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Courtney Vaughn
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Women’s Treatment Center Announces Permanent Closure After Abruptly Halting Services
Amid mounting operating expenses and a sudden closure that triggered complaints to the state, Volunteers of America Oregon says it will shut down the women’s inpatient facility and lay off all staff.
Almost two weeks after abruptly discharging nearly 50 patients from a women’s inpatient substance use treatment center in Northeast Portland, Volunteers of America Oregon (VOA) announced it will permanently close the site and lay off all staff, effectively immediately. Staff were laid off Thursday, April 16. VOA Oregon did not confirm how many employees were […]
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Good Morning, News: The Blazers Are Headed to Playoffs, AI Ruins a Legal Case, and Taxes Ruin Everyone’s Day
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Kicked to the Curb: Substance Abuse Patients Ordered to Leave As Treatment Center Abruptly Closes
Without warning, an inpatient drug treatment facility temporarily shuttered, leaving nearly 50 women scrambling for a place to go. For some, the knee-jerk decision cost them their sobriety.
In December, Molly finally got tired of running from the law. She checked herself into a drug treatment center in Northeast Portland. Last Friday, she was just three weeks away from completing her treatment program when she and the other patients were called into an emergency meeting. “I was told on Friday at 5:30 pm […]
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Good Morning, News: Ritz Carlton Owner Will Finally Pay Up, Trump Backtracks on Genocide Threat, and a Glimmer of Hope For Ditching Fossil Fuels
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Good Morning, News: PCC Strike Ends, TSA Workers Finally Get Paid, and a Hospital Forced a Woman to Appear in Virtual Court While in Labor
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A Portland Curler’s Fight For Her Right to Compete
By controlling the purse strings and federal oversight, the Trump administration is upending participation in sports for trans women and girls across the nation—even at amateur and club levels.
By controlling the purse strings and federal oversight, the Trump administration is upending participation in sports for trans women and girls across the nation—even at amateur and club levels. Sarah Maywalt remembers finding herself mesmerized while watching a Canadian broadcast channel in the late 1990s. On the TV: curling– the quirky game that sees competitors […]
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Good Morning, News: Another Attorney Punished for AI, Dems Flip Florida State House Seat in Trump’s District, and Trump Just Voted By Mail
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Good Morning, News: TSA Official Threatens Airport Closures, Women Tell of Sexual Abuse by Cesar Chavez, and Will Oregon Step Up and Tax the Richest of the Rich?
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Queer Joy in the House of Danger
Portland’s queer wrestling circuit is a fusion of comedy, drag, and genderfluid fun.
Pro wrestling is already heavily queer-coded.
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Good Morning, News: Dame’s New Cocktail Lounge, Trump Floats Plan to Deport US Citizens, and Rihanna’s Attempted Shooter is Behind Bars
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Good Morning, News: U.S. Can’t Explain Missile Strikes on Iranian School Girls, Kristi Noem Gets Grilled By Senators, and Portland Gets a New Korean Pastry Spot
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