Does Portland even need a mounted patrol?
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Placentas and Saliva: Monday in the Oregon Legislature
Just when you thought leaving it behind at the hospital was the only option for your afterbirth….. Pretty much everyone in the Oregon Legislature is all about HB2612—a bill that allows postpartum moms to take their placentas home with them. The thing is, some people have already been taking their disposable organs home, breaking the […]
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Thousands Rally To Watch Democracy Happen: Bill Giving Immigrants Driver’s Cards Signed
May 1 is traditionally a day to demonstrate in favor of workers’ and immigrants’ rights. In Salem, thousands gather at the capital every year. This May Day however, was particularly historic. Virginia Alvino Yep, literally thousands gather. Advocates of immigrants’ rights from all around the state were witness to a bill becoming a law this […]
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Some People Like Fluoride?
Turn any corner in this city and you’ll probably be bombarded with some form of anti-fluoride campaigning. From fully covered buildings downtown to protesters on the Hawthorne Bridge on-ramp, Portlanders have spoken. But, from the shadows, emerges the PRO-fluoride campaign. Healthy Kids, Healthy Portland held a press conference this morning at the Center for Intercultural […]
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Oregon House Votes for Daily Pledge of Allegiance
The Oregon House Representatives this morning said okay to a bill that requires all schools in the state to allow time—every day—for the Pledge of Allegiance. HB 3014 requires all Oregon classrooms, including public charter schools “to provide time for students to salute flag once daily during school hours.” School districts would also have to […]