Oregon Public Broadcasting Peterson, Ron Condeni, Vivian Allen, Jennifer Guardalabene, Jeff Minott, Ron Flug, Bob Stachon, Eric Flynn, Rita Shaffer, Jeff

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This episode covers the following stories. The first story is an interview with United Black Front chairman Ron Herndon over the sour relationship between Portland mayor Bud Clark and the city's African-American community. The second story is another sour relationship between Bud Clark and reporters struggling to reach out to him. These two stories come to a head with a special panel where Ron Herndon talks to reporters about the accuracy of media coverage of African-Americans. After a brief trip to Grass Valley, the next story looks at a proposal to dismantle Portland State University and split the facilities up to two different state schools. The final story looks at a bill set to be introduced that would legalize euthanasia, or physician-assisted suicide, in the state of Oregon. The show ends with a trivia quiz for viewers on state history. Real Time is a news talk show featuring disucssions with panels of experts on current events in Oregon.

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