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Wednesday 02/18/26 Bill Meyer Show Guests and Info
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6:30 Eric Peters, Automotive Journalist from www.EpAutos.com with today’s Wheels Up Wednesday segment.
https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2026/02/17/the-endangerment-that-never-was-is-over/
https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2026/02/07/2026-ford-ranger/
https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2026/02/17/the-spanbergering/
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7:50 Dr. Ashley Alker, MD!
99 WAYS TO DIE:
And How to Avoid Them
by Ashely Alker, M.D.
Every day, emergency physician Dr. Ashely Alker faces the question we all secretly wonder: How am I most likely to die—and what can I do to prevent it? In her debut book, 99 WAYS TO DIE: And How to Avoid Them (St. Martin’s Press; January 13, 2026), Dr. Alker transforms decades of ER experience into an unforgettable, fast-paced collection of real medical stories and science-backed survival advice.
Dr. Ashely Alker is a self-described death-escapologist–or, in more familiar terms, an emergency medicine doctor. She has seen it all, from flesh-eating bacteria to the work of a serial killer to the more mundane but no less deadly, and her work keeping people from dying (or being unable to) has uniquely prepared her to write this book.
Timed perfectly for the New Year’s “health reset” and International Quality of Life Month in January, 99 WAYS TO DIE blends gripping narrative nonfiction with dark humor and vital, lifesaving insight. Dr. Alker uses real-world medicine, cultural trends, and the absurdities of human behavior to explore the many ways people tempt fate—and how a little knowledge can make all the difference.
“People think of the ER as chaos,” Dr. Alker says. “But what it really is, is a classroom about how fragile—and fixable—life can be.”
8:15 Martin Mawyer
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WE DISCUSS THIS ARTICLE, WOW!
AI.com
By Martin Mawyer, President of Christian Action Network
Kris Marszalek, co-founder and CEO of Crypto.com, just shelled out $70 million, the price of a pro sports franchise, for the domain AI.com. Marszalek says AI.com will power a new generation of personal AI agents. He wants to give you your very own “personal AI agent.” That sounds impressive. From what we’re told, this digital assistant will send messages for you, build projects for you, trade stocks for you, and even update your dating profile. What exactly is an AI agent? And what could go wrong? [more…] Subscribe to Patriot Majority Report
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Tuesday 02/17/26 Bill Meyer Show Guests and Info
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6:30 Dr. Steve Bonta is Publisher of The New American, a magazine from the John Birch Society. He is also a long time contributor to the magazine. He has extensive experience living abroad, including in Argentina, Spain, India, Sri Lanka and, most recently, China. He holds a degree in literature from Penn State (BA), as well as degrees in linguistics from BYU (MA) and Cornell (PhD). He is the author of Inside the United Nations and hundreds of articles for The New American on a wide range of subjects over more than 25 years.
FBI Scrubbed the Epstein Files. “Who Are They Protecting?”
The growing controversy surrounding the FBI’s handling of the Epstein files raises urgent questions about transparency, accountability, and public trust. Reports that key documents may have been withheld, redacted, or “scrubbed” only deepen concerns that powerful interests continue to evade scrutiny while victims wait for full justice. When government agencies appear to obscure information in a case involving elite networks and alleged abuse, it fuels skepticism and erodes confidence in institutions meant to serve the public. At a time when trust is already fragile, Americans deserve clear answers, full disclosure, and assurance that no one — regardless of status or connections — is beyond investigation.
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7:10 Today’s Outdoor report with Greg Roberts from www.RogueWeather.com update on the closures and snow, weather info.
7:35 Former State Senator Baertschiger – Why so much arrogance in the Dem’s Governing in the session?
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Monday 02/16/26 Bill Meyer Show Guests and Info
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7:10 Today’s Outdoor report with Greg Roberts from www.RogueWeather.com and a talk on Butte Falls wolf spotting, snow is coming for real!
7:35 Dr. Stephanie Johnson, PsyD, MSCP, is a licensed clinical psychologist with more than 17 years of experience and serves as CEO and Chief Psychologist of Summit Psychological Services in California. Dr. Johnson has extensive experience treating acute psychiatric disorders, dual diagnoses, trauma, and PTSD, including work in hospital and medical clinic settings across Southern California. She conducts Independent Medical Evaluations, workers’ compensation and bariatric pre surgical evaluations, adult ADHD assessments, and psychodiagnostic evaluations. An EMDR-certified clinician, she integrates CBT, Internal Family Systems, and Ego State therapy. A U.S. Army military police veteran, she is especially committed to serving first responders and veterans. (summitpsychological.net)
www.EMDRIA.ORG is suggested by Dr. Johnson to find a EMDR therapist in your area.
Can Eye Movements Rewire Trauma? The Therapy Changing How Clinicians Treat PTSD – Psychologist Available
Nearly 70% of U.S. adults report experiencing at least one traumatic event in their lifetime, and an estimated 13 million Americans are living with post-traumatic stress disorder in any given year, according to federal health data. As demand for trauma therapy rises nationwide, clinicians are increasingly turning to Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, a structured psychotherapy designed to help patients process distressing memories in a controlled setting.
During treatment, individuals briefly recall traumatic experiences while engaging in guided bilateral stimulation, such as side-to-side eye movements, a process researchers say can help the brain refile memories so they are less emotionally charged. Endorsed by major health organizations and supported by dozens of clinical trials, EMDR has been shown to significantly reduce PTSD symptoms, with many single-incident trauma patients no longer meeting diagnostic criteria after several sessions.
8:10 Dr. Dennis Powers, “Where Past Meets Present” www.DennisPowersBooks.com
When Electricity first Came to the Region
By Dennis Powers
In January 1889, a Mr. Tuttle presented an electrical show to a crowd that came to Ashland’s Plaza. Hooking up a 2-horsepower dynamo to a drive belt powered by an Ashland Flour Mill drive motor, a carbon light glowed in the dark to everyone’s amazement. This presentation was followed by the privately owned Ashland Electric Power & Light that built a hydroelectric plant on Lithia Creek (in what’s now Lithia Park) and started producing power that summer.
This was a good year, as the Grants Pass Water, Light & Power Company started up its operations in December 1889 for that town’s residents. Edward Brown oversaw the building of the Grants Pass Diversion Dam across the Rogue River, south of the bridge, and electricity was available there. As with Ashland’s initial power delivery, there were conditions. Its hydroelectric power was only for daily use from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., and then Grants Pass folks needed to use their whale-oil lamps or candles. The hours of service increased over time, including adding an “ironing hour” that gave homemakers electricity on Tuesday mornings from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Other towns followed, such as Roseburg in the following year, and Yreka and Dunsmuir in 1891. Medford came later. Mr. R.A. Proudfoot in 1894 constructed a small wood-burning plant on Bear Creek that used steam to turn its generators. The city bought this facility six years later.
It took the Ray brothers to bring dependable electricity to the entire region. Colonel Frank H. Ray had convinced his brother, Dr. C.R. Ray, to inspect the Braden mine near Gold Hill as a potential purchase. With his positive report, the two bought it, along with the rights to a power site to be constructed on the Rogue River and supply electricity to the mine for around-the-clock operations.
Since the Colonel was wealthy and a vice-president of the American Tobacco Company, there were little problems in raising the money to build the large hydroelectric complex at Tolo, four miles above Gold Hill. When completed, the dam was 350-feet long and 17-feet tall; the impounded river was diverted through a powerhouse, first generating electricity in 1904. The Ray brothers’ Condor Water and Power Company soon furnished power from Grants Pass, Gold Hill, and Medford to Jacksonville, Central Point, and Ashland.
This relatively cheap electricity drove the region’s development, as mines, flour mills, machine shops–and all businesses from restaurants to retail stores–including private residences now had the power to function by. Southern Oregon could join the rest of the country in its growth.
During this time, Yreka’s Jerome P. and Jesse W. Churchill had developed similar hydroelectric power from the Shasta River and were distributing this to communities in Northern California, including over the Siskiyous to Ashland. The Rays’ company (named now Rogue River Electric) by agreement later took over supplying Ashland’s needs, as the Churchills continued developing Northern California.
The twenty-four light and power companies controlled by the Churchills and Rays consolidated in 1912 under the name of the California-Oregon Power Company (or “Copco”). This holding company-controlled power plants throughout Southern Oregon and Northern California with distribution lines from Klamath Falls to Yreka and Grants Pass to Dunsmuir. Copco then over time absorbed smaller power companies, constructed numbers of substations, and increased or added distribution systems. The large utility, Pacific Power Co., bought all of Copco’s operations in 1961 and brought about a generating and transmitting power giant that operated throughout six Pacific Northwest states.
As to Gold Ray dam, less expensive power grids and cheaper land-generation systems caused those operations in 1972 to shut down. Pacific Power transferred the dam, powerhouse, and twenty-seven acres to Jackson County. Forty years later, Gold Ray dam was demolished.
The story of delivering vital electric power to this region is one based on taking risks, individualism, and persistence. Without this, what everyone takes now for granted could be completely different.
Sources: Dennis Powers, “The Oregon Encyclopedia: Gold Ray Dam” at Gold Ray Dam; Dennis Powers, “Electricity Arrives in Grants Pass in 1889,” Jefferson Public Radio: As It Was, October 11, 2011; Dennis Powers, “California-Oregon Power Co. Dominates Region,” Jefferson Public Radio: As It Was, July 6, 2012; Mail Tribune, “When did electricity first arrive in the Rogue Valley?,” April 22, 2007.
8:45 Open For Business with Kelly Bates at Futurity First, and If you’re turning 65, big news with their free Medicare educational workshops. Tuesday, February 17th at Central Point Parks and Recreation at 235 S Haskell Street in Central Point. Classes start at 5:30. Thursday February 19th at the Financial Learning Center at 516 Crater Lake Avenue in Medford, starts at 5:30p.
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