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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 10 November 2022

The Skanner honors and thanks all service men and women, both past and present on this Veteran’s Day. View local events, resources, and specials.

Details: Written by By Steve Law Portland Tribune; Published: 10 November 2022

Oregon and the Klan - Part 4: As the KKK quickly rose to dominate state politics here in 1922, the hate group benefited from a largely timid news media.

Details: Written by By AARON MORRISON AP National Writer; Published: 09 November 2022

(Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)

Prison labor is a multibillion-dollar practice. By comparison, workers can make pennies on the dollar. And prisoners who refuse to work can be denied privileges such as phone calls and visits with family

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 09 November 2022

Tina Kotek wins race for Oregon Governor. This page will be frequently updated as ballots are counted.

Details: Written by By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press; Published: 08 November 2022

Sen. Ron Wyden

Wyden chairs the powerful Senate Finance Committee and also sits on the Energy and Natural Resources, Budget and Intelligence Committees.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 07 November 2022

Civil rights organization urges a more complete definition of “affordable housing.”

Details: Written by Steve Law, Portland Tribune; Published: 06 November 2022

Klan “class initiation,” dated June 1, 1923. (Courtesy Photo: Oregon Historical Society)

Oregon and the Klan - Part 3: When the resurrected Ku Klux Klan arrived here a century ago and rose to dominate state politics, Oregon was 98% white.

Details: Written by By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 04 November 2022

(AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)

As complaints about elections, many of them unfounded, pile up around the country, investigators tasked with dealing with them, find themselves defending the integrity of America’s system for choosing leaders

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 03 November 2022

Leni Tupper, director of the CLEAR Clinic

The Community Legal & Educational Access & Referral Clinic aids those facing issues with immigration, eviction, criminal record expungement and more.

Details: Written by GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer; Published: 02 November 2022

In this photo provided by The Skatepark Project, skateboarder Tony Hawk poses for a picture at the Linda Vista Skatepark in San Diego in 2020. (Courtesy of The Skatepark Project via AP)

Sara Campos of Portland was selected for the first class in The Skatepark Project’s fellowship program, which is training 15 skateboarding enthusiasts in community organizing and project management so they can build a skatepark in their neighborhoods.