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Sen. Manning on the Year Ahead and the Year That Was
Prominent BIPOC Caucus member concerned with gun regulation, access to Covid-19 testing
Dozens of Oregon Workers Fired for Not Getting COVID Shot
Officials in Oregon say at least 99 state workers have been fired for failing to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Attorney General Rosenblum Says She Won’t Run for Governor
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Monday put to rest rumors and officially said she will not enter Oregon’s crowded race for governor.
Portland’s Black Population Grew in the Last Decade, but That’s Not the Whole Story
The Black population in North and Northeast Portland declined by 13.5% over the last 10 years as more than 3,000 Black residents moved away, new numbers from the 2020 census show.
Oregon's Cannabis Industry Could Be More Vulnerable Than Ever
Portland is the first in the country to allocate cannabis tax revenue to relieve the industry's impacts of...
Open Enrollment Deadline Is Dec. 15 for Health Insurance Coverage Starting Jan. 1, 2022
Help applying and financial assistance is available through the Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace ...
Commissioners From Three Counties Select Lawrence-Spence to Fill Senate District 18 Vacancy
District 18 includes portions of west Portland and Tigard. ...
Congressional Black Caucus Issues a Statement on the Passing of Former Congresswoman Carrie P. Meek
Meek, the first Black person to represent Florida in Congress since the post-Civil War Reconstruction, died Sunday, Nov. 28 at her...
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Controversial plan for Oregon natural gas terminal abandoned
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Canadian energy company called it quits Wednesday on a controversial natural gas pipeline and marine export terminal on the southern Oregon coast after failing to obtain all necessary state permits. Opponents of the Jordan Cove project, which would have...
COVID vaccines becoming tougher to find in some places
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Vaccines have suddenly become scarce in some parts of Oregon after months of vaccine surplus in the state and across that nation, officials said. The situation is a dramatic shift from the late spring, summer and early fall, when Oregon tossed out over...
No. 25 Arkansas beats Missouri, caps best season since 2011
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Sam Pittman grinned for almost the entirety of his postgame press conference Friday night. The Arkansas coach and his team had done something no others ever had. The No. 25 Razorbacks capped their regular season with a 34-17 victory over Missouri,...
Mizzou's Drinkwitz returning to Arkansas for rivalry game
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Just 45 miles of interstate highway separate Eli Drinkwitz from where he started and where he is now as Missouri's head football coach. Raised in the small Arkansas town of Alma, Drinkwitz will come full circle Friday when his Tigers visit No. 25...
State is Painting Lipstick on Its One-of-a-kind, Long-term-care Law
Starting in January, the unpopular law imposes a stiff new tax of 58 cents per 0 earned for every worker in the state ...
Just by being alive we can be sure of having moments of sadness as well as happiness. When you’re active in politics, you experience both wins and losses. Sometimes it can be hard to feel grateful. ...
Acting on Climate will Require an Emphasis on Environmental Justice
Climate change affects us all, but its effects aren’t distributed equally. ...
Small Businesses Cannot Survive With Current Level of Postal Service
At The Skanner News office we received an important piece of correspondence that was postmarked June 12, 2021, and delivered to us on November 4, 2021. ...
Biden says HIV/AIDS strategy needs to confront inequity
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled his new HIV/AIDS strategy to end the more than 40-year-old epidemic, calling for a renewed focus on vulnerable Americans — including gay and bisexual Black and Latino men, who his administration says are too often stigmatized even as...
Study: WNBA again earns A-plus grades in diversity hiring
A diversity report has awarded the WNBA high grades again when it comes to racial- and gender-hiring practices. The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida Wednesday issued an A-plus to the WNBA for the league’s overall, racial...
Police shooting raises questions over Black man's gun rights
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Leaders in the Black community of Virginia Beach called Wednesday for a federal investigation into the fatal police shooting of a Black man, saying his right to carry a gun for protection was ignored during a night of violence earlier this year on the city's oceanfront....
Review: Leaving the Children of God 'sex cult'
NEW YORK (AP) — “Sex Cult Nun” by Faith Jones (William Morrow) Faith Jones’ vivid memoir “Sex Cult Nun” chronicles her 23 years in the infamous Children of God cult and her slow journey to leave. Born into the cult in 1977 in Hong Kong, Jones was cult royalty, the...
Review: Animated doc 'Flee' tells young refugee’s journey
Filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen was 15 when he encountered a new face on a local train in his sleepy Danish town. It was the kind of place where immigrants couldn’t help but stand out, but Rasmussen noticed this kid’s style first. He had some and most people there didn’t. ...
Parton, Oh, Biles and teachers named 'People of the Year'
NEW YORK (AP) — People magazine has named Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, actor Sandra Oh, country icon Dolly Parton and the nation's teachers as its “2021 People of the Year.” “This year has been a transformative one, pushing us all to create something new and hopefully...
Biden says HIV/AIDS strategy needs to confront inequity
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled his new HIV/AIDS strategy to end the more than...
Former player, labor lawyer lead MLB into 9th work stoppage
NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Clark was a minor league prospect in the Detroit Tigers’ system and Rob Manfred a junior...
Women's tennis tour suspends China events over Peng concerns
In the strongest public stand against China taken by a sports body, the head of the women’s professional tennis...
WHO nations launch steps toward deal to fight pandemics
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization hailing a key step by its member states on Wednesday to...
Petr Uhl, journalist, communist-era dissident dies at 80
PRAGUE (AP) — Petr Uhl, a Czech journalist who was one of the country's leading communist-era dissidents and...
UN rights chief: Burkina Faso is facing a security crisis
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — If insecurity in Burkina Faso keeps up, the West African nation could spiral...
