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To Close Schools, Portland Public Schools Must Overcome Fierce Pushback From the Teachers Union
The district has largely retained its educators even as enrollment has fallen and is projected to continue falling for the foreseeable future.
Read full article βMurmurs: Read Warns Voters to Drop Off Ballots
When Oregon State Hospital superintendent Dolly Matteucci retired in early 2024, state health officials turned to Illinois-based Spirit Consulting to find her successor.
Read full article βTrail Vigilantes Clear Paths When the Government Wonβt
In some forests, such as in the Columbia River Gorge, unofficial trails rival official ones in mileage.
Read full article βTake a Hike on the Columbia River Gorgeβs Unofficial Trails
This loop hike will let you experience the contrast between three U.S. Forest Service trails and two unofficial trails, and be home in time for…
Read full article βUpdated COVID-19 Vaccines Now Available in Oregon
COVID rates in Oregon and across the U.S. are low but increasing, with slightly higher concentration in the West and South, according to federal data.
Read full article βOregon Shroom Facilitators Revolt Against Fee Hike Plan
The state says its trying to raise more money to support its psilocybin program. Critics say making licenses more expensive will make less people likely…
Read full article βGet Your Reps In: A Pioneering Trans Film Thatβs Also an Art House Street Crime Movie
βBy Hook or By Crookβ plays Sept. 10 at the Tomorrow Theater.
Read full article βShows of the Week: Haute & Freddy Ride the Clown Wave to Portland
Also: Mount Eerie plays Rev Hall, and BeyoncΓ© collaborator DJ Lag plays Barn Radio.
Read full article βKotek Pauses All Consideration of State Land for Data Centers
Kotek told Tuesdayβs rally crowd of several hundred that she wants the Legislature to pass a statewide data center moratorium in its next session in…
Read full article βArtist Mentorship Program Is Making Noise for Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Two nights of music at the Star Theater fund the nonprofitβs outreach programs.
Read full article βThat Video of an Older Woman Surrendering Her Dog to the Oregon Humane Society Is AI Slop
βThis video is heartbreaking, and itβs 100% fake,β says OHS staffer Sarah Yusavitz.
Read full article βRead Warns Oregon Voters to Drop Off Ballots, Not Mail Them
Heβs asking the legislature for $1.25 million in emergency funds for 20 additional drop boxes and to deploy BallotTrax ballot tracking software statewide.
Read full article βUp Up Books Teaming Up With Buckman Journal in New Location
The bookstore will be in the new Buckman Journal headquarters, along with Yikes! Gallery.
Read full article βOregon Paid Consultants Handsomely To Recruit a Hospital Chief. Two Years On, The Search Continues.
The Oregon Health Authority says it has paid Spirit Consulting nearly $1 million to recruit for key jobs, mostly at its troubled psychiatric hospital. What…
Read full article βFive Things to Know About Oregon on Labor Day
Here are five things to know about Oregon workers on the eve of their national holiday.
Read full article βWhy Arenβt Drop-Offs at PDX in the Same Place as Pickups?
While some smaller airports let their freak flag fly by allowing arrivals and departures to mix freely, most separate them.
Read full article βAn Elections Expert Is βCautiously Optimisticβ Trump Wonβt Disrupt Oregonβs Election
βIf the Supreme Court does something differentβif it allows this executive order to go into effectβthen I think weβre in a whole different universe.β
Read full article βDrazan and Kotek Lob Data Center Attacks at Each Other
Data centers rank among the countryβs least popular institutions. And both candidates are yoked to them.
Read full article βReaders Respond to Hydro Hogs and Universal Heath Care
WWβs roundup of the Portland regionβs largest water users incorrectly attributed the water use of the sixth-largest consumer. The true story is more complicated, and…
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