On Sound Living, we speak with Everett resident and world explorer, Helen Thayer. Named by National Geographic as "One of the Great Explorers of the 20th Century", in 1988 Helen Thayer became the first woman to walk to the Magnetic North Pole.

Her best-selling book Polar Dream tells the story of her historic adventure with her beloved companion Charlie, her protector from the ever-constant threat of polar bear attack. 

Helen shares these stories and what she's learned from a life-time of exploration and adventure. 

This week on the League of Women Votes Magazine of the Air, host Norma Bruns speaks with candidates for the Port of Everett Commission, including: 
Mark Olsen & Troy McClelland, candidates for District 1, and Mark Wolkin, Tom Steiger, & Dave Mascarenas, candidates for District 2.

Now is his 2nd term as County Executive, Aaron Reardon was a State Senator and Representative before becoming Snohomish County’s youngest Executive.

A life-long Snohomish County resident, Aaron Reardon grew up in a trailer park and got involved in politics when, at age 10, he took exception to the efforts of President Reagan to declare ketchup a vegetable in school lunches and took his concerns to Representative Al Swift.

He’s been called “young and bright” by supporters and “cocky” by detractors.
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SOUND LIVING is a locally-focused, live, call-in program featuring some of the interesting people, provocative ideas and important concepts that make living in the North Puget Sound unique.

Everett Mayor, Ray Stephanson talks with host Ed Bremer about downtown parking, waterfront re-development, the City of Everett and Port of Everett relationship, sustainable living, and other topics. 

Listener questions about Art in Everett, bicycle lanes, environmental issues, and other concerns.

In early March, the Zonta Club of Everett presented their second annual "Ignore No More" Forum at the Lynnwood Convention Center. Each year the forum explores women's rights and other issues of importance with the goal of inspiring action to the improve the status of women world wide.

The 2009 Forum focused on human trafficking and featured two guests: Dr. Sutapa Basu and Emma Catague. Dr. Basu is the Executive Director of the University of Washington Women's Center and is internationally recognized as an advocated for young immigrant women, particularly victims of human trafficking. Emma Catague is a founder of the Asian Pacifica Islander Safety Center and a well known community organizer against human trafficking amongst the Asian and Pacifica Island populations. 

Emma Catague is heard first. You will also hear excerpts from the Documentary "I Just Keep Quiet: Voices of Human Trafficking", produced for the Refugee Women's Alliance and the Seattle Police Department.

Host Mary Ellen Wood speaks with Sue Eastgard of the Youth Suicide Prevention Program  about how parents and youth can help other young people who may be considering suicide.

Hosts Joan Bethel and Pat Mahoney discuss options for covering health care costs with guests Robby Stern & David McLanahan. 

Stern is a former lobbyist for the State AFL/CIO and Dr. David McLanahan is an advocate for a single payer system. 

Plus, how health care coverage is handled in Germany. 

And Shirley Houck of Senior Services of Snohomish County joins Focus on Aging for the first of her monthly "fraud & scam" report. 

Commentator Mark Hale says that, strange as it may seem, the party that has always advocated for privatizing all profit is now calling for socializing private debt. Republicans are calling for a taxpayer bail-out for the orgy of greed that has ruined Wall Street, making them an unlikely advocate for Socialism--government ownership of corporate enterprise.