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the future of fish farms in puget sound, part 2;...

This August,one hundred sixty thousand Atlantic salmon escaped from a fish farm in Puget Sound. That...

life and forgiveness after 21 years in prison

When Marc Trice went to prison,Beanie Babies were hip, Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always...

repairing and editing human embryos

Scientists at OHSU recently announced that they’ve made a stunning breakthrough. They have...

absences more likely to set high risk students...

This August,one hundred sixty thousand Atlantic salmon escaped from a fish farm in Puget Sound. That...

life and death at chemawa indian school: flint...

Flint Tall enrolled at the Chemawa Indian School,one of only four Native American boarding schools...

state panel decides against planned vancouver oil...

Reject the oil-by-rail terminal in Vancouver. That’s the message a Washington energy panel is...

hazelnut grove still hopes for harmony with...

Last week we heard from Chris Trejbal,chair of Portland’s Overlook Neighborhood Association,...

can reminiscing improve brain health for black...

As part of OHSU’s “Sharing History through Active memory and Photo-Imagery”...

day called x film startled portland 60 years ago

Sixty years ago this month,the film “A Day Called X” popped up on TVs in Portland and other...

the damage done: how much fixing does the chetco...

The Chetco Bar fire in southwestern Oregon was the state’s biggest wildfire of 20-17,burning just...

oregon prison forecast anticipates declining women...

A new prison population forecast from Oregon’s Office of Economic Analysis shows that the number...

medford migrant summer school

In Medford,Oregon, a summer school program for migrant students has grown rapidly in recent years,...

local tv journalists face harassment from viewers

“In June,a man I’ve never met messaged me on my professional Facebook page. He asked me about a...

oregon football coach makes quick exit; when...

After only one season as head football coach,Willie Taggart is leaving the University of Oregon. The...

pulling back the veil of secrecy surrounding...

OPB has been reporting on a federal boarding school for Native youth in Salem. Chemawa Indian School...

oregon crabbers work to save the whales; uo...

On the Oregon Coast,crabbers are working with environmental and government groups to keep whales...

rosewood initiative at 5

We learn approximately the challenges facing people in the Rosewood neighborhood,which straddles...

news roundtable june 10 2016

Kerry Tymchuck,Nkenge Harmon Johnson, and Jim Moore are on the news roundtable this week talking...

planned student walkouts draw varied responses...

It's been one month since 17 people were shot and killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas tall...

federal government re evaluates sage grouse plan

final week Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced that his department would re-evaluate the...

the week in politics

Democrat Conor Lamb eked out a win in a special Congressional election in Pennsylvania. The voting...

osu uo in pdx

Oregon State University and the University of Oregon are based in Corvallis and Eugene,respectively....

transportation and gentrification

TriMet planners say one of the reasons ridership is down may be that increasing genuine estate...

portland art museum adapts expansion plan to win...

A year ago,the museum proposed a recent entrance hall called the Rothko Pavilion, named after the...

book publishing reshapes the comic book industry;...

Where you buy your comics can actually affect what stories earn published in comedian book form....

overlook neighborhood association mulls homeless...

The Overlook Neighborhood organization met on Tuesday to address a proposal to restrict membership...

news roundtable may 27 2016

We talk approximately the biggest stories of the week with guests Doug Badger,Taylor Anderson, and...

news roundtable_ may 13 2016

Sarah Mirk and Rob Kremer are on the news roundtable talking about some of the biggest stories of...

as northwest states kill wolves, research casts...

A growing number of wolves in the Northwest means more chances for dead sheep and cattle. In...

the week in oregon politics for friday, november...

The regular drip of November rainfall was echoed by the stories emerging from Salem and Washington....

the damage done: is salvage logging the answer for...

Restoration efforts in the Chetco Bar fire in southwest Oregon are getting underway. While most of...

oregon governor kate brown on public records and...

Oregon Governor Kate Brown is backing a bill that would create a public records advocate position in...

exploring roots of friendship in yoncalla

Genealogies don’t usually bring people to tears. But in the case of Esther Stutzman and Shannon...

developers line up to transform portlands broadway...

The city wants to develop the 10-block area between the Pearl District and Old Town Chinatown....

the downfall of legend solar, part 1

The company was a rising star in the burgeoning solar panel industry,advertising big savings and...

jeff sessions to rescind cole memo on marijuana

We get local reaction to the news that US Attorney General Jeff Sessions will rescind an Obama-era...

how new superintendent plans to transform pps;...

Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero antagonized parents with his plan to relocate students with...

oregon dog trainers learn to let go; geologists...

Boring,Oregon, is one of only two campuses nationwide for the nonprofit Guide Dogs for the Blind....

chemawa indian schools culture of retaliation

Questionable diplomas. Spurious expulsions. Students falling through gaps in health,safety and...

lab grown diamonds

Scientists now have the ability to grow diamonds,one of the hardest substances in the world, in a...

senator jeff merkley on health care, shootings and...

We talk to Oregon’s junior US Senator approximately the health care bill Senate Republicans are...

listener mailbag june 10 2016

You may have heard our conversation approximately imaginary friends yesterday with Marjorie Taylor,a...

washington launces effort to save orcas; nw...

The population of orcas in Northwest waters is critically low. Only 76 remain at final count. The...

community bank in historically black neighborhood...

The Portland financial institution Albina Community Bank has been sold to a California company. The...

proposed tariffs on panels divide nw solar...

Cheap solar panels occupy led to a boom in the solar power industry. Proposed tariffs could help...

mlb umpire retires

Major League Baseball umpire Dale Scott recently announced his retirement after receiving his fourth...

native american ohsu grant

OHSU is establishing the Northwest Native American middle of Excellence with a $3.4 million grant...

central oregons largest employer makes cuts;...

Bend's economy is thriving. So why is the biggest employer around laying people off and making...

drawing to improve your brain, and journalism

Former journalist Leah Kohlenberg learned to draw and paint, and noticed her writing became more...

reacting to orlando shooting

Portlanders discuss their reaction to the tragic shooting in Orlando over the weekend. Debra Porta...

health care tax referendum

Ballots are hitting the mail this week in Oregon for a special January 23 referendum on a tax Oregon...

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