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Blair Stenvick
Blair Stenvick is a former news reporter and culture writer for the Portland Mercury.
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Good Morning, News: Oregon Hits New COVID Record, PPB Drama, and Biden to Recommend Third Shot
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Good Morning, News: Ramped-Up Heatwave Prepping, Brown Under Scrutiny for Delta Response, and Anti-Asian Hate Continues
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Good Afternoon, News: It’s HOT, Wheeler Recall Has Slow Start, and California Requires Vax for Teachers
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Good Morning, News: Masks Required in MultCo, Senate to Approve Biden’s Infrastructure Bill, and ICU Beds Fill Across Country
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Good Morning, News: Protecting Workers From Climate Change, School Boards Get Messy, and Oregonian Wins Gold
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Good Afternoon, News: Oregon Healthcare Workers Get Vaccine Mandate, Caps Considered on I-5, and Hippos Eat Watermelon
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Good Morning, News: Another Oregon COVID Wave, NYC to Require Proof of Vax, and Biles’ Golden Bronze
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Good Afternoon, News: “Clean & Safe” Under Scrutiny, Masks Continue to Be Back, and Infrastructure Bill Heads to Senate
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Good Morning, News: Masks Recommended in MultCo, Olympics Drama, and Portland Cops Don’t Live in Portland
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Good Afternoon, News: Masks Are Back, Portland’s Suburban Cops, and the Philippines’ First Olympic Gold
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Summer Concerts Are Back on Sauvie Island
Sam Gehrke / courtesy topaz farm When Kat Topaz and her husband Jim bought their farm on Sauvie Island in January 2020, they didn’t have any experience running a farm. “We’ve been out here almost 10 years,” Topaz told the Mercury in a recent interview. “We were like, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool if our next […]