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PSU begins layoff process for nearly 100 faculty members, more expected
Barely three weeks into fall term at Portland State, faculty members are already receiving notice of possible layoffs. Nearly 100 non-tenure track faculty got notice Tuesday. And the union that ...
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The radioactive legacy of the Hanford nuclear reservation will live on, even as plans for cleanup evolve
Anna King / Northwest News Network Eighty years ago this September, the first industrial nuclear reactor went online near Richland, Washington, on what would become known as the Hanford Nuclear ...
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‘The Evergreen’: Presidential sleepover leaves lasting memories
Your browser does not support the audio element. When President Jimmy Carter traveled, he sometimes stayed in people’s homes. This started as a way to save money ...
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Oregonians have until Tuesday to register to vote. Here’s what you need to know
Gov. Tina Kotek recently paused the Motor Voter program, meaning residents will no longer be automatically registered when they receive a state identification card. Since 2016, Oregonians have ...
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In a rural stretch of Washington, a ‘constitutional sheriff’ and his growing volunteer posse provoke controversy
Isaac Stone Simonelli / Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting On a Tuesday evening in early July, Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer sat at the head of a small conference room along with ...
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'There is no home': Floridians find helping hands after floods
After speaking with members of Hillsborough County Fire Rescue, a man paddles back into a flooded neighborhood in Valrico, Fla. Flooding from a nearby waterway turned some neighborhoods into ...
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With no running water, Asheville finds other ways to flush thousands of toilets
Your browser does not support the audio element. Jerry Cahill has been flushing toilets as a volunteer since his studio in Asheville's River Arts District was ...
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Deep inside a Norwegian fjord, a dream of farming salmon sustainably
Jørgen Wengaard steers around the rocky islands of a fjord, his boat cutting through the water’s still surface, sending ripples toward silent forested shores. But here in the Hardangersfjord of ...
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SpaceX rocket booster successfully 'caught' on first attempt during flight test
SpaceX on Sunday successfully “caught” its “Super Heavy” booster on its first attempt during a flight test, a first for the company and its most powerful spacecraft. Starship lifted off ...
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Student athletes and coaches for David Douglas High School football team face racist chants and slurs
The student athletes and coaches for David Douglas High School’s football team in Portland say they’ve faced racist chants and slurs during most of their away games. David Douglas is one of ...
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New Marie Equi Center opens in Portland for low-income and homeless LGBTQ residents
On National Coming Out Day, dozens gathered in Southeast Portland to celebrate the opening of Portland’s first center dedicated to supporting low-income and homeless LGBTQ people. The Marie Equi ...
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Three Portland music businesses combine to create new ‘MLK Music Mall’
The drum shop Rhythm Traders, which has been operating in Northeast Portland for over 30 years, recently welcomed two other music businesses into its building. Eastside Guitar Repair and Hank’s ...