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OPB Central Oregon bureau chief Emily Cureton explains the complicated primaries to represent the state's 5th U.S. House District, including why incumbent Rep. Kurt Schrader suddenly looks in jeopardy.

As Oregon schools open their doors, students are heading back to school in droves for hybrid instruction — with some time spent at school, in-person, and the rest of the time continuing to learn at home. Students heading back to physical classrooms have found the experience isn't the same as they remembered before the pandemic. Bend La-Pine was the first large district Oregon to go back to in-person instruction for all grades. Since the district went all in two weeks ago, COVID-19 has surged in Deschutes County. Now case metrics threaten the reopening. But health officials say school-related transmission of the virus is low, and that spread is mostly happening outside of classrooms. OPB reporters Elizabeth Miller and Emily Cureton join us to talk about the challenges schools and students face as they approach the end of this school year.

Don and Amy start this week's discussion with a job listing by the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields that sought a director to “attract a broader and diverse audience while still maintaining the Museum’s traditional, core, white art audience.” The conversation also includes antique shops selling symbols of white supremacy in Oregon, students calling out teachers and organizations for racism, and a possibly inevitable revisiting of John Hughes films. Additional resources: "Newfields job posting sparks community controversy" (The Butler Collegian, Emma Quasny, February 17, 2021) https://thebutlercollegian.com/2021/02/newfields-job-posting-sparks-community-controversy/  "Letter from our Board of Trustees and Board of Governors" (Newfields, February 27, 2021) https://discovernewfields.org/statement  "Curator calls Newfields culture toxic, discriminatory in resignation letter" (Indianapolis Star, by Domenica Bongiovanni, July 28, 2020) https://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/arts/2020/07/18/newfields-curator-says-discriminatory-workplace-toxic/5459574002/?fbclid=IwAR2DlqMFjJR-_w4HhZtr8ZwODyjVXnVbmhhvj0vLNGoCeg9MkDgD1RpekwA  "The Indiana Murals" (Indiana University Bloomington) https://murals.sitehost.iu.edu/history/index.html  "Symbols Of White Supremacy Confront Oregon Shoppers At Antiques Mall" (NPR, by Emily Cureton, February 14, 2021) https://www.npr.org/2021/02/14/961532763/symbols-of-white-supremacy-confront-oregon-shoppers-at-antique-mall  Oregon black exclusion laws (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_black_exclusion_laws  "When Portland banned blacks: Oregon's shameful history of an 'all-white' state" (The Washington Post, by DeNeen L. Brown, June 7, 2017) https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/06/07/when-portland-banned-blacks-oregons-shameful-history-as-an-all-white-state/  "Black Voices: IU Panhellenic Association member says group's post promoted white saviorism" (Indiana Daily Student, by Agness Lungu, February 11, 2021) https://www.idsnews.com/article/2021/02/iu-panhellenic-sororities-white-saviorism-circle-of-sisterhood-instagram  "Teacher redefines n-word to Black student in AP history class" (NBC, by Dave Elias, February 16, 2021) https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2021/02/15/teacher-redefines-n-word-to-black-student-in-ap-history-class/  "What About 'The Breakfast Club'?" (New Yorker, by Molly Ringwald, April 6, 2018) https://www.newyorker.com/culture/personal-history/what-about-the-breakfast-club-molly-ringwald-metoo-john-hughes-pretty-in-pink  Special thanks to BCC interns, Rylie Cook and Constance Johnson, for helping with research for this episode. Buy "Your Racist Friend" by They Might Be Giants on iTunes

In this special election preview episode, OPB reporters Troy Brynelson, Jeff Mapes and Emily Cureton talk to host Tiffany Camhi about the region's three hottest campaigns for U.S. House.

Tens of thousands of people in Oregon have evacuated as wildfires continue to blaze across parts of California and the Pacific Northwest. Oregon Public Broadcasting reporter Emily Cureton joins Christopher Booker to discuss the latest on rescue efforts in the state and how misinformation on social media is undermining efforts. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

U.S. Rep. Greg Walden is retiring this year, giving up the only Congressional seat in Oregon held by a Republican. It's a once-in-a-career opportunity for GOP politicians, and crowded ballot faces voters. OPB's Emily Cureton and Jeff Mapes look at the leading candidates – and why Democrats are not all in – in this special election preview episode.

U.S. Rep. Greg Walden is retiring this year, giving up the only Congressional seat in Oregon held by a Republican. It’s a once-in-a-career opportunity for GOP politicians, and crowded ballot faces voters. OPB’s Emily Cureton and Jeff Mapes look at the leading candidates – and why Democrats are not all in – in this special election preview episode.

The first big fire in Oregon this wildfire season has now consumed over 11,000 acres. OPB reporter Emily Cureton tells us about the Milepost 97 fire.

The Bend Bulletin is being sold to Rhode Island Suburban Newspapers. But before that happens, all of its employees will be laid off. OPB Bend reporter Emily Cureton tells us what the sale of Central Oregon’s only daily paper means for the state.

This week, we're traveling back to the 90s, when the internet was relatively new and very slow and weird, for a dated thriller that feels oddly relevant today: The Net.In it, Sandra Bullock plays an isolated computer programmer and Jeremy Northam a leader of the evil hacking syndicate that's out to get her, via some particularly vicious and invasive identity theft. And since neither of us has seen it, we've brought in Emily Cureton to be our guide.Be sure to watch before listening, since as always, spoilers abound. You can watch free with ads on Crackle, or rent or buy from the usual suspects: Vudu, iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.