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6:20 EILEEN COLLINS, the first woman to pilot & command a spacecraft & subject of the documentary SPACEWOMAN
SPACEWOMAN, a doc about Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a spacecraft, and directed by Hannah Berryman lands in theaters beginning March 20th and will be in select theaters nationwide.
Eileen’s journey, from her working-class beginnings in Elmira, NY, to breaking glass ceilings at NASA, commanding four space shuttle missions, and navigating the pressures on her family is awe inspiring. The doc includes archival materials and interviews that highlight both the monumental dangers of spaceflight and the incredible achievements of the shuttle program, including her leadership on STS-114, the first mission after the Columbia tragedy.
Based on Eileen’s book Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars, the film premiered at DOC NYC and is directed by Hannah Berryman and produced by award-winning teams Keith Haviland (Haviland Digital) and Natasha Dack Ojumu (Tigerlily Productions).
Here’s the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnhqHdxNsgk
7:30 Dr. Chadi Nabham, award-winning hematologist, oncologist, author, moderator, and host of the Healthcare Unfiltered and Healthcare Unfiltered Express Podcasts.
Dr. Nabham and I discussed the controversy of glyphosate spraying in the city of Ashland which has some residents concerned. The talk keyed on Dr. Nabham’s experience in the “Roundup Trials” as recounted in his latest book:
Toxic Exposure: The True Story behind the Monsanto Trials and the Search for Justice Hardcover – February 28, 2023
by Chadi Nabhan (Author)
A behind-the-scenes look inside three key trials involving Monsanto’s weed killer Roundup, cancer, and the search for justice―written by an expert witness medical oncologist who lived it all.
For years, Monsanto declared that their product Roundup, the world’s most widely used weed killer, was safe. But that all changed in 2015, when the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) analyzed data from scientific studies and concluded that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, is probably carcinogenic. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) disagreed, other regulatory agencies got involved, and scientists clamored to understand the link between glyphosate and cancer.
Toxic Exposure tells the true story of numerous patients who developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a form of cancer, after using Roundup and their ensuing trials against Monsanto (now owned by Bayer, one of the largest agrochemical companies in the world). Written by Chadi Nabhan, MD, MBA, a cancer specialist, this is the only book written by an expert physician witness who testified in the first three trials against Monsanto.
Dr. Nabhan takes the reader behind the scenes of these pivotal trials, explaining key features of the cases, including how Monsanto downplayed the IARC’s scientific conclusions, may have worked to change how the EPA classified glyphosate, and conducted extensive PR campaigns designed to minimize the public’s perception of the negative health effects of its product. He also provides details about the other expert witnesses who reviewed the evidence, analyzed the science, and stood up to this agricultural behemoth in the courtroom.
Dr. Nabhan tells the inside story of corporate influence, courtroom drama, legal discourse, monumental verdicts, and the ensuing media frenzy surrounding this massive uncovering of the truth and the years of scientific and legal work that led up to it.
8:10 Patrick Wood www.Technocracy.news and a discussion about Patrick’s latest white paper on his site and substack. Patrick’s thought-provoking piece “IMEC: Trump’s War is About Global Trade” – https://www.technocracy.news/imec-trumps-war-with-iran-is-about-global-trade/
Patrick’s new book: FINAL BETRAYAL: A Cautionary Tale https://www.technocracy.news/store/the-final-betrayal/
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Wednesday 3/18/26
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6:20 Bill Gifford is a veteran magazine writer and editor who writes about extraordinary athletes and cutting-edge health science. He is coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller, Outlive, which has sold more than two million copies, as well as the New York Times bestseller Spring Chicken: Stay Young Forever (Or Die Trying). He is a longtime contributing editor at Outside, and his work has appeared in Wired, Bloomberg Businessweek, Men’s Health, Bicycling, The Washington Post, and others, as well as in Best American Sportswriting
During his two-year exploration of the power of heat, Gifford sweated all over the world and dug in deep with experts, athletes, workers, scientists, sauna addicts, and more. His fascinating journey included:
- Immersing himself in local sauna cultures around the world, from Finland to Bucharest to Minnesota to New York City, where he bonded with complete strangers in a social sauna and felt the power of communal wellness
- Serving as a test subject in a cutting-edge heat lab dedicated to pushing the limits of heat adaptation for athletes and to protecting workers from heatstroke
- Putting the science of heat training into practice on a 100-mile bike ride under a scorching Texas sun
- Participating in a study of infrared sauna therapy and cold plunge as a treatment for depression, in a Colorado mountain town ravaged by an epidemic of suicides
Among the surprising insights covered in HOTWIRED:
- The fast-growing global sauna trend, and how sauna use may improve health almost as much as exercise – strengthening the immune system, reducing rates of heart attack and stroke, even lowering dementia risk
- How readers can obtain those same health benefits, with or without a sauna
- How athletes can safely use heat training to break barriers and achieve new levels of performance
- The case against cold plunging-how there is more hype around cold-water exposure than solid data-and yet there are compelling reasons to do it anyway
- How the “indoorsification of modern life” has compromised our bodies’ ability to handle both warmer and colder temperatures, and how temporary comfort carries a physiological cost
- Why nobody needs to die from heatstroke-and how basic principles of heat acclimation and heat illness treatment can save the lives of athletes, soldiers, workers (the US lags far behind other countries in terms of workplace heat safety precautions), and anyone else who must function in hot conditions
- How misinformation and even manipulation of the science around hydration has put athletes and others at risk-from drinking too much-and how best to gauge one’s actual hydration needs
- How the greatest health benefits of sauna may lie in its effects on mental health
6:35 Eric Peters – WHEELS UP WEDENSDAY – Much to discuss from EP autos including:
https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2026/03/17/a-prologue-to-disaster/
https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2026/03/15/2026-hyundai-ioniq-9/
https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2026/03/18/trumps-tariff-tab/
8:15 Nick Smith with Healthy Forests and Healthy Communities www.HealthyForests.org – MAKE YOUR O&C FOREST VOICE HEARD HERE: https://healthyforests.org/action-center
The Department of the Interior has opened a formal process to revise the Resource Management Plans for the Western Oregon O&C timberlands.
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Tuesday 3/17/26
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6:35 Mike O’Neil from Landmark Legal Foundation
The SAVE Act has come under attack, and it has been a challenge to get the Senate to vote on it. There has also been misinformation about the “zombie filibuster” vs a “talking filibuster”, what that entails, and what will happen next.
Landmark Legal Foundation’s Michael O’Neill shared this update on the SAVE Act
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, formally introduced in the House on January 30, 2026, remains an active and highly contested piece of federal election legislation. The proposal will require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration in federal elections and mandate photo identification for in‑person and absentee voting. It also obligates state election officials to identify and remove non-citizens from their respective voter rolls.
On February 11, 2026, the House passed a version of the SAVE America Act by a 218–213 vote. This represented the second time in less than a year that the chamber advanced similar legislation. House members have signaled that the bill is a priority and have indicated that it could block other Senate bills that come their way.
As of mid‑March 2026, the bill continued to languish in the U.S. Senate, where debate has focused on procedural hurdles, including the filibuster, and uncertainty about whether supporters have the votes needed for passage.This week, Senate Majority John Thune has stated that he is planning to put the bill on the floor, and he will NOT immediately move for cloture. This is good news as a cloture motion would require 60 votes to preserve the SAVE America Act.
Although not a talking filibuster, Senator Thune’s procedural action will initiate an ongoing debate and consideration. There is still a route where the SAVE America Act is subject to a majority vote in the Senate.
In summary: The SAVE America Act has passed the House, is awaiting Senate action, and remains at the center of an intense national debate over election policy as Congress enters the next phase of deliberation.
7:35 Former State Senator Baertschiger talks about the lawsuit naming him and several other former county commissioners, other political news.
8:15 Andrew Walker from Grants Pass – has an issue with RCC. Here’s an email he sent me that got the ball rolling: I’m a disabled veteran and former student at Rogue Community College (RCC) here in Grants Pass. I’m reaching out because I’ve uncovered evidence suggesting RCC may be falsifying student participation records in its TRIO program, a federally funded initiative that receives millions in taxpayer dollars to help low-income and first-generation students.
Here’s the situation in a nutshell:
The Potential Fraud:
When I reviewed my own TRIO advising logs, I discovered multiple inaccurate entries. TRIO advisors logged me as attending events I never attended—including a 55-minute “campus tour” on a day I wasn’t even on campus. Other entries showed “lounge use” for 55-60 minutes when my actual visits lasted 2-5 minutes. These inflated participation numbers are precisely the metrics RCC reports annually to the U.S. Department of Education to secure continued TRIO grant funding .
The “We Can’t Access Our Own Records” Defense:
When I requested public records to verify this data, including StudentAccess system metadata (which would show who created these entries and when) and CCTV footage that would confirm whether I was actually on campus, RCC made a startling claim: they said they are “not the custodian” of their own student tracking system and surveillance footage .
Think about that. A public college, receiving millions in taxpayer money, is claiming it cannot access or produce its own data. If true, that means RCC has no idea whether the participation numbers they report to the federal government are accurate. If false, it means they’re lying to avoid transparency.
The Contradictions:
RCC’s story keeps changing:
- First they said no records existed
- Then they identified 656 responsive emails
- Then they demanded $5,000 (later escalating to over $300,000) to release them
- Now they claim they don’t even control their own data systems
The Josephine County District Attorney admitted he “did not review any of the requested records” before ruling against me, and I missed the 7-day deadline to appeal—so now RCC thinks they’re off the hook.
Why This Matters Locally:
- Taxpayer money: TRIO is funded through Title IV of the Higher Education Act . If RCC is inflating participation numbers to secure grants while denying services to actual students, that’s fraud.
- Veterans and students: I’m not the only one affected. If my logs are inaccurate, how many other students’ participation is being misrepresented to the federal government?
- Public transparency: A public agency claiming it cannot access its own records sets a dangerous precedent. If they don’t control the data, who does? And why won’t they tell us?
What I’m Asking:
I’ve attached the petition I filed (before realizing I missed the deadline) that documents everything, including the inaccurate logs, RCC’s contradictory responses, the custodianship claim, the DA’s refusal to actually review records, and the legal arguments. I’d love to engage in a conversation to discuss:
- How a public college can claim it doesn’t control records it clearly maintains and relies on for federal funding
- Whether federal grant money is being secured with inflated participation numbers from my own records
- Why a disabled veteran has to fight for basic transparency from a taxpayer-funded institution
8:35 Network in Action – Lisa McClease Kelly and Dave Kelly of Kelly’s automotive service in Grants Pass and Medford. We talk about the “group” and some great deals in play at Kelly’s Automotive, and the help you’ll be providing for the Grants Pass Gospel Rescue Mission.
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6:35 Paul Runko, Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives at Defending Education, www.DefendingEd.org
Defending Education (DE) has developed a new resource for parents, policymakers, and interested media to track K-12 student walkouts and protests around the country, dating back to 2022.
Each documented event includes the state, school district, school (when it can be identified), and the reason or cause behind the protest. Additionally included is any student club or outside activist nonprofit that has been documented to have led and/or helped to organize the walkout or protest, or in some cases provided material support such as signs and event promotion on social media.
- Number of states: 48 plus District of Columbia
- Number of school districts: 208
- Number of total schools: 463
- Number of school walkout/protests by year:
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- 2022: 21
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- 2023: 11
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- 2024: 13
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- 2025: 46
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- 2026: 307
Click here to view the full resource: https://defendinged.org/investigations/k-12-student-walkout-and-protest-tracker/
7:10. Greg Roberts – Outdoor report from www.RogueWeather.com
8:10 Dr. Dennis Powers
Chuck Butler: Business and Community Leader
By Dennis Powers
A graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles with a degree in business management, Chuck Butler was a partner or owned automobile franchises in Southern California. Deciding that the opportunities were even better with a centering family environment in Southern Oregon, Chuck, his wife Linda, and children moved to Ashland. In 1976, he acquired Pitchford Sales, a small Ford dealership in town on Siskiyou Boulevard (where the Stratford Inn is now). The business had a tiny Ford showroom, two lube bays, and thirteen employees.
From that time on, he showed an ability—which he had to in order to survive, then thrive—to determine where trends and customer taste were heading in the highly competitive Southern Oregon car and truck market. Within three years, he brought in Peugeot and Alpha Romeo lines and moved his headquarters to just outside the Ashland city limits on the complex now on Highway 99 North. He acquired an Acura franchise and in 1988 built its facilities next door.
Knowing that Medford was the center of the regional car market, his next step was to establish a used truck center in 1993; after different locations, he moved this facility in 2001 to Crater Lake Highway. By 2002, his operations in Ashland and Medford were selling 250 cars a month, nearly twenty times the 13 cars sold in his first month at Pitchford Sales.
Chuck decided that he needed to diversify his product lines to include lower-priced imports. The quality of the Korean Hyundai and Kia lines in the mid-1990s were so low with declining sales volumes that Lithia Motors later relinquished these local franchises to Butler. He decided to take the gamble that these products would be improved, feeling also that the repair business would be a solid safety net. He was right.
He opened new Kia and Hyundai dealerships, initially pairing Kia with his Acura Ashland operation and establishing Butler Hyundai in Medford. As sales grew, he relocated Kia to Crater Lake Avenue with Hyundai. Owing to positive quality and warranty changes, the sales of Kia and Hyundai outpaced those of Ford and Acura, as these import brands became equals in the import field. The severe economic decline in 2008 affected everyone’s business—and especially car dealerships. Butler’s operations continued, however, and are again flourishing.
At the same time he was running his business, he spent considerable time volunteering in the community. He has served on the boards of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland Community Hospital Foundation, Oregon Cultural Trust, Southern University Foundation, and others, not to mention the San Francisco Region and Seattle Region Ford Dealers Advertising Association. He also has been in real estate development, property management, and numerous other businesses.
In late 2021, Chuck and Linda Butler announced the sale of their automotive business, effective January of 2022, to Kiefer Automotive Group of Eugene. Kiefer Automotive started in 1994 with a Mazda dealership in Eugene (its headquarters), and the company now owns 14 more dealerships between Oregon, Idaho, and California. The two families, who knew each other for years, were an excellent fit, as Kiefer has been running the Butler business (with its 120 employees) as it was then.
After a long illness, Chuck Butler died on May 21, 2023. To succeed and grow his once small business, he had to visualize markets before they occurred and then navigate with them, as other successful entrepreneurs have done in our Valley. Giving back to his community for years, Chuck Butler will be missed—but his legacy lives on.
Sources: Greg Stiles, “Butler Expands Presence,” Mail Tribune, August 6, 2002; Greg Stiles, “Kia, Hyundai make unlikely titans,” Mail Tribune, August 26, 2011; Jamie Parfitt, “Ashland-based Butler Automotive dealerships sold to Eugene group,” KDRV.com, December 21, 2021; see generally, Butler Automotive Group at https://www.butlerman.com/.
8:35 Melissa Mlasko from Futurity First – Next Tuesday 3/24 at 5:30pm At Central Point Parks 235 S. Haskell Point in Central Point – Melissa is putting on a free seminar about Social Security, when it’s best to retire, methods for financial planning, everything you need to know. Free signup – Drop by Futurity first at 516 Crater Lake Ave, Medford, or call to sign up: