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Good Morning, News: Expanding the Right to Vote, Don’t Touch Sea Lion Pups, and Another Weekend of Mass Shootings
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SUNDAY READING LIST: Portland’s Misfit Author, Bureau Audits of the Week, and City Eyes New Fossil Fuel Rules
This dog—much like our great nation—is on a long down. Kira Yan / Getty GOOD MORNING, IT’S SUNDAY! This quiet day of recovery and contemplation is the perfect time to catch up on stories the Mercury wrote and reported this week! (PRO TIP: If you despise being “the last to know,” then be one of […]
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Good Morning, News: No Fireworks in Portland, Mo’ Strawberries at Brunch, and NYPD Plays Amazon Dress-Up
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Good Morning, News: Another Reason to Dislike Golf, Summer Blood Shortage, and SCOTUS vs Climate Protections
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Good Morning, News: Oregon Flame On, Pelosi Sacrament Access, and E’rebody in the Club Joining NATO
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Good Morning, News: Free Summer Meals for Kids, A List of Tragic Events, and a Cute Animal Video to Balance It Out
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Good Morning, News: Portlanders Protest End of Roe, SCOTUS Allows Prayer in Public Schools, and Oslo Mass Shooting Cancels Pride
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Good Morning, News: Portland to Rejoin Rose Quarter Project, Senate Passes Imperfect Gun Bill, and Roe v Wade Falls
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Good Morning, News: Sweeps in Seaside, More TriMet Service Reductions, and a Beautiful Dog Named Trumpet
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Good Morning, News: Oregon Wage Bump, How Jan 6 Started Here, and Very Proper Dogs Competing Properly
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Good Morning, News: Oregon’s Successful COVID Response, Shooting Causes Pride Panic, and It’s Officially Summer
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