The Role Of Scientists | Psychiatric ER | Juniper Industry

• The former Administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Oregonian Jane Lubchenco, says scientists need to learn how to write like human beings and be a beacon of hope in a "post-truth world."

• We talk with Chris Farentinos, the vice president of the Unity Center for Behavioral Health, about how this new facility will fill gaps in the safety net for people experiencing mental health crisis in Portland.

• We talk to Kendall Derby, the owner of one of Oregon's only juniper sawmills, to find out how the industry has been growing and get his take on the impact of recent state grants to juniper loggers and sawmill owners like him.

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