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Friday 04-18-25 Bill Meyer Show Guests and Information
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6:35 Greg Mourad, VP at National Right to Work
Unions organize pro-bono Rise Up: Federal Workers Legal Defense Network against Trump
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/business/economy/federal-workers-trump-network-unions.html
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7:10 Greg Roberts, Mr. Outdoors from www.RogueWeather.com with today’s Outdoor report.
7:35 Julie Thomas, President of PATH, Partners Assisting the Homeless Jeromy Ford – U-Turn For Christ. Both have joined forces to form PATHWAY TO STABILITY in Grants Pass, a privately-funded program to help the homeless.
They invite the public to a big meeting this Monday 5-7pm at Calvary Chapel, 269 W. Harbeck in Grants Pass.
8:10 Ben McReynolds from Knox Academy, which has just signed a 5 yr lease with Cornerstone Christian Church for that 1908 school building. Ben and I talk the mission of a Classical Education, the new facility and why this matters.
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“The wildfires that once scorched the forests above the Spanish village of Barro each summer have all but disappeared since Lucia Perez began grazing wild horses in the area.
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Natural Grazing:Horses naturally graze in a way that reduces the amount of dry vegetation, which is a major fire hazard.
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Gorse Consumption:They selectively feed on gorse, a plant that is particularly flammable and difficult for other grazing animals to consume.
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Terrain Adaptability:Wild horses are well-suited to the rugged terrain of Galicia, making them ideal for grazing in those areas.
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Biodiversity:Grazing also promotes the growth of other plants, some of which are beneficial to wildlife and help capture carbon dioxide.
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Wednesday 04-16-25 Bill Meyer Show Guests and Information
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6:35 Automotive journalist Eric Peters with today’s Wheels Up Wednesday talk
https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2025/04/16/its-not-recreational-anymore/
https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2025/04/15/beware-the-quick-lube-peril/
https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2025/04/15/its-a-red-flag/
https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2025/04/15/2025-honda-pilot/
7:10 Kevin Starrett from Oregon Firearms Federation www.OregonFirearms.org – Senate Bill 1015, just the very latest in rights-stripping of the 2nd A from the Oregon legislature. Will Republicans let it pass?
7:35 JoCo Commissioenr Chris Barnett updates folks on the latest news and progress at the Josephine County Commission.
8:10 Skyview Drive in Jackson County, a private road south of S. Stage Rd, was washed out over the winter. Can the county provide any assistance or direction? I dig into these questions with Don Boyd, a resident of the neighborhood.
8:45 Jackson County Administrator Danny Jordan responds to the Don Boyd conversation and explains the county’s position on matters.
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Tuesday 04-15-25 Bill Meyer Show Guests and Information
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6:35 Michael Letts, Founder, President, and CEO of In-Vest USA, a national grassroots non-profit organization that is helping hundreds of communities provide thousands of bullet-proof vests for their police forces through educational, public relations, sponsorship, and fundraising programs.
In May National Guard to be deployed to Albuquerque NM to help fight crime and fentanyl
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ABOUT: INVESTUSA is dedicated to “protecting those who protect us”.
This mission has expanded and evolved over the years to not only ensuring that every first responder has the necessary protective gear to enable them to come home safely to their families after putting themselves in harm’s way to protect our freedom, liberties, and values that keep our communities as safe havens and beacons of hope, but to serve as a voice for these American Hero’s.
That voice ranges from telling their sacrifices to ensure our protection, to their needs for judicial reform to protect us all, their equipment updates and needs to enable better job performance, the history of their struggles and success, and the need to provide greater care for the effects of the job…..PTSD and the consequences they suffer.
ORGANIZATION: InVest USA
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7:10 David Bahnsen is the founder of The Bahnsen Group, a $7 billion national wealth management firm. Consistently ranked among America’s top financial advisors by Barron’s, Forbes, and Financial Times, Bahnsen previously served as managing director at Morgan Stanley and vice president at UBS.
His excellent daily financial report is a must-read. Sign up for The Dividend Café at https://thebahnsengroup.com/dividend-cafe/
In the wake of President Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement that has triggered significant market volatility, renowned financial advisor David Bahnsen is available for expert commentary and analysis. Bahnsen offers a measured, conservative perspective on the economic implications of the new tariff policies and practical investment strategies for navigating uncertain markets.
Key Insights from Bahnsen:
Market Reality Check: “The tariff announcement was on the extreme end of what markets had feared, creating uncertainty with the President’s ‘full modification discretion’ and temporary carve-outs leaving investors guessing.”
Recession Concerns: “A Q2 or Q3 recession becomes increasingly possible if these policies are fully implemented, though I believe there will eventually be an off-ramp through announcements of companies making investments in the US.”
Strategic Investment Focus: “During this volatility, defensive stocks in Healthcare and Consumer Staples offer relative stability. Dividend picks like Verizon, Merck, and Procter & Gamble have actually gained during recent market turmoil.”
Policy Analysis: “The notion of ‘reciprocity’ appears to be calculated primarily based on trade deficit figures rather than actual tariff levels, which may not deliver the intended benefits to domestic manufacturers.”
7:35 Former State Senator Herman Baertschiger with a discussion on the current Oregon political issues of the day.
8:40 Open for Business with Network in Action’s Lisa McCleese Kelly, ONI Media Group’s Michelle Branch, and Tyler Lake From JUGGERNAUT Marketing.
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6:35 Auron MacIntyre, author of The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies.
The Total State pulls back the veil on the new American authoritarianism and why the same system of liberal democracy we say we cherish may have led us to our present state
The modern United States is a nation full of censorship, lockdowns, riots, and political persecution. How did the land of the free become a surveillance state terrified of COVID and ruled by unaccountable bureaucrats?
As a journalist, Auron MacIntyre witnessed firsthand the manipulation of news events, the bias of the press, and the relentless assault on truth during the Donald Trump presidency. Yet, it wasn’t until the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 that his worldview was irrevocably shaken. The emergency measures and unchecked power wielded by authorities revealed a dark underbelly that defied the constitutional safeguards he had always believed in.
BOOK: The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies
BIO: Auron MacIntyre, author of The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies, is the host of “The Auron MacIntyre Show” and a columnist for Blaze News. He offers thought-provoking and mold-breaking insights, drawing from the best political thinkers throughout history to make sense of our current political climate in a way that is easy to digest
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7:10 Andy Pollack from Lake Creek discusses his donation of a painting depicting the assassination attempt on President Trump at the Butler, PA rally. It has replaced an Obama portrait in the White House. Andy is working on school safety issues. (His daughter died in a major school shooting in Florida several years ago) Andy’s website for school security is www.Xsponse.com
7:35 Julie Thomas from PATH of Josephine
Jeromy Ford is with U-Turn for Christ
Both have joined forces to form PATHWAY TO STABILITY in Grants Pass, a privately-funded program to help the homeless.
(From their info packet)
Pathways to Stability is committed to ending homelessness in Grants Pass by creating a sustainable,
structured approach that ensures homelessness is rare, brief, and non-reoccurring. The initiative
focuses on a 3-step approach coordinated, managed, and funded through public and private
partnerships.
Step 1. Steppingstones Stabilization Center (SSC), a multi-agency assessment shelter designed to
streamline access to housing and support services. By integrating data-sharing, regional outreach, case
management, and scalable affordable housing models, we aim to create a comprehensive, replicable
system that uplifts individuals and strengthens communities.
Step 2. Transitional Housing is structured housing with case management and life skills training that
prepares individuals for independent living.
Step 3. Permanent Housing, ongoing and initiative-taking development of low-income & workforce housing.
8:10 Dr. Dennis Powers – www.DennisPowersBooks.com with today’s “Where Past Meets Present” history segment.
Talent
By Dennis Powers
The first settler credited with establishing roots in the Talent area was Jacob Wagner, who in the spring of 1852 filed a 160-acre donation claim along the banks of the creek that bears his name, Wagner Creek. The land was some five miles north of Ashland and near the present city of Talent. Wagner was successful in farming and raising stock; one year later, he built a log stockade known as “Fort Wagner.”
He constructed the fort with the help of Yreka’s Captain Alden and his men, and this was a place of safety during the Rogue River Indian Wars of 1853 and 1855. The surrounding walls covered an acre, were two-feet thick and twelve-feet high, with portholes for rifle fire. A large “blockhouse” was built inside for the Wagner family, but this was the place of refuge during attacks. Once these conflicts ended, the settlements of Ashland and Jacksonville developed quicker than the smaller places as Phoenix and Talent. In turn, Jacob Wagner later sold most of his townsite area to Horace Root for $3,500 and moved to Ashland, where among other pursuits, he started up a bottling enterprise with Lithia Spring waters.
A Tennessee carpenter by the name of Aaron P. (“A.P.”) Talent moved into the area in 1875 and in few years had purchased part of the original Wagner claim and adjoining lands that totaled 106 acres. He began to subdivide this into lots and blocks. Having foreseen the coming growth with the railroad’s approach, Talent by the early 1880s had opened a general store north of the old fort site (which was disintegrating from lack of use).
As the area was quite suitable for growing fruits and vegetables, different structures and enterprises began to rise around his store, which in 1883 became the site of a new post office. After a short-term political appointment, A.P. Talent became the new postmaster, which position he held for seven years. When residents went there for their mail and purchases, it was commonplace they would head to “Talent’s” and the name stuck. This is despite that Wagner Creek encompassed a much wider area with more farms and ranches around the creek’s water table.
Although the railroad came by Talent, it didn’t establish a station as in Central Point, Medford, Phoenix, and then Ashland. Talent was a stopping point, but its leaders were never able to secure a depot. Despite this, landowners as Horace Root, A.P. Talent, the Wagner Creek Baptist Church, and E.K. Anderson (for whom Anderson Creek is named) created the town of Talent by subdividing their lands, selling off lots, deeding streets, and recording a plat map in 1889.
Talent was a beneficiary of the early 1900’s Orchard Boom and incorporated in 1910. Its growth was somewhat set back by a destructive fire one year later, but it—like Phoenix—continued expanding, although experiencing the downturn of the Orchard Bust in the late-1910s. With the growth and selection of Medford as the county seat, coupled with the depression years, Talent lost employers and employment.
After World War II and over the years, however, it transformed into a residential community due to its location and less-expensive housing versus Medford and Ashland. In June 2011, the new Camelot Theatre opened with the production of “Sweeney Todd” in the James Morrison Collier Theatre, providing top-quality artistic productions that’s rare in a very small town with 6500 residents.
In 2020, the Almeda Fire ripped through the Rogue Valley and hit Talent harder than the neighboring towns of Phoenix and Medford. The firestorm destroyed over 700 structures, most in “affordable housing” as mobile home parks. A third of the town was lost with only 15% of its 60 commercial structures by now having been rebuilt. During these past years, 85% of its single-family homes have been rebuilt, owing to owners’ insurance, whereas only half of the 300 mobile home units have been replaced where individual insurance was generally lacking.
Despite this, Talent and its residents have shown a remarkable resiliency in working towards its complete renovation.
Sources: See George Kramer, “Historic Context Statement for the City of Talent, Oregon,” at Detailed History of Talent; Elizabeth Castillo, “ What Fire Recovery Looks Like in Talent, Oregon,” Oregon Public Broadcasting, January 27, 2025, at Talent Fire Damage.