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Northwest Passage: Jackie Winters Dies, Homeless Point In Time, Plastic Bags, Smores, And Godzilla

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In this edition we discuss the late Oregon Senator Jackie Winters, who died this week prompting tributes from fellow lawmakers.  We also discuss Oregon Democratic Senator Ron Wyden's response to Robert Mueller's statement on the Russian investigation, Lane County's annual Homeless Point In Time count, efforts to ban plastic bags statewide, gourmet smores, and a 65-year-old radioactive lizard's latest film. Join KLCC News Reporters Brian Bull and Chris Lehman, Morning Edition host Anni Katz, and Diversity Fellow Melorie Begay for our weekly podcast, the Northwest Passage.

Brian Bull is an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Oregon, and remains a contributor to the KLCC news department. He began working with KLCC in June 2016.   In his 27+ years as a public media journalist, he's worked at NPR, Twin Cities Public Television, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Wisconsin Public Radio, and ideastream in Cleveland. His reporting has netted dozens of accolades, including four national Edward R. Murrow Awards (22 regional),  the Ohio Associated Press' Best Reporter Award, Best Radio Reporter from  the Native American Journalists Association, and the PRNDI/NEFE Award for Excellence in Consumer Finance Reporting.
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