This segment was from the State portion of program 85.

State:   (Jack Ohman) With the rise of internet based reporting, will the newspaper industry survive.

This segment was from the State portion of program 84.

State:   (Jack Ohman) Oregon voters recently passed Measures 66 and 67, which were supposed to prevent further layoffs in the public school system and fund public services.   Since the measures became law some local businesses have closed due to the retroactive taxes owed, and schools are still being asked

State (Mike Riley) The media is having a feeding frenzy with it’s doom-and-gloom headlines every day.   Is all of the negative press actually becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy and creating a deeper recession?

Matt Wingard answers this question followed by a discussion by the panelists.

On March 2, 2008, 15-month old Ava Worthington of Oregon City died of bronchial pneumonia and a blood infection that could have been cured with antibiotics.   Her parents were charged with manslaughter and criminal mistreatment because they relied on faith healing to cure her.   Is the government overstepping religious freedoms in this case, or were the charges warranted?

Al Young answers this question followed by a discussion by the panelists.

Oregon State Governor Ted Kulongoski says he will defend Oregon's 10% ethanol mandate even as there are global calls for them to be rolled-back in the face of rising food prices and food shortages.   The Governor claims ethanol subsidies are a bridge to non-food based biofuel.   Should Oregon's biofuels mandates continue?