bouncing Back Again Therapist Linda Graham spent years observing and assisting the way the mind works from different approaches--from personal therapy to meditation--and she brings her knowledge to bear in her book "Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain For Maximum Resilience and Well-Being."  Our interview, the second with Linda, takes advantage of her presence in the region for a face-to-face.

The Jefferson Exchange; July 3, 2013, Hour 1B: VENTSday-Birthday Gifts and Constitution Favorites Our weekly ritual is renewed, as we throw a pair of topics on the table--in theory, unrelated--and open up the phone lines and the email box to gather your take on either or both of the issues.  It's VENTSday on The Jefferson Exchange, and you participate by calling 1-800-838-3760 or 541-552-6782 or emailing JX@jeffnet.org. INDEPENDENCE DAY EDITION: --What's your birthday gift to America? --What's your favorite part of the Constitution?

The Jefferson Exchange: July 3, 2013, Hour 2: Eat Up (on the Roof) Backyard gardens may be more plentiful now, spurred in growth by the local food movement and the recession.  But what if you don't have a backyard?  Then maybe you have a flat roof that's strong enough for a garden.  Landscape architect and author Lauren Mandel touts the benefits of food on the roof in her book "Eat Up: The Inside Scoop on Rooftop Agriculture."

The Jefferson Exchange: July 2, 2013, Hour 1B: Collider Conversation If you don't know a Higgs boson from a hickey, next week's session at the Eugene Public Library could be for you.  Dr. Jim Brau from the University of Oregon Center for High Energy Physics will explain the kind of research going on at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, and how the U of O is involved with it.

The Jefferson Exchange: July 2, 2013, Hour 2: Women Lead Women are half the workforce now, and more than half of the breadwinners in American households.  And they have plenty of ideas on how businesses and workplaces should function as the economy recovers.  Many of those ideas are contained in the book "Women Lead: Career Perspectives from Workplace Leaders."  Editor Tracey Wilen-Daugenti will join us.

The Jefferson Exchange: July 1, 2013, Hour 1B: Fuming About Fumigants Residents of several California communities spoke out recently against the use of fumigant pesticides on some food crops, including strawberries in Tehama County.  The Pesticide Action Network is leading the effort to replace the fumigants with other options that are more likely to be safe for nearby residents and fruit consumers.

The Jefferson Exchange: July 1, 2013, Hour 2: Grandparents As Parents When the parents are unable to raise their kids, sometimes THEIR parents step in.  More than sometimes, in fact… the U.S. Census reports 10% of American kids being raised by a grandparent or two.  And now there are groups to provide support for the people providing the parenting.  We'll talk to the founder of the group Grandparents As Parents (GAP).

The Jefferson Exchange: June 28, 2013, Hour 1B: Relieving Stress American life can often be divided into things that cause stress and suggested remedies for relieving stress.  An upcoming series of workshops in Medford will focus on the second category,  "Mastering Panic, Anxiety, Stress and Anger."  The sessions are offered by the Upper Rogue Wellness Center.

The Jefferson Exchange: June 28, 2013, Hour 2: Plowing with Pigs The ups and downs of the workaday world--and sometimes the trauma of being removed from it--send some people in search of a simpler life, closer to nature and the land.  And the people who make the move are often short on money, but long on ideas.  You'll find a bunch of those ideas in Hank and Karen Will's book "Plowing with Pigs and Other Creative, Low-Budget Homesteading Solutions."

The Jefferson Exchange: June 27, 2013, Hour 1B: Time Cooperative What is your time worth?  Try to calculate it, without using dollars and cents.  Time exchanges are cropping up all over the country, and the Southern Oregon Time Co-Op is one of them.  It gives members a chance to put their time into a worthwhile task... and be repaid by the expenditure of someone else's time.  You'll hear how the co-op works. 

The Jefferson Exchange: June 27, 2013, Hour 2: Iran's New President Something like a breath of relief went up in the West recently, when Iran elected Hassan Rowhani president.  Part of the relief is from the end of the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmedinejad (pictured), but the advent of Rowhani gives some countries hope that a more moderate leader will be more open to negotiations with the United States and other countries.  Joel Rubin of The Ploughshares Fund--an anti-nuclear weapons group--joins us for a discussion of possibilities. 

The Jefferson Exchange: June 26, 2013, Hour 1B: VENTSday-Non-Daily News + Public Records No guest, two topics, and all the calls and emails we can fit in half an hour.  That's the general structure of our weekly VENTSday segment, a chance for listeners to vent politely on topics in the news.  Take part by calling 1-800-838-3760 or 541-552-6782 or emailing JX@jeffnet.org. THIS WEEK: --What do you think of daily papers (like the Oregonian) ending daily delivery? --Talk about public records in the context of the California law...