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Good Afternoon, News: End of Imelda’s Era, Afuri Doin’ the Union Thing, and Blackouts Across Ukraine
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Good Afternoon, News: Council Plays Political Games with the Homeless, Renaming the Sauvie Island Bridge, and Au Revoir, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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Good Afternoon, News: PBA Tried to Torpedo Charter Reform, Panicky Oregon Cowards Snatch Up All the Guns, and Republicans Gain Control of the House (Barely!)
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Good Afternoon, News: Russian Missile Hits Poland (NATO Is Considering Article 4), and the Portland Business Alliance Spent Big Against Charter Reform
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Good Afternoon, News: “Phase 2” of Charter Reform, Mayor Wheeler’s Missing Texts, and the Trouble with Codifying Abortion Rights
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Good Afternoon, News: Texas Judge v. Student Debt Forgiveness, Wheeler’s Plan to Fund the Portland Camps, and Get on the Gucci Bus
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Good Afternoon, News: Drazan Refuses to Concede, Gonzalez Shows Love to Patriot Prayer Member, and Alex Jones Fined AGAIN 😂
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Good Afternoon, News: Kotek and JVP Look Like Wins, Jo Ann Concedes, and When Do We Get Our New Portland Government?
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Good Afternoon, News: Everything’s Coming Up Midterms, Twitter Could Break Tonight, and Clackamas County Adds Results Reporting
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Good Afternoon, News: What to Expect on Election Day, Another Mysterious Cop Shooting, and People are Being Very Mean to Elon Musk HA-HA-HA
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Good Afternoon, News: Fall Back Is Upon Us, Suspect Accused of Killing Sean Kealiher Denied Bail, and Biden Threatens Oil Companies with “Come to the Lord” Chat
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