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Bird named Patriot suffered injuries when it was hit by car near Bend

BEND, Ore. (AP) -- An injured Oregon eagle that was revived by a Bend veterinarian last summer with mouth-to-beak resuscitation has been nursed back to health.

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Seattle hosts the National Immigrant Integration Conference, pushes for international solidarity

Workshops focused on ways to deepen understanding of immigrant integration through film, discussion panels and lectures. At a panel focused on bringing together immigrant and receiving community members, we caught up with Trina Jackson of the Network of Immigrant and African Americans in Solidarity.

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Historic vote signals end-run around lobbyists, Republicans in state legislature

Multnomah County Board of Supervisors Thursday, convening as the County Board of Health, voted to ban reusable drinks containers made with the toxic chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA) – often found in baby bottles, sippy cups, and reusable water bottles.

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Speaker Richard Heinberg suggests transportation solutions

What have Portland's energy problems got to do with East Portland? Author Richard Heinberg says the future of oil matters to all of us.

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More than 225,000 Oregonians are hungry

Sunshine Division took a delivery of 25,000 pounds of holiday hams Thursday. The police-sponsored nonprofit feeds 10,000 Portland-area families a year. Smithfield foods, in partnership with the United Food and Commercial Workers union, donated the hams, which equal to 100,000 servings of protein.
 

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New reentry-based facility seeks to fill growing need

While violent crime is trending downwards, reentry officials say the number of incarcerated women is on an upswing – and so is the number of women making their way back to their communities after serving time.

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Green will headline the 26th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast

Set your course for a 21st Century where Black Americans have the power to create wealth and jobs. That's the message from Mike Green, a blogger and former journalist, will be the keynote speaker at the Skanner Foundation's 2012 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast.

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UPDATE:Oct. 28 Four arrests made by police gang violence reducution team

A man shot in North Portland Friday Oct. 21 has died. Deandre Clark, 25, is said to be the victim of  gang violence.

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Co-founder with Dr Andrae Brown of Leap of Faith, a program to end violence
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