Hello. Hi, everyone. Thanks for coming out tonight. As you can see and as you heard, these are cameras from cspan be, booktv. Very happy to have them here, were very happy to have this discussion here at powells. If you want to keep up with whos coming to powells, we have events nearly every night, lots of really great, outstanding stuff coming up especially in the month of october. You can look on powells. Com, our event calendars can be found around the store as well, and be you can pick those up at the information desk. Tonight were excited to host this event for banned books week. Its going to be moderated by Candace Morgan right here. Shes the coordinator of celebrate the freedom to read in oregon. And this is sponsored by the Oregon Library association and the Oregon Association of School Libraries intellectual Freedom Committee and the aclu of oregon. These authors do have books. If you would like to have a book signed, they would be very happy to sign it for you. Theres a bunch
And some of the most closely watched senate races throughout the night and into the morning we want to hear from you with your calls, facebook comment. Campaign 2014 coverage on cspan next to some of our coverage with a debate between oregon democratic governor and his republican challenger Dennis Richardson. The political report is listing the race as likely democratic. It comes to us courtesy of kobi in medford oregon and it runs in our. Good morning from the kobi studios in downtown medford. I will be the moderator this evening. We are joined tonight by two men competing for the next governor incumbent democratic kitzhaber and richardson. Featuring democratic incumbent kitzhaber and challenger oregon state representative Dennis Richardson. Tonights debate is brought to you by care Source Program and the Oregon Association of realtors protecting your piece of oregon. Now your host and moderator for tonights debate, nbc news five director. Tonight governor kitzhaber and richardson wil
I have one. Permanent retirement cheering] quite simply because she basically fails to inspire confidence in anything, and never forget she will be Barack Obamas third and fourth term as president of the United States. Stay the course. What an exciting message for her 2016 campaign. But one slogan she wont be able to use . Al qaeda is on the run. Remember that one in 2012 . As the rise of radical Islamic Jihad though that is redundant dominates the headlines we are seeing this enemy as pure evil as theyre cutting off the heads of innocent people, that in august buried literally women and children alive. These are christians, Christian Brothers and sisters. These are yezuties tonight who are on mount sinjar and they are continuing to suffer. I recently got an email from a pastor this week who told me there is a missionary working with the yuzities who are barely clinging to life. Theyre sleeping in the cold mountains. They dont have blankets. It is a whole different world now and we can
Our state. Todays debate broadcast live across the state of oregon between governor John Kitzhaber and representative dennis richardson. Its an example of voips involvement in the process but why bes involvement more than 250 radio and television stations across the state welcome you to todays debate. Watch, listen and you decide. Most importantly, vote. Here is your moderator, matt mcdonnell. Togood morning and welcome this, the 2014 oregon gubernatorial debate. The second time these two candidates will be meeting. Or ehalf of the organization of broadcasting, im tired be your moderator today. John kitzhaber is seeking his fourth term as governor. He was elected in 1994. He was the president of the oregon summit. His republican challenger has served in the oregon house since 2002 representing district four. Hes a retired attorney, Business Owner and a vietnam war veteran. Both of these candidates have agreed to a set form for this debate. Each candidate will have two minutes for openi
Agriculture. Across this state, communities are coming together working on Kindergarten Readiness and thirdgrade reading. We had the first tuition raise in 14 years. Today 95 of all oregonians have Health Insurance coverage. Tens of thousands of them for the first time and they dont have to choose between the utility bill and taking their child to the doctor. They are healthier and happier and more productive on the job. Together we have delivered for oregon, but we have more to do. It requires leadership based on values and based on the belief that we are all in this together. Based on the belief that oregon will be a good place for any of us to live. It requires the ability to bring people together to tackle these problems as a community. We have brought our state together over the past four years. We have delivered for oregon. We cannot allow ourselves to return to the divisiveness of the past. This is about values, the ability to deliver. Im john kitzhaber, and im asking for your v