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Governor Kate Brown declared May Foster Care Month in Oregon, to put some focus on the reasons for foster care, the people who provide it, and the need for more people to get involved helping children get to a better day.

Eldridge C. Hane (Redge) about immigration and human trafficking in his novel, a thriller called The Bus to Beulah.

Lynn Kunstman of Jackson County Master Gardeners

Ira Shapiro was a senate staffer many years ago, working with some of the powerful (and bipartisan) figures he profiled in his book "The Last Great Senate." His latest book is The Betrayal: How Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans Abandoned America.

The Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education teamed up to announce the "Fentanyl & Opioid Response Toolkit for Schools."

Providence Medford Medical Center recently announced that it is the first health care facility in the Northwest to incorporate ShakeAlert, to enhance safety for its patients.

Gold Hill-based Sweed Machinery in this month's edition of The Ground Floor, our business segment.

A farm project to get Cal Poly-Humboldt Black students involved in agriculture, growing both plants and animals.

John Mauceri, conductor and musical scholar, on his book The War on Music: Reclaiming the Twentieth Century.

Journalist Janice Kaplan on her book The Genius of Women: From Overlooked to Changing the World.

The Siskiyou Outdoor Recreation Alliance (SORA) and the Siskiyou Stewardship Corps promote outdoor recreation in the county, with an emphasis on the sustainable kind: good for people and the environment.

A children's advocacy group says research shows that Oregon's elementary school readers are in a literacy crisis.

Senior and Disability Services program, provides certification to builders who meet the standards for creating housing that is friendly to people with disabilities or aging in place.

Discussion of media news and issues with Southern Oregon University and Cal Poly-Humboldt faculty.

Permission to Come Home: Reclaiming Mental Health as Asian Americans. Guest: Jenny T. Wang, PhD. who focuses on the intersection of Asian American identity, mental health, and social justice.

Cascadia Wildlands, which monitors the wolves, says 2021 featured a cessation of federal protections for the wolves in part of Oregon, a spate of poisonings, and the death of an entire pack.

Lynn Kunstman of Jackson County Master Gardeners joins us for a gardening Q&A

Law Professor and writer Peter Shane on whether presidential powers have become too expansive and if the constitution's separation of power is still intact.