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12-13-2025 11:05 pm • PDX and SEA Weather
MLK BreakfastBelow are fast-breaking news items.
This September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, and while the main intent behind it is to encourage people to get library cards, it’s also important to talk about the challenges that come with doing so.
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In a victory for Black voters and democracy in Louisiana, the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in full the district court’s ruling that the state’s legislative maps violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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Grant funding was awarded to eight Regional Innovation Hubs to support Oregon's innovation-based entrepreneurs.
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Oregon State Rep. Paul Evans, Democrat - District 20 - Monmouth
Rep. Paul Evans (D–Monmouth) has been named Co-Chair of the Oregon Legislative Veterans Caucus
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Auditors began investigating the program after receiving a tip through the Government Accountability Hotline.
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Essie Chambers
The Baton Rouge Area Foundation has announced that Essie Chambers, author of the acclaimed debut novel Swift River, is the recipient of the 18th annual Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence.
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Elmo of the film "Being Elmo" poses for a portrait in the Fender Music Lodge during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Jan. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Victoria Will, File)
The account was compromised over the weekend and instead of the usual posts of encouragement and kindness, Elmo's 650,000 followers were given antisemitic threats and a profane reference to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation.
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(Photo courtesy US Forest Service)
Merkley and Hoyle have teamed up to introduce the Wildfire Resilient Communities Act in Congress.
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Rev. Al Sharpton, left, speaks with Attorney Ben Crump during a memorial service on the anniversary of George Floyd's death on Sunday, May 25, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
While many Black churches and others have been victims of harassment for organizing non-partisan rallies, this new ruling says something that we must study
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Ron Herndon was honored for his advocacy for Portland children and nationally recognized early childhood education leadership.
Some honorees led sweeping institutional change. Others built community organizations from the ground up.
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