Fathers, Mothers & Families Playlists

Guests: : Ron Peterson, spokesperson for Steven Entwisle for mayor of Portland, on finding some kind of productive work for all persons. Mel Feit on an equal partnership between men and women on our 13th anniversary show.

Guest: The First Name Michael Band performs live.

Guest: The Carlyle Band performs live.

Guest: Darby O’Gill Irish Celtic Music Band performs live.

Guests: Ed Cavin, M.S., former child protective services social worker, on reconnecting with his 18-year old son, part 3. Tim King, Salem-News.com on preparing to embed with the Oregon National Guard combat troops in Iraq.

Guests: Patricia Stuart on running for mayor of Portland. Sonja Harju on the need to be able to expunge the record of a restraining order if one is innocent.

Guests: Carollynn Smith, a black grandmother, on fighting for custody of her grandchildren, with Yvette Maranowski.

Guest: The fabulous Darby O’Gill Irish Celtic Music Band performs live.

Guests: Tim King, Salem-News.com on preparing to embed with the Oregon National Guard combat troops in Iraq. Ed Cavin, M.S., former child protective services social worker, on reconnecting with his 18-year old son, part 2. Kara Bishop, Postcards From Splitsville .com, a web site to help children of divorce express their feelings through art. Nathan Jimenez with ongoing 2008 presidential race developments.

Guest: Sonja Harju on the 2008 Oregon Legislative Session, the false accusations bill, and the importance of telling the truth in court.

Guests: Roberta Gray, Lydia Lofton, and Lisa Parsons, Recovery Association Project, on overcoming addiction. Nathan Jimenez with political commentary.

Guests: Reedy and the Spartans perform live and celebrate Valentine’s Day. Carollynn Smith, a black grandmother, on fighting for custody of her grandchildren, with Yvette Maranowski.

Guest: Ed Cavin, M.S., former child protective services social worker, on reconnecting with his 18-year old son after seven years, part 1.

Guests: Harvey Master on the controversial book, “The Case for Father Custody”, by the late Daniel Amneus; Ron Peterson on the need for having two involved parents.

Guests: Susan Detlefsen, Mother Interrupted, and Yvette Maranowski on having children unfairly taken by the state.

Guest: Sonja Harju, Victory Soldiers USA, and Iraq veterans on helping to prevent post-traumatic stress disease.

Guest: Sean Cruz, current legislative aid, now candidate, Oregon Senate, District 23, on running for office, efforts to stop child abduction during custody battles, and the need for shared parenting.

Guest: Tim King, editor, Salem-News.com, on providing the news the mainstream media does not cover, his 2006 journalist/reporter trip to Afghanistan where he was embedded with the troops, and his upcoming trip to war-torn Iraq.

Guests: Q Madp, Iraq War Heroes.org, honors the troops in Iraq, and encourages citizens to greet the troops at the airport as they return home, giving them a thank-you and positive memory that will last them their entire lives. Mel Feit wraps up the year with his annual holiday visit, and encourages an equal partnership between men and women.

Guests: Scott Messer and Ken Andreson, Darby O’Gill, introduce songs from their CD, Irish Christmas Rollick. Invitations again given to the public to come on the air and present solutions as to how to stabilize Iraq so our troops can get out of harm’s way and come home.