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The Curriculum Culture Wars Come to Portland-Area Schools

Schools in the Portland metro area have been put on defense as conservative groups push against LGBTQ and race-related lessons required by state law

โ€œYou canโ€™t talk to children like this!โ€ yelled a woman in the audience at a North Clackamas School District (NCSD) board meeting on an evening in late May. โ€œThese babies do not deserve this!โ€ The woman was interrupting the boardโ€™s proclamation of June as LGBTQ pride month at NCSD, arguing that the topic is inappropriate […]

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Good Morning, News: Portland Plans to Increase Homeless Sweeps, Another Ukrainian Mass Grave, and Elephants Aren’t Legally Human

The Mercury provides news and fun every single dayโ€”but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! A New York court ruled that elephants aren’t entitled to fundamental human […]

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Vulnerable Portlanders Start Receiving Cooling Units in Preparation for Future Heat Waves

African American Alliance for Homeownership staff delivering the first cooling unit for the Heat Response Program. Jason Quigley Portlanders who are most vulnerable to the heat are starting to receive portable cooling units through the cityโ€™s Heat Response Program. The first of an estimated 15,000 units was installed on Thursday through the program, created by […]

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Good Morning, News: Portland Parades Rebound From the Pandemic, Facebook Fails Hate Speech Test, and Gun Owners Favor Gun Control

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Good Morning, News: Moldy Housing for Veterans, Attempted Gerrymandering in Louisiana, and Hospitals Ration Diagnostic Procedures

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Impacts of Portland Clean Energy Grants Begin to Materialize, a Year Later

Sammie Lewis in her home. Isabella Garcia Sammie Lewis canโ€™t wait to receive her next energy bill. Thatโ€™s because Lewis is one of the first Portland homeowners to benefit from a city grant that offers home โ€œenergy retrofitsโ€โ€”meant to save low income homeowners money on energy costs by switching homes to clean energy alternatives. โ€œIโ€™m […]

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Good Morning, News: 360-Degree Films Featured at OMSI, Shooting at Tulsa Hospital, and It’s Officially Bike Summer

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Good Morning, News: Betsy Johnson Gets Booโ€™d, SCOTUS Probe Ramps Up, and a Big Weekend for Gun Violence

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Good Morning, News: Portland Detective Sued Again, Police Response to Texas Shooting Questioned, and a Cute Baby Elk

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Good Morning, News: People for Portland Rejected Again, Monkeypox in Washington, and Feds Change Use of Force Rules

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