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Trails, Trees, and The Speaker: Jan 26-30 on JX

Hike all the way from Jacksonville to Ashland?  You can do it now, but it'll be easier if a major trail plan becomes reality. 

That's one of the topics we'll cover on this week's Jefferson Exchange.

We'll also talk about trees... standing and not... and visit with the Speaker of the House in Oregon.  Even JFK gets a session.

Here's our list, in development...

Monday, January 26, 2015/8:00        The Boy Who Could Fly, Chapter Two
Taking to the air can make you famous.  Especially if you do so without the benefit of an airplane.  Godfrey Masauli is the first person to paraglide in the African country of Malawi.  He has converted his success into motivational speeches, TED talks, and a film: "The Boy Who Flies."  Godfrey and his film visit Ashland once again this week; he'll join us in the studio.  
http://theboywhoflies.com/paragliders.shtml

Monday, January 26, 2015/8:30        Second Time Around For Speaker Kotek
Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek is the first speaker in ten years with experience.  It's been that long since a House Speaker served back to back terms in that leadership position.  Democratic victories in November put Kotek back in the Speaker's office, with a larger Democratic majority.  Now comes the governing, with budget and education issues looming.  Kotek joins us with a preview.  
https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/kotek

Monday, January 26, 2015/9:00        Thoughts From Timber Country In "Overstory: Zero"
A lot has changed in Oregon's timber country in the last 20 years.  So it seems only fitting that a collection of stories and essays about timber country should be brought up to date.  Robert Leo Heilman of Myrtle Creek first published "Overstory: Zero" in 1995.  And as he puts it, there's been a lot of water down Myrtle Creek since then.  So he revised and polished and cut and added to the collection for a 20th anniversary edition.  He joins us in the studio to talk about life in timber country, and how he sees it... then and now.  
https://robertheilman.wordpress.com/

Tuesday, January 27, 2015/8:00        Working On The Upland Trails    
Be careful if you say "Jack-Ash Trail" out loud… your words could be confused with something else.  But at the moment, there's nothing quite like a trail that would allow hikers to walk the ridges between the Jackson County communities of Jacksonville and Ashland.  Now you know where the name comes from.  Trail supporters join us to talk about vision and progress.  
http://sutaoregon.org

Tuesday, January 27, 2015/8:30        Redwood National Park Tree Cutting
The distinction between national park and national forest is often lost on people who live close to neither.  Here's an easy one: trees can be cut in the forests, seldom in the parks.  But a forest restoration plan in the Redwood National Park would actually remove some trees from the park in Humboldt County, ostensibly to promote forest growth.  A Park officer joins us with details of the plan and its progress.  
http://parkplanning.nps.gov/secondgrowth  

Tuesday, January 27, 2015/9:00        Participating In The "Wellness Uprising"    
We're not accustomed to quizzing our doctors about specific health issues, but Rob Pell of Grants Pass says we should get used to it.  In his book "Wellness Uprising," Pell makes the case for people taking greater control of their own health.  That includes moving away from the standard pill-based approach to feeling better.  Pell joins us in the studio to lay out his beliefs about health and the process of attaining it... often with less involvement from medical professionals.  
http://www.wellnessuprisingbook.com/index.html

Wednesday, January 28, 2015/8:30    VENTSday
Listeners are always welcome to phone or email The Exchange to join our discussions.  But our weekly VENTSday segment puts the listeners front and center.  We throw a pair of topics on the table, and let callers and emailers vent--politely--on those topics.  Topics range from the global to the hyper-local, and all responsible opinions are welcome.  We bring the topics, you bring the opinions.  It's VENTSday on The Jefferson Exchange, and you participate by calling 1-800-838-3760 or emailing JX@jeffnet.org.

Thursday, January 29, 2015/9:00        JFK And Two Critical Days
The historic civil rights legislation of the 1960s is often mentioned in the same breath with President Lyndon Johnson (1963-1969).  But the case can certainly be made that his predecessor, John F. Kennedy, laid the groundwork before his assassination.  Author Andrew W. Cohen makes just such a case in his book "Two Days in June."  The book details speeches Kennedy made in June of 1963... speeches he says led to civil rights legislation and a nuclear test ban treaty.  The author joins us with the details.  
http://www.randomhouse.com/book/225163/two-days-in-june-by-andrew-cohen

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.