The Forum is now offering streaming video of past programs over the internet.    These programs can be viewed through this web site, Google Video, or can be added to your web site.

Visitors Association and Business Info  Ruth Reinert, from the Washington County Visitors Association, talks about local tourism. Jonathan Schleuter, Executive director of the Westside Economic Alliance, talks about business in Washington County.

Liquid Natural Gas  Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) Through Washington County? Bradwood Landing Site.

Oregon Primary Election Recap.    Len Bernstein, Political Analyst for KGW Television, recap of the Oregon Primary and a look at the General Elections.

Peak Oil    Peter Lunsford discusses the topic Peak Oil. What is With the Price of Oil? Solutions?

Congressional District Candidates.    Republican Joel Haugen and Democrat Candidates William Hobbs explain why they think they would be the best candidates to replace David Wu in congress.

Congressional District Candidates.    Republican Joel Haugen and Democrat Candidates William Hobbs explain why they think they would be the best candidates to replace David Wu in congress.

Secretary of State candidates.    Three of the four candidates for Secretary of State spoke on why they should be elected to this position. The speakers were Democrats Kate Brown, Rick Metsger, and Vicki Walker. Republican Rich Dancer was unable to attend

Attorney General candidates.    Representative Greg Macphereson and Lawyer and Law Professor John Kroger discuss why they should be elected as Oregon' s next Attorney General.    Presented April 21, 2008.

Beaverton City Council Races.    Rob Drake vs Councilor Dennis Doyle for Mayor of Beaverton. And, Cathy Stanton vs Jason Ridge for Beaverton City Council.    Presented April 14, 2008.

Washington County Commissioner Candidates.    Commissioner Roy Rogers vs Eric Squire face off for a contested seat on the Washington County Commission. Uncontested candidate Commissioner Dick Schouten talks about Washington County.    Presented April 7, 2008.

U.S. Senate Primary Election Candidates.    Speakers include Representative Jeff Merkley, Steve Novick, Pavel Goberman, Candy Neville, and Gordon Leitch.    Presented March 31, 2008.

State Senate Candidates.   All contested districts were invited to attend from Senate Districts 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19.    Presented March 24, 2008.

Democratic Primary Candidates for Oregon House and Senate.   Democratic Primary Candidates for Oregon House and Senate speak about why they are running and what they would do if elected.    Presented March 17, 2008.

Food Bank and County Elections.   Raven Camara, Events Coordinator, and Laura Sloocumb, Community Projects Coordinator, discuss the Washington County Food Bank and the need for donated food!. Also, Miki Kawai, Director Washington County Elections, discussed the 2008 Primary and General Elections.

Initiative Petition 40 and Senate Bill 1087.   Kevin Mannix and Greg Macphereson talk about the Iniatives they are proposing for the primary ballot. Kevin Mannix is presenting Initiative Petition 40 and Greg Macphereson Senate Bill 1087.    Presented March 3, 2008.

Tualatin Valley Water District.   Greg DiLoreto, General Manager of TVWD, and Richard Burke, TVWD Board President talk about current and future sources of water to the TVWD area as well as who is served and where the water comes from.    Presented February 25, 2008.

The Electric Car.   Buzz Duell, Sales Manager MC Electric Vehicles, discusses the practicality and feasibility of the electric car.    Presented February 18, 2008.

Fair Grounds Revitalization.   
Washington County Commissioner Tom Brian and Hillsboro Mayor Tom Hughes discuss the current status of the Fair Grounds Revitalization Plan.  Presented February 11, 2008.

Heart Disease   James G. Beckerman from Vincent Hospital's Heart and Vascular Institute.   Presented February 4, 2008.

Is your milk free of Hormones?   Rick North, from Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, discusses the dangers of having growth hormones in our milk.   Presented January 28, 2008.

I Have A Dream Foundation and Id Theft prevention.   Karen Hill Executive Director I Have a Dream Foundation talks about I Have A Dream! Making a Difference, One Student at a Time!. Diane Childs, Id Theft Program Outreach Coordinator, Department of Consumer and Business Services, talks about Id Theft.   Presented January 14, 2008.

Affordable Housing.    Ramsay Weit, from Community Housing Fund, and Tom Benjamin, from Valley Housing Partners, discuss what Washington County is doing to fill the need for affordable housing.   Presented January 7, 2008.

The 2007 legislature from the perspective of labor.   Dan Gardner, Commissioner For the Bureau of Labor and Industries, discusses what happened in the 2007 legislative session.

Avoid Fraud, Use Consumer Protection Keys For The Holidays.  Jan Margosian, Consumer Information Coordinator Oregon Department of Justice, talks about how to avoid being a victim of fraud.

A Look at Rock Creek Community College.  Katherine Persson, President of Rock Creek Community College, talks about the Rock Creek Campus of Portland Community College.

Dial 211-connect and Neighborwatch.  Jennifer Matheson, Outreach Manager, 211info, and Jimi Smith, Information and Referral Coordinator at Community Action, discuss the 211-connect non-emergency information referral system AND Julie McCloud, Crime Prevention specialist from the Washington County Sheriff Department, discusses the Neighborhood Watch Program.

The Iraq War Update.  Colonel Howard has made two deployments to Iraq as a participant with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) in the original assault and capture of Baghdad in March and April 2003. His second tour was also with “One MEF” as senior Marine Corps engineer liaison to the US Army and Coalition headquarters in Baghdad. He present his view of the situation in Iraq.

PGE Energy Update.  PGE Vice President Bill Nicholson discusses PGE's customer focus initiative as well as providing an update on PGE's newest generation projects, the Biglow Canyon Windfarm and their new Natural Gas plant in Clatskanie.

An in depth look at the Oregon wine industry.  Marie Ponzi, from Ponzi Vineyards, talks about the Oregon wine industry.

Vincent Degoc, Kathy Stanton, John Tyner.  When the scheduled speaker did not show up politically astute forum members stepped up to talk about politics in Washington County.

Ballot Measures 49 and 50  Measure 49 Land Use.    Senator Larry George in opposition and Representative Greg MacPherson in favor.    Measure 50 , The Healthy Kids Act, JL Wilson in opposition and John Valley, American Heart Association, in favor.

Introducing Stubb Stewart State Park.  Dan Lucas, Manager of Stubb Stewart State Park, gives a presentation introducing us to Washington Countys newest State Park.

Chamber of Commerce  Panel from Beaverton, Hillsboro and Wilsonville discuss the topic "A Look at the Role of the Chamber of Commerce.".

Global Warming  Secretary of State Bill Bradbury speaks on the topic "Global Warming and How it will affect the state of Oregon.".    Bill Bradbury is one of the first 50 graduates of The Al Gore Training Center.    In this talk he presents a powerpoint presentation a of how global warming could affect Oregon.

Cancer Awareness   Gail Brownmiller - Community Program Manager, Susan G. Koman Foundation, talks on the topic "Breast Cancer - A Serious Threat to Women's Health".    Also, Presented by Dr Mitchell H. Sokoloff, M.D., F.A.C.S. - O.H.S.U. Director of Surgical Oncology Robotics, talks on the topic "Prostrate Cancer, A Dangerous Threat to Men".

What Happened in the 2007 Oregon Legislative Session?    Dr. James Moore, Professor and Political Analyst from Pacific University, speaks on the topic "What Happened in the 2007 Oregon Legislative Session?".    Professor Moore is always an interesting and informative speaker.    He combines a sense of humor with a vast knowledge of the political scene in Oregon.    His presentations are an insightful and entertaining view of the current political scene.

Healthy American’s Act and A Look at the 110th Session    Senator Wyden talks about the desperate need to improve the health care system in America along with his ideas of how to do it.   He also discussed the Iraq war, national security vs individual rights, transportation, and other topics of interest to Washington County residents.

Projecting future trends in Washington County    Sheila Martin, Ph.D., Director, Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University discusses the topic:   Looking at Washington County’s Past and Projecting Trends that we must face in our future.

How should non-profit organizations function today?
Speaker    Andy Nelson, Executive Director, Hands On Greater Portland.
Speaker    Keith Thomajan, CEO and President, Camp Fire USA Portland Metro Council.   Presented on June 6, 2007.

Sustainability and going Green in Oregon; Could Oregon Have an Economic Advantage?
Speaker    Andrea Durbin, Executive Director of the Oregon Environmental Council.   Presented on May 21, 2007.

Genentech – An Introduction to a Biotechnology Company and the Future of Washington County Business.
Speaker    Barry Starkman, Director of Genenetech Fill and Finish Operations.    Presented on May 14, 2007.

What is happening with the Washington County Fair Grounds?
Speakers are Lyle Spiesschaert from the Washington County Fair Boosters Association and Linda Mokler, from Middle-Age Housewives For Good Government.    Presented on May 7, 2007.

Beaverton School Board Election. Candidates for Zones 3, 4, and 7.    Speakers include Narendar B. Sahgal, Mary VanderWeele, Bob Shook from Zone 3; Sara A Smith and Denise Von Nagy from Zone 4; Lisa A. Shultz Linda Degman from Zone 7.    Presented on April 30, 2007.

Washington County State of Affairs   Tom Brian, Chair of the Washington County Board of Commissioners, gives an update on the state of affairs in Washington County.    Presented April 23, 2007.

Economic Growth of Beaverton and Hillsboro.    Rob Drake, Mayor of Beaverton, and Tom Hughes, Mayor of Hillsboro, discuss Economic Growth Of The Cities, Beaverton and Hillsboro and How they Compliment Each Other.    Presented April 16, 2007.

Methamphetamine Awareness and Prevention.    Washington County Sheriff Rob Gordon and Crime Prevention Specialist Julie McCloud present a video about methamphetamine addiction followed by a discussion of the film.    Presented April 9, 2007.

Tri-Met – building for better transportation.    Fred Hansen, General Manager of Tri-met, talks about the struggles, challenges, and successes of providing a transportation system for the Portland/Metro area.    Presented April 2, 2007.

Payday Loans    Jessica Krivoy, from Our Oregon, talks about the Payday Loan industry in Oregon. This was supposed to be a debate, but last minute cancellations prevented that from happening.    Presented March 26, 2007.

Manufactured Housing    Greg Harmon, Commonwealth Real Estate Services and Paul Lee, Assistant City Attorney from Wilsonville, talk about "How Do Manufactured Housing Park Closures Effect The Affordable Housing Market?"    Presented March 19, 2007.

Oregon Politics and Cartooning for the Oregonian. Presented on May 22, 1996 this is an "oldie but a goodie".   Jack Ohman talks about his experiences as a cartoonist for the Oregonian.