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Good Afternoon, News: Portland Leaders React to Threatened Abortion Rights, the Mayor’s New Climate Plan, and the Night Belongs to Wild Boars
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Good Afternoon, News: Mercury Endorsements Have Dropped, Georgia Judges Trump, and Duck Egg Abandonment On the Rise!
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Good Afternoon, News: PPB Data Shows Failure to Decrease Force, Coronavirus Surging, and Why Are There Words on My Movie?
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Good Afternoon, News: The Puppets Running Against Hardesty, 82nd Ave Is About to Be MUCH Safer, and Biden Considers Student Loan Forgiveness
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Good Afternoon, News: Portland’s Wealthy Bullshit Artists, Russia Cuts Off the Gas, and (Count ‘Em) THREE Positive Local Stories!
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Good Afternoon, News: Portland United Super PAC Unmasked, Positive Street Response Report, and Honey, I Married an Anime Character
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Good Afternoon, News: Police Union Picks Its Puppet, Another Timbers Protest, and Musk Pays Billions to Ruin Twitter
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Good Afternoon, News: Free Biketown Rides, Walt Disney World Government Dissolved, and Oregon Has $5.3 Billion Invested in Fossil Fuels
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Good Afternoon, News: Biden Pops By Portland, Reducing Lead in City Water, and Trouble in Disney World
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Good Afternoon, News: WashCo DA Demonizes Portland, Wealthy Biz Owners vs. Hardesty, and DOJ to Appeal Overturned Mask Mandate
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Good Afternoon, News: Public Health Director Says You Should Still Mask, Patrick Lyoya Shooting Details Emerge, and Where to Get the 420 Weed Snacks
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