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Details: Written by Meg Sorg, Purdue University; Published: 19 October 2021

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Halloween 2020 brought creative ways to trick or treat while minimizing the spread of infection (candy catapult, anyone?). But scientists have since determined that the risk of transmission of COVID-19 via candy wrappers is low.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 19 October 2021

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Faith-based, college-preparatory high school for underserved students opens permanent campus alongside Catholic church in Northeast Portland

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 18 October 2021

Sen. Kayse Jama

Since his appointment, Jama has worked to address the systemic inequality that Oregonians have faced

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 18 October 2021

Photo: Dion Matthews Jr.

The 2015 homicide is a Crime Stoppers featured case

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 15 October 2021

Monalisa Dugué

Dugué is one of two Black Chiefs of Staff in the Senate

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 15 October 2021

Makayla Maree Harris

18-year-old Makayla Maree Harris killed and six others injured in a Portland shooting on July 17, 2021

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 15 October 2021

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A Multnomah County Circuit Court judge has ruled that dogs and cats seized from an unlicensed facility named Woofin Palooza are now eligible for adoption.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 14 October 2021

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Rainier Valley Homeownership Initiative will create at least 100 for-sale homes, permanently affordable to low- and moderate-income first-time homebuyers

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 13 October 2021

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Schrader Calls Climate Change “biggest threat to Americans” after voting against key policy in committee

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 13 October 2021

Darian Patrick Anthony (Photo/ Tojo Andrianarivo)

After a summer of bringing artistic collaborations to the city’s North Park blocks and Tilikum Plaza, Darrell Grant continues The Soul Restoration Project

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