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Details: Written by By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association; Published: 15 September 2021

With COVID-19 still an omnipresent concern and the country’s recovery still very much in jeopardy, individuals, families, and communities are struggling to deal with issues that have only been exacerbated by the pandemic.

Details: Written by by Congresswoman Maxine Waters; Published: 15 September 2021

Twenty years ago today, our nation suffered devastating terrorist attacks on our soil and against our people that wholly and completely changed the world as we knew it.

Governor-Gavin-Newsom

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 07 September 2021

Any completely unqualified attention seeker with $4,000 for the candidate‘s filing fee can be the largest state in the Union’s next governor

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Details: Written by By Tamieka Atkins, Executive Director, ProGeorgia; Published: 31 August 2021

Tamieka Atkins, Executive Director, ProGeorgia

The recent release of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission’s biennial report brought welcome news that 95% of Georgia’s voting-eligible population is currently registered to vote.

Details: Written by By UAW President Ray Curry; Published: 31 August 2021

UAW President Ray Curry

In 1882, a union man, Peter J. McGuire suggested setting aside a day for a "general holiday for the laboring classes.”

Details: Written by Mayor Ted Wheeler; Published: 24 August 2021

Events this past weekend put innocent lives at livelihoods at risk.

Details: Written by Richard Ellmyer - Portland State University Senior Adult Learner; Published: 23 August 2021

Interactive map available to the public to view public housing in their neighborhood and across Oregon

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Details: Written by By Royce West, Texas Senator, 23rd Dist. (D); Published: 19 August 2021

Royce West

For members of Texas Legislature and those who work in its orbit, the days since the 87th Regular Session ended on Memorial Day have been anything but a summer break or a return to our lives as part-time lawmakers.

Details: Written by By Ben Jealous; Published: 04 August 2021

Ben Jealous

It’s been six months since the Biden-Harris administration began, ushering in an era of hope after four bitter and disheartening years.

Details: Written by Advocates with Multnomah County's Victim and Survivor Services Unit; Published: 29 July 2021

Multnomah County Building

The number of incidents of community violence — domestic violence, sexual violence, trafficking, person-to-person violence and gun violence — is devastating

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