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On this edition of Oregon on the Record, a conversation with the newly appointed. Dr. Sejal Hathi , the new Director of the Oregon Health Authority. She’s charged with leading this sprawling organization, delivering better overall healthcare outcomes, and navigating the increasing political demands on the department. Additionally, we talk with Nancy Buffum of the Eugene Education foundation.

On this edition of Oregon on the Record, you’ll hear from Eric Gran, a Eugene man who braved hypothermia, avalanches, frost bite and respiratory distress, to stand on the tallest peak in the world - Mt. Everest.

On this edition of Oregon On The Record, listeners hear from Alexander Lavake, the coordinator of Lane County’s Fentanyl awareness program and how they hope to educate the public about the dangers of this drug, promote life-saving overdose prevention and promote a community-wide collaboration.

On this edition of Oregon On The Record, you’ll hear from Eugene Mayor Lucy Vinis and City Manager Sarah Medary about the June opening of the new City Hall.

On this edition of Oregon On The Record, you’ll hear from Erik Burke, the Local Director of Friends of Trees and local arborist Gritz Kuhn of Sperry Tree Care about the health of our urban forest trees and what all of can do to help them thrive. They’ll also talk about the incredible benefits we derive from trees including better mental health, better air and higher property values. Trees are a gift that we enjoy today, and should nurture so that our ancestors can enjoy them hundreds of years from now.

On this edition of Oregon On The Record, you’ll hear from Beto Yarce, the new Regional Administrative Director for the Small Business Administration and Scott Bossom of 1st Security Bank about how he and the organization are working to open up loans to everyone. As someone who’s seen credit discrimination first-hand, Yarce, talks about SBA efforts to distribute more and more loans to people who’ve had a traditionally difficult if not impossible job of getting a vital business loan.

On this edition of Oregon On The Record, you’ll hear a conversation with Nickolas Kristof, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist at the New York Times, and hear his thoughts about his home state of Oregon, and where we are heading as a nation.

On this edition of Oregon On The Record, you'll hear from the Eugene Weekly’s editor-in-chief Camilla Mortensen about the internal theft that almost led to the destruction of the publication and how they and the community are fighting their way back.

On this edition of Oregon On The Record, you’ll hear a conversation with U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle (D) about congressional polarization and challenges, but also about the work she’s done to fund important projects right here in the community.

U. S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer represents Oregon's 5th District. She speaks with Oregon Grapevine host, Barbara Dellenback, about working across party lines, solving constituents' problems, and her life in public service.