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Downtown Portland’s 20 best restaurants to try right now: Where to eat in downtown Portland, Old Town/Chinatown and the Pearl District, too.
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Downtown Portland’s 20 best restaurants to try right now
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For generations of Portland-area children, a visit to the Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden at Northeast Portland’s Grant Park has been a rite of passage ... Show more
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Oregon Is Ready to Restart the Drug War: A radical three-year experiment in drug decriminalization is poised to end in the Pacific Northwest.
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Oregon Is Ready to Restart the Drug War
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Oregon Is Ready to Restart the Drug War: A radical three-year experiment in drug decriminalization is poised to end in the Pacific Northwest.
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Oregon Is Ready to Restart the Drug War
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Micro-apartments are back after nearly a century, as need for affordable housing soars in Northwest
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Micro-apartments are back after nearly a century, as need for affordable ...
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Oregon Leaders Hampered Drug Decriminalization Effort: Just over three years since Oregon voters passed Ballot Measure 110, elected officials want to repeal key ...
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Oregon Leaders Hampered Drug Decriminalization Effort
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Oregon’s pioneering drug decriminalization effort faces rollback: Drug decriminalization faces intense backlash in Oregon as Portland and other areas grapple ...
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Oregon’s pioneering drug decriminalization effort faces rollback
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Oregon Is Ready to Restart the Drug War: A radical three-year experiment in drug decriminalization is poised to end in the Pacific Northwest.
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Oregon Is Ready to Restart the Drug War
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Look but don’t touch: Dead whale on Oregon coast will be left to decompose: The fin whale that washed ashore on Sunset Beach State Park Monday will be left to ...
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Look but don’t touch: Dead whale on Oregon coast will be left to decompose
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Oregon Tries and Fails to Eliminate Daylight Saving Time, for Now: Also, did you know Oregon has two time zones?
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Oregon Tries and Fails to Eliminate Daylight Saving Time, for Now
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Portland renters feel the squeeze after deadly January freeze: Some Portland area tenants’ lives have been upended by January’s storm. It’s not yet clear how ...
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Portland renters feel the squeeze after deadly January freeze
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Victims in Portland church fire were twin sisters, pastors who lived on site: The church was using a generator after the neighborhood lost power in the winter ...
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Victims in Portland church fire were twin sisters, pastors who lived on ...
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Portland State University campus, Oregon: The US public research university – which hosts 22,000 students and 5,800 employees – is seeking proposals to transform ...
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Portland State University campus, Oregon
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The latest feature in the 2024 FN Black History Month Spotlight, a series highlighting the industry’s new era of talent, tells the story of an accomplished rap ... Show more
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Competition: Portland State University campus, Oregon
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Competition: Portland State University campus, Oregon
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Most unhoused youth are invisible. That needs to change: Because estimates of the unhoused youth population are low, not enough resources are directed at ...
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Most unhoused youth are invisible. That needs to change
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Portland’s winter classical season features a female-forward lineup of concerts: Expect piano fireworks from Michelle Cann, and a celebration of new music from ...
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Portland’s winter classical season features a female-forward lineup of ...
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Recently revised certified estimates by Portland State University’s Population Research Center show that Oregon’s population grew by a tepid 0.52% ... Show more
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Portland State plans more support for Pacific Islander, Asian American students: PSU is the first public university in Oregon to be recognized as an Asian ...
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Portland State plans more support for Pacific Islander, Asian American ...
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The closure of another year is a time to remember the lives of Oregonians who shaped the state through distinguished careers in politics, the food industry ... Show more
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Oregon’s population dropped again in 2023, according to new Census Bureau estimates
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Oregon’s population dropped again in 2023, according to new Census Bureau ...
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Oregon’s top weird news stories for 2023: Portland has a reputation for being weird, but that doesn't stop the rest of the state from doing it's own ...
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Oregon’s top weird news stories for 2023
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25 stories of Oregonians who inspired us in 2023: Serving their communities, helping others, innovating scientific and business achievements ...
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25 stories of Oregonians who inspired us in 2023
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After a wildfire, more than just your air filters need cleaning, say experts: A new study from Portland State University says chemicals from smoke were found on ...
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After a wildfire, more than just your air filters need cleaning ...
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College Direct Admissions: What to Know: Many colleges aim to increase access and reduce application stress through direct admissions.
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College Direct Admissions: What to Know
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The Toxic Truth About Your Christmas Tree: Growing the perfect Christmas tree often requires coating saplings in insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides ...
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The Toxic Truth About Your Christmas Tree
Quick Glance: Baby Owl Found in Kentucky Christmas Tree
  • A Kentucky family discovered a baby owl in their Christmas tree.

  • The family didn't notice the owl until a house cleaner found it.

  • The owl's presence brought an unexpected but happy surprise.

  • The owl was safely released in the family's backyard.
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Need ideas to see out 2023 or ring in the New Year? 11 things to do this week: Check out our list of events for the week of Dec. 29, 2023 -Jan. 4, 2024
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Need ideas to see out 2023 or ring in the New Year? 11 things to do this ...
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Fentanyl dealer known as ‘NarcoBoss,’ linked to 3 overdoses in Portland sentenced to life in prison
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Fentanyl dealer known as ‘NarcoBoss,’ linked to 3 overdoses in Portland ...
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Portland marketplace centers Indigenous artists for Small Business Saturday: The market will return Sunday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at 710 S.W. Jackson St.
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Portland marketplace centers Indigenous artists for Small Business ...
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Oregon, Multnomah County population grew in 2023, according to new estimates: Multnomah County’s population gain would more than make up for the loss reported ...
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Oregon, Multnomah County population grew in 2023, according to new ...
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Finalists chosen for Oregon Government Ethics Commission top job: The Oregon Government Ethics Commission voted unanimously Friday to move Susan Myers ...
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Finalists chosen for Oregon Government Ethics Commission top job
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Many students applying to colleges are avoiding states that don’t support abortion rights
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Many students applying to colleges are avoiding states that don’t support ...
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‘I Am Not Invisible’ exhibit puts Oregon’s women veterans in the spotlight: The exhibit, on display in Monmouth this week, grew out of conversations among women ...
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‘I Am Not Invisible’ exhibit puts Oregon’s women veterans in the spotlight
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Meet Oregon makers at pop-up holiday markets: No matter what’s on your gift-giving list, most likely there’s a local source for it and pop-up markets make it ...
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Meet Oregon makers at pop-up holiday markets
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‘It feels very fun and freeing’: US sees ebike boom after years of false starts: Sales surge as cities and states look to cut pollution from cars and improve ...
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‘It feels very fun and freeing’: US sees ebike boom after years of false ...
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Toxic vapors will be deadly when mega-earthquake hits Portland, report says, prompting call for regulation
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Toxic vapors will be deadly when mega-earthquake hits Portland ...
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Toxic vapors will be deadly when mega-earthquake hits Portland, report says, prompting call for regulation
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Toxic vapors will be deadly when mega-earthquake hits Portland ...
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Young Somali American brings green Islam movement to Portland: A young Somali American becomes an organizer who encourages young African and Muslim people to ...
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Young Somali American brings green Islam movement to Portland
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Hibakusha challenge, connect with U.S. citizens on tourwww.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15069891
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Southwest Washington’s regional economist Scott Bailey signs off after 33 years: Scott Bailey’s title may have been “regional economist,” but he didn’t mind ...
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Southwest Washington’s regional economist Scott Bailey signs off after 33 ...
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‘Wild’ Portland karaoke bar set to replace 65-year-old Claudia’s: One of Portland's oldest karaoke bars will take over the beloved sports pub.
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‘Wild’ Portland karaoke bar set to replace 65-year-old Claudia’s
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Oregon’s mental health workforce ‘crisis’ exacerbates challenges finding care: Shortages in mental health staffing are not unique to Oregon, experts say ...
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Oregon’s mental health workforce ‘crisis’ exacerbates challenges finding ...
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In March 1975, four Black Portlanders were killed in five months by Portland police. The fatal police shootings quickly dropped out of the newspapers ... Show more
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The death of a young man in crisis was the kind of avoidable tragedy that alone could scar a community. But it would turn out to be only the first of four such ... Show more
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Blame Whitmire? Blame Sheila? What’s behind Houston's voter turnout?: With relatively unimpressive early voting numbers and generally low turnout for mayor's ...
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Blame Whitmire? Blame Sheila? What’s behind Houston's voter turnout?
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Two in race for Vancouver City Council’s Seat 6: Just one of the three Vancouver City Council incumbents faces a challenger in November ...
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Two in race for Vancouver City Council’s Seat 6
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If you’ve watched an indie film in Philly, Robert Cargni was probably the guy in the booth
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If you’ve watched an indie film in Philly, Robert Cargni was probably the ...
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Walking through “Black Artists of Oregon,” the ambitious exhibition currently on display at the Portland Art Museum, it’s impossible not to be impressed by the ... Show more
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Occupational licensing hurts job prospects for people with criminal records: Being employed has proven to reduce the chances that people who have recently left ...
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Occupational licensing hurts job prospects for people with criminal ...
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Drug decriminalization stumbled in Oregon. Other states are taking note.: PORTLAND — Just before Portland’s city council approved a ban on public drug use last ...
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Drug decriminalization stumbled in Oregon. Other states are taking note.
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Who should be Oregon’s official TV or movie star?: Readers have some ideas: After we compiled a list of suggestions for who TV's movie or star should be ...
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Who should be Oregon’s official TV or movie star?: Readers have some ideas
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This upcoming Portland pizzeria specializes in Naples-style folded street pizzas. Rick Steves is to thank
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This upcoming Portland pizzeria specializes in Naples-style folded street ...
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Downtown Portland’s recovery: Better than advertised?: Ever since COVID-19 hit, a widely cited study has consistently ranked Portland at or near the bottom of ...
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Downtown Portland’s recovery: Better than advertised?
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Summer school may be back in vogue as college students work toward early graduation
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Summer school may be back in vogue as college students work toward early ...
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Portland Public Schools’ high schools remain another big question mark: So far, Portland’s 10 high schools have been relatively untouched by the enrollment ...
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Portland Public Schools’ high schools remain another big question mark
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"In America, voters don’t do too little; the system demands too much," Jerusalem Demsas writes. "We have too many elections ... Show more
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Bobby Smallwood started working as a security officer at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center last year. It may have seemed like an obvious career choice ... Show more
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Vancouver Lake has long, unique geologic history: Vancouver Lake’s uniqueness is largely unknown, even to those who frequently visit it.
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Vancouver Lake has long, unique geologic history
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Oregon students to stage English production of long-lost Kabuki play at Tokyo's Waseda U. - The Mainichi
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Oregon students to stage English production of long-lost Kabuki play at ...