Hunger in Oregon is rising rapidly, a reflection of the economic insecurity afflicting so many families. In this episode of
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It is said that hunger is the canary in the coal mine of household economic suffering. For cash-strapped families left
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News Release Whether looking at the ultra-rich or the merely rich, Oregon’s affluent have never been richer, according to new
The share of children in the U.S. living in poverty has soared, according to new data recently released by the
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Tax breaks — officially called “tax expenditures” — can either help heal the racial divide or worsen it. In other
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