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Simple cooking technologies save money, fuel, and forests in Nepal

 Like too many other countries throughout the world, Nepal is facing serious deforestation as the rural people scavenge firewood for cooking and heating. And the urban dwellers of Nepal, who rely on kerosene and petrol, face shortages and high prices. Furthermore, they l... Read more

The River Signal Starts June First!

Our friends at the Steam Radio Syndicate, Galen, Brian, and Reid, are out in the world, getting The Channel Princess, a paddlewheel riverboat, to the Mississippi River.  They'll be floating south down the river "America's Last Highway" for the summer, and creating amazin... Read more

63--TEXT--20 from ELUARD's "Capital of Pain" for anyone to read and produce

Hi, This is a collection of 20 poems each of which I thought might be interesting to work with.  They come from Eluard's "Capital of Pain" which was published in 26. If you are looking for something and find anything in here interesting, go right ahead and lay claim to it.... Read more

Tune in Tonight as Dr. J hosts AFROTAINMENT 7-10pm tonight!!! Tickets and more...

Tune in Tonight for remixes of your favorite and soon to be Funk, Soul, & Hip Hop fusion. Including remixes of JB, MJ, Stevie, Aretha, Marvin, Basement Freaks and more... Well also be giving away tickets to Chali Tuna & The House of Vibe... Tues 9.28.10 & Thriller 2 feat... Read more

11/18, 12/8, 12/9 Fair Trade Holiday Marketplace

Faith Organizations join with the Northwest Fair Trade Coalition to host a Fair Trade Holiday Market Series for ethical holiday shopping Northwest Fair Trade Coalition launches a series of fair trade holiday markets with Portland’s top social justice congregations highligh... Read more

Press**Watch Pneumonia Warning

Press**Watch for 1-7-2010The media corporations decide which of our stories are important, and which stories may dwindle or disappear.  We all know, for example, that the three thousand or so who died from airline crashes and mysterious explosions in 2001 are important, ... Read more

Texture ~ A Flood Clothing Fashion Event

KBOO is a proud media sponsor for Texture A Flood Clothing Fashion Event! To celebrate my 7th year in business I am throwing my first ever complete fashion show! Texture is comprised of 6 different collections, 35 total looks that are inspired by my take on the different... Read more

KBOO at Pickathon 2015

KBOO Community Radio was at Pickathon this year - like we have been for so many years before, since its beginning - and we were able to broadcast 3 hours of special live sessions from a variety of festival participants. We were incredibly honored to have Sam Amidon and T... Read more

Gravity

Senator Obama seems to be developing into a deliberative center of gravity, as a number of massive political objects – Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki, French Prime Minister Sarkozy, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and the White House – have swung inexorably into his or... Read more

Review of Double Take, now at The Hollywood Theater (10/22/10)

Double Take (2009) Director: Johan Grimonprez With: Ron Burrage, Mark Perry Not quite a documentary, not quite a work of fiction.  More like a meditation on the Cold War as seen through a fictional version of Alfred Hitchcock, his work in movies (especially The Birds) and... Read more