To The Point! Video Broadcast
With Host Kelly Jo Horton This episode was taped on June 15, 2007″To The Point!” – International: Economic sanctions to halt genocide in Sudan National: Abstinence only sex education, does it work? State (Oregon): Will banning junk food in schools help stop the obesity epidemic in the young? Local: Measure 36 rewrite, what is going on?

Topics International: President Bush recently announced that the United States would impose economic sanctions on Sudan in order to try to halt what he called the genocide in that region. The sanctions include banning specific individuals and companies from doing business in the U.S. Banking system, with any U.S. business, or with any U.S. citizens. Are these sanctions really going to work?National: State Representative John Dingell of Michigan has made it clear that Democrats do not intend to refund a $50 million grant program for abstinence-only sex education. Dingell says he considers the funded programs “a colossal failure.” Does abstinence only education really work?Statewide: The Oregon Senate recently gave its approval to ban high-fat and high-calorie snacks, drinks and entrees in the public schools. While this sounds great in theory, will it really do anything to help the epidemic of obesity in young people?

Local: Democrats want to send a Measure 37 rewrite to voters in time for the November ballot. The new version would outlaw commercial development among other things. Are voters having a case of voter’s remorse, or are Democrats just trying to repeal the law that was passed?

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