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Crime · OregonSafety lapses at the Oregon State Hospital contributed to recent patient-on-patient assaults, a federal report on the state’s most secure inpatient psychiatric facility has found.
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Safety lapses contributed to patient assaults at Oregon State Hospital, federal report says
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Ted Wheeler · PortlandGovernor Tina Kotek, Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler on Friday described the next steps they plan to take to address the fentanyl crisis now that their 90-day state of emergency for downtown Portland has officially expired.See the Story
The 90-day downtown Portland fentanyl emergency ends; Gov. Kotek, local leaders announce next steps
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Gaza · GazaStudents across the country, including in Oregon, have escalated their protests in recent weeks of Israel’s war in Gaza. Many of the student protesters have been calling for their colleges and universities to divest from companies that do business with Israel. Similar calls were made in the 1970s and 80s as part of the effort to end apartheid in South Africa. But how effective have those divestment campaigns been in effecting change? And how rea…See the Story
How effective are divestment campaigns?
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Oregon, United States · OregonSchool districts all over Oregon are struggling to find the money to fund vital services with declining budgets. Many of those districts are making cuts to library staff, which librarians say has a direct result on educational outcomes for students. They also say these cuts are also in direct opposition to the educational goals districts say they’re committed to — providing tutoring, research help and safe spaces for students experiencing bullyi…See the Story
School libraries across Oregon see severe cuts, steep declines in ability to serve students
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Tina Kotek · OregonOregon Gov. Tina Kotek apologized this week and said she would not create an Office of the First Spouse. But what does that actually mean? Did Kotek answer all the questions? On the latest episode of “OPB Politics Now,” we delve deep into that story and more. Find the show anywhere you get your podcasts.See the Story
‘OPB Politics Now’: What Tina Kotek did and didn’t say about the Office of the First Spouse
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Marion County, Oregon · Marion CountySome residents, farmers and a farmland conservation group in Marion County, Oregon, say they are outraged after finding out a local farm owner, along with the services of an excavating company, dug an open pit and allegedly violated Oregon land use protections and environmental laws.An Oregon environmental agency has ordered the excavating company to shut down its operations at the site after unloading debris on the Aurora farm without a permit …See the Story
Dump on Marion County farm worries neighbors. Oregon environmental agency investigating
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Santa Barbara · Santa BarbaraIt makes a lot of sense that Joni Mitchell’s musical career eventually shifted towards jazz. Mitchell started as one of the most important folk trailblazers of her time. She paved new roads and solidified her genius early on with inventive open-tuning guitar playing meant to mimic human emotion, melodic vocal phrasing and a storytelling quality of songwriting ladled heavily with themes of her own introspection. Always an evolving artist, Joni’s …See the Story
Records We Love: ‘Shadows and Light’ by Joni Mitchell
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