Author Archives: tomdwyer

One insider trick you MUST have for the Sellwood Park Concerts!

Posted on July 28, 2016 by tomdwyer

Three down and two to go… you don’t have many opportunities left to enjoy the Sellwood Summer Concerts! They’re part of a city-wide program by Portland Parks and Recreation bringing free movies, concerts, and events to parks around Portland. Our … Continue reading →

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A New Prescription for Chronic Pain

Posted on July 28, 2016 by tomdwyer

An epidemic of opioid use, abuse, and addiction is sweeping our country as people try to deal with chronic and debilitating pain. Patients avoid opioids for fear of addiction and doctors are hesitant to prescribe them even when needed. But … Continue reading →

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What’s up with the Bridge closures?

Posted on July 28, 2016 by tomdwyer

This month we’d like to Update you on some recent closures to the Bridge. One closure happened just a couple weeks ago, and the other will be happening the last weekend of July 28 to August 1. Inconvenient as they … Continue reading →

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Unmasking our own internal biases

Posted on July 28, 2016 by tomdwyer

The political conventions are in the bag, and now America is faced with a choice between the two most reviled and unpopular candidates ever to run for President. In November we’ll have to make the best choice we can so … Continue reading →

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The Conventions in Cartoons

Posted on July 28, 2016 by tomdwyer

If you watched the Conventions the last two weeks, you’ll know why we’re choosing to cover them in our Humorousness column. They were grim humor, dark humor, gallows humor, but humor nevertheless. If the conventions themselves didn’t bring a smile … Continue reading →

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Popcorn Shorts for July 2016

Posted on July 28, 2016 by tomdwyer

Just like it says, Popcorn Shorts is about the kind of things we think are really interesting, but don’t really need a large article to explain them. From the sublime to the ridiculous, check in here for crunchy bits of … Continue reading →

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Bad is bad, but EXACTLY how bad is it?

Posted on July 28, 2016 by tomdwyer

For four months we’ve heard Bernie Sanders, one of the first in a growing chorus, decry the large and growing income inequality in our country. You’re probably familiar with most of the headline facts; the widest income gap since the 1920’s, … Continue reading →

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Protected: Big File Transfer Page

Posted on July 19, 2016 by tomdwyer

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Host your own radio show!

Posted on July 1, 2016 by tomdwyer

INTERESTED IN HOSTING A SHOW FOR KXRW? We are looking for locally-produced content. A music show? A news show? We’re listening! Please complete an application for your show, available through this web form. Use the Web Form link above to submit your form, … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- Past is Prologue

Posted on June 30, 2016 by tomdwyer

Greetings! Are we the United States of Amnesia, creatively rewriting our stories to soften their marks on history? We’re a nation born of the genocide of Native Americans and built by the suffering of slaves among our many other sins, … Continue reading →

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