Host Sheila Bender welcomes journalist and author Tony Brenna to the KPTZ studio, and digs into his career as a reporter for tabloids and mainstream media.
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#50 Scott Rosecrans
Should the Mentally Ill Go to Jail? Our Town host Maryanne McNellis interviews Scott Rosecrans, the former prosecutor who was instrumental in setting up Jefferson County’s Mental Health Court. This innovative approach attempts to give mentally ill people the tools to stay out of jail.
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Compass for the Week of November 2
This week on the Compass we take part in something called legislative theater in which the audience comes up with and debates new laws to fix our broken health care system while real legislators look on.
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#232 Amphibians of the Olympic Peninsula (Part 1)
Oct. 21, 2015 – Host Debaran Kelso talks with wildlife biologist Patrick Loafman via phone and discusses local amphibians in the first part of this interview. Closing music is “Amphibians,” performed by Kristin Shout and Smoking Kitten.
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Compass for the Week of October 19
This week on the Compass we take you on a tour of a local research farm dedicated to bringing better organic produce to your table.
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#94 Vet Connect
Sheila Ramsey interviews Rita Frangione and Art Greenberg of Vet Connect, an OlyCAP initiative.
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#92 COAST with deForrest Walker
Sheila Ramsey interviews deForest Walker, co-chair of Port Townsend’s Community Outreach Association Shelter Team (COAST).
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Molly Hollenbach & Wendy Chapman
Host Shelia Bender conducts an in-studio interview with Port Townsend writers Molly Hollenbach and Wendy Chapman, who attended (along with Sheila) a Doris Baizley Key City playwriting workshop in March, 2015.
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#231 Water Quality Studies in Winter
Oct. 14, 2015 – Host Mary Robson talks with Mike Dawson, Water Quality Manager with Jefferson County Environmental Health, and discusses issues regarding all aspects of water quality in our area. Closing music is “Water, Water,” performed by Coco Kallin.
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#49 Tatiana Faleolo-Nolan
Our Town host Maryanne McNellis interviews Tatiana Faleolo-Nolan, a teenager who just graduated from the Wooden Boat School. Other kids march off to college – Tatiana sees boat building as a dream job.
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