"Parks" radio episode · Les AuCoin Collection

Title: "Parks" radio episode
Description: An audio recording by Oregon Congressman Les AuCoin on recreation budget cuts negatively impacting national parks. AuCoin describes how park rangers and superintendents were given orders to follow a script and lie to the public about budget issues facing the park. Chief of the US Park Police Teresa Chambers did not follow orders, expressed concern about low staffing in the parks, and was placed on administrative leave. AuCoin describes President Bush as treating each national park as his "reelection campaign office." This is one episode from AuCoin's biweekly radio show on Jefferson Public Radio (JPR), which ran after he had retired from office. The majority of episodes feature his commentary on current political events, often focusing on issues important to southern Oregon where JPR is based. This episode aired in 2003.
Identifier: PUA_MS147_JPR_156
Creator: AuCoin, Les
Date Created: 2003
Date: 2003
Spatial Coverage: United States
Is Part Of: Jefferson Public Radio
Subject: AuCoin, Les; Oregon--Politics and government; Public broadcasting--Oregon
Extent: 1 audio file (2 min., 54 sec.)
Format: MP3
Source: Pacific University Archives
Rights: This recording is provided here for research purposes with the permission of Les AuCoin and Jefferson Public Radio. All rights reserved.; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/