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“Unfortunately, due to budget cuts, your Oregon Promise Grant has been revoked.” That’s the notice sent to about 1,000 Oregon
The recently-concluded special session of the Oregon legislature was not so special for families suffering extreme hardship.
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The number of children seeking food at the Kids Korner, a food pantry in Bend, has nearly doubled this this
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It’s luck, but we’ll take it. More than four years ago, the Oregon legislature scheduled a minimum wage increase to
The first Pride was a riot. It was a riot against police harassment and violence towards the LGBTQ+ community, a
Already suffering from the ills brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, Oregonians could soon endure rounds of teacher layoffs, diminished
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