Richard Donin answers this question followed by a discussion by the panelists.

Competing drug cartels have declared an all-out war on each other, with gun battles raging in Tijuana and other Mexican border towns.   Has Mexico become an unsafe destination for tourists, or are these just isolated incidents?

Mike Riley answers this question followed by a discussion by the panelists.

Across the United States, independents and Republicans are switching their voter registrations to Democrat. Do they really want to become Democrats? Of course not.   They admittedly want to be able to vote in the hotly contested Democratic primary.   How will this affect party politics in Oregon and across the United States?

Matt Wingard answers this question followed by a discussion by the panelists.

On March 2, 2008, 15-month old Ava Worthington of Oregon City died of bronchial pneumonia and a blood infection that could have been cured with antibiotics.   Her parents were charged with manslaughter and criminal mistreatment because they relied on faith healing to cure her.   Is the government overstepping religious freedoms in this case, or were the charges warranted?

Al Young answers this question followed by a discussion by the panelists.

Like many other cities across the country, Portland's affordable housing problems grow worse every day.   Some say we need the government to build more affordable housing. Some blame our land-use planning system.   But what are politicians actually doing about it?

Richard Donin answers this question followed by a discussion by the panelists.

National elections were held in Zimbabwe over a month ago, and the election results are still unknown, because President Robert Mugabe refuses to publish them.   Mr. Mugabe's allies say that neither candidate passed the threshold of more than 50% of the vote required to be declared the president and so a run-off will be needed. With the main opposition parties joining forces, can the country peacefully usher Mugabe out?