7/1/2007 No Talking Heads

I've pre-recorded a show for this Sunday. Two pieces I wanted to draw your attention to that will be included:

1). "Diginity Village" by DIY, Portland. This is a piece by Julie Sabatier; she spent a few weeks with the nation's only city-blessed homeless encampment and spoke with residents. This should be good information for those in Olympia wanting to know how to create this space here for Camp Quixote.

2). "Talent" by Jaala Spiro - I first read this piece in a parenting zine I picked up at Last Word Books in downtown Olympia. I liked it so much, I contacted the author and she agreed to make a recording of her reading the piece, so you could hear it in her own voice. Hope you like it! Jaala lives in Madison, WI.

I'd love to hear what you think about show, so please leave a comment.

6/24/2007 No Talking Heads Topics

(guests will be Marco Rosaire Rossi, Geov Parrish)

Local

Workshop leans toward preserving Capitol Lake, The Olympian
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63-20 City Hall Financing Debacle
- OlyBlog post #2
- OlyBlog post #1
- Olympian Coverage from Tuesday, June 19, 2007
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Council rejects plan for 5-story office building, The Olympian
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New Olympia Food Blog: OlyFoodie
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Free Radio Olympia back on the air - 98.5FM, according to OlyBlog

National

Federal Court Rules in Favor of 'Enemy Combatant', 6/11/2007, Washington Post

"The President cannot eliminate constitutional protections with the stroke of a pen by proclaiming a civilian, even a criminal civilian, an enemy combatant subject to indefinite military detention," the panel found. "Put simply, the Constitution does not allow the President to order the military to seize civilians residing within the United States and detain them indefinitely without criminal process, and this is so even if he calls them 'enemy combatants.' "

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C.I.A. to Release Documents on Decades-Old Misdeeds, NY Times
CIA to Air Decades of Its Dirty Laundry, Washington Post

"CIA monitoring and infiltration of antiwar dissident groups took place between 1967 and 1971 at a time when the public was turning against the Vietnam War. Agency officials "covertly monitored" groups in the Washington area "who were considered to pose a threat to CIA installations." Some of the information "might have been distributed to the FBI," the summary said. Other "skeletons" listed in the summary included CIA-funded testing of American citizens, "including reactions to certain drugs."

Original Documents at National Security Archive Website

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Bush Advisers Weigh Closing Guantánamo Prison Sooner, NY Times
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Agency Is Target in Cheney Fight on Secrecy Data, NY Times

International

6/17/2007 No Talking Heads Topics

(guests will be TJ Johnson, Marco Rosaire Rossi, Geov Parrish)

Local

Charges Against Olympia Port Protesters Dismissed, Olyblog.net
Port defendants prevail, the Olympian
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Olympia, port back action on Budd Inlet, the Olympian
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Benroya Co. expresses interest in buying Tumwater Brewery
- Olympian coverage
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National

Federal Court Rules in Favor of 'Enemy Combatant', 6/11/2007, Washington Post

"The President cannot eliminate constitutional protections with the stroke of a pen by proclaiming a civilian, even a criminal civilian, an enemy combatant subject to indefinite military detention," the panel found. "Put simply, the Constitution does not allow the President to order the military to seize civilians residing within the United States and detain them indefinitely without criminal process, and this is so even if he calls them 'enemy combatants.' "