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]]> Oregonian Media Group podcasts@oregonian.com (2023 Replay) The Unidentifieds Episode 2: The unknown baby boy and the reservoir  On the morning of July 11, 1963, a fisherman made a horrifying discovery: He stumbled across the concealed remains of a 2-year-old boy. The tiny body was wrapped in blankets, tied with wire and held down by iron weights in the Keene Creek Reservoir along Oregon 66 east of Ashland, Oregon. Officials moved the body to a cemetery where his tombstone read, “Unknown Baby Boy 1961-1963.″ The investigation was given case number 63-2301. For more than 50 years, it wouldn’t get much further than that. By 2020, the case was the oldest known unidentified human remains case in the state of Oregon. On Episode 2 of ⁠The Unidentifieds⁠ podcast, hosts Regan Mertz and Dave Killen take listeners on a trip to the Siskiyou Mountains where the remains were found, talk to a former investigator who pursued the case, and introduce you to ⁠Cece Moore⁠, Parabon NanoLabs’ chief genetic genealogist. Moore is one of the nation’s foremost experts in the field. In this episode, we learn how a Facebook message, a DNA match and genealogical sleuthing gave a little boy his name back. Subscribe to The Unidentifieds anywhere you listen to podcasts and give it a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. Better yet, tell a friend about the show if you enjoyed it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 08 Sep 2025 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive On the morning of July 11, 1963, a fisherman made a horrifying discovery: He stumbled across the concealed remains of a 2-year-old boy. The tiny body was wrapped in blankets, tied with wire and held down by iron weights in the Keene Creek Reservoir along Oregon 66 east of Ashland, Oregon. Officials moved the body to a cemetery where his tombstone read, “Unknown Baby Boy 1961-1963.″ The investigation was given case number 63-2301. For more than 50 years, it wouldn’t get much further than that. By 2020, the case was the oldest known unidentified human remains case in the state of Oregon. On Episode 2 of ⁠The Unidentifieds⁠ podcast, hosts Regan Mertz and Dave Killen take listeners on a trip to the Siskiyou Mountains where the remains were found, talk to a former investigator who pursued the case, and introduce you to ⁠Cece Moore⁠, Parabon NanoLabs’ chief genetic genealogist. Moore is one of the nation’s foremost experts in the field. In this episode, we learn how a Facebook message, a DNA match and genealogical sleuthing gave a little boy his name back. Subscribe to The Unidentifieds anywhere you listen to podcasts and give it a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. Better yet, tell a friend about the show if you enjoyed it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices On the morning of July 11, 1963, a fisherman made a horrifying discovery: He stumbled across the concealed remains of a 2-year-old boy.

The tiny body was wrapped in blankets, tied with wire and held down by iron weights in the Keene Creek Reservoir along Oregon 66 east of Ashland, Oregon.

Officials moved the body to a cemetery where his tombstone read, “Unknown Baby Boy 1961-1963.″ The investigation was given case number 63-2301. For more than 50 years, it wouldn’t get much further than that. By 2020, the case was the oldest known unidentified human remains case in the state of Oregon.

On Episode 2 of ⁠The Unidentifieds⁠ podcast, hosts Regan Mertz and Dave Killen take listeners on a trip to the Siskiyou Mountains where the remains were found, talk to a former investigator who pursued the case, and introduce you to ⁠Cece Moore⁠, Parabon NanoLabs’ chief genetic genealogist. Moore is one of the nation’s foremost experts in the field.

In this episode, we learn how a Facebook message, a DNA match and genealogical sleuthing gave a little boy his name back.

Subscribe to The Unidentifieds anywhere you listen to podcasts and give it a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. Better yet, tell a friend about the show if you enjoyed it.

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]]> 1646 (2023 Replay) The Unidentifieds Episode 1: Remains found along the Redwood Highway There are so many unidentified human remains in the United States that the ⁠National Missing and Unidentified Persons System⁠ calls it “the nation’s silent mass disaster.” Roughly 4,400 human remains are found every year, and nearly one-quarter of those remain unidentified after one year. Some people were never reported missing. Some went missing decades ago. Some remains are incomplete, parts of them still out there like missing pieces to a puzzle. Cases run cold. The unidentified remains are placed in boxes and left on evidence room shelves, waiting for another shot at an investigation. Or maybe just a chance to be remembered. And that’s if their cardboard tombs are not lost or forgotten first. In Oregon, there are 120 unidentified persons cases. Cold cases exist in 33 of Oregon’s 36 counties. Regan Mertz spent months delving into this issue for The Oregonian/OregonLive. She obtained and reviewed missing persons case files, interviewed current and former law enforcement officers, anthropologists and experts around the country. She also interviewed family members of missing people. This is ⁠The Unidentifieds⁠, a podcast that investigates four long-forgotten cases in Oregon and how online genealogy and forensic anthropology helped families get closure. Cases that long seemed hopeless, now seem solvable. People who’ve existed for decades as lonely, nameless phantoms can, if nothing else, get their identities back. In episode one, Regan and co-host Dave Killen go on a trip to southern Oregon’s Redwood Highway, where in 1971 a father and son discovered what looked liked a human spine and ribs while on a camping trip near mile marker 35. Upon initial investigation, the remains appeared to belong to a young woman, 18 to 20 years old, tall and slim. But the case went cold. And the remains became known as Jane Doe 79-940. Subscribe to The Unidentifieds anywhere you listen to podcasts and give it a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. ⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 01 Sep 2025 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive There are so many unidentified human remains in the United States that the ⁠National Missing and Unidentified Persons System⁠ calls it “the nation’s silent mass disaster.” Roughly 4,400 human remains are found every year, and nearly one-quarter of those remain unidentified after one year. Some people were never reported missing. Some went missing decades ago. Some remains are incomplete, parts of them still out there like missing pieces to a puzzle. Cases run cold. The unidentified remains are placed in boxes and left on evidence room shelves, waiting for another shot at an investigation. Or maybe just a chance to be remembered. And that’s if their cardboard tombs are not lost or forgotten first. In Oregon, there are 120 unidentified persons cases. Cold cases exist in 33 of Oregon’s 36 counties. Regan Mertz spent months delving into this issue for The Oregonian/OregonLive. She obtained and reviewed missing persons case files, interviewed current and former law enforcement officers, anthropologists and experts around the country. She also interviewed family members of missing people. This is ⁠The Unidentifieds⁠, a podcast that investigates four long-forgotten cases in Oregon and how online genealogy and forensic anthropology helped families get closure. Cases that long seemed hopeless, now seem solvable. People who’ve existed for decades as lonely, nameless phantoms can, if nothing else, get their identities back. In episode one, Regan and co-host Dave Killen go on a trip to southern Oregon’s Redwood Highway, where in 1971 a father and son discovered what looked liked a human spine and ribs while on a camping trip near mile marker 35. Upon initial investigation, the remains appeared to belong to a young woman, 18 to 20 years old, tall and slim. But the case went cold. And the remains became known as Jane Doe 79-940. Subscribe to The Unidentifieds anywhere you listen to podcasts and give it a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. ⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There are so many unidentified human remains in the United States that the ⁠National Missing and Unidentified Persons System⁠ calls it “the nation’s silent mass disaster.” Roughly 4,400 human remains are found every year, and nearly one-quarter of those remain unidentified after one year.

Some people were never reported missing. Some went missing decades ago. Some remains are incomplete, parts of them still out there like missing pieces to a puzzle. Cases run cold. The unidentified remains are placed in boxes and left on evidence room shelves, waiting for another shot at an investigation. Or maybe just a chance to be remembered. And that’s if their cardboard tombs are not lost or forgotten first.

In Oregon, there are 120 unidentified persons cases. Cold cases exist in 33 of Oregon’s 36 counties.

Regan Mertz spent months delving into this issue for The Oregonian/OregonLive. She obtained and reviewed missing persons case files, interviewed current and former law enforcement officers, anthropologists and experts around the country. She also interviewed family members of missing people.

This is ⁠The Unidentifieds⁠, a podcast that investigates four long-forgotten cases in Oregon and how online genealogy and forensic anthropology helped families get closure. Cases that long seemed hopeless, now seem solvable. People who’ve existed for decades as lonely, nameless phantoms can, if nothing else, get their identities back.

In episode one, Regan and co-host Dave Killen go on a trip to southern Oregon’s Redwood Highway, where in 1971 a father and son discovered what looked liked a human spine and ribs while on a camping trip near mile marker 35.

Upon initial investigation, the remains appeared to belong to a young woman, 18 to 20 years old, tall and slim.

But the case went cold. And the remains became known as Jane Doe 79-940.

Subscribe to The Unidentifieds anywhere you listen to podcasts and give it a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. ⁠

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]]> 2052 (2024 Replay) The backstory to the mystery of ‘Cosmo the talking crow’ Any newspaper editor will tell you readers love animal stories. The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Samantha Swindler took that axiom to the next level this spring with a 12-part video series on the mysterious disappearance of Cosmo, the talking crow. She joins Editor Therese Bottomly on “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to discuss the narrative, which also was published on Instagram, Facebook and, of course, OregonLive. Cosmo first came to the newsroom’s attention after a viral story out of Williams about a talking crow that had “befriended” an elementary school. Swindler, who works on the Here is Oregon features team, reached out to obtain audio or video of this supposed talking crow. She quickly learned Cosmo was missing and the crow may not have been the beloved local fixture we first envisioned. Originally conceived as a podcast, “The Mystery of Cosmo the Talking Crow” quickly morphed into an experiment in creative multimedia storytelling on TikTok, the social media platform so much in the headlines these days. In this episode of Beat Check, we talk about: --Why Swindler was drawn to the quirky story --The reporting challenges she faced --The question of whether Cosmo really did talk --Why humans can’t resist anthropomorphizing animals -- that is, attributing human behaviors and motives and emotions to our pets Within the episode, Swindler refers to ⁠“Serial,” ⁠the groundbreaking and hugely popular true crime podcast (We are careful to note nothing about the Cosmo story involves actual true “crime.”). She also makes reference to a⁠ “milkshake duck” ⁠moment, a reference to a fictional duck that is cute and beloved until it is revealed to be racist. Like that internet meme, Cosmo, too, was cute on the outside but perhaps had a touch of evil within, depending on who is talking. And Swindler still hopes for ⁠“The Jinx” ⁠reveal, as in the HBO docuseries hot-mic moment where Robert Durst appears to confess. Alas (spoiler alert), Swindler and the rest of us are still waiting for the final word on Cosmo’s fate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Any newspaper editor will tell you readers love animal stories. The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Samantha Swindler took that axiom to the next level this spring with a 12-part video series on the mysterious disappearance of Cosmo, the talking crow. She joins Editor Therese Bottomly on “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to discuss the narrative, which also was published on Instagram, Facebook and, of course, OregonLive. Cosmo first came to the newsroom’s attention after a viral story out of Williams about a talking crow that had “befriended” an elementary school. Swindler, who works on the Here is Oregon features team, reached out to obtain audio or video of this supposed talking crow. She quickly learned Cosmo was missing and the crow may not have been the beloved local fixture we first envisioned. Originally conceived as a podcast, “The Mystery of Cosmo the Talking Crow” quickly morphed into an experiment in creative multimedia storytelling on TikTok, the social media platform so much in the headlines these days. In this episode of Beat Check, we talk about: --Why Swindler was drawn to the quirky story --The reporting challenges she faced --The question of whether Cosmo really did talk --Why humans can’t resist anthropomorphizing animals -- that is, attributing human behaviors and motives and emotions to our pets Within the episode, Swindler refers to ⁠“Serial,” ⁠the groundbreaking and hugely popular true crime podcast (We are careful to note nothing about the Cosmo story involves actual true “crime.”). She also makes reference to a⁠ “milkshake duck” ⁠moment, a reference to a fictional duck that is cute and beloved until it is revealed to be racist. Like that internet meme, Cosmo, too, was cute on the outside but perhaps had a touch of evil within, depending on who is talking. And Swindler still hopes for ⁠“The Jinx” ⁠reveal, as in the HBO docuseries hot-mic moment where Robert Durst appears to confess. Alas (spoiler alert), Swindler and the rest of us are still waiting for the final word on Cosmo’s fate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Any newspaper editor will tell you readers love animal stories. The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Samantha Swindler took that axiom to the next level this spring with a 12-part video series on the mysterious disappearance of Cosmo, the talking crow.

She joins Editor Therese Bottomly on “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to discuss the narrative, which also was published on Instagram, Facebook and, of course, OregonLive.

Cosmo first came to the newsroom’s attention after a viral story out of Williams about a talking crow that had “befriended” an elementary school. Swindler, who works on the Here is Oregon features team, reached out to obtain audio or video of this supposed talking crow.

She quickly learned Cosmo was missing and the crow may not have been the beloved local fixture we first envisioned. Originally conceived as a podcast, “The Mystery of Cosmo the Talking Crow” quickly morphed into an experiment in creative multimedia storytelling on TikTok, the social media platform so much in the headlines these days.

In this episode of Beat Check, we talk about:

--Why Swindler was drawn to the quirky story

--The reporting challenges she faced

--The question of whether Cosmo really did talk

--Why humans can’t resist anthropomorphizing animals -- that is, attributing human behaviors and motives and emotions to our pets

Within the episode, Swindler refers to ⁠“Serial,” ⁠the groundbreaking and hugely popular true crime podcast (We are careful to note nothing about the Cosmo story involves actual true “crime.”).

She also makes reference to a⁠ “milkshake duck” ⁠moment, a reference to a fictional duck that is cute and beloved until it is revealed to be racist. Like that internet meme, Cosmo, too, was cute on the outside but perhaps had a touch of evil within, depending on who is talking.

And Swindler still hopes for ⁠“The Jinx” ⁠reveal, as in the HBO docuseries hot-mic moment where Robert Durst appears to confess. Alas (spoiler alert), Swindler and the rest of us are still waiting for the final word on Cosmo’s fate.

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]]> 1205 (2024 Replay) The mysterious shadow economy around winning Oregon Lottery tickets Watchdog reporter Ted Sickinger published ⁠an in-depth article ⁠examining a loophole in the Oregon Lottery’s rules. In Oregon, it is perfectly legal to re-sell your winning lottery ticket at a discount, allowing the buyer to claim the prize. Why would anyone do this? Well, if they wanted to avoid having the state seize part of their winnings for taxes or back child support, for example. And why would the state allow this? Lottery officials told Sickinger they were aware of the practice of “discounting” and despite the fact other states have moved to close down similar schemes elsewhere nothing had been done in Oregon to prohibit the workaround. Sickinger joined Editor Therese Bottomly on “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to talk about how he got onto the story and how he tracked down participants willing to talk with him. He also talked about ⁠reaction to his piece. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Watchdog reporter Ted Sickinger published ⁠an in-depth article ⁠examining a loophole in the Oregon Lottery’s rules. In Oregon, it is perfectly legal to re-sell your winning lottery ticket at a discount, allowing the buyer to claim the prize. Why would anyone do this? Well, if they wanted to avoid having the state seize part of their winnings for taxes or back child support, for example. And why would the state allow this? Lottery officials told Sickinger they were aware of the practice of “discounting” and despite the fact other states have moved to close down similar schemes elsewhere nothing had been done in Oregon to prohibit the workaround. Sickinger joined Editor Therese Bottomly on “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to talk about how he got onto the story and how he tracked down participants willing to talk with him. He also talked about ⁠reaction to his piece. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Watchdog reporter Ted Sickinger published ⁠an in-depth article ⁠examining a loophole in the Oregon Lottery’s rules. In Oregon, it is perfectly legal to re-sell your winning lottery ticket at a discount, allowing the buyer to claim the prize.

Why would anyone do this? Well, if they wanted to avoid having the state seize part of their winnings for taxes or back child support, for example.

And why would the state allow this? Lottery officials told Sickinger they were aware of the practice of “discounting” and despite the fact other states have moved to close down similar schemes elsewhere nothing had been done in Oregon to prohibit the workaround.

Sickinger joined Editor Therese Bottomly on “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to talk about how he got onto the story and how he tracked down participants willing to talk with him. He also talked about ⁠reaction to his piece.

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]]> 1284 (2024 Replay) Why heat waves are growing more frequent, and what’s being done Environment reporter Gosia Wozniacka joined host Elliot Njus to discuss this dangerous effect of climate change and how the Portland region is preparing for more frequent, more severe heat events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 Aug 2025 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Environment reporter Gosia Wozniacka joined host Elliot Njus to discuss this dangerous effect of climate change and how the Portland region is preparing for more frequent, more severe heat events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Environment reporter Gosia Wozniacka joined host Elliot Njus to discuss this dangerous effect of climate change and how the Portland region is preparing for more frequent, more severe heat events.

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]]> 1909 Fiona Conneely & Shelley Schuler: Food hubbing emerges as a solution for feeding us all (Oregon Speaks: Voices from this moment) This episode was created by students from the University of Oregon’s Graduate School of Journalism and Communication. Listeners producer Kristen Mico speaks with Fiona Conneely  and Shelley Schuler about how food hubbing models offer solutions to small farms, markets and food assistance programs.  At a time when programs that support access to fresh food and livelihoods of small farmers have been dramatically cut, and food assistance benefits like SNAP are also being cut, social service organizations are scrambling to figure out how to keep families fed. Fiona Conneely is with a Portland organization, Lift Up,  trying to do just that. She and Shelley Schuler have a lot to talk about as Shelley operates Lane County Bounty, a Eugene-based food hub aggregating produce and goods from local farms and is able to offer affordable, fresh food to a range of markets with a convenient, online, delivery service offering choice and cultural goods.  Show notes & links: LIft Up – Lift Urban Portland is a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing hunger and improving the lives of low-income residents in Northwest and Downtown Portland by providing nutritious food assistance such as pantry shopping, delivered food boxes, and farmer’s-market style distributions. Lane County Bounty- Lane County Bounty, founded by Shelley Schuler in 2020 as an offshoot of Moondog’s Farm, operates an online marketplace and delivery service designed to connect consumers with fresh, locally grown food from small farms across Lane County Thanks to Leif Olsen for composing the music for the series of Oregon Speaks: Voices from this moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 28 Jul 2025 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive This episode was created by students from the University of Oregon’s Graduate School of Journalism and Communication. Listeners producer Kristen Mico speaks with Fiona Conneely  and Shelley Schuler about how food hubbing models offer solutions to small farms, markets and food assistance programs.  At a time when programs that support access to fresh food and livelihoods of small farmers have been dramatically cut, and food assistance benefits like SNAP are also being cut, social service organizations are scrambling to figure out how to keep families fed. Fiona Conneely is with a Portland organization, Lift Up,  trying to do just that. She and Shelley Schuler have a lot to talk about as Shelley operates Lane County Bounty, a Eugene-based food hub aggregating produce and goods from local farms and is able to offer affordable, fresh food to a range of markets with a convenient, online, delivery service offering choice and cultural goods.  Show notes & links: LIft Up – Lift Urban Portland is a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing hunger and improving the lives of low-income residents in Northwest and Downtown Portland by providing nutritious food assistance such as pantry shopping, delivered food boxes, and farmer’s-market style distributions. Lane County Bounty- Lane County Bounty, founded by Shelley Schuler in 2020 as an offshoot of Moondog’s Farm, operates an online marketplace and delivery service designed to connect consumers with fresh, locally grown food from small farms across Lane County Thanks to Leif Olsen for composing the music for the series of Oregon Speaks: Voices from this moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode was created by students from the University of Oregon’s Graduate School of Journalism and Communication.

Listeners producer Kristen Mico speaks with Fiona Conneely  and Shelley Schuler about how food hubbing models offer solutions to small farms, markets and food assistance programs.  At a time when programs that support access to fresh food and livelihoods of small farmers have been dramatically cut, and food assistance benefits like SNAP are also being cut, social service organizations are scrambling to figure out how to keep families fed. Fiona Conneely is with a Portland organization, Lift Up,  trying to do just that. She and Shelley Schuler have a lot to talk about as Shelley operates Lane County Bounty, a Eugene-based food hub aggregating produce and goods from local farms and is able to offer affordable, fresh food to a range of markets with a convenient, online, delivery service offering choice and cultural goods. 

Show notes & links:

  • LIft Up – Lift Urban Portland is a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing hunger and improving the lives of low-income residents in Northwest and Downtown Portland by providing nutritious food assistance such as pantry shopping, delivered food boxes, and farmer’s-market style distributions.

  • Lane County Bounty- Lane County Bounty, founded by Shelley Schuler in 2020 as an offshoot of Moondog’s Farm, operates an online marketplace and delivery service designed to connect consumers with fresh, locally grown food from small farms across Lane County

Thanks to Leif Olsen for composing the music for the series of Oregon Speaks: Voices from this moment.


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]]> 2371 More than words: Language and belonging in rural Oregon (Oregon Speaks: Voices from this moment) This episode was created by students from the University of Oregon’s Graduate School of Journalism and Communication. For this episode, we invite listeners into the realities of rural Oregon, where questions of identity, belonging, and resilience are part of everyday life. In this episode, Kristina Path and Leif Olsen travel to Monmouth to meet Amanda Laister, a longtime high school Spanish teacher, whose classroom reflects the challenges and hopes of a changing community. Through Amanda’s story, we explore the complexities facing students and educators—from shifting demographics to the need for cultural affirmation and safety. Tune in for an honest conversation about the power of listening, community, and the work still ahead. Show notes & links: Community Podcasting Microcredential - This 12-credit, graduate-level certification helps you build professional skills in podcasting, interviewing, and audio production to tell meaningful community stories. Thanks to Leif Olsen for composing the music for the series of Oregon Speaks: Voices from this moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive This episode was created by students from the University of Oregon’s Graduate School of Journalism and Communication. For this episode, we invite listeners into the realities of rural Oregon, where questions of identity, belonging, and resilience are part of everyday life. In this episode, Kristina Path and Leif Olsen travel to Monmouth to meet Amanda Laister, a longtime high school Spanish teacher, whose classroom reflects the challenges and hopes of a changing community. Through Amanda’s story, we explore the complexities facing students and educators—from shifting demographics to the need for cultural affirmation and safety. Tune in for an honest conversation about the power of listening, community, and the work still ahead. Show notes & links: Community Podcasting Microcredential - This 12-credit, graduate-level certification helps you build professional skills in podcasting, interviewing, and audio production to tell meaningful community stories. Thanks to Leif Olsen for composing the music for the series of Oregon Speaks: Voices from this moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode was created by students from the University of Oregon’s Graduate School of Journalism and Communication.

For this episode, we invite listeners into the realities of rural Oregon, where questions of identity, belonging, and resilience are part of everyday life. In this episode, Kristina Path and Leif Olsen travel to Monmouth to meet Amanda Laister, a longtime high school Spanish teacher, whose classroom reflects the challenges and hopes of a changing community. Through Amanda’s story, we explore the complexities facing students and educators—from shifting demographics to the need for cultural affirmation and safety. Tune in for an honest conversation about the power of listening, community, and the work still ahead.

Show notes & links:

  • Community Podcasting Microcredential - This 12-credit, graduate-level certification helps you build professional skills in podcasting, interviewing, and audio production to tell meaningful community stories.

Thanks to Leif Olsen for composing the music for the series of Oregon Speaks: Voices from this moment.


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]]> 1330 no Adam Davis: Humanities resilience (Oregon Speaks: Voices from this moment) This episode was created by students from the University of Oregon’s Graduate School of Journalism and Communication. Listeners producer Daniel Bloomfield speaks with the Executive Director of the Oregon Humanities, Adam Davis, about the Trump administration’s recent cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities and how they’ve impacted the work of the Oregon Humanities. At a time when having respectful and diplomatic conversations, the cuts have forced Oregon Humanities to cancel many of their programs, including trainings for conversation facilitators. Davis speaks about the many challenges Oregon Humanities faces, but also the ways in which he is hopeful and the unexpected outpouring of community support. Show notes & links: Oregon Humanities – Oregon Humanities is a non-profit organization that fosters understanding and collaboration through public programs, conversations, and storytelling across Oregon.  D.O.G.E. – The Department of Government Efficiency is a federal initiative of the Trump administration which made the decision to cut the funding to National Endowment for the Humanities by nearly half. National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) – NEH is an independent federal agency that supports the humanities in every state and U.S. jurisdiction. Mellon Foundation Gift to the NEH – The Mellon Foundation’s decision to give $65 million to the NEH in light of the cuts made by the Trump administration. Community Podcasting Microcredential - This 12-credit, graduate-level certification helps you build professional skills in podcasting, interviewing, and audio production to tell meaningful community stories. Thanks to Leif Olsen for composing the music for the series of Oregon Speaks: Voices from this moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive This episode was created by students from the University of Oregon’s Graduate School of Journalism and Communication. Listeners producer Daniel Bloomfield speaks with the Executive Director of the Oregon Humanities, Adam Davis, about the Trump administration’s recent cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities and how they’ve impacted the work of the Oregon Humanities. At a time when having respectful and diplomatic conversations, the cuts have forced Oregon Humanities to cancel many of their programs, including trainings for conversation facilitators. Davis speaks about the many challenges Oregon Humanities faces, but also the ways in which he is hopeful and the unexpected outpouring of community support. Show notes & links: Oregon Humanities – Oregon Humanities is a non-profit organization that fosters understanding and collaboration through public programs, conversations, and storytelling across Oregon.  D.O.G.E. – The Department of Government Efficiency is a federal initiative of the Trump administration which made the decision to cut the funding to National Endowment for the Humanities by nearly half. National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) – NEH is an independent federal agency that supports the humanities in every state and U.S. jurisdiction. Mellon Foundation Gift to the NEH – The Mellon Foundation’s decision to give $65 million to the NEH in light of the cuts made by the Trump administration. Community Podcasting Microcredential - This 12-credit, graduate-level certification helps you build professional skills in podcasting, interviewing, and audio production to tell meaningful community stories. Thanks to Leif Olsen for composing the music for the series of Oregon Speaks: Voices from this moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode was created by students from the University of Oregon’s Graduate School of Journalism and Communication.

Listeners producer Daniel Bloomfield speaks with the Executive Director of the Oregon Humanities, Adam Davis, about the Trump administration’s recent cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities and how they’ve impacted the work of the Oregon Humanities.

At a time when having respectful and diplomatic conversations, the cuts have forced Oregon Humanities to cancel many of their programs, including trainings for conversation facilitators.

Davis speaks about the many challenges Oregon Humanities faces, but also the ways in which he is hopeful and the unexpected outpouring of community support.

Show notes & links:

  • Oregon Humanities – Oregon Humanities is a non-profit organization that fosters understanding and collaboration through public programs, conversations, and storytelling across Oregon. 

  • D.O.G.E. – The Department of Government Efficiency is a federal initiative of the Trump administration which made the decision to cut the funding to National Endowment for the Humanities by nearly half.

  • National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) – NEH is an independent federal agency that supports the humanities in every state and U.S. jurisdiction.

  • Mellon Foundation Gift to the NEH – The Mellon Foundation’s decision to give $65 million to the NEH in light of the cuts made by the Trump administration.

  • Community Podcasting Microcredential - This 12-credit, graduate-level certification helps you build professional skills in podcasting, interviewing, and audio production to tell meaningful community stories.

Thanks to Leif Olsen for composing the music for the series of Oregon Speaks: Voices from this moment.


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]]> 1802 Beat Check is taking a short break for the summer, stay tuned Beat Check with The Oregonian is taking a short break for the summer while we work to bring you our next exciting project and reimagine the format of the show. In the meantime, you can look forward to several episodes of “Oregon Speaks: Voices from this moment,” a limited-series podcast from the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication. We’ll also bring around some of our most listened to episodes from the last couple years. Make sure to also check out The Oregonian’s other podcast offerings at Oregonlive.com/podcasts. We’ve got sports podcasts and a travel podcast called Peak Northwest where we take you to some of the greatest destination in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. And don’t forget to support our local journalism and get the latest news by becoming a subscriber to OregonLive. You can do that by going to OregonLive.com/subscribe. Thanks so much for listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Beat Check with The Oregonian is taking a short break for the summer while we work to bring you our next exciting project and reimagine the format of the show. In the meantime, you can look forward to several episodes of “Oregon Speaks: Voices from this moment,” a limited-series podcast from the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication. We’ll also bring around some of our most listened to episodes from the last couple years. Make sure to also check out The Oregonian’s other podcast offerings at Oregonlive.com/podcasts. We’ve got sports podcasts and a travel podcast called Peak Northwest where we take you to some of the greatest destination in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. And don’t forget to support our local journalism and get the latest news by becoming a subscriber to OregonLive. You can do that by going to OregonLive.com/subscribe. Thanks so much for listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Beat Check with The Oregonian is taking a short break for the summer while we work to bring you our next exciting project and reimagine the format of the show.

In the meantime, you can look forward to several episodes of “Oregon Speaks: Voices from this moment,” a limited-series podcast from the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication.

We’ll also bring around some of our most listened to episodes from the last couple years.

Make sure to also check out The Oregonian’s other podcast offerings at Oregonlive.com/podcasts.

We’ve got sports podcasts and a travel podcast called Peak Northwest where we take you to some of the greatest destination in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.

And don’t forget to support our local journalism and get the latest news by becoming a subscriber to OregonLive. You can do that by going to OregonLive.com/subscribe.

Thanks so much for listening.

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]]> 144 Duncan Hwang: Advocacy in organizing and politics (Oregon Speaks: Voices from this moment) This episode was created by students from the University of Oregon’s Graduate School of Journalism and Communication. Producer Kaiya Laguardia-Yonamine speaks with Duncan Hwang about the importance of local organizing and turning inward to sustain our communities. Duncan reflects on his experience as the Community Development Director at APANO, as well as his role as an elected official for the Metro Council. Show notes & links: APANO – one of the largest nonprofit organizations serving Asian and Asian American communities in Oregon today. Duncan has worked at APANO since the organization's origin in 2013. APANO Action Fund - a sister organization to APANO that focuses on political advocacy, legislative action, and electing BIPOC and progressive leaders into local office. Metro Council – the regional government collaborating between Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties. Metro supervises the waste management systems, some housing developments, and major tourist attractions in the Portland Metro area. ⁠Community Podcasting Microcredential ⁠- This 12-credit, graduate-level certification helps you build professional skills in podcasting, interviewing, and audio production to tell meaningful community stories. Thanks to Leif Olsen for composing the music for the series of Oregon Speaks: Voices from this moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive This episode was created by students from the University of Oregon’s Graduate School of Journalism and Communication. Producer Kaiya Laguardia-Yonamine speaks with Duncan Hwang about the importance of local organizing and turning inward to sustain our communities. Duncan reflects on his experience as the Community Development Director at APANO, as well as his role as an elected official for the Metro Council. Show notes & links: APANO – one of the largest nonprofit organizations serving Asian and Asian American communities in Oregon today. Duncan has worked at APANO since the organization's origin in 2013. APANO Action Fund - a sister organization to APANO that focuses on political advocacy, legislative action, and electing BIPOC and progressive leaders into local office. Metro Council – the regional government collaborating between Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties. Metro supervises the waste management systems, some housing developments, and major tourist attractions in the Portland Metro area. ⁠Community Podcasting Microcredential ⁠- This 12-credit, graduate-level certification helps you build professional skills in podcasting, interviewing, and audio production to tell meaningful community stories. Thanks to Leif Olsen for composing the music for the series of Oregon Speaks: Voices from this moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode was created by students from the University of Oregon’s Graduate School of Journalism and Communication.

Producer Kaiya Laguardia-Yonamine speaks with Duncan Hwang about the importance of local organizing and turning inward to sustain our communities. Duncan reflects on his experience as the Community Development Director at APANO, as well as his role as an elected official for the Metro Council.

Show notes & links:

  • APANO – one of the largest nonprofit organizations serving Asian and Asian American communities in Oregon today. Duncan has worked at APANO since the organization's origin in 2013.
  • APANO Action Fund - a sister organization to APANO that focuses on political advocacy, legislative action, and electing BIPOC and progressive leaders into local office.
  • Metro Council – the regional government collaborating between Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties. Metro supervises the waste management systems, some housing developments, and major tourist attractions in the Portland Metro area.
  • ⁠Community Podcasting Microcredential ⁠- This 12-credit, graduate-level certification helps you build professional skills in podcasting, interviewing, and audio production to tell meaningful community stories.

Thanks to Leif Olsen for composing the music for the series of Oregon Speaks: Voices from this moment.


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]]> 1805 Therese Bottomly on four decades in Oregon journalism Therese Bottomly, editor of The Oregonian/OregonLive and a frequent host of Beat Check with The Oregonian, is retiring next month after 42 years in the newsroom. On this episode of Beat Check, Bottomly reflects on the stories that shaped her career, and Oregon. She discusses how the newsroom rose to the challenge of covering some of the most significant news events of the era, her decision in 2022 to apologize personally for the newspaper's historical promotion of racism and xenophobia, and her hopes for the future of local journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 Jun 2025 12:55:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Therese Bottomly, editor of The Oregonian/OregonLive and a frequent host of Beat Check with The Oregonian, is retiring next month after 42 years in the newsroom. On this episode of Beat Check, Bottomly reflects on the stories that shaped her career, and Oregon. She discusses how the newsroom rose to the challenge of covering some of the most significant news events of the era, her decision in 2022 to apologize personally for the newspaper's historical promotion of racism and xenophobia, and her hopes for the future of local journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Therese Bottomly, editor of The Oregonian/OregonLive and a frequent host of Beat Check with The Oregonian, is retiring next month after 42 years in the newsroom. On this episode of Beat Check, Bottomly reflects on the stories that shaped her career, and Oregon. She discusses how the newsroom rose to the challenge of covering some of the most significant news events of the era, her decision in 2022 to apologize personally for the newspaper's historical promotion of racism and xenophobia, and her hopes for the future of local journalism.

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]]> 2584 no The charm and gossip in reporting in rural Oregon Features reporter Samantha Swindler talks about the hidden gem stories she finds in some of Oregon's smallest towns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Features reporter Samantha Swindler talks about the hidden gem stories she finds in some of Oregon's smallest towns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Features reporter Samantha Swindler talks about the hidden gem stories she finds in some of Oregon's smallest towns.

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]]> 1329 How the Trump immigration crackdown is impacting Oregon The Oregonian’s investigative reporter Yesenia Amaro talks on Beat Check about the recent immigration enforcement ramp-up, Trump’s approach to immigration and the impact on Oregon communities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 16 Jun 2025 12:55:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive The Oregonian’s investigative reporter Yesenia Amaro talks on Beat Check about the recent immigration enforcement ramp-up, Trump’s approach to immigration and the impact on Oregon communities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Oregonian’s investigative reporter Yesenia Amaro talks on Beat Check about the recent immigration enforcement ramp-up, Trump’s approach to immigration and the impact on Oregon communities.

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]]> 2577 no Does Oregon’s cherished Bottle Bill compound Portland’s fentanyl crisis? Lawmakers in Salem recently enacted a series of substantive tweaks to the state’s beloved Bottle Bill, which allows residents to return cans and bottles for 10 cents apiece. Those changes have helped amplify a growing and complicated debate about Oregon’s first-in-the-nation program, now more than 50 years old. Does Portland and some other pockets of the state have a cash-for-cans crisis? What should city and state officials do about the drug, crime and livability problems surrounding some BottleDrops? And will these revisions to the Bottle Bill make the issue better or worse? On the latest Beat Check, reporters Aimee Green and Shane Dixon Kavanaugh discuss Green’s four-part series that digs deep into these questions and many more. Read More:Oregon loves its Bottle Bill, but is it dragging down Portland?‘At the grocery store, we’re looked down upon,’ say people who collect cans on Portland’s streetsFentanyl use, drug deals cluster around a few Portland Plaid Pantry stores. Chain’s boss worries it’ll get worseDo you return cans for 10 cents apiece? Oregon’s Bottle Bill is set to change Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:55:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Lawmakers in Salem recently enacted a series of substantive tweaks to the state’s beloved Bottle Bill, which allows residents to return cans and bottles for 10 cents apiece. Those changes have helped amplify a growing and complicated debate about Oregon’s first-in-the-nation program, now more than 50 years old. Does Portland and some other pockets of the state have a cash-for-cans crisis? What should city and state officials do about the drug, crime and livability problems surrounding some BottleDrops? And will these revisions to the Bottle Bill make the issue better or worse? On the latest Beat Check, reporters Aimee Green and Shane Dixon Kavanaugh discuss Green’s four-part series that digs deep into these questions and many more. Read More:Oregon loves its Bottle Bill, but is it dragging down Portland?‘At the grocery store, we’re looked down upon,’ say people who collect cans on Portland’s streetsFentanyl use, drug deals cluster around a few Portland Plaid Pantry stores. Chain’s boss worries it’ll get worseDo you return cans for 10 cents apiece? Oregon’s Bottle Bill is set to change Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Lawmakers in Salem recently enacted a series of substantive tweaks to the state’s beloved Bottle Bill, which allows residents to return cans and bottles for 10 cents apiece.


Those changes have helped amplify a growing and complicated debate about Oregon’s first-in-the-nation program, now more than 50 years old.

Does Portland and some other pockets of the state have a cash-for-cans crisis? What should city and state officials do about the drug, crime and livability problems surrounding some BottleDrops? And will these revisions to the Bottle Bill make the issue better or worse?


On the latest Beat Check, reporters Aimee Green and Shane Dixon Kavanaugh discuss Green’s four-part series that digs deep into these questions and many more.


Read More:
Oregon loves its Bottle Bill, but is it dragging down Portland?
‘At the grocery store, we’re looked down upon,’ say people who collect cans on Portland’s streets
Fentanyl use, drug deals cluster around a few Portland Plaid Pantry stores. Chain’s boss worries it’ll get worse
Do you return cans for 10 cents apiece? Oregon’s Bottle Bill is set to change

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]]> 1664 no Fact vs. speculation: How true crime podcasters approach the Kyron Horman case (Part 4: Guest podcast: Bookies with Your Besties) In the digital age, true crime content has exploded in popularity across podcasts, social media and streaming platforms. But with this growth comes a troubling trend: The blurring of verified facts and speculative theories.   On a recent episode of Beat Check with the Oregonian, guests Emily Reeder and Ashley Desanno from the Books with Your Besties podcast discussed this challenge while reflecting on their coverage of the Kyron Horman case, the 7-year-old Portland boy that went missing in 2010.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 06 Jun 2025 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive In the digital age, true crime content has exploded in popularity across podcasts, social media and streaming platforms. But with this growth comes a troubling trend: The blurring of verified facts and speculative theories.   On a recent episode of Beat Check with the Oregonian, guests Emily Reeder and Ashley Desanno from the Books with Your Besties podcast discussed this challenge while reflecting on their coverage of the Kyron Horman case, the 7-year-old Portland boy that went missing in 2010.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In the digital age, true crime content has exploded in popularity across podcasts, social media and streaming platforms. But with this growth comes a troubling trend: The blurring of verified facts and speculative theories.  

On a recent episode of Beat Check with the Oregonian, guests Emily Reeder and Ashley Desanno from the Books with Your Besties podcast discussed this challenge while reflecting on their coverage of the Kyron Horman case, the 7-year-old Portland boy that went missing in 2010. 

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]]> 1708 Long hours, daylong stakeouts: How reporters pursued the Kyron Horman story in 2010 (Part 3: Shane Dixon Kavanaugh) In 2010, digital tools for journalists were emerging, but the gritty, time-intensive methods of traditional reporting still dominated newsrooms. The disappearance of 7-year-old Kyron Horman from his Portland elementary school thrust The Oregonian’s journalists into a high-stakes investigation that demanded old-school techniques now increasingly rare in today’s fast-paced media environment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 Jun 2025 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive In 2010, digital tools for journalists were emerging, but the gritty, time-intensive methods of traditional reporting still dominated newsrooms. The disappearance of 7-year-old Kyron Horman from his Portland elementary school thrust The Oregonian’s journalists into a high-stakes investigation that demanded old-school techniques now increasingly rare in today’s fast-paced media environment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In 2010, digital tools for journalists were emerging, but the gritty, time-intensive methods of traditional reporting still dominated newsrooms.

The disappearance of 7-year-old Kyron Horman from his Portland elementary school thrust The Oregonian’s journalists into a high-stakes investigation that demanded old-school techniques now increasingly rare in today’s fast-paced media environment.

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]]> 1625 How a critical time gap derailed the Kyron Horman investigation (Part 2: Maxine Bernstein) When a child goes missing, the first hours can be critical. In Kyron Horman’s case, investigators didn’t even know he was missing until about six hours had passed — a devastating delay that may have forever altered the trajectory of one of Oregon’s most haunting unsolved cases. In a recent discussion on the Beat Check with The Oregonian podcast, veteran crime reporter Maxine Bernstein highlighted this critical timeline as perhaps the most consequential element of the 2010 disappearance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive When a child goes missing, the first hours can be critical. In Kyron Horman’s case, investigators didn’t even know he was missing until about six hours had passed — a devastating delay that may have forever altered the trajectory of one of Oregon’s most haunting unsolved cases. In a recent discussion on the Beat Check with The Oregonian podcast, veteran crime reporter Maxine Bernstein highlighted this critical timeline as perhaps the most consequential element of the 2010 disappearance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When a child goes missing, the first hours can be critical. In Kyron Horman’s case, investigators didn’t even know he was missing until about six hours had passed — a devastating delay that may have forever altered the trajectory of one of Oregon’s most haunting unsolved cases.

In a recent discussion on the Beat Check with The Oregonian podcast, veteran crime reporter Maxine Bernstein highlighted this critical timeline as perhaps the most consequential element of the 2010 disappearance.

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]]> 1598 15 years later: The haunting disappearance of Kyron Horman (Part 1: Noelle Crombie) Fifteen years after 7-year-old Kyron Horman vanished from Skyline Elementary School in Portland, his disappearance continues to haunt not just the Pacific Northwest, but parents everywhere. In this special episode of Beat Check, engagement editor Julie Evensen and social media producer Destiny Johnson talk to investigative reporter Noelle Crombie about recent news about the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 03 Jun 2025 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Fifteen years after 7-year-old Kyron Horman vanished from Skyline Elementary School in Portland, his disappearance continues to haunt not just the Pacific Northwest, but parents everywhere. In this special episode of Beat Check, engagement editor Julie Evensen and social media producer Destiny Johnson talk to investigative reporter Noelle Crombie about recent news about the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fifteen years after 7-year-old Kyron Horman vanished from Skyline Elementary School in Portland, his disappearance continues to haunt not just the Pacific Northwest, but parents everywhere.


In this special episode of Beat Check, engagement editor Julie Evensen and social media producer Destiny Johnson talk to investigative reporter Noelle Crombie about recent news about the case.

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]]> 1414 Five years on, Portland journalists reflect on 2020 protests A trio of journalists joined Editor Therese Bottomly on Monday’s episode of “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to talk about the 2020 street protests that started in Portland after the police killing of George Floyd. Multimedia journalist Beth Nakamura, social media producer Ryan Fernandez, and reporter Zane Sparling (who covered protests for the Portland Tribune) join the conversation. On this episode of Beat Check, we talk about: --The physical dangers journalists faced on the streets from tear gas, munitions, crowding --Direct police violence against journalists --The three chapters of the 150-plus nights of protest --The role of live streamers --The fatal shooting in downtown after a pro-Trump caravan arrived in the city Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 Jun 2025 12:55:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive A trio of journalists joined Editor Therese Bottomly on Monday’s episode of “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to talk about the 2020 street protests that started in Portland after the police killing of George Floyd. Multimedia journalist Beth Nakamura, social media producer Ryan Fernandez, and reporter Zane Sparling (who covered protests for the Portland Tribune) join the conversation. On this episode of Beat Check, we talk about: --The physical dangers journalists faced on the streets from tear gas, munitions, crowding --Direct police violence against journalists --The three chapters of the 150-plus nights of protest --The role of live streamers --The fatal shooting in downtown after a pro-Trump caravan arrived in the city Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A trio of journalists joined Editor Therese Bottomly on Monday’s episode of “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to talk about the 2020 street protests that started in Portland after the police killing of George Floyd.

Multimedia journalist Beth Nakamura, social media producer Ryan Fernandez, and reporter Zane Sparling (who covered protests for the Portland Tribune) join the conversation.

On this episode of Beat Check, we talk about:

--The physical dangers journalists faced on the streets from tear gas, munitions, crowding

--Direct police violence against journalists

--The three chapters of the 150-plus nights of protest

--The role of live streamers

--The fatal shooting in downtown after a pro-Trump caravan arrived in the city

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]]> 1865 no The Trail Blazers are for sale. What’s next, who might buy them and will they stay in Portland? When Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen died in 2018 from complications related to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, it was matter of when, not if, his beloved professional sports team would be sold. Seven years later, that time has finally arrived. Allen’s estate announced on May 13 that is has initiated a formal sales process for one of Oregon’s most cherished institutions. Even though the sale has been anticipated since Allen’s death, it has sparked widespread curiosity — and concern — among the Blazers’ passionate fan base, fueling speculation about the future of the franchise. How long will the process take? Who might be interested in buying the team? And are the Blazers safe from relocation? On the latest episode of Beat Check, The Oregonian/OregonLive’s sports columnist, Bill Oram, dissects the looming sale of the Blazers and the future of the franchise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 26 May 2025 12:55:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive When Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen died in 2018 from complications related to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, it was matter of when, not if, his beloved professional sports team would be sold. Seven years later, that time has finally arrived. Allen’s estate announced on May 13 that is has initiated a formal sales process for one of Oregon’s most cherished institutions. Even though the sale has been anticipated since Allen’s death, it has sparked widespread curiosity — and concern — among the Blazers’ passionate fan base, fueling speculation about the future of the franchise. How long will the process take? Who might be interested in buying the team? And are the Blazers safe from relocation? On the latest episode of Beat Check, The Oregonian/OregonLive’s sports columnist, Bill Oram, dissects the looming sale of the Blazers and the future of the franchise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen died in 2018 from complications related to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, it was matter of when, not if, his beloved professional sports team would be sold.

Seven years later, that time has finally arrived.

Allen’s estate announced on May 13 that is has initiated a formal sales process for one of Oregon’s most cherished institutions.

Even though the sale has been anticipated since Allen’s death, it has sparked widespread curiosity — and concern — among the Blazers’ passionate fan base, fueling speculation about the future of the franchise.

How long will the process take? Who might be interested in buying the team? And are the Blazers safe from relocation?

On the latest episode of Beat Check, The Oregonian/OregonLive’s sports columnist, Bill Oram, dissects the looming sale of the Blazers and the future of the franchise.

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]]> 1782 no Behind The Oregonian/OregonLive’s headlines about a trucker licensing scheme Watchdog reporter Ted Sickinger joined Editor Therese Bottomly on this episode of “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to talk about his extraordinary reporting into Skyline CDL School, which operated in Oregon and Washington. On this episode of Beat Check, we talk about: --How the alleged bribery scheme operated, according to regulators --How the newsroom got onto the story --How regulators in Washington went on stakeouts to make their case What role the Higher Education Coordinating Commission has --How the school seemed to make efforts to appeal to Russian and Ukrainian immigrants --What the impact of the reporting has been Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 19 May 2025 15:52:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Watchdog reporter Ted Sickinger joined Editor Therese Bottomly on this episode of “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to talk about his extraordinary reporting into Skyline CDL School, which operated in Oregon and Washington. On this episode of Beat Check, we talk about: --How the alleged bribery scheme operated, according to regulators --How the newsroom got onto the story --How regulators in Washington went on stakeouts to make their case What role the Higher Education Coordinating Commission has --How the school seemed to make efforts to appeal to Russian and Ukrainian immigrants --What the impact of the reporting has been Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Watchdog reporter Ted Sickinger joined Editor Therese Bottomly on this episode of “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to talk about his extraordinary reporting into Skyline CDL School, which operated in Oregon and Washington.

On this episode of Beat Check, we talk about:

--How the alleged bribery scheme operated, according to regulators

--How the newsroom got onto the story

--How regulators in Washington went on stakeouts to make their case

What role the Higher Education Coordinating Commission has

--How the school seemed to make efforts to appeal to Russian and Ukrainian immigrants

--What the impact of the reporting has been

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]]> 1277 no Burning questions on the Portland Public Schools bond For this week’s episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, education reporter Julia Silverman tackles a series of burning questions from readers and listeners who are weighing how to vote on the $1.83 billion bond. Have a listen, and don’t forget to turn in your ballot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 12 May 2025 12:55:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive For this week’s episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, education reporter Julia Silverman tackles a series of burning questions from readers and listeners who are weighing how to vote on the $1.83 billion bond. Have a listen, and don’t forget to turn in your ballot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For this week’s episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, education reporter Julia Silverman tackles a series of burning questions from readers and listeners who are weighing how to vote on the $1.83 billion bond.


Have a listen, and don’t forget to turn in your ballot.

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]]> 1362 no A perilous moment for Portland mass transit It is a bleak time for mass transit all throughout the U.S. The challenges here in the Portland metro area are many and pronounced.TriMet is providing about 30 million fewer rides each year than it did in 2019 — and the recovery appears to be slowing way down. Rider safety has been a persistent concern since the pandemic. Fare evasion is rampant. Meanwhile, TriMet’s subsidy per ride has soared by more than 400% in the last decade. And the regional transit agency is now raising the prospect of staggering service cuts over the next few years. On the latest Beat Check, Oregonian/OregonLive reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Mike Rogoway examine this perilous moment for public transit in the Portland region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 05 May 2025 12:55:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive It is a bleak time for mass transit all throughout the U.S. The challenges here in the Portland metro area are many and pronounced.TriMet is providing about 30 million fewer rides each year than it did in 2019 — and the recovery appears to be slowing way down. Rider safety has been a persistent concern since the pandemic. Fare evasion is rampant. Meanwhile, TriMet’s subsidy per ride has soared by more than 400% in the last decade. And the regional transit agency is now raising the prospect of staggering service cuts over the next few years. On the latest Beat Check, Oregonian/OregonLive reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Mike Rogoway examine this perilous moment for public transit in the Portland region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It is a bleak time for mass transit all throughout the U.S. The challenges here in the Portland metro area are many and pronounced.TriMet is providing about 30 million fewer rides each year than it did in 2019 — and the recovery appears to be slowing way down.

Rider safety has been a persistent concern since the pandemic. Fare evasion is rampant.

Meanwhile, TriMet’s subsidy per ride has soared by more than 400% in the last decade. And the regional transit agency is now raising the prospect of staggering service cuts over the next few years.

On the latest Beat Check, Oregonian/OregonLive reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Mike Rogoway examine this perilous moment for public transit in the Portland region.

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]]> 2044 no How to keep hope alive as Trump upends climate, environmental work In recent months, climate and environmental work have been under threat in the U.S., with the Trump administration dismantling climate legislation, freezing funds and intimidating universities, states and nonprofits. Despite the chaos, there’s still a place for hope, says award-winning environmental journalist Alan Weisman, author of the new book Hope Dies Last. The book profiles scientists, engineers, activists and environmentalists in the U.S. and around the world who are doing extraordinary work to repair our planet’s most devastated ecosystems and prevent climate disaster. Weisman spoke on the Beat Check podcast about how we can persevere despite all odds, how to pass on hope to our children and which four world emergencies need visionary ideas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 28 Apr 2025 12:55:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive In recent months, climate and environmental work have been under threat in the U.S., with the Trump administration dismantling climate legislation, freezing funds and intimidating universities, states and nonprofits. Despite the chaos, there’s still a place for hope, says award-winning environmental journalist Alan Weisman, author of the new book Hope Dies Last. The book profiles scientists, engineers, activists and environmentalists in the U.S. and around the world who are doing extraordinary work to repair our planet’s most devastated ecosystems and prevent climate disaster. Weisman spoke on the Beat Check podcast about how we can persevere despite all odds, how to pass on hope to our children and which four world emergencies need visionary ideas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In recent months, climate and environmental work have been under threat in the U.S., with the Trump administration dismantling climate legislation, freezing funds and intimidating universities, states and nonprofits.


Despite the chaos, there’s still a place for hope, says award-winning environmental journalist Alan Weisman, author of the new book Hope Dies Last. The book profiles scientists, engineers, activists and environmentalists in the U.S. and around the world who are doing extraordinary work to repair our planet’s most devastated ecosystems and prevent climate disaster.


Weisman spoke on the Beat Check podcast about how we can persevere despite all odds, how to pass on hope to our children and which four world emergencies need visionary ideas.

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]]> 2371 no Trump’s tariffs and his trade war’s ‘sobering’ impact on Oregon small businesses When President Trump raised tariffs against China and other countries earlier this month, stock markets plunged, chaos rippled through the global economy and anxiety hit business owners across the United States. The specifics of the tariffs — which soared as high as 145% on China and affected virtually every country on earth — have been changing weekly, if not daily. And the helter-skelter nature of it all has sent businesses scrambling to adapt to Trump’s trade war. In Oregon’s trade-dependent economy, the tariffs are particularly tough on the footwear and apparel industry, which uses factories in Asia. And while business giants like Nike and Columbia are plotting to stay afloat, the dramatic shift in policy is potentially crippling for thousands of small businesses in the state, which don’t have as much financial flexibility and muscle. What’s the mood among Oregon’s small business owners? How are they coping? And what does the future look like? On the latest episode of Beat Check, reporter Matthew Kish, who covers business for The Oregonian/OregonLive, breaks down the impact of Trump’s tariffs on Oregon small businesses. Related reading: • How Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs have rattled Oregon small businesses • ‘Tariff tantrum’ will squeeze Oregon’s sneaker business • Oregon food industry facing extreme uncertainty again, this time from Trump tariffs • As trade war heats up, here are Oregon’s largest trading partners • Trump puts 90-day pause on most new tariffs but an increase on Chinese imports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive When President Trump raised tariffs against China and other countries earlier this month, stock markets plunged, chaos rippled through the global economy and anxiety hit business owners across the United States. The specifics of the tariffs — which soared as high as 145% on China and affected virtually every country on earth — have been changing weekly, if not daily. And the helter-skelter nature of it all has sent businesses scrambling to adapt to Trump’s trade war. In Oregon’s trade-dependent economy, the tariffs are particularly tough on the footwear and apparel industry, which uses factories in Asia. And while business giants like Nike and Columbia are plotting to stay afloat, the dramatic shift in policy is potentially crippling for thousands of small businesses in the state, which don’t have as much financial flexibility and muscle. What’s the mood among Oregon’s small business owners? How are they coping? And what does the future look like? On the latest episode of Beat Check, reporter Matthew Kish, who covers business for The Oregonian/OregonLive, breaks down the impact of Trump’s tariffs on Oregon small businesses. Related reading: • How Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs have rattled Oregon small businesses • ‘Tariff tantrum’ will squeeze Oregon’s sneaker business • Oregon food industry facing extreme uncertainty again, this time from Trump tariffs • As trade war heats up, here are Oregon’s largest trading partners • Trump puts 90-day pause on most new tariffs but an increase on Chinese imports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When President Trump raised tariffs against China and other countries earlier this month, stock markets plunged, chaos rippled through the global economy and anxiety hit business owners across the United States.


The specifics of the tariffs — which soared as high as 145% on China and affected virtually every country on earth — have been changing weekly, if not daily.

And the helter-skelter nature of it all has sent businesses scrambling to adapt to Trump’s trade war.


In Oregon’s trade-dependent economy, the tariffs are particularly tough on the footwear and apparel industry, which uses factories in Asia. And while business giants like Nike and Columbia are plotting to stay afloat, the dramatic shift in policy is potentially crippling for thousands of small businesses in the state, which don’t have as much financial flexibility and muscle.

What’s the mood among Oregon’s small business owners? How are they coping? And what does the future look like?


On the latest episode of Beat Check, reporter Matthew Kish, who covers business for The Oregonian/OregonLive, breaks down the impact of Trump’s tariffs on Oregon small businesses.


Related reading:

• How Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs have rattled Oregon small businesses

• ‘Tariff tantrum’ will squeeze Oregon’s sneaker business

• Oregon food industry facing extreme uncertainty again, this time from Trump tariffs

• As trade war heats up, here are Oregon’s largest trading partners

• Trump puts 90-day pause on most new tariffs but an increase on Chinese imports

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]]> 1330 Everything you ever wanted to know about polls, because we are not afraid to ask. In this week’s episode, Politics and Education Editor Betsy Hammond breaks down the key finding of a survey of 600 metro area voters by DHM Research, commissioned by The Oregonian. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 14 Apr 2025 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive In this week’s episode, Politics and Education Editor Betsy Hammond breaks down the key finding of a survey of 600 metro area voters by DHM Research, commissioned by The Oregonian. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this week’s episode, Politics and Education Editor Betsy Hammond breaks down the key finding of a survey of 600 metro area voters by DHM Research, commissioned by The Oregonian.

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]]> 1252 Is Portland ready for a large wildfire in Forest Park? With wildfire season approaching and southern California still reeling from the January wildfires, Portland leaders are making sure the city can withstand a major urban wildfire. Forest Park, the city’s crown jewel and one of the largest urban forests in the U.S., has been identified as one of the areas most at-risk for wildfire in the city. Kim Kosmas, a senior public education officer with Portland Fire & Rescue who also manages the wildfire preparedness program, talks on Beat Check about what the city is doing to prevent large fires in Forest Park and what homeowners can do to protect their homes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:55:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive With wildfire season approaching and southern California still reeling from the January wildfires, Portland leaders are making sure the city can withstand a major urban wildfire. Forest Park, the city’s crown jewel and one of the largest urban forests in the U.S., has been identified as one of the areas most at-risk for wildfire in the city. Kim Kosmas, a senior public education officer with Portland Fire & Rescue who also manages the wildfire preparedness program, talks on Beat Check about what the city is doing to prevent large fires in Forest Park and what homeowners can do to protect their homes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices With wildfire season approaching and southern California still reeling from the January wildfires, Portland leaders are making sure the city can withstand a major urban wildfire.


Forest Park, the city’s crown jewel and one of the largest urban forests in the U.S., has been identified as one of the areas most at-risk for wildfire in the city.


Kim Kosmas, a senior public education officer with Portland Fire & Rescue who also manages the wildfire preparedness program, talks on Beat Check about what the city is doing to prevent large fires in Forest Park and what homeowners can do to protect their homes.

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]]> 1912 no How officials at one Oregon sewer agency scored years of lavish trips and lots of meals First-class airfare to Hawaii. Five-star hotel stays. Lots and lots of food. All of it footed — directly or indirectly — by customers of a large Portland-area utility. A recent Oregonian/OregonLive investigation found that executives with Clean Water Services, Washington County’s sewer agency, have spent years enjoying fancy business trips to Hawaii and meals on ratepayers’ dime. None of the lavish travel spending is accounted for in the agency’s annual budgets. And, despite months of probing questions and public records requests, officials have not yet disclosed the total cost of four Hawaiian trips or provided the receipts on hundreds of thousands of dollars in food spending. On the latest Beat Check, Shane Dixon Kavanaugh talks to Jamie Goldberg about her rigorous watchdog reporting led to this month’s series on Clean Water Services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:55:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive First-class airfare to Hawaii. Five-star hotel stays. Lots and lots of food. All of it footed — directly or indirectly — by customers of a large Portland-area utility. A recent Oregonian/OregonLive investigation found that executives with Clean Water Services, Washington County’s sewer agency, have spent years enjoying fancy business trips to Hawaii and meals on ratepayers’ dime. None of the lavish travel spending is accounted for in the agency’s annual budgets. And, despite months of probing questions and public records requests, officials have not yet disclosed the total cost of four Hawaiian trips or provided the receipts on hundreds of thousands of dollars in food spending. On the latest Beat Check, Shane Dixon Kavanaugh talks to Jamie Goldberg about her rigorous watchdog reporting led to this month’s series on Clean Water Services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices First-class airfare to Hawaii. Five-star hotel stays. Lots and lots of food.


All of it footed — directly or indirectly — by customers of a large Portland-area utility.


A recent Oregonian/OregonLive investigation found that executives with Clean Water Services, Washington County’s sewer agency, have spent years enjoying fancy business trips to Hawaii and meals on ratepayers’ dime.


None of the lavish travel spending is accounted for in the agency’s annual budgets. And, despite months of probing questions and public records requests, officials have not yet disclosed the total cost of four Hawaiian trips or provided the receipts on hundreds of thousands of dollars in food spending.


On the latest Beat Check, Shane Dixon Kavanaugh talks to Jamie Goldberg about her rigorous watchdog reporting led to this month’s series on Clean Water Services.

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]]> 1971 no Scandals plague Oregon’s adult prisons, youth detention facilities A series of headlines has brought bad news about the management of Oregon’s Department of Corrections and Oregon Youth Authority to public attention. Numerous leadership changes have also resulted at the two departments. The agencies are separate divisions in Oregon’s state government but share the responsibility to care for people incarcerated for criminal convictions. The Oregon Youth Authority takes offenders who committed crimes before age 18 (from 12 to 24) and the Corrections Department houses adults. Senior reporter Noelle Crombie, who specializes in criminal justice journalism, wrote about problems of medical neglect in Oregon’s prisons. Prison officials placed on leave Prison medical care under scrutiny Prisoner lost sight in eye Doctor warned about problems at prisons Top officials dismissed Prison medical care plagued by turmoil at the top (with watchdog reporter Ted Sickinger) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:55:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive A series of headlines has brought bad news about the management of Oregon’s Department of Corrections and Oregon Youth Authority to public attention. Numerous leadership changes have also resulted at the two departments. The agencies are separate divisions in Oregon’s state government but share the responsibility to care for people incarcerated for criminal convictions. The Oregon Youth Authority takes offenders who committed crimes before age 18 (from 12 to 24) and the Corrections Department houses adults. Senior reporter Noelle Crombie, who specializes in criminal justice journalism, wrote about problems of medical neglect in Oregon’s prisons. Prison officials placed on leave Prison medical care under scrutiny Prisoner lost sight in eye Doctor warned about problems at prisons Top officials dismissed Prison medical care plagued by turmoil at the top (with watchdog reporter Ted Sickinger) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A series of headlines has brought bad news about the management of Oregon’s Department of Corrections and Oregon Youth Authority to public attention. Numerous leadership changes have also resulted at the two departments.


The agencies are separate divisions in Oregon’s state government but share the responsibility to care for people incarcerated for criminal convictions. The Oregon Youth Authority takes offenders who committed crimes before age 18 (from 12 to 24) and the Corrections Department houses adults.


Senior reporter Noelle Crombie, who specializes in criminal justice journalism, wrote about problems of medical neglect in Oregon’s prisons.


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]]> 936 The fight to keep Mt. Bachelor ski resort local When the Mt. Bachelor ski resort abruptly went up for sale in August, a couple of Central Oregon mountain enthusiasts had an audacious thought: Maybe we should buy it. Before they knew it, the me — who had not met beforehand — put in motion a plan to purchase one of Oregon’s most cherished landmarks. They organized a GoFundMe and formed a company. They hobnobbed with Oregon politicians. They sought out big-pocket investors. They knew the challenge would be daunting. Bachelor is a coveted property, after all. So the corporate titans of the ski industry would be swarming, likely offering bids in the neighborhood of $200 million. But the movement was quickly celebrated as a potential win for the underdog, drawing national attention for its effort to keep the United States’ seventh-largest ski resort out of the hands of corporate America — and in the hands of local ski bums. The group made a major announcement last week regarding their quest to buy Bachelor. Where do things stand? And how did we get to this point? On the latest episode of Beat Check, Jonathan Bach, who covers housing and real estate for The Oregonian/OregonLive, discusses the backstory — and the latest news — surrounding the bid to buy Mt. Bachelor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:55:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive When the Mt. Bachelor ski resort abruptly went up for sale in August, a couple of Central Oregon mountain enthusiasts had an audacious thought: Maybe we should buy it. Before they knew it, the me — who had not met beforehand — put in motion a plan to purchase one of Oregon’s most cherished landmarks. They organized a GoFundMe and formed a company. They hobnobbed with Oregon politicians. They sought out big-pocket investors. They knew the challenge would be daunting. Bachelor is a coveted property, after all. So the corporate titans of the ski industry would be swarming, likely offering bids in the neighborhood of $200 million. But the movement was quickly celebrated as a potential win for the underdog, drawing national attention for its effort to keep the United States’ seventh-largest ski resort out of the hands of corporate America — and in the hands of local ski bums. The group made a major announcement last week regarding their quest to buy Bachelor. Where do things stand? And how did we get to this point? On the latest episode of Beat Check, Jonathan Bach, who covers housing and real estate for The Oregonian/OregonLive, discusses the backstory — and the latest news — surrounding the bid to buy Mt. Bachelor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When the Mt. Bachelor ski resort abruptly went up for sale in August, a couple of Central Oregon mountain enthusiasts had an audacious thought:

Maybe we should buy it.

Before they knew it, the me — who had not met beforehand — put in motion a plan to purchase one of Oregon’s most cherished landmarks. They organized a GoFundMe and formed a company. They hobnobbed with Oregon politicians. They sought out big-pocket investors.

They knew the challenge would be daunting.

Bachelor is a coveted property, after all. So the corporate titans of the ski industry would be swarming, likely offering bids in the neighborhood of $200 million.

But the movement was quickly celebrated as a potential win for the underdog, drawing national attention for its effort to keep the United States’ seventh-largest ski resort out of the hands of corporate America — and in the hands of local ski bums.

The group made a major announcement last week regarding their quest to buy Bachelor. Where do things stand? And how did we get to this point?

On the latest episode of Beat Check, Jonathan Bach, who covers housing and real estate for The Oregonian/OregonLive, discusses the backstory — and the latest news — surrounding the bid to buy Mt. Bachelor.

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]]> 1346 The effort to land a baseball team in Portland is swinging for the fences But will it be a home run? The Portland Diamond Project has so far struck out on its years-long efforts to bring Major League Baseball to Portland. But now they’ve got a new site on the South Waterfront, fresh energy from city leaders and a pitch to the Oregon Legislature, not to mention swoon-y renderings of a new stadium along the Willamette. Sports columnist Bill Oram and ECONorthwest economist Mike Wilkerson join Beat Check with The Oregonian to make sense of the numbers behind the proposal, the unknowns (who is behind that ownership group?) and what comes next. Wilkerson, a consultant to the Portland Diamond Project, says building a new stadium downtown could be a game-changer for Portland, the city that he recently and regretfully said was on the verge of a “doom loop” thanks to downward trends in population growth, the commercial real estate market and more. Stay tuned until the end of the episode to hear Oram and Wilkerson make it very clear where their own personal baseball allegiances land. Related coverage: Is a picture worth almost a billion dollars?OHSU responds to South Waterfront ballpark proposalEconomist warns of Portland ‘doom loop’ Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts to get new episodes each week. You can support local journalism by becoming a subscriber to The Oregonian/OregonLive. Explore more of our podcasts and sign up to get newsletters for the latest news and top stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:55:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive But will it be a home run? The Portland Diamond Project has so far struck out on its years-long efforts to bring Major League Baseball to Portland. But now they’ve got a new site on the South Waterfront, fresh energy from city leaders and a pitch to the Oregon Legislature, not to mention swoon-y renderings of a new stadium along the Willamette. Sports columnist Bill Oram and ECONorthwest economist Mike Wilkerson join Beat Check with The Oregonian to make sense of the numbers behind the proposal, the unknowns (who is behind that ownership group?) and what comes next. Wilkerson, a consultant to the Portland Diamond Project, says building a new stadium downtown could be a game-changer for Portland, the city that he recently and regretfully said was on the verge of a “doom loop” thanks to downward trends in population growth, the commercial real estate market and more. Stay tuned until the end of the episode to hear Oram and Wilkerson make it very clear where their own personal baseball allegiances land. Related coverage: Is a picture worth almost a billion dollars?OHSU responds to South Waterfront ballpark proposalEconomist warns of Portland ‘doom loop’ Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts to get new episodes each week. You can support local journalism by becoming a subscriber to The Oregonian/OregonLive. Explore more of our podcasts and sign up to get newsletters for the latest news and top stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices But will it be a home run?

The Portland Diamond Project has so far struck out on its years-long efforts to bring Major League Baseball to Portland.

But now they’ve got a new site on the South Waterfront, fresh energy from city leaders and a pitch to the Oregon Legislature, not to mention swoon-y renderings of a new stadium along the Willamette.

Sports columnist Bill Oram and ECONorthwest economist Mike Wilkerson join Beat Check with The Oregonian to make sense of the numbers behind the proposal, the unknowns (who is behind that ownership group?) and what comes next. Wilkerson, a consultant to the Portland Diamond Project, says building a new stadium downtown could be a game-changer for Portland, the city that he recently and regretfully said was on the verge of a “doom loop” thanks to downward trends in population growth, the commercial real estate market and more.

Stay tuned until the end of the episode to hear Oram and Wilkerson make it very clear where their own personal baseball allegiances land.

Related coverage:

Is a picture worth almost a billion dollars?OHSU responds to South Waterfront ballpark proposalEconomist warns of Portland ‘doom loop’

Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts to get new episodes each week.

You can support local journalism by becoming a subscriber to The Oregonian/OregonLive. Explore more of our podcasts and sign up to get newsletters for the latest news and top stories.

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]]> 1725 How dangerous are wood stoves and fireplaces to human health and the planet? Preliminary results from a new state survey on wood combustion show more people are using fireplaces and woodstoves in urban areas in Oregon, despite efforts by state and local governments to decrease their use. Why the increase? And just how dangerous are wood stoves and wood-burning fireplaces to our health and the health of the planet? John Wasiutynski, the director for Multnomah County’s Office of Sustainability, talked on the Beat Check podcast about the pollution impacts of wood combustion and about why it’s so difficult to get people to stop using wood burning devices.  READ MORE: Budget cuts jeopardize program providing heat pumps for low-income Oregonians Oregon attorney general’s office joins lawsuit against the EPA over wood-burning stove standards Limiting winter fires helps Portland’s toxic air, and it’s the law Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:55:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Preliminary results from a new state survey on wood combustion show more people are using fireplaces and woodstoves in urban areas in Oregon, despite efforts by state and local governments to decrease their use. Why the increase? And just how dangerous are wood stoves and wood-burning fireplaces to our health and the health of the planet? John Wasiutynski, the director for Multnomah County’s Office of Sustainability, talked on the Beat Check podcast about the pollution impacts of wood combustion and about why it’s so difficult to get people to stop using wood burning devices.  READ MORE: Budget cuts jeopardize program providing heat pumps for low-income Oregonians Oregon attorney general’s office joins lawsuit against the EPA over wood-burning stove standards Limiting winter fires helps Portland’s toxic air, and it’s the law Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Preliminary results from a new state survey on wood combustion show more people are using fireplaces and woodstoves in urban areas in Oregon, despite efforts by state and local governments to decrease their use.

Why the increase? And just how dangerous are wood stoves and wood-burning fireplaces to our health and the health of the planet?

John Wasiutynski, the director for Multnomah County’s Office of Sustainability, talked on the Beat Check podcast about the pollution impacts of wood combustion and about why it’s so difficult to get people to stop using wood burning devices. 

READ MORE:

Budget cuts jeopardize program providing heat pumps for low-income Oregonians

Oregon attorney general’s office joins lawsuit against the EPA over wood-burning stove standards

Limiting winter fires helps Portland’s toxic air, and it’s the law

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]]> 2155 Are Portland’s stubbornly high homicide numbers a new normal? It’s undeniably good news that deadly violence in Portland continued to tick downward last year. The city recorded 71 homicides in 2024. That’s six fewer than the year prior and a 30% drop from the record-shattering 101 killings Oregon’s most populous city saw in 2022. Reported shootings, meanwhile, fell below 1,000 for the first time since 2020. Despite these positive trends, annual Portland homicides are still more than double what they were pre-pandemic. And other large, more populous west coast cities like Seattle and San Francisco continue to see far fewer killings than here. So what gives? On The latest Beat Check, Oregonian/OregonLive reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Zaeem Shaikh discuss Portland’s stubbornly high homicide numbers — and why there are signs of continued of improvement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 24 Feb 2025 13:55:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive It’s undeniably good news that deadly violence in Portland continued to tick downward last year. The city recorded 71 homicides in 2024. That’s six fewer than the year prior and a 30% drop from the record-shattering 101 killings Oregon’s most populous city saw in 2022. Reported shootings, meanwhile, fell below 1,000 for the first time since 2020. Despite these positive trends, annual Portland homicides are still more than double what they were pre-pandemic. And other large, more populous west coast cities like Seattle and San Francisco continue to see far fewer killings than here. So what gives? On The latest Beat Check, Oregonian/OregonLive reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Zaeem Shaikh discuss Portland’s stubbornly high homicide numbers — and why there are signs of continued of improvement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It’s undeniably good news that deadly violence in Portland continued to tick downward last year.

The city recorded 71 homicides in 2024. That’s six fewer than the year prior and a 30% drop from the record-shattering 101 killings Oregon’s most populous city saw in 2022.

Reported shootings, meanwhile, fell below 1,000 for the first time since 2020.

Despite these positive trends, annual Portland homicides are still more than double what they were pre-pandemic. And other large, more populous west coast cities like Seattle and San Francisco continue to see far fewer killings than here.

So what gives?

On The latest Beat Check, Oregonian/OregonLive reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Zaeem Shaikh discuss Portland’s stubbornly high homicide numbers — and why there are signs of continued of improvement.

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]]> 2289 How The Oregonian/OregonLive is covering Trump orders, policy changes The second Trump administration has barely begun, but an avalanche of policy changes and executive orders have already had repercussions in Oregon. Editor Therese Bottomly is joined by politics co-editor Jamie Goldberg and watchdog editor Brad Schmidt to discuss local coverage of the Trump effect in Oregon. They discuss the many lawsuits already filed by Oregon and other states over Trump’s orders.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:55:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive The second Trump administration has barely begun, but an avalanche of policy changes and executive orders have already had repercussions in Oregon. Editor Therese Bottomly is joined by politics co-editor Jamie Goldberg and watchdog editor Brad Schmidt to discuss local coverage of the Trump effect in Oregon. They discuss the many lawsuits already filed by Oregon and other states over Trump’s orders.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The second Trump administration has barely begun, but an avalanche of policy changes and executive orders have already had repercussions in Oregon.

Editor Therese Bottomly is joined by politics co-editor Jamie Goldberg and watchdog editor Brad Schmidt to discuss local coverage of the Trump effect in Oregon.

They discuss the many lawsuits already filed by Oregon and other states over Trump’s orders. 

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]]> 797 Recreational marijuana and Oregon’s cannabis economic crisis When Oregon became the third state in the United States to legalize recreational marijuana use, proponents envisioned a double dose of green. Residents were given a chance to light up legally, finally bringing the state’s underground cannabis culture out of the shadows. Nowadays, Oregon boasts twice as many cannabis shops as Starbucks coffeehouses. But a decade into Oregon’s grand, green experiment, the business of marijuana has reached a crisis.  On the latest episode of Beat Check, Mike Rogoway, who covers Oregon technology and the state economy for The Oregonian/OregonLive, details the highs and lows of one of Oregon’s most unique industries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 10 Feb 2025 13:55:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive When Oregon became the third state in the United States to legalize recreational marijuana use, proponents envisioned a double dose of green. Residents were given a chance to light up legally, finally bringing the state’s underground cannabis culture out of the shadows. Nowadays, Oregon boasts twice as many cannabis shops as Starbucks coffeehouses. But a decade into Oregon’s grand, green experiment, the business of marijuana has reached a crisis.  On the latest episode of Beat Check, Mike Rogoway, who covers Oregon technology and the state economy for The Oregonian/OregonLive, details the highs and lows of one of Oregon’s most unique industries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When Oregon became the third state in the United States to legalize recreational marijuana use, proponents envisioned a double dose of green. Residents were given a chance to light up legally, finally bringing the state’s underground cannabis culture out of the shadows.

Nowadays, Oregon boasts twice as many cannabis shops as Starbucks coffeehouses. But a decade into Oregon’s grand, green experiment, the business of marijuana has reached a crisis. 

On the latest episode of Beat Check, Mike Rogoway, who covers Oregon technology and the state economy for The Oregonian/OregonLive, details the highs and lows of one of Oregon’s most unique industries.

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]]> 1490 Putting together the pieces of Oregon’s affordable housing puzzle It’s no secret that Oregon has an affordable housing problem. Gov. Tina Kotek has set an ambitious goal of building 36,000 units of housing a year, but so far, the state is nowhere close to hitting that target. Housing and real estate reporter Jonathan Bach recently went to Bend to spotlight a small but meaningful piece of the affordable housing puzzle: Community land trusts. He dissects them on this week’s episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, and also checks in on other strategies the state is using to chip away at its housing backlog. And don’t miss the end of the episode, where Bach discusses the commercial real estate projects that are set to break big in 2025, including the new James Beard Public Market in Portland. Pike Place, Portland’s coming for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:55:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive It’s no secret that Oregon has an affordable housing problem. Gov. Tina Kotek has set an ambitious goal of building 36,000 units of housing a year, but so far, the state is nowhere close to hitting that target. Housing and real estate reporter Jonathan Bach recently went to Bend to spotlight a small but meaningful piece of the affordable housing puzzle: Community land trusts. He dissects them on this week’s episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, and also checks in on other strategies the state is using to chip away at its housing backlog. And don’t miss the end of the episode, where Bach discusses the commercial real estate projects that are set to break big in 2025, including the new James Beard Public Market in Portland. Pike Place, Portland’s coming for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It’s no secret that Oregon has an affordable housing problem. Gov. Tina Kotek has set an ambitious goal of building 36,000 units of housing a year, but so far, the state is nowhere close to hitting that target.

Housing and real estate reporter Jonathan Bach recently went to Bend to spotlight a small but meaningful piece of the affordable housing puzzle: Community land trusts. He dissects them on this week’s episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, and also checks in on other strategies the state is using to chip away at its housing backlog.

And don’t miss the end of the episode, where Bach discusses the commercial real estate projects that are set to break big in 2025, including the new James Beard Public Market in Portland. Pike Place, Portland’s coming for you.

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]]> 1125 Can legislators shield consumers from the cost of powering data centers in Oregon? https://www.oregonlive.com/business/ Oregon’s residential electricity rates have gone up nearly 50% in the Portland area in just the past four years. Those increases have primarily been driven by the rising costs to buy power from the open energy market. But there’s growing concern that the rapid expansion of power-hungry data centers could significantly drive up residential power bills in the coming years. Already, data centers consume more than 10% of all Oregon’s electricity. Power planners expect tech companies’ power use will double by the end of the decade, or perhaps quadruple. Mike Rogoway, who reports on data centers for The Oregonian/OregonLive, talked on Beat Check podcast about a new proposal state lawmakers are crafting for the new legislative session that would give Oregon regulators authority to insulate residential customers from the costs associated with supplying data centers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 27 Jan 2025 13:55:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Oregon’s residential electricity rates have gone up nearly 50% in the Portland area in just the past four years. Those increases have primarily been driven by the rising costs to buy power from the open energy market. But there’s growing concern that the rapid expansion of power-hungry data centers could significantly drive up residential power bills in the coming years. Already, data centers consume more than 10% of all Oregon’s electricity. Power planners expect tech companies’ power use will double by the end of the decade, or perhaps quadruple. Mike Rogoway, who reports on data centers for The Oregonian/OregonLive, talked on Beat Check podcast about a new proposal state lawmakers are crafting for the new legislative session that would give Oregon regulators authority to insulate residential customers from the costs associated with supplying data centers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Oregon’s residential electricity rates have gone up nearly 50% in the Portland area in just the past four years. Those increases have primarily been driven by the rising costs to buy power from the open energy market. But there’s growing concern that the rapid expansion of power-hungry data centers could significantly drive up residential power bills in the coming years.

Already, data centers consume more than 10% of all Oregon’s electricity. Power planners expect tech companies’ power use will double by the end of the decade, or perhaps quadruple.

Mike Rogoway, who reports on data centers for The Oregonian/OregonLive, talked on Beat Check podcast about a new proposal state lawmakers are crafting for the new legislative session that would give Oregon regulators authority to insulate residential customers from the costs associated with supplying data centers.

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]]> 1771 Oregon lawmakers report to work. Here’s what they’re up to A housing, homelessness and behavioral health crisis. Flagging student test scores. Billions of dollars needed for road and bridge repairs.Oregon legislative leaders will kick off their 2025 session this week at the Capitol with no shortage of significant challenges to tackle and tame. And while Democrats and Republicans say right now that they share a focus on other key areas of concern — such as making life more affordable for Oregonians and greater accountability of state government — the finer details around those common goals could prove divisive in the coming months. On the latest Beat Check, reporters Sami Edge and Shane Dixon Kavanaugh offer a Salem legislative preview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Jan 2025 13:55:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive A housing, homelessness and behavioral health crisis. Flagging student test scores. Billions of dollars needed for road and bridge repairs.Oregon legislative leaders will kick off their 2025 session this week at the Capitol with no shortage of significant challenges to tackle and tame. And while Democrats and Republicans say right now that they share a focus on other key areas of concern — such as making life more affordable for Oregonians and greater accountability of state government — the finer details around those common goals could prove divisive in the coming months. On the latest Beat Check, reporters Sami Edge and Shane Dixon Kavanaugh offer a Salem legislative preview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A housing, homelessness and behavioral health crisis. Flagging student test scores. Billions of dollars needed for road and bridge repairs.Oregon legislative leaders will kick off their 2025 session this week at the Capitol with no shortage of significant challenges to tackle and tame.

And while Democrats and Republicans say right now that they share a focus on other key areas of concern — such as making life more affordable for Oregonians and greater accountability of state government — the finer details around those common goals could prove divisive in the coming months.

On the latest Beat Check, reporters Sami Edge and Shane Dixon Kavanaugh offer a Salem legislative preview.

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]]> 1157 The ‘Starfish’ surveys that rattled the highest echelons at Nike Business reporter Matthew Kish just completed a three-part series on one of Oregon’s signature companies, Nike. He took a deep dive into the so-called “Starfish” surveys, a clandestine effort to document problems employees had with harassment and discrimination. The surveys are at the heart of a court case set to be argued this winter at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. Kish joined Editor Therese Bottomly to talk about his reporting, the court case, and how The Oregonian/OregonLive became entwined in court proceedings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 13 Jan 2025 13:55:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Business reporter Matthew Kish just completed a three-part series on one of Oregon’s signature companies, Nike. He took a deep dive into the so-called “Starfish” surveys, a clandestine effort to document problems employees had with harassment and discrimination. The surveys are at the heart of a court case set to be argued this winter at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. Kish joined Editor Therese Bottomly to talk about his reporting, the court case, and how The Oregonian/OregonLive became entwined in court proceedings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Business reporter Matthew Kish just completed a three-part series on one of Oregon’s signature companies, Nike. He took a deep dive into the so-called “Starfish” surveys, a clandestine effort to document problems employees had with harassment and discrimination.

The surveys are at the heart of a court case set to be argued this winter at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. Kish joined Editor Therese Bottomly to talk about his reporting, the court case, and how The Oregonian/OregonLive became entwined in court proceedings.

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]]> 1172 What happens when Oregon approves massive thousand-acre solar farms? https://www.oregonlive.com/podcasts/ Large solar farms are on the rise in Oregon, in a push to fulfill the state’s ambitious clean energy mandates. But their rapid rise is leading to worries about how they could reshape the state’s agricultural economy and rural vistas. In November, the Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council, a board that oversees the siting of large energy facilities, approved the state’s largest solar farm – and one of the country’s largest – on about 10,000 acres of active farmland in Morrow County. It’s one of several multi-thousand acre solar farms poised to be built in Oregon. Most of the projects will cover cultivable agricultural land, taking thousands of acres out of production and reshaping the rural landscape. This has brought questions about the potential impacts to farmers, ranchers, tourists and wildlife. Sarah Esterson, a senior policy advisor on the state’s Energy facility siting team, talked on Beat Check about how the state approves large solar farms and what it requires of developers to offset impacts to rural economies and landscapes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Large solar farms are on the rise in Oregon, in a push to fulfill the state’s ambitious clean energy mandates. But their rapid rise is leading to worries about how they could reshape the state’s agricultural economy and rural vistas. In November, the Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council, a board that oversees the siting of large energy facilities, approved the state’s largest solar farm – and one of the country’s largest – on about 10,000 acres of active farmland in Morrow County. It’s one of several multi-thousand acre solar farms poised to be built in Oregon. Most of the projects will cover cultivable agricultural land, taking thousands of acres out of production and reshaping the rural landscape. This has brought questions about the potential impacts to farmers, ranchers, tourists and wildlife. Sarah Esterson, a senior policy advisor on the state’s Energy facility siting team, talked on Beat Check about how the state approves large solar farms and what it requires of developers to offset impacts to rural economies and landscapes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Large solar farms are on the rise in Oregon, in a push to fulfill the state’s ambitious clean energy mandates. But their rapid rise is leading to worries about how they could reshape the state’s agricultural economy and rural vistas.


In November, the Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council, a board that oversees the siting of large energy facilities, approved the state’s largest solar farm – and one of the country’s largest – on about 10,000 acres of active farmland in Morrow County. It’s one of several multi-thousand acre solar farms poised to be built in Oregon.


Most of the projects will cover cultivable agricultural land, taking thousands of acres out of production and reshaping the rural landscape. This has brought questions about the potential impacts to farmers, ranchers, tourists and wildlife.


Sarah Esterson, a senior policy advisor on the state’s Energy facility siting team, talked on Beat Check about how the state approves large solar farms and what it requires of developers to offset impacts to rural economies and landscapes.

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]]> 2027 A conversation with the superintendents of Oregon’s 3 largest school districts Schools may be closed for the holiday break, but there’s a lot ahead for Oregon’s public education system in 2025. We asked three of the superintendents of Oregon’s largest public school districts — Kimberlee Armstrong of Portland Public Schools, Gustavo Balderas from the Beaverton School District and Andrea Castaneda from Salem-Keizer Public Schools — to join Beat Check this week for a roundtable discussion. Listen in to get the scoop on their thoughts about how the state funds education, and how that impacts urban school districts, which serve complex, high-needs communities, including families experiencing poverty and students who don’t speak English as a first language. We also broke down the debate over greater accountability in Oregon’s school systems, what it’s like to be negotiating with teacher unions in the wake of Portland’s impactful teacher strike and what classroom projects — from language immersion to early literacy — have them really jazzed about 2025. Read more: How shabby or shiny are your local schools? In Oregon, it depends on where you live. After Portland teachers’ strike and statewide budget cuts, Kotek backs ‘significant’ changes to funding formula. In Albany, a teacher’s strike reverberates statewide Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts to get new episodes each week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 Dec 2024 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Schools may be closed for the holiday break, but there’s a lot ahead for Oregon’s public education system in 2025. We asked three of the superintendents of Oregon’s largest public school districts — Kimberlee Armstrong of Portland Public Schools, Gustavo Balderas from the Beaverton School District and Andrea Castaneda from Salem-Keizer Public Schools — to join Beat Check this week for a roundtable discussion. Listen in to get the scoop on their thoughts about how the state funds education, and how that impacts urban school districts, which serve complex, high-needs communities, including families experiencing poverty and students who don’t speak English as a first language. We also broke down the debate over greater accountability in Oregon’s school systems, what it’s like to be negotiating with teacher unions in the wake of Portland’s impactful teacher strike and what classroom projects — from language immersion to early literacy — have them really jazzed about 2025. Read more: How shabby or shiny are your local schools? In Oregon, it depends on where you live. After Portland teachers’ strike and statewide budget cuts, Kotek backs ‘significant’ changes to funding formula. In Albany, a teacher’s strike reverberates statewide Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts to get new episodes each week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Schools may be closed for the holiday break, but there’s a lot ahead for Oregon’s public education system in 2025.

We asked three of the superintendents of Oregon’s largest public school districts — Kimberlee Armstrong of Portland Public Schools, Gustavo Balderas from the Beaverton School District and Andrea Castaneda from Salem-Keizer Public Schools — to join Beat Check this week for a roundtable discussion.

Listen in to get the scoop on their thoughts about how the state funds education, and how that impacts urban school districts, which serve complex, high-needs communities, including families experiencing poverty and students who don’t speak English as a first language.

We also broke down the debate over greater accountability in Oregon’s school systems, what it’s like to be negotiating with teacher unions in the wake of Portland’s impactful teacher strike and what classroom projects — from language immersion to early literacy — have them really jazzed about 2025.

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How shabby or shiny are your local schools? In Oregon, it depends on where you live.

After Portland teachers’ strike and statewide budget cuts, Kotek backs ‘significant’ changes to funding formula.

In Albany, a teacher’s strike reverberates statewide

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]]> 1579 UFOs, mysterious red lights in Oregon skies and perplexed pilots On the evening of Saturday, Dec. 7, a series of curious and unusual red lights illuminated the Oregon night sky. They moved around dramatically, zooming up and down at speeds so extreme, so uncharacteristic, nearby pilots were left in awe as they watched it all unfold from 30,000 feet. “I don’t even know how to describe it,” one pilot said. “It’s pretty crazy,” added another. In the middle of the mystery, an air traffic controller gave permission for the pilots to “maneuver as necessary left and right to avoid the UFO out there.” Some have suggested that the lights were merely Starlink satellites, which are routinely spotted as they orbit the planet. But others aren’t so sure. Some believe those weird red lights that dazzled the night sky are part of a curious trend of uncanny events. Some believe there’s more to the story. On the latest episode of Beat Check, Lizzy Acker, who covers Oregon weather and writes the advice column Why Tho? for The Oregonian/OregonLive, shares details of the recent curiosities in our friendly skies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive On the evening of Saturday, Dec. 7, a series of curious and unusual red lights illuminated the Oregon night sky. They moved around dramatically, zooming up and down at speeds so extreme, so uncharacteristic, nearby pilots were left in awe as they watched it all unfold from 30,000 feet. “I don’t even know how to describe it,” one pilot said. “It’s pretty crazy,” added another. In the middle of the mystery, an air traffic controller gave permission for the pilots to “maneuver as necessary left and right to avoid the UFO out there.” Some have suggested that the lights were merely Starlink satellites, which are routinely spotted as they orbit the planet. But others aren’t so sure. Some believe those weird red lights that dazzled the night sky are part of a curious trend of uncanny events. Some believe there’s more to the story. On the latest episode of Beat Check, Lizzy Acker, who covers Oregon weather and writes the advice column Why Tho? for The Oregonian/OregonLive, shares details of the recent curiosities in our friendly skies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices On the evening of Saturday, Dec. 7, a series of curious and unusual red lights illuminated the Oregon night sky. They moved around dramatically, zooming up and down at speeds so extreme, so uncharacteristic, nearby pilots were left in awe as they watched it all unfold from 30,000 feet.

“I don’t even know how to describe it,” one pilot said.

“It’s pretty crazy,” added another.

In the middle of the mystery, an air traffic controller gave permission for the pilots to “maneuver as necessary left and right to avoid the UFO out there.”

Some have suggested that the lights were merely Starlink satellites, which are routinely spotted as they orbit the planet. But others aren’t so sure. Some believe those weird red lights that dazzled the night sky are part of a curious trend of uncanny events. Some believe there’s more to the story.

On the latest episode of Beat Check, Lizzy Acker, who covers Oregon weather and writes the advice column Why Tho? for The Oregonian/OregonLive, shares details of the recent curiosities in our friendly skies.

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]]> 1529 How the largest U.S. supermarket merger in history imploded Last week, plans for the largest U.S. supermarket merger in history imploded in spectacular fashion. First, an Oregon federal judge blocked the $24.6 billion bid by Kroger to take over Albertson’s, its next largest rival. Less than 24 hours later, Albertsons, which also owns Safeway, pulled out of the deal entirely — and then filed a massive lawsuit against Kroger, the parent company of Fred Meyer and QFC. The bitter breakup marks the end of a two-year saga that stood to upend grocery shopping across Oregon and centered largely right here in Portland. On the latest Beat Check, Oregonian/OregonLive reporters Kristine de Leon and Shane Dixon Kavanaugh unpack the final twists and turns of the supermarket deal gone sour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Last week, plans for the largest U.S. supermarket merger in history imploded in spectacular fashion. First, an Oregon federal judge blocked the $24.6 billion bid by Kroger to take over Albertson’s, its next largest rival. Less than 24 hours later, Albertsons, which also owns Safeway, pulled out of the deal entirely — and then filed a massive lawsuit against Kroger, the parent company of Fred Meyer and QFC. The bitter breakup marks the end of a two-year saga that stood to upend grocery shopping across Oregon and centered largely right here in Portland. On the latest Beat Check, Oregonian/OregonLive reporters Kristine de Leon and Shane Dixon Kavanaugh unpack the final twists and turns of the supermarket deal gone sour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Last week, plans for the largest U.S. supermarket merger in history imploded in spectacular fashion.

First, an Oregon federal judge blocked the $24.6 billion bid by Kroger to take over Albertson’s, its next largest rival.

Less than 24 hours later, Albertsons, which also owns Safeway, pulled out of the deal entirely — and then filed a massive lawsuit against Kroger, the parent company of Fred Meyer and QFC.

The bitter breakup marks the end of a two-year saga that stood to upend grocery shopping across Oregon and centered largely right here in Portland.

On the latest Beat Check, Oregonian/OregonLive reporters Kristine de Leon and Shane Dixon Kavanaugh unpack the final twists and turns of the supermarket deal gone sour.

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]]> 1216 How Oregonians can support Season of Sharing, our holiday campaign For decades, The Oregonian has sponsored an annual fundraising drive, featuring local nonprofits making a difference in our community. Its part of The Oregonian/OregonLive’s mission to strengthen and empower the communities we serve. This year, we are featuring 13 nonprofits. Once the board chooses a nonprofit, reporters and photographers find an example of how the agency has helped individuals. Each article is accompanied by a box that shows what donations, even small ones, can accomplish. Grant Butler, a longtime editor and reporter in our newsroom, takes on the challenge of managing the project each fall. He joined Editor Therese Bottomly, who leads the board overseeing Oregonian Publishing Co. Public Benefits Inc., to talk about the importance of our campaign. > Donate to the Season of Sharing general fund. You can also text the code Season2024 to 44-321. This year’s Season of Sharing fund drive continues until Dec. 31. Online donations can be made at oregonlive.com/sharing or the 2024 Season of Sharing GiveLively page. Donations can also be made by mail: Make a check out to Season of Sharing and send it to Season of Sharing, c/o Oregonians Credit Union, 336 N.E. 20th Ave., Portland, OR 97232. In this episode of Beat Check, we talk about: The history of our fund drive and how it has changed over the decades How the nonprofits are chosen Hearing about the transformative power of Season of Sharing gifts How Season of Sharing prompts other gifts or bequests Favorite stories Butler remembers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Dec 2024 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive For decades, The Oregonian has sponsored an annual fundraising drive, featuring local nonprofits making a difference in our community. Its part of The Oregonian/OregonLive’s mission to strengthen and empower the communities we serve. This year, we are featuring 13 nonprofits. Once the board chooses a nonprofit, reporters and photographers find an example of how the agency has helped individuals. Each article is accompanied by a box that shows what donations, even small ones, can accomplish. Grant Butler, a longtime editor and reporter in our newsroom, takes on the challenge of managing the project each fall. He joined Editor Therese Bottomly, who leads the board overseeing Oregonian Publishing Co. Public Benefits Inc., to talk about the importance of our campaign. > Donate to the Season of Sharing general fund. You can also text the code Season2024 to 44-321. This year’s Season of Sharing fund drive continues until Dec. 31. Online donations can be made at oregonlive.com/sharing or the 2024 Season of Sharing GiveLively page. Donations can also be made by mail: Make a check out to Season of Sharing and send it to Season of Sharing, c/o Oregonians Credit Union, 336 N.E. 20th Ave., Portland, OR 97232. In this episode of Beat Check, we talk about: The history of our fund drive and how it has changed over the decades How the nonprofits are chosen Hearing about the transformative power of Season of Sharing gifts How Season of Sharing prompts other gifts or bequests Favorite stories Butler remembers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For decades, The Oregonian has sponsored an annual fundraising drive, featuring local nonprofits making a difference in our community. Its part of The Oregonian/OregonLive’s mission to strengthen and empower the communities we serve.

This year, we are featuring 13 nonprofits. Once the board chooses a nonprofit, reporters and photographers find an example of how the agency has helped individuals. Each article is accompanied by a box that shows what donations, even small ones, can accomplish.

Grant Butler, a longtime editor and reporter in our newsroom, takes on the challenge of managing the project each fall. He joined Editor Therese Bottomly, who leads the board overseeing Oregonian Publishing Co. Public Benefits Inc., to talk about the importance of our campaign.

> Donate to the Season of Sharing general fund. You can also text the code Season2024 to 44-321.

This year’s Season of Sharing fund drive continues until Dec. 31. Online donations can be made at oregonlive.com/sharing or the 2024 Season of Sharing GiveLively page. Donations can also be made by mail: Make a check out to Season of Sharing and send it to Season of Sharing, c/o Oregonians Credit Union, 336 N.E. 20th Ave., Portland, OR 97232.

In this episode of Beat Check, we talk about:


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]]> 1142 The stolen identity of Roger Pearce Roger A. Pearce Jr. spent three decades as a successful attorney in the Northwest, representing prominent people and high-profile businesses in Oregon and Washington. He dedicated his free time to nonprofit boards and planning commissions. He spent countless hours doing pro bono legal work. He was well-liked in social circles and part of a happy marriage. By all measures, the name Roger Pearce was synonymous with success and respect. Except for one thing: Roger Pearce was not actually Roger Pearce. Who is the real Roger Pearce? Why did a prominent lawyer spend 50 years masquerading under a stolen identity? And how did the truth finally come to light? On the latest episode of Beat Check, Maxine Bernstein, who covers the federal court and crime and law enforcement for The Oregonian/OregonLive, shares the gripping story of how a prominent lawyer stole the identity of a deceased baby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 Dec 2024 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Roger A. Pearce Jr. spent three decades as a successful attorney in the Northwest, representing prominent people and high-profile businesses in Oregon and Washington. He dedicated his free time to nonprofit boards and planning commissions. He spent countless hours doing pro bono legal work. He was well-liked in social circles and part of a happy marriage. By all measures, the name Roger Pearce was synonymous with success and respect. Except for one thing: Roger Pearce was not actually Roger Pearce. Who is the real Roger Pearce? Why did a prominent lawyer spend 50 years masquerading under a stolen identity? And how did the truth finally come to light? On the latest episode of Beat Check, Maxine Bernstein, who covers the federal court and crime and law enforcement for The Oregonian/OregonLive, shares the gripping story of how a prominent lawyer stole the identity of a deceased baby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Roger A. Pearce Jr. spent three decades as a successful attorney in the Northwest, representing prominent people and high-profile businesses in Oregon and Washington.

He dedicated his free time to nonprofit boards and planning commissions. He spent countless hours doing pro bono legal work. He was well-liked in social circles and part of a happy marriage.

By all measures, the name Roger Pearce was synonymous with success and respect. Except for one thing:

Roger Pearce was not actually Roger Pearce.

Who is the real Roger Pearce? Why did a prominent lawyer spend 50 years masquerading under a stolen identity? And how did the truth finally come to light?

On the latest episode of Beat Check, Maxine Bernstein, who covers the federal court and crime and law enforcement for The Oregonian/OregonLive, shares the gripping story of how a prominent lawyer stole the identity of a deceased baby.

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]]> 2082 An end to Oregon’s record-breaking kicker tax rebates? For more than a decade, Oregon forecasters have underestimated the strength of the state’s economy — and the amount of money it collects each year. That’s led to tax rebate windfalls for Oregon residents, who receive a portion of excess revenue under the state’s unique “kicker” law. It’s also left state lawmakers with less money to spend on schools, health care, transportation and other budget priorities. All of this may change now that Oregon’s hired a state economist, who is reforming the model his office uses to predict the state’s finances. On the latest Beat Check, reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Mike Rogoway discuss the potential impacts of those changes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 25 Nov 2024 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive For more than a decade, Oregon forecasters have underestimated the strength of the state’s economy — and the amount of money it collects each year. That’s led to tax rebate windfalls for Oregon residents, who receive a portion of excess revenue under the state’s unique “kicker” law. It’s also left state lawmakers with less money to spend on schools, health care, transportation and other budget priorities. All of this may change now that Oregon’s hired a state economist, who is reforming the model his office uses to predict the state’s finances. On the latest Beat Check, reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Mike Rogoway discuss the potential impacts of those changes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For more than a decade, Oregon forecasters have underestimated the strength of the state’s economy — and the amount of money it collects each year.

That’s led to tax rebate windfalls for Oregon residents, who receive a portion of excess revenue under the state’s unique “kicker” law.

It’s also left state lawmakers with less money to spend on schools, health care, transportation and other budget priorities.

All of this may change now that Oregon’s hired a state economist, who is reforming the model his office uses to predict the state’s finances.

On the latest Beat Check, reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Mike Rogoway discuss the potential impacts of those changes.

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]]> 1426 How Oregon’s foster system failed to protect a Portland teen from sex trafficking A new investigation published in The Oregonian/OregonLive focuses on the life of an Oregon girl who was repeatedly trafficked for sex and on how the foster care system had failed to protect her. On the latest Beat Check, investigative reporter Hillary Borrud talked about the story, including how sex trafficking of children can happen in a city like Portland and why our state is failing those most at risk. Read more: Oregon teen repeatedly sex trafficked. How the foster system failed her 5 things to know about how Oregon’s foster system failed to protect teen from sex trafficking Video: How Oregon’s foster system failed to save a teenager from sex trafficking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 Nov 2024 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive A new investigation published in The Oregonian/OregonLive focuses on the life of an Oregon girl who was repeatedly trafficked for sex and on how the foster care system had failed to protect her. On the latest Beat Check, investigative reporter Hillary Borrud talked about the story, including how sex trafficking of children can happen in a city like Portland and why our state is failing those most at risk. Read more: Oregon teen repeatedly sex trafficked. How the foster system failed her 5 things to know about how Oregon’s foster system failed to protect teen from sex trafficking Video: How Oregon’s foster system failed to save a teenager from sex trafficking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A new investigation published in The Oregonian/OregonLive focuses on the life of an Oregon girl who was repeatedly trafficked for sex and on how the foster care system had failed to protect her.

On the latest Beat Check, investigative reporter Hillary Borrud talked about the story, including how sex trafficking of children can happen in a city like Portland and why our state is failing those most at risk.

Read more:

Oregon teen repeatedly sex trafficked. How the foster system failed her

5 things to know about how Oregon’s foster system failed to protect teen from sex trafficking

Video: How Oregon’s foster system failed to save a teenager from sex trafficking

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]]> 3163 Unpacking Election Day 2024 with The Oregonian’s politics team We’re a few days out from Election Day 2024, and reporters at The Oregonian/OregonLive have been hard at work trying to decode all the results and what they mean for our region. Portland’s got a new mayor, and the new City Council is coming into focus too. Voters chose two new progressive Multnomah County Commissioner candidates over their more moderate opponents, while the Clackamas County Commission is on the verge of a big power shift. Democrats remain in the driver’s seat in Salem, and are poised to win nationally watched Congressional races in the Pacific Northwest too. This week’s podcast breaks it all down, plus we’ll get into the Election Day moments we’ll still be thinking about six months from now. Related coverage: Mayor-elect Keith Wilson says he’ll once again make Portland ‘the city that works’ Progressives Meghan Moyer, Shannon Singleton capture seats on Multnomah County board of commissioners Janelle Bynum wins race for Congress, flipping U.S. House seat from GOP to Democratic control Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 08 Nov 2024 23:25:15 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive We’re a few days out from Election Day 2024, and reporters at The Oregonian/OregonLive have been hard at work trying to decode all the results and what they mean for our region. Portland’s got a new mayor, and the new City Council is coming into focus too. Voters chose two new progressive Multnomah County Commissioner candidates over their more moderate opponents, while the Clackamas County Commission is on the verge of a big power shift. Democrats remain in the driver’s seat in Salem, and are poised to win nationally watched Congressional races in the Pacific Northwest too. This week’s podcast breaks it all down, plus we’ll get into the Election Day moments we’ll still be thinking about six months from now. Related coverage: Mayor-elect Keith Wilson says he’ll once again make Portland ‘the city that works’ Progressives Meghan Moyer, Shannon Singleton capture seats on Multnomah County board of commissioners Janelle Bynum wins race for Congress, flipping U.S. House seat from GOP to Democratic control Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We’re a few days out from Election Day 2024, and reporters at The Oregonian/OregonLive have been hard at work trying to decode all the results and what they mean for our region. Portland’s got a new mayor, and the new City Council is coming into focus too.

Voters chose two new progressive Multnomah County Commissioner candidates over their more moderate opponents, while the Clackamas County Commission is on the verge of a big power shift. Democrats remain in the driver’s seat in Salem, and are poised to win nationally watched Congressional races in the Pacific Northwest too.

This week’s podcast breaks it all down, plus we’ll get into the Election Day moments we’ll still be thinking about six months from now.

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]]> 1267 Oregon’s cutthroat race for congress and its national implications In one of the most contentious and consequential elections in recent memory, Oregon has become ground zero for one of the most intriguing and potentially important races in the United States. District 5, a wide swath of Oregon that stretches from SE Portland to Albany to Bend, is home to a heated and hotly-contested political showdown between Republican incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Democratic challenger Janelle Bynum, who are vying for a spot in the U.S. House of Representatives. The winner of the race, which is one of only a handful of battleground matchups this election cycle, could shift the balance of power in congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive In one of the most contentious and consequential elections in recent memory, Oregon has become ground zero for one of the most intriguing and potentially important races in the United States. District 5, a wide swath of Oregon that stretches from SE Portland to Albany to Bend, is home to a heated and hotly-contested political showdown between Republican incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Democratic challenger Janelle Bynum, who are vying for a spot in the U.S. House of Representatives. The winner of the race, which is one of only a handful of battleground matchups this election cycle, could shift the balance of power in congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In one of the most contentious and consequential elections in recent memory, Oregon has become ground zero for one of the most intriguing and potentially important races in the United States.

District 5, a wide swath of Oregon that stretches from SE Portland to Albany to Bend, is home to a heated and hotly-contested political showdown between Republican incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Democratic challenger Janelle Bynum, who are vying for a spot in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The winner of the race, which is one of only a handful of battleground matchups this election cycle, could shift the balance of power in congress.

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]]> 1675 A makeshift cell, a daring escape: Oregon trial brings kidnapper to justice The Oregonian/OregonLive's Maxine Bernstein reported on the two-week trial in federal court that brought to light a pattern of crimes by defendant Negasi Zuberi. A final twist as the case was headed to the jury threatened to hold up the final verdict. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:50:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive The Oregonian/OregonLive's Maxine Bernstein reported on the two-week trial in federal court that brought to light a pattern of crimes by defendant Negasi Zuberi. A final twist as the case was headed to the jury threatened to hold up the final verdict. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Oregonian/OregonLive's Maxine Bernstein reported on the two-week trial in federal court that brought to light a pattern of crimes by defendant Negasi Zuberi. A final twist as the case was headed to the jury threatened to hold up the final verdict.

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]]> 1790 Unpacking pre-election poll results with John Horvick The senior vice president at DHM Research decodes his firm's recent polling on the Portland mayor's race, voter attitudes about downtown and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive The senior vice president at DHM Research decodes his firm's recent polling on the Portland mayor's race, voter attitudes about downtown and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The senior vice president at DHM Research decodes his firm's recent polling on the Portland mayor's race, voter attitudes about downtown and more.

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]]> 1611 Do tribes see a way forward for Oregon’s offshore wind? At the end of September, when the federal government canceled Oregon’s first-ever offshore wind lease sale, many people were left with questions about why and what’s next. The announcement from the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management came after Gov. Tina Kotek sent a letter to the agency asking it to stop the Oct. 15 auction. Kotek cited tribal opposition and a tribal lawsuit among the reasons for halting the lease sale. That lawsuit was filed by the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians, which has emerged over the past two years as one of the most vocal opponents of offshore wind, demanding the bureau conduct in-depth reviews of the impacts of floating turbines on marine life and fishing areas. Despite the lawsuit and the canceled auction, the tribal confederation has continued talks with the federal agency. Because the reality is that the turbines are badly needed to generate clean electricity and help achieve state and federal climate goals. The questions remain: how and where should these projects be built? Brad Kneaper, Tribal Council chair with the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians and Rick Eichstaedt, the tribes’ attorney, talked on Beat Check about why his tribes decided to sue to halt the auction and what the path forward for Oregon’s offshore wind is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 14 Oct 2024 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive At the end of September, when the federal government canceled Oregon’s first-ever offshore wind lease sale, many people were left with questions about why and what’s next. The announcement from the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management came after Gov. Tina Kotek sent a letter to the agency asking it to stop the Oct. 15 auction. Kotek cited tribal opposition and a tribal lawsuit among the reasons for halting the lease sale. That lawsuit was filed by the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians, which has emerged over the past two years as one of the most vocal opponents of offshore wind, demanding the bureau conduct in-depth reviews of the impacts of floating turbines on marine life and fishing areas. Despite the lawsuit and the canceled auction, the tribal confederation has continued talks with the federal agency. Because the reality is that the turbines are badly needed to generate clean electricity and help achieve state and federal climate goals. The questions remain: how and where should these projects be built? Brad Kneaper, Tribal Council chair with the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians and Rick Eichstaedt, the tribes’ attorney, talked on Beat Check about why his tribes decided to sue to halt the auction and what the path forward for Oregon’s offshore wind is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices At the end of September, when the federal government canceled Oregon’s first-ever offshore wind lease sale, many people were left with questions about why and what’s next.

The announcement from the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management came after Gov. Tina Kotek sent a letter to the agency asking it to stop the Oct. 15 auction. Kotek cited tribal opposition and a tribal lawsuit among the reasons for halting the lease sale.

That lawsuit was filed by the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians, which has emerged over the past two years as one of the most vocal opponents of offshore wind, demanding the bureau conduct in-depth reviews of the impacts of floating turbines on marine life and fishing areas.

Despite the lawsuit and the canceled auction, the tribal confederation has continued talks with the federal agency. Because the reality is that the turbines are badly needed to generate clean electricity and help achieve state and federal climate goals. The questions remain: how and where should these projects be built?

Brad Kneaper, Tribal Council chair with the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians and Rick Eichstaedt, the tribes’ attorney, talked on Beat Check about why his tribes decided to sue to halt the auction and what the path forward for Oregon’s offshore wind is.

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]]> 2646 Who will be Portland’s next mayor? On the latest Beat Check, Oregonian/OregonLive reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Julia Silverman discuss the prospects of Portland mayoral hopefuls Rene Gonzalez, Carmen Rubio and Keith Wilson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive On the latest Beat Check, Oregonian/OregonLive reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Julia Silverman discuss the prospects of Portland mayoral hopefuls Rene Gonzalez, Carmen Rubio and Keith Wilson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices On the latest Beat Check, Oregonian/OregonLive reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Julia Silverman discuss the prospects of Portland mayoral hopefuls Rene Gonzalez, Carmen Rubio and Keith Wilson.

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]]> 2075 Election 2024 help for Oregon, Portland voters is here The general election is fast approaching and Oregon journalists are working hard to inform voters. The Oregonian/OregonLive’s politics team is tackling everything from congressional races to local measures. A particular focus this fall is Portland’s new ranked-choice voting system. Jamie Goldberg, who with Betsy Hammond leads the newsroom’s politics team, joined Editor Therese Bottomly for a conversation about all of the information we’re providing prospective voters as we approach the date when ballots go out. --We cover key dates to watch for --We talk about recent concerns regarding ineligible voters --We highlight various tools on OregonLive for readers to find out more Find all of our general election 2024 coverage at oregonlive.com/election-preview All of our coverage on Portland’s new system is at oregonlive.com/topic/portland-government The Oregonian/OregonLive’s interactive map for Portland voters is here. Our video explainer is at here, using donuts to explain the new system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive The general election is fast approaching and Oregon journalists are working hard to inform voters. The Oregonian/OregonLive’s politics team is tackling everything from congressional races to local measures. A particular focus this fall is Portland’s new ranked-choice voting system. Jamie Goldberg, who with Betsy Hammond leads the newsroom’s politics team, joined Editor Therese Bottomly for a conversation about all of the information we’re providing prospective voters as we approach the date when ballots go out. --We cover key dates to watch for --We talk about recent concerns regarding ineligible voters --We highlight various tools on OregonLive for readers to find out more Find all of our general election 2024 coverage at oregonlive.com/election-preview All of our coverage on Portland’s new system is at oregonlive.com/topic/portland-government The Oregonian/OregonLive’s interactive map for Portland voters is here. Our video explainer is at here, using donuts to explain the new system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The general election is fast approaching and Oregon journalists are working hard to inform voters. The Oregonian/OregonLive’s politics team is tackling everything from congressional races to local measures. A particular focus this fall is Portland’s new ranked-choice voting system.

Jamie Goldberg, who with Betsy Hammond leads the newsroom’s politics team, joined Editor Therese Bottomly for a conversation about all of the information we’re providing prospective voters as we approach the date when ballots go out.

--We cover key dates to watch for

--We talk about recent concerns regarding ineligible voters

--We highlight various tools on OregonLive for readers to find out more

Find all of our general election 2024 coverage at oregonlive.com/election-preview

All of our coverage on Portland’s new system is at oregonlive.com/topic/portland-government

The Oregonian/OregonLive’s interactive map for Portland voters is here.

Our video explainer is at here, using donuts to explain the new system.

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]]> 1386 Connie Chung on her new memoir, the future of women in journalism and Richard Nixon Connie Chung is an icon. It’s been almost 20 years since she was regularly on air, but she’s still a household name and a namesake for a generation of Asian American women. Americans remember her as one of the faces of the news, from the 1970s through the early 2000s. She interviewed Nixon and Oregon’s one-time Olympic darling-turned-national villain, Tonya Harding and covered the events that rocked the country from the O.J. Simpson trial to the Oklahoma City bombing. In “Connie: A Memoir” released Tuesday from Grand Central Publishing, Chung, now 78, tells her own story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Sep 2024 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Connie Chung is an icon. It’s been almost 20 years since she was regularly on air, but she’s still a household name and a namesake for a generation of Asian American women. Americans remember her as one of the faces of the news, from the 1970s through the early 2000s. She interviewed Nixon and Oregon’s one-time Olympic darling-turned-national villain, Tonya Harding and covered the events that rocked the country from the O.J. Simpson trial to the Oklahoma City bombing. In “Connie: A Memoir” released Tuesday from Grand Central Publishing, Chung, now 78, tells her own story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Connie Chung is an icon. It’s been almost 20 years since she was regularly on air, but she’s still a household name and a namesake for a generation of Asian American women.

Americans remember her as one of the faces of the news, from the 1970s through the early 2000s. She interviewed Nixon and Oregon’s one-time Olympic darling-turned-national villain, Tonya Harding and covered the events that rocked the country from the O.J. Simpson trial to the Oklahoma City bombing.

In “Connie: A Memoir” released Tuesday from Grand Central Publishing, Chung, now 78, tells her own story.

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]]> 1819 Portland area schools work to address climate impacts https://www.oregonlive.com/podcasts/ School is back in session, but September has been warmer than usual. Thousands of students in the Portland area were let out of school early or had classes canceled earlier this month as temperatures reached triple digits and dirty air from wildfires in the region triggered air quality alerts. With extreme weather events on the rise both during summers and winters, schools are being forced to adjust to the impacts of a warming climate, including by upgrading their buildings, swapping gas-gurgling buses for electric ones and writing new climate-focused curriculums, among others. Julia Silverman, The Oregonian’s education reporter, talked on Beat Check about how schools are hoping to fund new HVAC systems and other climate-related changes, what approaches rural schools are taking and why climate-related learning disruptions can significantly hamper student success. Read more about schools’ response to climate change on The Oregonian/OregonLive.com: Portland-area schools hope city will fund more AC and climate upgrades, via clean energy tax proceeds How shabby or shiny are your local schools? In Oregon, it depends where you live 6 down, 3 to go as another renovated high school opens in Portland With extreme heat in the forecast, Portland-area school districts weigh their options Students, legislators push for school districts to tackle climate change A Portland high school student has Oregon governor’s ear on environmental justice Young Somali American brings green Islam movement to Portland Students nationwide have rebounded after pandemic. But not in Oregon. Consequences could be severe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 16 Sep 2024 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive School is back in session, but September has been warmer than usual. Thousands of students in the Portland area were let out of school early or had classes canceled earlier this month as temperatures reached triple digits and dirty air from wildfires in the region triggered air quality alerts. With extreme weather events on the rise both during summers and winters, schools are being forced to adjust to the impacts of a warming climate, including by upgrading their buildings, swapping gas-gurgling buses for electric ones and writing new climate-focused curriculums, among others. Julia Silverman, The Oregonian’s education reporter, talked on Beat Check about how schools are hoping to fund new HVAC systems and other climate-related changes, what approaches rural schools are taking and why climate-related learning disruptions can significantly hamper student success. Read more about schools’ response to climate change on The Oregonian/OregonLive.com: Portland-area schools hope city will fund more AC and climate upgrades, via clean energy tax proceeds How shabby or shiny are your local schools? In Oregon, it depends where you live 6 down, 3 to go as another renovated high school opens in Portland With extreme heat in the forecast, Portland-area school districts weigh their options Students, legislators push for school districts to tackle climate change A Portland high school student has Oregon governor’s ear on environmental justice Young Somali American brings green Islam movement to Portland Students nationwide have rebounded after pandemic. But not in Oregon. Consequences could be severe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices School is back in session, but September has been warmer than usual. Thousands of students in the Portland area were let out of school early or had classes canceled earlier this month as temperatures reached triple digits and dirty air from wildfires in the region triggered air quality alerts.

With extreme weather events on the rise both during summers and winters, schools are being forced to adjust to the impacts of a warming climate, including by upgrading their buildings, swapping gas-gurgling buses for electric ones and writing new climate-focused curriculums, among others.

Julia Silverman, The Oregonian’s education reporter, talked on Beat Check about how schools are hoping to fund new HVAC systems and other climate-related changes, what approaches rural schools are taking and why climate-related learning disruptions can significantly hamper student success.

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]]> 2224 Chronicling Portland’s historic elections for mayor and City Council Portland City Hall is on the verge of some truly monumental changes, ranging from the radical transformation of how the city’s government operates to an historic election in November that will usher in a new mayor and expanded 12-member City Council. The work to get here has now been years in the making. Few have followed the twists and turns of this civic saga as closely as Maja Viklands Harris. A longtime journalist and local government watcher, Harris is the founder of Rose City Reform, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news and research site that’s become a must-read for reporters, political insiders and many of the people seeking local elected office this fall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Sep 2024 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Portland City Hall is on the verge of some truly monumental changes, ranging from the radical transformation of how the city’s government operates to an historic election in November that will usher in a new mayor and expanded 12-member City Council. The work to get here has now been years in the making. Few have followed the twists and turns of this civic saga as closely as Maja Viklands Harris. A longtime journalist and local government watcher, Harris is the founder of Rose City Reform, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news and research site that’s become a must-read for reporters, political insiders and many of the people seeking local elected office this fall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Portland City Hall is on the verge of some truly monumental changes, ranging from the radical transformation of how the city’s government operates to an historic election in November that will usher in a new mayor and expanded 12-member City Council.

The work to get here has now been years in the making. Few have followed the twists and turns of this civic saga as closely as Maja Viklands Harris.

A longtime journalist and local government watcher, Harris is the founder of Rose City Reform, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news and research site that’s become a must-read for reporters, political insiders and many of the people seeking local elected office this fall.

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]]> 1659 Will Oregon spark new clean energy boom at wave energy test site?  new wave energy test site is nearly complete off the Oregon coast. The site, overseen by Oregon State University, will allow private developers to test devices that can harness the power of ocean waves, a technology that’s still in its infancy. The hope is that wave energy can become another major source of clean, renewable electricity akin to solar or wind power and can help power the world’s clean energy transition. Burke Hales, a professor at Oregon State University and the chief scientist at the test site, talked on Beat Check about why Oregon is at the forefront of this new technology and what the challenges are going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 Sep 2024 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive  new wave energy test site is nearly complete off the Oregon coast. The site, overseen by Oregon State University, will allow private developers to test devices that can harness the power of ocean waves, a technology that’s still in its infancy. The hope is that wave energy can become another major source of clean, renewable electricity akin to solar or wind power and can help power the world’s clean energy transition. Burke Hales, a professor at Oregon State University and the chief scientist at the test site, talked on Beat Check about why Oregon is at the forefront of this new technology and what the challenges are going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  new wave energy test site is nearly complete off the Oregon coast. The site, overseen by Oregon State University, will allow private developers to test devices that can harness the power of ocean waves, a technology that’s still in its infancy. The hope is that wave energy can become another major source of clean, renewable electricity akin to solar or wind power and can help power the world’s clean energy transition. Burke Hales, a professor at Oregon State University and the chief scientist at the test site, talked on Beat Check about why Oregon is at the forefront of this new technology and what the challenges are going forward.

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]]> 2547 The mysterious shadow economy around winning Oregon Lottery tickets Last month, watchdog reporter Ted Sickinger published an in-depth article examining a loophole in the Oregon Lottery’s rules. In Oregon, it is perfectly legal to re-sell your winning lottery ticket at a discount, allowing the buyer to claim the prize. Why would anyone do this? Well, if they wanted to avoid having the state seize part of their winnings for taxes or back child support, for example. And why would the state allow this? Lottery officials told Sickinger they were aware of the practice of “discounting” and despite the fact other states have moved to close down similar schemes elsewhere nothing had been done in Oregon to prohibit the workaround. Sickinger joined Editor Therese Bottomly on “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to talk about how he got onto the story and how he tracked down participants willing to talk with him. He also talked about reaction to his piece. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 26 Aug 2024 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Last month, watchdog reporter Ted Sickinger published an in-depth article examining a loophole in the Oregon Lottery’s rules. In Oregon, it is perfectly legal to re-sell your winning lottery ticket at a discount, allowing the buyer to claim the prize. Why would anyone do this? Well, if they wanted to avoid having the state seize part of their winnings for taxes or back child support, for example. And why would the state allow this? Lottery officials told Sickinger they were aware of the practice of “discounting” and despite the fact other states have moved to close down similar schemes elsewhere nothing had been done in Oregon to prohibit the workaround. Sickinger joined Editor Therese Bottomly on “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to talk about how he got onto the story and how he tracked down participants willing to talk with him. He also talked about reaction to his piece. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Last month, watchdog reporter Ted Sickinger published an in-depth article examining a loophole in the Oregon Lottery’s rules. In Oregon, it is perfectly legal to re-sell your winning lottery ticket at a discount, allowing the buyer to claim the prize.

Why would anyone do this? Well, if they wanted to avoid having the state seize part of their winnings for taxes or back child support, for example.

And why would the state allow this? Lottery officials told Sickinger they were aware of the practice of “discounting” and despite the fact other states have moved to close down similar schemes elsewhere nothing had been done in Oregon to prohibit the workaround.

Sickinger joined Editor Therese Bottomly on “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to talk about how he got onto the story and how he tracked down participants willing to talk with him. He also talked about reaction to his piece.

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]]> 1284 Oregon’s record-setting wildfire season The 2024 fire season so far hasn’t encroached on as many highly populated areas or forced as many mass evacuations as some recent years. But it’s been historic nonetheless. More acres have burned across the state than in any year since at least 1992, when officials started keeping a reliable tally. Sujena Soumyanath and Fedor Zarkin, public safety reporters for The Oregonian/OregonLive, discussed fire damage to date, dispatches from the front lines and the outlook for the rest of the season on Beat Check with The Oregonian. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive The 2024 fire season so far hasn’t encroached on as many highly populated areas or forced as many mass evacuations as some recent years. But it’s been historic nonetheless. More acres have burned across the state than in any year since at least 1992, when officials started keeping a reliable tally. Sujena Soumyanath and Fedor Zarkin, public safety reporters for The Oregonian/OregonLive, discussed fire damage to date, dispatches from the front lines and the outlook for the rest of the season on Beat Check with The Oregonian. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The 2024 fire season so far hasn’t encroached on as many highly populated areas or forced as many mass evacuations as some recent years.

But it’s been historic nonetheless. More acres have burned across the state than in any year since at least 1992, when officials started keeping a reliable tally.

Sujena Soumyanath and Fedor Zarkin, public safety reporters for The Oregonian/OregonLive, discussed fire damage to date, dispatches from the front lines and the outlook for the rest of the season on Beat Check with The Oregonian.

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]]> 1537 Can Portland solve its housing crisis? Portland, like much of Oregon, is still in the throes of a housing crisis. Rents and home prices continue to squeeze some residents and move further out of reach for many more. Developers who could help reverse these troubling tends are skittish. Meanwhile, the dream of converting swaths of empty offices in Portland’s beleaguered downtown to apartments remains elusive and unlikely to materialize in the near future — if ever. On the latest Beat Check, reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Jonathan Bach discuss Portland’s housing crunch and how it could be solved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Portland, like much of Oregon, is still in the throes of a housing crisis. Rents and home prices continue to squeeze some residents and move further out of reach for many more. Developers who could help reverse these troubling tends are skittish. Meanwhile, the dream of converting swaths of empty offices in Portland’s beleaguered downtown to apartments remains elusive and unlikely to materialize in the near future — if ever. On the latest Beat Check, reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Jonathan Bach discuss Portland’s housing crunch and how it could be solved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Portland, like much of Oregon, is still in the throes of a housing crisis. Rents and home prices continue to squeeze some residents and move further out of reach for many more. Developers who could help reverse these troubling tends are skittish.

Meanwhile, the dream of converting swaths of empty offices in Portland’s beleaguered downtown to apartments remains elusive and unlikely to materialize in the near future — if ever.

On the latest Beat Check, reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Jonathan Bach discuss Portland’s housing crunch and how it could be solved.

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]]> 1350 Reporter Zane Sparling takes you behind the headlines of the Nancy Brophy podcast This summer marked the debut of The Oregonian/OregonLive’s first long-form serial narrative podcast with Wondery. “Happily Never After” rapidly climbed the charts and left listeners wanting more about the case of Nancy Crampton Brophy, convicted of murdering her husband, a Portland chef. Reporter Zane Sparling, who covers Multnomah County Courts for The Oregonian/OregonLive, held an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit to answer burning questions. For “Beat Check with The Oregonian,” Editor Therese Bottomly welcomed Sparling back to revisit the successful podcast (an excellent diversion for a summer vacation). “Since the 2022 trial, I’ve spent the past two years interviewing dozens of people about Dan and Nancy, reviewed thousands of pages of police reports, listened in on Nancy’s jail calls — and, yes, read through all her novels.,” Sparling said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 05 Aug 2024 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive This summer marked the debut of The Oregonian/OregonLive’s first long-form serial narrative podcast with Wondery. “Happily Never After” rapidly climbed the charts and left listeners wanting more about the case of Nancy Crampton Brophy, convicted of murdering her husband, a Portland chef. Reporter Zane Sparling, who covers Multnomah County Courts for The Oregonian/OregonLive, held an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit to answer burning questions. For “Beat Check with The Oregonian,” Editor Therese Bottomly welcomed Sparling back to revisit the successful podcast (an excellent diversion for a summer vacation). “Since the 2022 trial, I’ve spent the past two years interviewing dozens of people about Dan and Nancy, reviewed thousands of pages of police reports, listened in on Nancy’s jail calls — and, yes, read through all her novels.,” Sparling said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This summer marked the debut of The Oregonian/OregonLive’s first long-form serial narrative podcast with Wondery. “Happily Never After” rapidly climbed the charts and left listeners wanting more about the case of Nancy Crampton Brophy, convicted of murdering her husband, a Portland chef.

Reporter Zane Sparling, who covers Multnomah County Courts for The Oregonian/OregonLive, held an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit to answer burning questions.

For “Beat Check with The Oregonian,” Editor Therese Bottomly welcomed Sparling back to revisit the successful podcast (an excellent diversion for a summer vacation). “Since the 2022 trial, I’ve spent the past two years interviewing dozens of people about Dan and Nancy, reviewed thousands of pages of police reports, listened in on Nancy’s jail calls — and, yes, read through all her novels.,” Sparling said.

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]]> 1305 Should Oregon add an environmental rights amendment to its Constitution? A new state-wide coalition wants to add an environmental rights amendment to the Oregon Constitution. It would enshrine the right to a healthy environment in the Bill of Rights. Proponents say making the right to a healthy environment a fundamental right is key in the era of human-made climate change. Right now, such a right is not explicitly spelled out in Oregon and only a few states – Montana, Pennsylvania and New York – do include it in their Constitutions. Nationwide, advocates are pushing to pass similar so-called ‘green amendments’ in all 50 states, with several states working actively on the effort. In Oregon, the amendment could be added through a legislative referral or a ballot initiative. Linda Perrine, an organizer with the Oregon Coalition for an Environmental Rights Amendment, talked on Beat Check about what a green amendment means, why it’s needed in Oregon and whether it will harm the state’s economic development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive A new state-wide coalition wants to add an environmental rights amendment to the Oregon Constitution. It would enshrine the right to a healthy environment in the Bill of Rights. Proponents say making the right to a healthy environment a fundamental right is key in the era of human-made climate change. Right now, such a right is not explicitly spelled out in Oregon and only a few states – Montana, Pennsylvania and New York – do include it in their Constitutions. Nationwide, advocates are pushing to pass similar so-called ‘green amendments’ in all 50 states, with several states working actively on the effort. In Oregon, the amendment could be added through a legislative referral or a ballot initiative. Linda Perrine, an organizer with the Oregon Coalition for an Environmental Rights Amendment, talked on Beat Check about what a green amendment means, why it’s needed in Oregon and whether it will harm the state’s economic development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A new state-wide coalition wants to add an environmental rights amendment to the Oregon Constitution. It would enshrine the right to a healthy environment in the Bill of Rights.

Proponents say making the right to a healthy environment a fundamental right is key in the era of human-made climate change. Right now, such a right is not explicitly spelled out in Oregon and only a few states – Montana, Pennsylvania and New York – do include it in their Constitutions.

Nationwide, advocates are pushing to pass similar so-called ‘green amendments’ in all 50 states, with several states working actively on the effort. In Oregon, the amendment could be added through a legislative referral or a ballot initiative.

Linda Perrine, an organizer with the Oregon Coalition for an Environmental Rights Amendment, talked on Beat Check about what a green amendment means, why it’s needed in Oregon and whether it will harm the state’s economic development.

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]]> 1674 Remembering renowned Portland chef Naomi Pomeroy Few helped define the Portland food scene that would fuel the city’s glowing reputation for innovation and creativity the last two decades than Naomi Pomeroy, the celebrated chef, cookbook author and James Beard Award winner. Pomeroy died July 13 in a tragic accident while floating on the Willamette River near her hometown of Corvallis. She was just 49. On the latest Beat Check, Oregonian/OregonLive food critic Michael Russell and I talk about Pomery’s indelible impact on Portland and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 22 Jul 2024 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Few helped define the Portland food scene that would fuel the city’s glowing reputation for innovation and creativity the last two decades than Naomi Pomeroy, the celebrated chef, cookbook author and James Beard Award winner. Pomeroy died July 13 in a tragic accident while floating on the Willamette River near her hometown of Corvallis. She was just 49. On the latest Beat Check, Oregonian/OregonLive food critic Michael Russell and I talk about Pomery’s indelible impact on Portland and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Few helped define the Portland food scene that would fuel the city’s glowing reputation for innovation and creativity the last two decades than Naomi Pomeroy, the celebrated chef, cookbook author and James Beard Award winner.

Pomeroy died July 13 in a tragic accident while floating on the Willamette River near her hometown of Corvallis. She was just 49.

On the latest Beat Check, Oregonian/OregonLive food critic Michael Russell and I talk about Pomery’s indelible impact on Portland and beyond.

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]]> 1277 Nike’s ‘sustainability bloodbath’ Many consumers want to do their part to slow down global warming and they’re flocking to companies that try to do less harm to the planet. Companies, in turn, love to claim they’re environmentally friendly, sustainable or carbon neutral. Because in a world battered by climate change, it’s not just morally right to fight climate change, it also pays off. Nike, the world’s largest sports apparel brand, has been at the forefront of environmentally friendly commitments. The company has promised to significantly slash its emissions by 2030. It has touted innovations that would not only lessen its impact on global warming but also become a “powerful engine for growth” and an industry model. But in December, Nike started slashing its sustainability workforce, leading to doubts about how the company can fulfill its carbon reduction pledges. Nike executives told The Oregonian the company remained committed to its sustainability goals and has made them everyone’s job. On Beat Check, Matthew Kish, a business reporter who covers the apparel industry for The Oregonian, talked about why apparel companies like Nike are interested in sustainability, how they’re planning to fulfill their promises and why they may have trouble doing so. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Many consumers want to do their part to slow down global warming and they’re flocking to companies that try to do less harm to the planet. Companies, in turn, love to claim they’re environmentally friendly, sustainable or carbon neutral. Because in a world battered by climate change, it’s not just morally right to fight climate change, it also pays off. Nike, the world’s largest sports apparel brand, has been at the forefront of environmentally friendly commitments. The company has promised to significantly slash its emissions by 2030. It has touted innovations that would not only lessen its impact on global warming but also become a “powerful engine for growth” and an industry model. But in December, Nike started slashing its sustainability workforce, leading to doubts about how the company can fulfill its carbon reduction pledges. Nike executives told The Oregonian the company remained committed to its sustainability goals and has made them everyone’s job. On Beat Check, Matthew Kish, a business reporter who covers the apparel industry for The Oregonian, talked about why apparel companies like Nike are interested in sustainability, how they’re planning to fulfill their promises and why they may have trouble doing so. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Many consumers want to do their part to slow down global warming and they’re flocking to companies that try to do less harm to the planet. Companies, in turn, love to claim they’re environmentally friendly, sustainable or carbon neutral. Because in a world battered by climate change, it’s not just morally right to fight climate change, it also pays off.

Nike, the world’s largest sports apparel brand, has been at the forefront of environmentally friendly commitments. The company has promised to significantly slash its emissions by 2030. It has touted innovations that would not only lessen its impact on global warming but also become a “powerful engine for growth” and an industry model.

But in December, Nike started slashing its sustainability workforce, leading to doubts about how the company can fulfill its carbon reduction pledges. Nike executives told The Oregonian the company remained committed to its sustainability goals and has made them everyone’s job.

On Beat Check, Matthew Kish, a business reporter who covers the apparel industry for The Oregonian, talked about why apparel companies like Nike are interested in sustainability, how they’re planning to fulfill their promises and why they may have trouble doing so.

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]]> 1493 Why heat waves are growing more frequent, and what’s being done Forecasts for this past weekend called for another lengthy heatwave, with temperatures exceeding 100 degrees for four days in a row — maybe longer. This won’t be the Portland area’s hottest stretch. That was a 2021 heat wave when temperatures hit 116 degrees. About 100 people died in Oregon. But this 2024 heat wave might end up among the longest, which weather officials say could be similarly dangerous. Environment reporter Gosia Wozniacka joined host Elliot Njus to discuss this dangerous effect of climate change and how the Portland region is preparing for more frequent, more severe heat events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 08 Jul 2024 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Forecasts for this past weekend called for another lengthy heatwave, with temperatures exceeding 100 degrees for four days in a row — maybe longer. This won’t be the Portland area’s hottest stretch. That was a 2021 heat wave when temperatures hit 116 degrees. About 100 people died in Oregon. But this 2024 heat wave might end up among the longest, which weather officials say could be similarly dangerous. Environment reporter Gosia Wozniacka joined host Elliot Njus to discuss this dangerous effect of climate change and how the Portland region is preparing for more frequent, more severe heat events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Forecasts for this past weekend called for another lengthy heatwave, with temperatures exceeding 100 degrees for four days in a row — maybe longer.

This won’t be the Portland area’s hottest stretch. That was a 2021 heat wave when temperatures hit 116 degrees. About 100 people died in Oregon.

But this 2024 heat wave might end up among the longest, which weather officials say could be similarly dangerous.

Environment reporter Gosia Wozniacka joined host Elliot Njus to discuss this dangerous effect of climate change and how the Portland region is preparing for more frequent, more severe heat events.

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]]> 1909 A closing conversation with a longtime Oregonian reporter Tom Hallman Jr. Longtime reporter Tom Hallman Jr. retired last week after nearly 44 years at The Oregonian. His byline is a favorite for readers who know he will deliver a feature story well worth their time. Hallman joins Editor Therese Bottomly on “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to talk about his career and what goes into his style of writing and reporting. Hallman won the Pulitzer Prize for his feature “The Boy Behind the Mask.” He also was a Pulitzer finalist twice. Other memorable stories include: The Apology The Rescue Saving the music A Principal’s Gift Swept Away Listen to the full conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Longtime reporter Tom Hallman Jr. retired last week after nearly 44 years at The Oregonian. His byline is a favorite for readers who know he will deliver a feature story well worth their time. Hallman joins Editor Therese Bottomly on “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to talk about his career and what goes into his style of writing and reporting. Hallman won the Pulitzer Prize for his feature “The Boy Behind the Mask.” He also was a Pulitzer finalist twice. Other memorable stories include: The Apology The Rescue Saving the music A Principal’s Gift Swept Away Listen to the full conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Longtime reporter Tom Hallman Jr. retired last week after nearly 44 years at The Oregonian. His byline is a favorite for readers who know he will deliver a feature story well worth their time.

Hallman joins Editor Therese Bottomly on “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to talk about his career and what goes into his style of writing and reporting. Hallman won the Pulitzer Prize for his feature “The Boy Behind the Mask.” He also was a Pulitzer finalist twice.

Other memorable stories include:


Listen to the full conversation.

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]]> 1266 Why is eastern Oregon’s groundwater contamination crisis still unresolved after 30 years? https://www.oregonlive.com/podcasts/ Authorities in Oregon have known for over three decades that groundwater in the eastern part of the state, a rural region where many people rely on domestic wells for drinking water, is contaminated with high levels of nitrates and unsafe to drink – yet, until recently, have done little to address the problem. Until 2022, many people in the region had no idea they had been drinking contaminated water for years. Some still don’t know it because the state has tested only about half the affected domestic wells despite a 2023 deadline to finish the testing. Research has linked high nitrate consumption over long periods to stomach, bladder and intestinal cancers, miscarriages, as well as thyroid issues. It is especially dangerous to infants who can quickly develop “blue baby syndrome,” a fatal illness. In May and again earlier this month, three dozen nonprofits and two retired Oregon Department of Environmental Quality administrators sent a letter to Gov. Tina Kotek asking her to make good on her promises to test all domestic wells in the region, find a permanent source of water for those forced to rely on bottled water and take action to clean up the groundwater. Kotek had visited the area after becoming governor.The letter called the nitrate contamination in the Lower Umatilla Basin “among the most pressing environmental justice issues in Oregon.” Most of the population in the region is poor, Latino or Indigenous. Late on Friday, Kotek sent a response. In her letter, the governor said she has directed the Oregon Health Authority to, among other actions, complete the testing of the remaining wells and the retesting of some households identified as being at high risk by June 30, 2025.Kristin Anderson Ostrom, the executive director of Oregon Rural Action, and Kaleb Lay, the group’s director of policy and research, talked on Beat Check about why the contamination has taken so long to address, what can be done about it in the short and long term and what the crisis says about Oregon’s approach to environmental justice. The eastern Oregon nonprofit, alongside the Morrow County public health department, has been instrumental in testing domestic wells in the region and pushing the state to do more testing and to limit nitrate pollution.Allowing another full year to test the remaining wells and setting the bar low on retesting is not an adequate response, Ostrom said. And the state needs to take substantive action to rein in the sources of pollution, she added. Much of the nitrate contamination comes from farm fertilizer, animal manure and wastewater that are constantly applied to farm fields. “This is an ongoing emergency and it needs to be recognized as one – the lives and health of thousands of our neighbors are at risk and it’s the State’s responsibility to protect them from further harm,” Ostrom told The Oregonian/OregonLive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Authorities in Oregon have known for over three decades that groundwater in the eastern part of the state, a rural region where many people rely on domestic wells for drinking water, is contaminated with high levels of nitrates and unsafe to drink – yet, until recently, have done little to address the problem. Until 2022, many people in the region had no idea they had been drinking contaminated water for years. Some still don’t know it because the state has tested only about half the affected domestic wells despite a 2023 deadline to finish the testing. Research has linked high nitrate consumption over long periods to stomach, bladder and intestinal cancers, miscarriages, as well as thyroid issues. It is especially dangerous to infants who can quickly develop “blue baby syndrome,” a fatal illness. In May and again earlier this month, three dozen nonprofits and two retired Oregon Department of Environmental Quality administrators sent a letter to Gov. Tina Kotek asking her to make good on her promises to test all domestic wells in the region, find a permanent source of water for those forced to rely on bottled water and take action to clean up the groundwater. Kotek had visited the area after becoming governor.The letter called the nitrate contamination in the Lower Umatilla Basin “among the most pressing environmental justice issues in Oregon.” Most of the population in the region is poor, Latino or Indigenous. Late on Friday, Kotek sent a response. In her letter, the governor said she has directed the Oregon Health Authority to, among other actions, complete the testing of the remaining wells and the retesting of some households identified as being at high risk by June 30, 2025.Kristin Anderson Ostrom, the executive director of Oregon Rural Action, and Kaleb Lay, the group’s director of policy and research, talked on Beat Check about why the contamination has taken so long to address, what can be done about it in the short and long term and what the crisis says about Oregon’s approach to environmental justice. The eastern Oregon nonprofit, alongside the Morrow County public health department, has been instrumental in testing domestic wells in the region and pushing the state to do more testing and to limit nitrate pollution.Allowing another full year to test the remaining wells and setting the bar low on retesting is not an adequate response, Ostrom said. And the state needs to take substantive action to rein in the sources of pollution, she added. Much of the nitrate contamination comes from farm fertilizer, animal manure and wastewater that are constantly applied to farm fields. “This is an ongoing emergency and it needs to be recognized as one – the lives and health of thousands of our neighbors are at risk and it’s the State’s responsibility to protect them from further harm,” Ostrom told The Oregonian/OregonLive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Authorities in Oregon have known for over three decades that groundwater in the eastern part of the state, a rural region where many people rely on domestic wells for drinking water, is contaminated with high levels of nitrates and unsafe to drink – yet, until recently, have done little to address the problem.

Until 2022, many people in the region had no idea they had been drinking contaminated water for years. Some still don’t know it because the state has tested only about half the affected domestic wells despite a 2023 deadline to finish the testing.

Research has linked high nitrate consumption over long periods to stomach, bladder and intestinal cancers, miscarriages, as well as thyroid issues. It is especially dangerous to infants who can quickly develop “blue baby syndrome,” a fatal illness.

In May and again earlier this month, three dozen nonprofits and two retired Oregon Department of Environmental Quality administrators sent a letter to Gov. Tina Kotek asking her to make good on her promises to test all domestic wells in the region, find a permanent source of water for those forced to rely on bottled water and take action to clean up the groundwater. Kotek had visited the area after becoming governor.The letter called the nitrate contamination in the Lower Umatilla Basin “among the most pressing environmental justice issues in Oregon.” Most of the population in the region is poor, Latino or Indigenous.

Late on Friday, Kotek sent a response. In her letter, the governor said she has directed the Oregon Health Authority to, among other actions, complete the testing of the remaining wells and the retesting of some households identified as being at high risk by June 30, 2025.Kristin Anderson Ostrom, the executive director of Oregon Rural Action, and Kaleb Lay, the group’s director of policy and research, talked on Beat Check about why the contamination has taken so long to address, what can be done about it in the short and long term and what the crisis says about Oregon’s approach to environmental justice.

The eastern Oregon nonprofit, alongside the Morrow County public health department, has been instrumental in testing domestic wells in the region and pushing the state to do more testing and to limit nitrate pollution.Allowing another full year to test the remaining wells and setting the bar low on retesting is not an adequate response, Ostrom said. And the state needs to take substantive action to rein in the sources of pollution, she added. Much of the nitrate contamination comes from farm fertilizer, animal manure and wastewater that are constantly applied to farm fields.

“This is an ongoing emergency and it needs to be recognized as one – the lives and health of thousands of our neighbors are at risk and it’s the State’s responsibility to protect them from further harm,” Ostrom told The Oregonian/OregonLive.

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]]> 2970 Oregon’s transportation system is ‘hemorrhaging.’ Is there a fix? Across Oregon, county and city leaders say they don’t have the money to maintain their streets and sidewalks. In the Portland area, a pair of mega transportation projects years in the making remain unfinished and drastically underfunded. All the while, the Oregon Department of Transportation says will require an annual $1.8 billion boost to meet a growing list of transit needs throughout the state. The agency’s director recently said the entire system is “hemorrhaging.” On the latest Beat Check, reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Carlos Fuentes discuss Oregon’s transportation woes, attempts by state leaders to address them and the messy politics in the middle of it all. Read More: Oregon lawmakers want to fix roads and beef up transit. Where will they find the money? ODOT pumps brakes on two major freeway projects amid budget crisis, tolling pause Gov. Tina Kotek shelves plans for I-5, I-205 tolls in Portland area Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 17 Jun 2024 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Across Oregon, county and city leaders say they don’t have the money to maintain their streets and sidewalks. In the Portland area, a pair of mega transportation projects years in the making remain unfinished and drastically underfunded. All the while, the Oregon Department of Transportation says will require an annual $1.8 billion boost to meet a growing list of transit needs throughout the state. The agency’s director recently said the entire system is “hemorrhaging.” On the latest Beat Check, reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Carlos Fuentes discuss Oregon’s transportation woes, attempts by state leaders to address them and the messy politics in the middle of it all. Read More: Oregon lawmakers want to fix roads and beef up transit. Where will they find the money? ODOT pumps brakes on two major freeway projects amid budget crisis, tolling pause Gov. Tina Kotek shelves plans for I-5, I-205 tolls in Portland area Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Across Oregon, county and city leaders say they don’t have the money to maintain their streets and sidewalks.

In the Portland area, a pair of mega transportation projects years in the making remain unfinished and drastically underfunded.

All the while, the Oregon Department of Transportation says will require an annual $1.8 billion boost to meet a growing list of transit needs throughout the state.

The agency’s director recently said the entire system is “hemorrhaging.”

On the latest Beat Check, reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Carlos Fuentes discuss Oregon’s transportation woes, attempts by state leaders to address them and the messy politics in the middle of it all.

Read More:

Oregon lawmakers want to fix roads and beef up transit. Where will they find the money?

ODOT pumps brakes on two major freeway projects amid budget crisis, tolling pause

Gov. Tina Kotek shelves plans for I-5, I-205 tolls in Portland area

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]]> 1239 Diving into why college going rates are declining in Oregon Way back in 2011, policymakers in Oregon set an ambitious goal. By 2025, 80 percent of the state’s 25- to 34-year-old residents would have some kind of college credentials. The deadline is next year, and the state won’t come close. Instead, college-going rates have been on the decline in Oregon for the last decade, particularly among certain groups of high school students, including boys from rural Oregon and students of color. The decline outpaces national averages. College enrollment matters for more than just students. To flourish in the future, the state’s economy needs highly-skilled workers who can contribute to the tax base. And as communities of color fall further behind in higher education attainment, it hurts the state’s efforts to improve equitable outcomes for all its residents. Reporter Sami Edge set out to understand the decline. Her work is spotlighted in a seven-part series that continues this week in The Oregonian/OregonLive as students around the state graduate from high school. In this episode of Beat Check, we’ll talk about: — The skyrocketing costs of college tuition in Oregon. — How community colleges do — and don’t — appeal to high school seniors. — The ins and outs of Oregon’s existing tuition grant programs. — How one tiny rural school in Klamath County sets the standard for high schools around the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 10 Jun 2024 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Way back in 2011, policymakers in Oregon set an ambitious goal. By 2025, 80 percent of the state’s 25- to 34-year-old residents would have some kind of college credentials. The deadline is next year, and the state won’t come close. Instead, college-going rates have been on the decline in Oregon for the last decade, particularly among certain groups of high school students, including boys from rural Oregon and students of color. The decline outpaces national averages. College enrollment matters for more than just students. To flourish in the future, the state’s economy needs highly-skilled workers who can contribute to the tax base. And as communities of color fall further behind in higher education attainment, it hurts the state’s efforts to improve equitable outcomes for all its residents. Reporter Sami Edge set out to understand the decline. Her work is spotlighted in a seven-part series that continues this week in The Oregonian/OregonLive as students around the state graduate from high school. In this episode of Beat Check, we’ll talk about: — The skyrocketing costs of college tuition in Oregon. — How community colleges do — and don’t — appeal to high school seniors. — The ins and outs of Oregon’s existing tuition grant programs. — How one tiny rural school in Klamath County sets the standard for high schools around the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Way back in 2011, policymakers in Oregon set an ambitious goal.

By 2025, 80 percent of the state’s 25- to 34-year-old residents would have some kind of college credentials.

The deadline is next year, and the state won’t come close.

Instead, college-going rates have been on the decline in Oregon for the last decade, particularly among certain groups of high school students, including boys from rural Oregon and students of color. The decline outpaces national averages.

College enrollment matters for more than just students. To flourish in the future, the state’s economy needs highly-skilled workers who can contribute to the tax base. And as communities of color fall further behind in higher education attainment, it hurts the state’s efforts to improve equitable outcomes for all its residents.

Reporter Sami Edge set out to understand the decline. Her work is spotlighted in a seven-part series that continues this week in The Oregonian/OregonLive as students around the state graduate from high school.

In this episode of Beat Check, we’ll talk about:

— The skyrocketing costs of college tuition in Oregon.

— How community colleges do — and don’t — appeal to high school seniors.

— The ins and outs of Oregon’s existing tuition grant programs.

— How one tiny rural school in Klamath County sets the standard for high schools around the state.

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]]> 1441 BONUS episode: How the Portland airport carpet design became a civic icon https://www.oregonlive.com/trending/2024/05/dont-call-it-teal-how-the-portland-airport-carpet-design-became-a-civic-icon.html Laura Hill was about 30 years old when she helped create one of Portland’s most-iconic designs. When the Port of Portland was redesigning Portland International Airport in 1986, architecture and design firm SRG Partnership led the project. Hill retired from the firm in 2008, but at the time she was a principal interior designer for SRG. In this bonus episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Lizzy Acker shares her interview with Hill. Hill explains how the famous design came to be, the research SRG did at other airports and what other designs were pitched. Here's their conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 06 Jun 2024 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Laura Hill was about 30 years old when she helped create one of Portland’s most-iconic designs. When the Port of Portland was redesigning Portland International Airport in 1986, architecture and design firm SRG Partnership led the project. Hill retired from the firm in 2008, but at the time she was a principal interior designer for SRG. In this bonus episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Lizzy Acker shares her interview with Hill. Hill explains how the famous design came to be, the research SRG did at other airports and what other designs were pitched. Here's their conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Laura Hill was about 30 years old when she helped create one of Portland’s most-iconic designs.

When the Port of Portland was redesigning Portland International Airport in 1986, architecture and design firm SRG Partnership led the project.

Hill retired from the firm in 2008, but at the time she was a principal interior designer for SRG.

In this bonus episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Lizzy Acker shares her interview with Hill.

Hill explains how the famous design came to be, the research SRG did at other airports and what other designs were pitched. Here's their conversation.

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]]> 1805 ‘Happily Never After’ pulls back curtain on a Portland murder https://wondery.com/shows/happily-never-after/ True crime is popular in the podcast world, and romance novels are seeing a surge in popularity. The Oregonian/OregonLive’s new podcast, in partnership with Wondery, marries the two topics for a six-part exclusive look at the case of Nancy Crampton Brophy, who was convicted of murdering her husband, Dan. Reporters Zane Sparling, who covered the trial, and Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, who reported on her arrest and its aftermath, joined Editor Therese Bottomly on “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to discuss the new podcast, which is available on all major platforms today. In this episode of Beat Check, we talk about: --Why investigators zeroed in on Crampton Brophy --How Crampton Brophy took the stand at trial and it backfired --Her previous role in the Portland community of romance writers --Why humans can’t resist anthropomorphizing animals -- that is, attributing human behaviors and motives and emotions to our pets “Happily Never After: Dan and Nancy,” with Wondery, now has two of the six episodes available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive True crime is popular in the podcast world, and romance novels are seeing a surge in popularity. The Oregonian/OregonLive’s new podcast, in partnership with Wondery, marries the two topics for a six-part exclusive look at the case of Nancy Crampton Brophy, who was convicted of murdering her husband, Dan. Reporters Zane Sparling, who covered the trial, and Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, who reported on her arrest and its aftermath, joined Editor Therese Bottomly on “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to discuss the new podcast, which is available on all major platforms today. In this episode of Beat Check, we talk about: --Why investigators zeroed in on Crampton Brophy --How Crampton Brophy took the stand at trial and it backfired --Her previous role in the Portland community of romance writers --Why humans can’t resist anthropomorphizing animals -- that is, attributing human behaviors and motives and emotions to our pets “Happily Never After: Dan and Nancy,” with Wondery, now has two of the six episodes available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices True crime is popular in the podcast world, and romance novels are seeing a surge in popularity. The Oregonian/OregonLive’s new podcast, in partnership with Wondery, marries the two topics for a six-part exclusive look at the case of Nancy Crampton Brophy, who was convicted of murdering her husband, Dan.

Reporters Zane Sparling, who covered the trial, and Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, who reported on her arrest and its aftermath, joined Editor Therese Bottomly on “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to discuss the new podcast, which is available on all major platforms today.

In this episode of Beat Check, we talk about:

--Why investigators zeroed in on Crampton Brophy

--How Crampton Brophy took the stand at trial and it backfired

--Her previous role in the Portland community of romance writers

--Why humans can’t resist anthropomorphizing animals -- that is, attributing human behaviors and motives and emotions to our pets

“Happily Never After: Dan and Nancy,” with Wondery, now has two of the six episodes available.

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]]> 1781 What the spate of wolf poisonings says about Oregon’s co-existence with wolves https://www.oregonlive.com/podcasts/ In recent years, people have killed increasingly larger numbers of wolves in Oregon as the animals have rebounded in the state. And poisoning has emerged as one of the most common tools used to target wolves. Roblyn Brown, wolf program coordinator with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, talked on Beat Check about the poisonings, what they mean in the context of Oregon’s stagnant wolf population and how to bridge the divide between people who love wolves and those who want them gone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 27 May 2024 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive In recent years, people have killed increasingly larger numbers of wolves in Oregon as the animals have rebounded in the state. And poisoning has emerged as one of the most common tools used to target wolves. Roblyn Brown, wolf program coordinator with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, talked on Beat Check about the poisonings, what they mean in the context of Oregon’s stagnant wolf population and how to bridge the divide between people who love wolves and those who want them gone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In recent years, people have killed increasingly larger numbers of wolves in Oregon as the animals have rebounded in the state. And poisoning has emerged as one of the most common tools used to target wolves. Roblyn Brown, wolf program coordinator with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, talked on Beat Check about the poisonings, what they mean in the context of Oregon’s stagnant wolf population and how to bridge the divide between people who love wolves and those who want them gone.

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]]> 2722 Will Multnomah County DA Mike Schmidt dodge voters’ wrath? Portland and Multnomah County voters are casting ballots this week in a number of local contested races. Candidates in each of them have offered competing visions for how to best address some of the most pressing issues facing Oregon’s most populous county — be it crime, livability concerns or the deadly fentanyl crisis. In particular, the outcome in the race between Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt and challenger Nathan Vasquez, a longtime prosecutor in that office, could have a profound impact on key policy decisions and priorities in those areas — and provide a telling look at where the Portland area stands politically after weathering some of the most chaotic years in recent memory. On the latest Beat Check, reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Noelle Crombie discuss the state of that closely-watched race. Read More: Multnomah County DA Mike Schmidt and challenger Nathan Vasquez locked in tight election battle as drug use, crime distress voters Nathan Vasquez leads in matchup against Multnomah County DA Mike Schmidt, poll finds Multnomah County DA race: Fact-checking candidate claims about crime, caseloads and convictions Multnomah County DA candidates trade barbs, blame in televised debate Portland protests shape District Attorney Mike Schmidt’s young tenure: Now what? (from May 2021) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 May 2024 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Portland and Multnomah County voters are casting ballots this week in a number of local contested races. Candidates in each of them have offered competing visions for how to best address some of the most pressing issues facing Oregon’s most populous county — be it crime, livability concerns or the deadly fentanyl crisis. In particular, the outcome in the race between Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt and challenger Nathan Vasquez, a longtime prosecutor in that office, could have a profound impact on key policy decisions and priorities in those areas — and provide a telling look at where the Portland area stands politically after weathering some of the most chaotic years in recent memory. On the latest Beat Check, reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Noelle Crombie discuss the state of that closely-watched race. Read More: Multnomah County DA Mike Schmidt and challenger Nathan Vasquez locked in tight election battle as drug use, crime distress voters Nathan Vasquez leads in matchup against Multnomah County DA Mike Schmidt, poll finds Multnomah County DA race: Fact-checking candidate claims about crime, caseloads and convictions Multnomah County DA candidates trade barbs, blame in televised debate Portland protests shape District Attorney Mike Schmidt’s young tenure: Now what? (from May 2021) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Portland and Multnomah County voters are casting ballots this week in a number of local contested races. Candidates in each of them have offered competing visions for how to best address some of the most pressing issues facing Oregon’s most populous county — be it crime, livability concerns or the deadly fentanyl crisis.

In particular, the outcome in the race between Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt and challenger Nathan Vasquez, a longtime prosecutor in that office, could have a profound impact on key policy decisions and priorities in those areas — and provide a telling look at where the Portland area stands politically after weathering some of the most chaotic years in recent memory.

On the latest Beat Check, reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Noelle Crombie discuss the state of that closely-watched race.

Read More:


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]]> 2676 New poll sheds light on Portland area’s attitudes, sentiments and biggest concerns The Oregonian/OregonLive last week published the results of a series of polls that shed light on the sentiments of Portland-area residents heading into a May election. John Horvick, senior vice president of polling partner DHM Research, joined the podcast Beat Check with The Oregonian to review the results and discuss some of the most interesting findings. Also on the panel are reporters Mike Rogoway and Shane Dixon Kavanaugh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 13 May 2024 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive The Oregonian/OregonLive last week published the results of a series of polls that shed light on the sentiments of Portland-area residents heading into a May election. John Horvick, senior vice president of polling partner DHM Research, joined the podcast Beat Check with The Oregonian to review the results and discuss some of the most interesting findings. Also on the panel are reporters Mike Rogoway and Shane Dixon Kavanaugh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Oregonian/OregonLive last week published the results of a series of polls that shed light on the sentiments of Portland-area residents heading into a May election.

John Horvick, senior vice president of polling partner DHM Research, joined the podcast Beat Check with The Oregonian to review the results and discuss some of the most interesting findings. Also on the panel are reporters Mike Rogoway and Shane Dixon Kavanaugh.

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]]> 2748 The backstory to the mystery of ‘Cosmo the talking crow’ Any newspaper editor will tell you readers love animal stories. The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Samantha Swindler took that axiom to the next level this spring with a 12-part video series on the mysterious disappearance of Cosmo, the talking crow. She joins Editor Therese Bottomly on “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to discuss the narrative, which also was published on Instagram, Facebook and, of course, OregonLive. Cosmo first came to the newsroom’s attention after a viral story out of Williams about a talking crow that had “befriended” an elementary school. Swindler, who works on the Here is Oregon features team, reached out to obtain audio or video of this supposed talking crow. She quickly learned Cosmo was missing and the crow may not have been the beloved local fixture we first envisioned. Originally conceived as a podcast, “The Mystery of Cosmo the Talking Crow” quickly morphed into an experiment in creative multimedia storytelling on TikTok, the social media platform so much in the headlines these days. In this episode of Beat Check, we talk about: --Why Swindler was drawn to the quirky story --The reporting challenges she faced --The question of whether Cosmo really did talk --Why humans can’t resist anthropomorphizing animals -- that is, attributing human behaviors and motives and emotions to our pets Within the episode, Swindler refers to “Serial,” the groundbreaking and hugely popular true crime podcast (We are careful to note nothing about the Cosmo story involves actual true “crime.”). She also makes reference to a “milkshake duck” moment, a reference to a fictional duck that is cute and beloved until it is revealed to be racist. Like that internet meme, Cosmo, too, was cute on the outside but perhaps had a touch of evil within, depending on who is talking. And Swindler still hopes for “The Jinx” reveal, as in the HBO docuseries hot-mic moment where Robert Durst appears to confess. Alas (spoiler alert), Swindler and the rest of us are still waiting for the final word on Cosmo’s fate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 May 2024 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Any newspaper editor will tell you readers love animal stories. The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Samantha Swindler took that axiom to the next level this spring with a 12-part video series on the mysterious disappearance of Cosmo, the talking crow. She joins Editor Therese Bottomly on “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to discuss the narrative, which also was published on Instagram, Facebook and, of course, OregonLive. Cosmo first came to the newsroom’s attention after a viral story out of Williams about a talking crow that had “befriended” an elementary school. Swindler, who works on the Here is Oregon features team, reached out to obtain audio or video of this supposed talking crow. She quickly learned Cosmo was missing and the crow may not have been the beloved local fixture we first envisioned. Originally conceived as a podcast, “The Mystery of Cosmo the Talking Crow” quickly morphed into an experiment in creative multimedia storytelling on TikTok, the social media platform so much in the headlines these days. In this episode of Beat Check, we talk about: --Why Swindler was drawn to the quirky story --The reporting challenges she faced --The question of whether Cosmo really did talk --Why humans can’t resist anthropomorphizing animals -- that is, attributing human behaviors and motives and emotions to our pets Within the episode, Swindler refers to “Serial,” the groundbreaking and hugely popular true crime podcast (We are careful to note nothing about the Cosmo story involves actual true “crime.”). She also makes reference to a “milkshake duck” moment, a reference to a fictional duck that is cute and beloved until it is revealed to be racist. Like that internet meme, Cosmo, too, was cute on the outside but perhaps had a touch of evil within, depending on who is talking. And Swindler still hopes for “The Jinx” reveal, as in the HBO docuseries hot-mic moment where Robert Durst appears to confess. Alas (spoiler alert), Swindler and the rest of us are still waiting for the final word on Cosmo’s fate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Any newspaper editor will tell you readers love animal stories. The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Samantha Swindler took that axiom to the next level this spring with a 12-part video series on the mysterious disappearance of Cosmo, the talking crow.

She joins Editor Therese Bottomly on “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to discuss the narrative, which also was published on Instagram, Facebook and, of course, OregonLive.

Cosmo first came to the newsroom’s attention after a viral story out of Williams about a talking crow that had “befriended” an elementary school. Swindler, who works on the Here is Oregon features team, reached out to obtain audio or video of this supposed talking crow.

She quickly learned Cosmo was missing and the crow may not have been the beloved local fixture we first envisioned. Originally conceived as a podcast, “The Mystery of Cosmo the Talking Crow” quickly morphed into an experiment in creative multimedia storytelling on TikTok, the social media platform so much in the headlines these days.

In this episode of Beat Check, we talk about:

--Why Swindler was drawn to the quirky story

--The reporting challenges she faced

--The question of whether Cosmo really did talk

--Why humans can’t resist anthropomorphizing animals -- that is, attributing human behaviors and motives and emotions to our pets

Within the episode, Swindler refers to “Serial,” the groundbreaking and hugely popular true crime podcast (We are careful to note nothing about the Cosmo story involves actual true “crime.”).

She also makes reference to a “milkshake duck” moment, a reference to a fictional duck that is cute and beloved until it is revealed to be racist. Like that internet meme, Cosmo, too, was cute on the outside but perhaps had a touch of evil within, depending on who is talking.

And Swindler still hopes for “The Jinx” reveal, as in the HBO docuseries hot-mic moment where Robert Durst appears to confess. Alas (spoiler alert), Swindler and the rest of us are still waiting for the final word on Cosmo’s fate.

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]]> 1205 Why semiconductor manufacturers have a pollution predicament Semiconductor manufacturing is critical to Oregon’s economy: it’s the state’s largest manufacturing sector in terms of employment, exports and contributions to its gross domestic product. Intel, the state’s top chipmaker, employs 23,000 people and is Oregon’s largest corporate employer. But the chips – celebrated by state lawmakers, ubiquitous in thousands of computer systems, from desktops and cell phones to medical devices and wind turbines – also come with a major disadvantage. Chipmaking is a heavy industry that’s one of the dirtiest in the state. Chip manufacturing pollutes the air, uses huge quantities of water and energy and generates a greenhouse gasses, significantly contributing to the state’s slice of global warming. Mike Rogoway, who covers the business of technology for The Oregonian/OregonLive, talks about why Intel and other semiconductor companies are so polluting, what they’re doing about it and why it’s so difficult to clean up this essential industry sector. “It’s not clear at this point whether we can have our cake and eat it too, whether we can have our more advanced semiconductors and have more clean materials used in the manufacturing process,” said Rogoway. “I think the companies are committed to finding a way there. I just don’t think we have clarity at this point as to how they will get there or how long it will take.” Read more about Intel/chip manufacturers’ environmental impact: Intel’s expansion plans revive concerns about Oregon factories’ environmental impact Intel wins air quality permit for Oregon expansion despite underreporting carbon emissions Intel contractor sues for $550,000, says toxic chemicals in Oregon factory cost him his sense of taste and smell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 29 Apr 2024 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Semiconductor manufacturing is critical to Oregon’s economy: it’s the state’s largest manufacturing sector in terms of employment, exports and contributions to its gross domestic product. Intel, the state’s top chipmaker, employs 23,000 people and is Oregon’s largest corporate employer. But the chips – celebrated by state lawmakers, ubiquitous in thousands of computer systems, from desktops and cell phones to medical devices and wind turbines – also come with a major disadvantage. Chipmaking is a heavy industry that’s one of the dirtiest in the state. Chip manufacturing pollutes the air, uses huge quantities of water and energy and generates a greenhouse gasses, significantly contributing to the state’s slice of global warming. Mike Rogoway, who covers the business of technology for The Oregonian/OregonLive, talks about why Intel and other semiconductor companies are so polluting, what they’re doing about it and why it’s so difficult to clean up this essential industry sector. “It’s not clear at this point whether we can have our cake and eat it too, whether we can have our more advanced semiconductors and have more clean materials used in the manufacturing process,” said Rogoway. “I think the companies are committed to finding a way there. I just don’t think we have clarity at this point as to how they will get there or how long it will take.” Read more about Intel/chip manufacturers’ environmental impact: Intel’s expansion plans revive concerns about Oregon factories’ environmental impact Intel wins air quality permit for Oregon expansion despite underreporting carbon emissions Intel contractor sues for $550,000, says toxic chemicals in Oregon factory cost him his sense of taste and smell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Semiconductor manufacturing is critical to Oregon’s economy: it’s the state’s largest manufacturing sector in terms of employment, exports and contributions to its gross domestic product. Intel, the state’s top chipmaker, employs 23,000 people and is Oregon’s largest corporate employer.

But the chips – celebrated by state lawmakers, ubiquitous in thousands of computer systems, from desktops and cell phones to medical devices and wind turbines – also come with a major disadvantage. Chipmaking is a heavy industry that’s one of the dirtiest in the state. Chip manufacturing pollutes the air, uses huge quantities of water and energy and generates a greenhouse gasses, significantly contributing to the state’s slice of global warming.

Mike Rogoway, who covers the business of technology for The Oregonian/OregonLive, talks about why Intel and other semiconductor companies are so polluting, what they’re doing about it and why it’s so difficult to clean up this essential industry sector.

“It’s not clear at this point whether we can have our cake and eat it too, whether we can have our more advanced semiconductors and have more clean materials used in the manufacturing process,” said Rogoway. “I think the companies are committed to finding a way there. I just don’t think we have clarity at this point as to how they will get there or how long it will take.”

Read more about Intel/chip manufacturers’ environmental impact:

Intel’s expansion plans revive concerns about Oregon factories’ environmental impact

Intel wins air quality permit for Oregon expansion despite underreporting carbon emissions

Intel contractor sues for $550,000, says toxic chemicals in Oregon factory cost him his sense of taste and smell

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]]> 2540 Oregon’s troubling track record with treating teens for mental illness, addiction As many by now know, Oregon ranks miserably when it comes to addressing residents’ mental health needs compared to the rest of the U.S. Especially troubling: Our state is dead last — the absolute worst in the nation — in balancing the prevalence of youth mental illness with access to care. That’s left many families with a teen in crisis or struggling with addiction no choice but to send them out of state for treatment. But efforts are also underway to fill some of the most glaring gaps in Oregon’s youth mental health system. On the latest Beat Check, I talk with Oregonian/OregonLive reporter Nicole Hayden about her recent three-part series on youth mental health in our state. Read More: Without options in Oregon, teens who need behavioral health care go out of state (Part 1) Harmony Academy fills gap in Oregon’s youth mental health system (Part 2) Oregon mother crafts creative solutions to keep her teen sober, happy (Part 3) Oregon ranks miserably for addressing mental health. The reasons are complex How Oregon failed to pay for the mental health system it needs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive As many by now know, Oregon ranks miserably when it comes to addressing residents’ mental health needs compared to the rest of the U.S. Especially troubling: Our state is dead last — the absolute worst in the nation — in balancing the prevalence of youth mental illness with access to care. That’s left many families with a teen in crisis or struggling with addiction no choice but to send them out of state for treatment. But efforts are also underway to fill some of the most glaring gaps in Oregon’s youth mental health system. On the latest Beat Check, I talk with Oregonian/OregonLive reporter Nicole Hayden about her recent three-part series on youth mental health in our state. Read More: Without options in Oregon, teens who need behavioral health care go out of state (Part 1) Harmony Academy fills gap in Oregon’s youth mental health system (Part 2) Oregon mother crafts creative solutions to keep her teen sober, happy (Part 3) Oregon ranks miserably for addressing mental health. The reasons are complex How Oregon failed to pay for the mental health system it needs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices As many by now know, Oregon ranks miserably when it comes to addressing residents’ mental health needs compared to the rest of the U.S.

Especially troubling: Our state is dead last — the absolute worst in the nation — in balancing the prevalence of youth mental illness with access to care.

That’s left many families with a teen in crisis or struggling with addiction no choice but to send them out of state for treatment.

But efforts are also underway to fill some of the most glaring gaps in Oregon’s youth mental health system.

On the latest Beat Check, I talk with Oregonian/OregonLive reporter Nicole Hayden about her recent three-part series on youth mental health in our state.

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]]> 1027 How PERS became the behemoth that consumes public budgets The Oregonian/OregonLive is in the midst of its annual update of the Oregon Public Employee Retirement System beneficiary database. Last week, we published an update that showed nearly 6,000 retirees tapped into the pension benefit system in 2023. In a week or so, we’ll have our database fully updated and available so readers can lookup all current retirees and their benefits. Reporter Ted Sickinger, who has examined the system for more than a decade, joined Editor Therese Bottomly for this week’s installment of “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to talk about the challenges facing PERS and Oregon public agencies. Sickinger talks about his analysis of the new retirees and their benefits and also the outliers in the system as a whole. The conversation covers: --How we got here and the real-life impact of the system’s shortfall --What reforms have already been made to the system? --What the Legislature and the PERS board can do about the shortfall? --What’s behind some of the outsized benefits packages? To learn more about PERS: How did we get here? A short video How a serial killer kept receiving PERS in prison The Oregonian wins Pulitzer Prize for PERS editorials Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive The Oregonian/OregonLive is in the midst of its annual update of the Oregon Public Employee Retirement System beneficiary database. Last week, we published an update that showed nearly 6,000 retirees tapped into the pension benefit system in 2023. In a week or so, we’ll have our database fully updated and available so readers can lookup all current retirees and their benefits. Reporter Ted Sickinger, who has examined the system for more than a decade, joined Editor Therese Bottomly for this week’s installment of “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to talk about the challenges facing PERS and Oregon public agencies. Sickinger talks about his analysis of the new retirees and their benefits and also the outliers in the system as a whole. The conversation covers: --How we got here and the real-life impact of the system’s shortfall --What reforms have already been made to the system? --What the Legislature and the PERS board can do about the shortfall? --What’s behind some of the outsized benefits packages? To learn more about PERS: How did we get here? A short video How a serial killer kept receiving PERS in prison The Oregonian wins Pulitzer Prize for PERS editorials Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Oregonian/OregonLive is in the midst of its annual update of the Oregon Public Employee Retirement System beneficiary database.

Last week, we published an update that showed nearly 6,000 retirees tapped into the pension benefit system in 2023. In a week or so, we’ll have our database fully updated and available so readers can lookup all current retirees and their benefits.

Reporter Ted Sickinger, who has examined the system for more than a decade, joined Editor Therese Bottomly for this week’s installment of “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to talk about the challenges facing PERS and Oregon public agencies. Sickinger talks about his analysis of the new retirees and their benefits and also the outliers in the system as a whole. The conversation covers:

--How we got here and the real-life impact of the system’s shortfall

--What reforms have already been made to the system?

--What the Legislature and the PERS board can do about the shortfall?

--What’s behind some of the outsized benefits packages?

To learn more about PERS:

How did we get here? A short video

How a serial killer kept receiving PERS in prison

The Oregonian wins Pulitzer Prize for PERS editorials

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]]> 1714 Are electricity rate increases fair to customers? Many homeowners in Oregon are feeling the impacts of higher electricity bills and facing the prospect of yet another rate increase next year. As electricity bills have skyrocketed, causing widespread anger and frustration, many people have begun to question how and why utilities recoup money from their customers. Last month, the Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board, a state nonprofit group that advocates for those customers, asked Oregon regulators to dismiss Portland General Electric’s newest rate increase proposal – an unprecedented move that diverges from the state’s standard rate-setting process. Since then, the case has generated well over 1,000 comments from frustrated PGE customers. They raise important questions: Are back-to-back rate increases fair? Why should customers bear all of the cost of infrastructure upgrades and other investments and not the utility and its shareholders? Does the clean energy transition translate into higher rates? And if clean energy is supposedly cheaper than fossil fuel-powered energy, why are rates going up exponentially? Dain Nestel, the Director of Customer Solutions at Portland General Electric, talked on Beat Check about the reasons for the steep increases and how the company is trying to reign in costs and help its customers in an era of increasing electricity demand, extreme weather and aging infrastructure. For a different perspective, Beat Check previously hosted Bob Jenks, the executive director of the Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board, to address those issues from utility customers’ perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Many homeowners in Oregon are feeling the impacts of higher electricity bills and facing the prospect of yet another rate increase next year. As electricity bills have skyrocketed, causing widespread anger and frustration, many people have begun to question how and why utilities recoup money from their customers. Last month, the Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board, a state nonprofit group that advocates for those customers, asked Oregon regulators to dismiss Portland General Electric’s newest rate increase proposal – an unprecedented move that diverges from the state’s standard rate-setting process. Since then, the case has generated well over 1,000 comments from frustrated PGE customers. They raise important questions: Are back-to-back rate increases fair? Why should customers bear all of the cost of infrastructure upgrades and other investments and not the utility and its shareholders? Does the clean energy transition translate into higher rates? And if clean energy is supposedly cheaper than fossil fuel-powered energy, why are rates going up exponentially? Dain Nestel, the Director of Customer Solutions at Portland General Electric, talked on Beat Check about the reasons for the steep increases and how the company is trying to reign in costs and help its customers in an era of increasing electricity demand, extreme weather and aging infrastructure. For a different perspective, Beat Check previously hosted Bob Jenks, the executive director of the Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board, to address those issues from utility customers’ perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Many homeowners in Oregon are feeling the impacts of higher electricity bills and facing the prospect of yet another rate increase next year. As electricity bills have skyrocketed, causing widespread anger and frustration, many people have begun to question how and why utilities recoup money from their customers.

Last month, the Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board, a state nonprofit group that advocates for those customers, asked Oregon regulators to dismiss Portland General Electric’s newest rate increase proposal – an unprecedented move that diverges from the state’s standard rate-setting process. Since then, the case has generated well over 1,000 comments from frustrated PGE customers.

They raise important questions: Are back-to-back rate increases fair? Why should customers bear all of the cost of infrastructure upgrades and other investments and not the utility and its shareholders? Does the clean energy transition translate into higher rates? And if clean energy is supposedly cheaper than fossil fuel-powered energy, why are rates going up exponentially?

Dain Nestel, the Director of Customer Solutions at Portland General Electric, talked on Beat Check about the reasons for the steep increases and how the company is trying to reign in costs and help its customers in an era of increasing electricity demand, extreme weather and aging infrastructure.

For a different perspective, Beat Check previously hosted Bob Jenks, the executive director of the Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board, to address those issues from utility customers’ perspective.

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]]> 2898 The Oregon police chief fired by two small towns In February, elected leaders of a small town in Marion County took the extraordinary step of firing its top cop amid a series of troubling allegations. Gervais Police Chief Mark Chase’s removal has since touched off a feud between the chief’s defenders and officials in the quiet community about 15 miles NE of Salem. Chase, it turns out, is no stranger to controversy on the job. Leaders in Junction City, about an hour south of Gervais, fired Chase from his role as police chief there in 2016. On the latest Beat Check, Oregonian/OregonLive reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Catalina Gaitán talk about small town politics in the age of toxic divides. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 01 Apr 2024 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive In February, elected leaders of a small town in Marion County took the extraordinary step of firing its top cop amid a series of troubling allegations. Gervais Police Chief Mark Chase’s removal has since touched off a feud between the chief’s defenders and officials in the quiet community about 15 miles NE of Salem. Chase, it turns out, is no stranger to controversy on the job. Leaders in Junction City, about an hour south of Gervais, fired Chase from his role as police chief there in 2016. On the latest Beat Check, Oregonian/OregonLive reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Catalina Gaitán talk about small town politics in the age of toxic divides. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In February, elected leaders of a small town in Marion County took the extraordinary step of firing its top cop amid a series of troubling allegations.

Gervais Police Chief Mark Chase’s removal has since touched off a feud between the chief’s defenders and officials in the quiet community about 15 miles NE of Salem.

Chase, it turns out, is no stranger to controversy on the job. Leaders in Junction City, about an hour south of Gervais, fired Chase from his role as police chief there in 2016.

On the latest Beat Check, Oregonian/OregonLive reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Catalina Gaitán talk about small town politics in the age of toxic divides.

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]]> 1826 What Intel’s $8.5 billion federal subsidy means for Oregon https://www.oregonlive.com/podcasts/ Oregon’s largest corporate employer has been one of the biggest boosters calling for an infusion of taxpayer dollars into U.S. manufacturing of computer chips. Last week, Intel got its wish: an $8.5 billion check from the federal government. Mike Rogoway, who covers the chip industry for The Oregonian/OregonLive, spoke with business editor Elliot Njus about what this award means for Intel in Oregon and around the world. He also discussed his reporting on the Oregon Employment Department, which launched long-awaited upgrade to its computer system that handles unemployment claims — but the transition doesn’t seem to have ended difficulties for Oregonians seeking jobless benefits. Read more: Intel wins $8.5 billion in federal subsidies for chip factories, calls for more Computer upgrade triggers familiar problems for Oregonians seeking unemployment benefits Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts to get new episodes each week. You can support local journalism by becoming a subscriber to The Oregonian/OregonLive. Explore more of our podcasts and sign up to get newsletters for the latest news and top stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 25 Mar 2024 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Oregon’s largest corporate employer has been one of the biggest boosters calling for an infusion of taxpayer dollars into U.S. manufacturing of computer chips. Last week, Intel got its wish: an $8.5 billion check from the federal government. Mike Rogoway, who covers the chip industry for The Oregonian/OregonLive, spoke with business editor Elliot Njus about what this award means for Intel in Oregon and around the world. He also discussed his reporting on the Oregon Employment Department, which launched long-awaited upgrade to its computer system that handles unemployment claims — but the transition doesn’t seem to have ended difficulties for Oregonians seeking jobless benefits. Read more: Intel wins $8.5 billion in federal subsidies for chip factories, calls for more Computer upgrade triggers familiar problems for Oregonians seeking unemployment benefits Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts to get new episodes each week. You can support local journalism by becoming a subscriber to The Oregonian/OregonLive. Explore more of our podcasts and sign up to get newsletters for the latest news and top stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Oregon’s largest corporate employer has been one of the biggest boosters calling for an infusion of taxpayer dollars into U.S. manufacturing of computer chips.

Last week, Intel got its wish: an $8.5 billion check from the federal government. Mike Rogoway, who covers the chip industry for The Oregonian/OregonLive, spoke with business editor Elliot Njus about what this award means for Intel in Oregon and around the world.

He also discussed his reporting on the Oregon Employment Department, which launched long-awaited upgrade to its computer system that handles unemployment claims — but the transition doesn’t seem to have ended difficulties for Oregonians seeking jobless benefits.

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Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts to get new episodes each week.

You can support local journalism by becoming a subscriber to The Oregonian/OregonLive. Explore more of our podcasts and sign up to get newsletters for the latest news and top stories.

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]]> 1541 Why does Oregon plan to divest from coal? Environmentalists notched what they consider a major win in the 2024 short legislative session. The COAL Act directs the state to drop about $1 billion in coal investments and to cease new investments in companies that mine and burn coal. Proponents say the legislation aligns the state’s public pension investments with Oregon’s existing climate goals to reduce carbon emissions and transition to 100% clean energy. Oregon isn’t the only state going this route. Fossil fuel divestment campaigns, which launched over a decade ago on college campuses, now focus on governments, pension funds, faith-based organizations and foundations, among others. To date, about $14 trillion has been divested from fossil fuels globally and commitments to divest topped $40 trillion across the world as of this summer. Oregon’s coal-divestment legislation is based on a California law adopted in 2015 that led that state’s pension systems – the two largest public funds in the country – to divest from coal. A few other states and cities have also followed suit. Maine became the first state to pledge divesting from fossil fuels. New York City divested $3 billion of its pension funds three years ago and Los Angeles, New Orleans, San Francisco and Pittsburgh are also moving to divest their pension funds. Even Eugene in Oregon has pledged not to invest in fossil fuel companies. But the movement to divest also has many critics. Some labor unions fear it could threaten hard-earned retirement money. And the issue has become highly politicized, with over a dozen Republican states passing or introducing model bills that ban them from doing business with financial groups that divest from fossil fuels. Divestment is even controversial in California, where a bill to divest the state’s pension systems from all fossil fuels was shelved again during last year’s legislative session. On the Beat Check podcast, the chief sponsor of Oregon’s coal divestment legislation, Rep. Khanh Pham, D-Portland, talked about why Oregon’s divestment from coal will help the state reach its climate goals, how it compares with other fossil fuel divestment campaigns and what individual investors can do to divest and align their own money with their environmental values. Pham also spoke about what the state should invest in and how programs like Portland’s Clean Energy Fund – which she helped create – and the statewide Climate Protection Program’s Community Climate Investments can help low-income communities take part in the clean energy transition and better adapt to the changing climate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Environmentalists notched what they consider a major win in the 2024 short legislative session. The COAL Act directs the state to drop about $1 billion in coal investments and to cease new investments in companies that mine and burn coal. Proponents say the legislation aligns the state’s public pension investments with Oregon’s existing climate goals to reduce carbon emissions and transition to 100% clean energy. Oregon isn’t the only state going this route. Fossil fuel divestment campaigns, which launched over a decade ago on college campuses, now focus on governments, pension funds, faith-based organizations and foundations, among others. To date, about $14 trillion has been divested from fossil fuels globally and commitments to divest topped $40 trillion across the world as of this summer. Oregon’s coal-divestment legislation is based on a California law adopted in 2015 that led that state’s pension systems – the two largest public funds in the country – to divest from coal. A few other states and cities have also followed suit. Maine became the first state to pledge divesting from fossil fuels. New York City divested $3 billion of its pension funds three years ago and Los Angeles, New Orleans, San Francisco and Pittsburgh are also moving to divest their pension funds. Even Eugene in Oregon has pledged not to invest in fossil fuel companies. But the movement to divest also has many critics. Some labor unions fear it could threaten hard-earned retirement money. And the issue has become highly politicized, with over a dozen Republican states passing or introducing model bills that ban them from doing business with financial groups that divest from fossil fuels. Divestment is even controversial in California, where a bill to divest the state’s pension systems from all fossil fuels was shelved again during last year’s legislative session. On the Beat Check podcast, the chief sponsor of Oregon’s coal divestment legislation, Rep. Khanh Pham, D-Portland, talked about why Oregon’s divestment from coal will help the state reach its climate goals, how it compares with other fossil fuel divestment campaigns and what individual investors can do to divest and align their own money with their environmental values. Pham also spoke about what the state should invest in and how programs like Portland’s Clean Energy Fund – which she helped create – and the statewide Climate Protection Program’s Community Climate Investments can help low-income communities take part in the clean energy transition and better adapt to the changing climate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Environmentalists notched what they consider a major win in the 2024 short legislative session. The COAL Act directs the state to drop about $1 billion in coal investments and to cease new investments in companies that mine and burn coal.

Proponents say the legislation aligns the state’s public pension investments with Oregon’s existing climate goals to reduce carbon emissions and transition to 100% clean energy.

Oregon isn’t the only state going this route. Fossil fuel divestment campaigns, which launched over a decade ago on college campuses, now focus on governments, pension funds, faith-based organizations and foundations, among others. To date, about $14 trillion has been divested from fossil fuels globally and commitments to divest topped $40 trillion across the world as of this summer.

Oregon’s coal-divestment legislation is based on a California law adopted in 2015 that led that state’s pension systems – the two largest public funds in the country – to divest from coal. A few other states and cities have also followed suit. Maine became the first state to pledge divesting from fossil fuels. New York City divested $3 billion of its pension funds three years ago and Los Angeles, New Orleans, San Francisco and Pittsburgh are also moving to divest their pension funds. Even Eugene in Oregon has pledged not to invest in fossil fuel companies.

But the movement to divest also has many critics. Some labor unions fear it could threaten hard-earned retirement money. And the issue has become highly politicized, with over a dozen Republican states passing or introducing model bills that ban them from doing business with financial groups that divest from fossil fuels.

Divestment is even controversial in California, where a bill to divest the state’s pension systems from all fossil fuels was shelved again during last year’s legislative session.

On the Beat Check podcast, the chief sponsor of Oregon’s coal divestment legislation, Rep. Khanh Pham, D-Portland, talked about why Oregon’s divestment from coal will help the state reach its climate goals, how it compares with other fossil fuel divestment campaigns and what individual investors can do to divest and align their own money with their environmental values.

Pham also spoke about what the state should invest in and how programs like Portland’s Clean Energy Fund – which she helped create – and the statewide Climate Protection Program’s Community Climate Investments can help low-income communities take part in the clean energy transition and better adapt to the changing climate.

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]]> 1730 What might happen with drug courts now that legislators recriminalized some drugs? A lack of funding and the passage of Measure 110 dealt a double whammy to Oregon drug courts. Even as fentanyl became a scourge, one of the best tools to help addicts largely faded away. Programs in Deschutes, Benton, Polk and Multnomah counties shut down in recent months or years and others have been hit with funding problems. But in this short legislative session, the Oregon Legislature voted to increase funding to $37 million this two-year budget cycle, an increase of almost 50%. Legislators also recriminalized drug possession, voting to creates a new misdemeanor for people caught with small amounts of illicit drugs. That might send more people into drug courts tailored to lesser offenders. Reporter Aimee Green took a deep dive into the history of drug courts in Oregon, how they work and how people have benefited from them. She talked to policymakers, recovering addicts and judges. Green joined Editor Therese Bottomly to talk about her article (Bottomly’s sister is a Multnomah County judge). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 Mar 2024 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive A lack of funding and the passage of Measure 110 dealt a double whammy to Oregon drug courts. Even as fentanyl became a scourge, one of the best tools to help addicts largely faded away. Programs in Deschutes, Benton, Polk and Multnomah counties shut down in recent months or years and others have been hit with funding problems. But in this short legislative session, the Oregon Legislature voted to increase funding to $37 million this two-year budget cycle, an increase of almost 50%. Legislators also recriminalized drug possession, voting to creates a new misdemeanor for people caught with small amounts of illicit drugs. That might send more people into drug courts tailored to lesser offenders. Reporter Aimee Green took a deep dive into the history of drug courts in Oregon, how they work and how people have benefited from them. She talked to policymakers, recovering addicts and judges. Green joined Editor Therese Bottomly to talk about her article (Bottomly’s sister is a Multnomah County judge). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A lack of funding and the passage of Measure 110 dealt a double whammy to Oregon drug courts. Even as fentanyl became a scourge, one of the best tools to help addicts largely faded away.

Programs in Deschutes, Benton, Polk and Multnomah counties shut down in recent months or years and others have been hit with funding problems. But in this short legislative session, the Oregon Legislature voted to increase funding to $37 million this two-year budget cycle, an increase of almost 50%.

Legislators also recriminalized drug possession, voting to creates a new misdemeanor for people caught with small amounts of illicit drugs. That might send more people into drug courts tailored to lesser offenders.

Reporter Aimee Green took a deep dive into the history of drug courts in Oregon, how they work and how people have benefited from them. She talked to policymakers, recovering addicts and judges.

Green joined Editor Therese Bottomly to talk about her article (Bottomly’s sister is a Multnomah County judge).

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]]> 1261 Why are Oregon electric, gas rates going up so fast? Utility customers in Oregon have seen steep rate increases in the past two years – and more are in the works. What gives? Portland General Electric customers saw their bills go up by 18% in January, in addition to a 14.8% rate increase in 2023. Pacific Power customers saw bills increase by 21% at the start of 2023 and by another 12% in January. Pacific Power just filed another rate increase proposal in Oregon seeking a 17% average increase. Idaho Power is also seeking to raise rates by nearly 27% for its eastern Oregon customers. And it’s not just electric utility customers who are feeling the pinch. NW Natural gas rates have gone up by over 32% since September 2022. Bob Jenks is executive director of the Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board, a nonprofit organization created via a 1984 ballot measure to advocate for all state utility customers. On Beat Check, Jenks talked about why those rates are climbing so steeply, what the future of utility rates is and how climate change and our transition to clean energy and an all-electric future are affecting utilities. Jenks also spoke about flaws in utility regulations and how his organization is working on reforming them. He encouraged lower income customers to apply for the income-qualified utility bill discount programs, but said those programs aren’t a panacea to solving the issue of energy affordability. PGE has just expanded its bill discount program to provide up to a 60% monthly energy discount to customers who qualify. Pacific Power has a similar program as does NW Natural. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 04 Mar 2024 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Utility customers in Oregon have seen steep rate increases in the past two years – and more are in the works. What gives? Portland General Electric customers saw their bills go up by 18% in January, in addition to a 14.8% rate increase in 2023. Pacific Power customers saw bills increase by 21% at the start of 2023 and by another 12% in January. Pacific Power just filed another rate increase proposal in Oregon seeking a 17% average increase. Idaho Power is also seeking to raise rates by nearly 27% for its eastern Oregon customers. And it’s not just electric utility customers who are feeling the pinch. NW Natural gas rates have gone up by over 32% since September 2022. Bob Jenks is executive director of the Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board, a nonprofit organization created via a 1984 ballot measure to advocate for all state utility customers. On Beat Check, Jenks talked about why those rates are climbing so steeply, what the future of utility rates is and how climate change and our transition to clean energy and an all-electric future are affecting utilities. Jenks also spoke about flaws in utility regulations and how his organization is working on reforming them. He encouraged lower income customers to apply for the income-qualified utility bill discount programs, but said those programs aren’t a panacea to solving the issue of energy affordability. PGE has just expanded its bill discount program to provide up to a 60% monthly energy discount to customers who qualify. Pacific Power has a similar program as does NW Natural. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Utility customers in Oregon have seen steep rate increases in the past two years – and more are in the works. What gives?

Portland General Electric customers saw their bills go up by 18% in January, in addition to a 14.8% rate increase in 2023. Pacific Power customers saw bills increase by 21% at the start of 2023 and by another 12% in January.

Pacific Power just filed another rate increase proposal in Oregon seeking a 17% average increase. Idaho Power is also seeking to raise rates by nearly 27% for its eastern Oregon customers.

And it’s not just electric utility customers who are feeling the pinch. NW Natural gas rates have gone up by over 32% since September 2022.

Bob Jenks is executive director of the Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board, a nonprofit organization created via a 1984 ballot measure to advocate for all state utility customers. On Beat Check, Jenks talked about why those rates are climbing so steeply, what the future of utility rates is and how climate change and our transition to clean energy and an all-electric future are affecting utilities.

Jenks also spoke about flaws in utility regulations and how his organization is working on reforming them.

He encouraged lower income customers to apply for the income-qualified utility bill discount programs, but said those programs aren’t a panacea to solving the issue of energy affordability. PGE has just expanded its bill discount program to provide up to a 60% monthly energy discount to customers who qualify. Pacific Power has a similar program as does NW Natural.

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]]> 3080 The trouble at Crater Lake National Park There is trouble at one of the most beloved natural attractions in Oregon and all of the Pacific Northwest.Busted buildings. Hazardous spills. Injuries and allegations of sexual assault. Years of mismanagement by Crater Lake Hospitality, a subsidiary of Aramark, the corporate behemoth hired by the National Park Service in 2018 to operate concessions at Crater Lake National Park, has endangered the park’s employees, visitors and pristine natural environment, a new investigation by The Oregonian/OregonLive has found. On the latest Beat Check, Oregonian/OregonLive reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Jamie Hale discuss those findings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 26 Feb 2024 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive There is trouble at one of the most beloved natural attractions in Oregon and all of the Pacific Northwest.Busted buildings. Hazardous spills. Injuries and allegations of sexual assault. Years of mismanagement by Crater Lake Hospitality, a subsidiary of Aramark, the corporate behemoth hired by the National Park Service in 2018 to operate concessions at Crater Lake National Park, has endangered the park’s employees, visitors and pristine natural environment, a new investigation by The Oregonian/OregonLive has found. On the latest Beat Check, Oregonian/OregonLive reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Jamie Hale discuss those findings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There is trouble at one of the most beloved natural attractions in Oregon and all of the Pacific Northwest.Busted buildings. Hazardous spills. Injuries and allegations of sexual assault.

Years of mismanagement by Crater Lake Hospitality, a subsidiary of Aramark, the corporate behemoth hired by the National Park Service in 2018 to operate concessions at Crater Lake National Park, has endangered the park’s employees, visitors and pristine natural environment, a new investigation by The Oregonian/OregonLive has found.

On the latest Beat Check, Oregonian/OregonLive reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Jamie Hale discuss those findings.

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]]> 1415 Two in-depth articles examine Oregon’s fentanyl crisis It’s hard to escape the fentanyl problem in Oregon. The use of fentanyl is evident on the streets of Portland and provides added fuel to Oregon’s homelessness crisis. The decriminalization of the drug and others is at the heart of a debate in the Oregon Legislature over Measure 110. The Oregonian/OregonLive recently published two in-depth articles that came at the fentanyl crisis through vastly different lenses. Education reporter Julia Silverman profiled a mother’s attempt to see help for her teenage son, who had suffered three overdoses before he died on fentanyl poisoning. Oregon’s medical autonomy laws prevented her from forcing him in to treatment. Zane Sparling headed out to Ontario, where the rural town was confronting an addiction and homelessness crisis exacerbated by Oregon’s more lenient laws on drug use than neighboring Idaho’s. The small city was seeing many of the same problems as Oregon’s largest, Portland, hundreds of miles away. Editor Therese Bottomly speaks with Silverman and Sparling about their reporting and possible solutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 19 Feb 2024 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive It’s hard to escape the fentanyl problem in Oregon. The use of fentanyl is evident on the streets of Portland and provides added fuel to Oregon’s homelessness crisis. The decriminalization of the drug and others is at the heart of a debate in the Oregon Legislature over Measure 110. The Oregonian/OregonLive recently published two in-depth articles that came at the fentanyl crisis through vastly different lenses. Education reporter Julia Silverman profiled a mother’s attempt to see help for her teenage son, who had suffered three overdoses before he died on fentanyl poisoning. Oregon’s medical autonomy laws prevented her from forcing him in to treatment. Zane Sparling headed out to Ontario, where the rural town was confronting an addiction and homelessness crisis exacerbated by Oregon’s more lenient laws on drug use than neighboring Idaho’s. The small city was seeing many of the same problems as Oregon’s largest, Portland, hundreds of miles away. Editor Therese Bottomly speaks with Silverman and Sparling about their reporting and possible solutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It’s hard to escape the fentanyl problem in Oregon. The use of fentanyl is evident on the streets of Portland and provides added fuel to Oregon’s homelessness crisis. The decriminalization of the drug and others is at the heart of a debate in the Oregon Legislature over Measure 110.

The Oregonian/OregonLive recently published two in-depth articles that came at the fentanyl crisis through vastly different lenses. Education reporter Julia Silverman profiled a mother’s attempt to see help for her teenage son, who had suffered three overdoses before he died on fentanyl poisoning. Oregon’s medical autonomy laws prevented her from forcing him in to treatment.

Zane Sparling headed out to Ontario, where the rural town was confronting an addiction and homelessness crisis exacerbated by Oregon’s more lenient laws on drug use than neighboring Idaho’s. The small city was seeing many of the same problems as Oregon’s largest, Portland, hundreds of miles away.

Editor Therese Bottomly speaks with Silverman and Sparling about their reporting and possible solutions.

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]]> 1325 Oregon Legislature takes on housing, drug decriminalization The Oregon Legislature’s 2024 session is underway, and even though lawmakers’ work is constitutionally limited to just 35 days, they plan to take on some of the state’s biggest issues. On this week’s episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, state government reporter Carlos Fuentes runs down lawmakers’ top priorities and how a state Supreme Court ruling could affect the dynamic in Salem. Plus, public safety reporter Noelle Crombie on lawmakers’ proposals to roll back parts of Measure 110, the drug decriminalization law approved by voters in 2020. (Crombie recently appeared on Beat Check to discuss Measure 110 and policymakers’ trip to Portugal, whose drug laws in part inspired the Oregon measure.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 12 Feb 2024 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive The Oregon Legislature’s 2024 session is underway, and even though lawmakers’ work is constitutionally limited to just 35 days, they plan to take on some of the state’s biggest issues. On this week’s episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, state government reporter Carlos Fuentes runs down lawmakers’ top priorities and how a state Supreme Court ruling could affect the dynamic in Salem. Plus, public safety reporter Noelle Crombie on lawmakers’ proposals to roll back parts of Measure 110, the drug decriminalization law approved by voters in 2020. (Crombie recently appeared on Beat Check to discuss Measure 110 and policymakers’ trip to Portugal, whose drug laws in part inspired the Oregon measure.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Oregon Legislature’s 2024 session is underway, and even though lawmakers’ work is constitutionally limited to just 35 days, they plan to take on some of the state’s biggest issues.

On this week’s episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, state government reporter Carlos Fuentes runs down lawmakers’ top priorities and how a state Supreme Court ruling could affect the dynamic in Salem.

Plus, public safety reporter Noelle Crombie on lawmakers’ proposals to roll back parts of Measure 110, the drug decriminalization law approved by voters in 2020. (Crombie recently appeared on Beat Check to discuss Measure 110 and policymakers’ trip to Portugal, whose drug laws in part inspired the Oregon measure.)

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]]> 1382 What’s the mental health impact of fallen trees, other climate disasters? In January, the Portland metro area was encased in a week-long ice, snow and wind storm that shut down the region. The storm toppled hundreds of massive trees, which in turn crushed cars, felled power poles and lines and split people’s homes in half. The devastation left many people traumatized and anxious – and reexamining their relationships with trees and with the natural world, said Dr. Thomas Joseph Doherty, a Portland-based psychologist who focuses on helping clients overcome anxieties linked with climate change. On today’s Beat Check podcast, Doherty talked about the mental health impacts and emotional burden of the storm and of climate-related extreme weather events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 05 Feb 2024 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive In January, the Portland metro area was encased in a week-long ice, snow and wind storm that shut down the region. The storm toppled hundreds of massive trees, which in turn crushed cars, felled power poles and lines and split people’s homes in half. The devastation left many people traumatized and anxious – and reexamining their relationships with trees and with the natural world, said Dr. Thomas Joseph Doherty, a Portland-based psychologist who focuses on helping clients overcome anxieties linked with climate change. On today’s Beat Check podcast, Doherty talked about the mental health impacts and emotional burden of the storm and of climate-related extreme weather events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In January, the Portland metro area was encased in a week-long ice, snow and wind storm that shut down the region. The storm toppled hundreds of massive trees, which in turn crushed cars, felled power poles and lines and split people’s homes in half.

The devastation left many people traumatized and anxious – and reexamining their relationships with trees and with the natural world, said Dr. Thomas Joseph Doherty, a Portland-based psychologist who focuses on helping clients overcome anxieties linked with climate change. On today’s Beat Check podcast, Doherty talked about the mental health impacts and emotional burden of the storm and of climate-related extreme weather events.

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]]> 3076 Will Oregon finally get big money out of politics? Oregon has long been awash in cash when it comes to state elections and political races. One big reason? It’s among just a small handful of states that do not limit how much money candidates can accept from individuals, political groups, corporations, unions or any other entity. But that could change this year, as Oregon voters will likely face a pair of similar-looking — yet markedly different — ballot measures, each of which would limit how much individuals and groups can donate to candidates. On the latest Beat Check, Oregonian/OregonLive reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Carlos Fuentes, dig into these dueling proposals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 29 Jan 2024 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Oregon has long been awash in cash when it comes to state elections and political races. One big reason? It’s among just a small handful of states that do not limit how much money candidates can accept from individuals, political groups, corporations, unions or any other entity. But that could change this year, as Oregon voters will likely face a pair of similar-looking — yet markedly different — ballot measures, each of which would limit how much individuals and groups can donate to candidates. On the latest Beat Check, Oregonian/OregonLive reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Carlos Fuentes, dig into these dueling proposals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Oregon has long been awash in cash when it comes to state elections and political races.

One big reason?

It’s among just a small handful of states that do not limit how much money candidates can accept from individuals, political groups, corporations, unions or any other entity.

But that could change this year, as Oregon voters will likely face a pair of similar-looking — yet markedly different — ballot measures, each of which would limit how much individuals and groups can donate to candidates.

On the latest Beat Check, Oregonian/OregonLive reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Carlos Fuentes, dig into these dueling proposals.

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]]> 1146 How does The Oregonian/OregonLive’s editorial board work? This year, 2024, is a big political and election year, and Oregon faces many serious and complex issues. The Oregonian/OregonLive Editorial Board meets regularly to talk about significant issues where the newspaper as a local institution might weigh in. Editorials are written by Opinion Editor Helen Jung and appear on the Opinion pages. The opinions of the editorial board are independent of the news operation and the reporters in the newsroom work independently from the board. Editor Therese Bottomly speaks with Jung and Managing Editor Laura Gunderson, who oversees areas such as politics and business, about the goal of editorials. The conversation pulls back the curtain on the board’s process. Among the topics: --How the candidate endorsement process works. The board now videotapes endorsement interviews, which are held jointly, for publication on OregonLive. --What Jung looks for in local op-eds, commentary articles written by community members. --What is on the board’s radar for 2024, as laid out in this agenda-setting editorial. Guidelines for submitting Letters to the Editor or op-eds can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 22 Jan 2024 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive This year, 2024, is a big political and election year, and Oregon faces many serious and complex issues. The Oregonian/OregonLive Editorial Board meets regularly to talk about significant issues where the newspaper as a local institution might weigh in. Editorials are written by Opinion Editor Helen Jung and appear on the Opinion pages. The opinions of the editorial board are independent of the news operation and the reporters in the newsroom work independently from the board. Editor Therese Bottomly speaks with Jung and Managing Editor Laura Gunderson, who oversees areas such as politics and business, about the goal of editorials. The conversation pulls back the curtain on the board’s process. Among the topics: --How the candidate endorsement process works. The board now videotapes endorsement interviews, which are held jointly, for publication on OregonLive. --What Jung looks for in local op-eds, commentary articles written by community members. --What is on the board’s radar for 2024, as laid out in this agenda-setting editorial. Guidelines for submitting Letters to the Editor or op-eds can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This year, 2024, is a big political and election year, and Oregon faces many serious and complex issues. The Oregonian/OregonLive Editorial Board meets regularly to talk about significant issues where the newspaper as a local institution might weigh in.

Editorials are written by Opinion Editor Helen Jung and appear on the Opinion pages. The opinions of the editorial board are independent of the news operation and the reporters in the newsroom work independently from the board.

Editor Therese Bottomly speaks with Jung and Managing Editor Laura Gunderson, who oversees areas such as politics and business, about the goal of editorials. The conversation pulls back the curtain on the board’s process.

Among the topics:

--How the candidate endorsement process works. The board now videotapes endorsement interviews, which are held jointly, for publication on OregonLive.

--What Jung looks for in local op-eds, commentary articles written by community members.

--What is on the board’s radar for 2024, as laid out in this agenda-setting editorial.

Guidelines for submitting Letters to the Editor or op-eds can be found here.

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]]> 1513 Reporting on a midflight near-disaster A terrifying mid-flight emergency forced an Alaska Airlines plane back to Portland Jan. 5 and launched an investigation that temporarily grounded fleets of Boeing 737 Max 9 passenger jets nationwide. Miraculously, nobody on Alaska Airlines flight 1282 was critically hurt when a “door plug” — a wall panel that’s used as an emergency exit on some planes but just a window on others — suddenly blew off, leaving a hole. The cabin depressurized, and passengers put on oxygen masks while the plane dropped to a lower altitude before making an emergency landing at PDX. Reporters Zane Sparling and Maxine Bernstein were among the team of journalists who spoke to investigators and shaken passengers. On this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, they talk about their experiences working on the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 15 Jan 2024 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive A terrifying mid-flight emergency forced an Alaska Airlines plane back to Portland Jan. 5 and launched an investigation that temporarily grounded fleets of Boeing 737 Max 9 passenger jets nationwide. Miraculously, nobody on Alaska Airlines flight 1282 was critically hurt when a “door plug” — a wall panel that’s used as an emergency exit on some planes but just a window on others — suddenly blew off, leaving a hole. The cabin depressurized, and passengers put on oxygen masks while the plane dropped to a lower altitude before making an emergency landing at PDX. Reporters Zane Sparling and Maxine Bernstein were among the team of journalists who spoke to investigators and shaken passengers. On this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, they talk about their experiences working on the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A terrifying mid-flight emergency forced an Alaska Airlines plane back to Portland Jan. 5 and launched an investigation that temporarily grounded fleets of Boeing 737 Max 9 passenger jets nationwide.

Miraculously, nobody on Alaska Airlines flight 1282 was critically hurt when a “door plug” — a wall panel that’s used as an emergency exit on some planes but just a window on others — suddenly blew off, leaving a hole. The cabin depressurized, and passengers put on oxygen masks while the plane dropped to a lower altitude before making an emergency landing at PDX.

Reporters Zane Sparling and Maxine Bernstein were among the team of journalists who spoke to investigators and shaken passengers. On this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, they talk about their experiences working on the story.

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]]> 2243 How should Portland deal with the surplus money flowing into the Clean Energy Fund? In December, Portland leaders announced that the city’s clean energy fund is expected to raise an unanticipated $540 million over the next five years. This staggering surplus comes at a time when city agencies are facing major budget shortfalls. Commissioner Carmen Rubio, who oversees the fund, has proposed funneling half of the excess money to cash-strapped bureaus to help pay for a wide plethora of climate-related projects. They include walking and bicycle routes, LED street lighting, electric vehicle charging infrastructure for the city’s fleet, electric-powered leaf blowers to replace city-owned gas-powered ones and tree planting and natural areas restoration, among others. The other half of the excess revenue would go towards creating energy efficient affordable housing, maintaining trees across Portland and subsidizing a new “climate resilient” Keller Auditorium and new infrastructure for the city’s Fire Bureau. Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, Portland City Hall reporter for The Oregonian/OregonLive, talked about the surplus, Rubio’s spending proposal and how the fund has continued to evolve ever since it was approved by voters via ballot measure in 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 08 Jan 2024 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive In December, Portland leaders announced that the city’s clean energy fund is expected to raise an unanticipated $540 million over the next five years. This staggering surplus comes at a time when city agencies are facing major budget shortfalls. Commissioner Carmen Rubio, who oversees the fund, has proposed funneling half of the excess money to cash-strapped bureaus to help pay for a wide plethora of climate-related projects. They include walking and bicycle routes, LED street lighting, electric vehicle charging infrastructure for the city’s fleet, electric-powered leaf blowers to replace city-owned gas-powered ones and tree planting and natural areas restoration, among others. The other half of the excess revenue would go towards creating energy efficient affordable housing, maintaining trees across Portland and subsidizing a new “climate resilient” Keller Auditorium and new infrastructure for the city’s Fire Bureau. Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, Portland City Hall reporter for The Oregonian/OregonLive, talked about the surplus, Rubio’s spending proposal and how the fund has continued to evolve ever since it was approved by voters via ballot measure in 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In December, Portland leaders announced that the city’s clean energy fund is expected to raise an unanticipated $540 million over the next five years. This staggering surplus comes at a time when city agencies are facing major budget shortfalls.

Commissioner Carmen Rubio, who oversees the fund, has proposed funneling half of the excess money to cash-strapped bureaus to help pay for a wide plethora of climate-related projects.

They include walking and bicycle routes, LED street lighting, electric vehicle charging infrastructure for the city’s fleet, electric-powered leaf blowers to replace city-owned gas-powered ones and tree planting and natural areas restoration, among others.

The other half of the excess revenue would go towards creating energy efficient affordable housing, maintaining trees across Portland and subsidizing a new “climate resilient” Keller Auditorium and new infrastructure for the city’s Fire Bureau.

Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, Portland City Hall reporter for The Oregonian/OregonLive, talked about the surplus, Rubio’s spending proposal and how the fund has continued to evolve ever since it was approved by voters via ballot measure in 2018.

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]]> 2482 What Portlanders wish for themselves and their city in the New Year During the final weeks of 2023, Oregonian/OregonLive reporter Aimee Green crisscrossed Portland to ask strangers from all walks of life what they wished for themselves — and for their city — in the coming year. One hundred people shared their hopes, both big and small. On the latest Beat Check, Green and I discuss her project, the joys of striking up conversations on the street and the optimism that many people have for the Portland area despite its ongoing struggles and challenges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 01 Jan 2024 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive During the final weeks of 2023, Oregonian/OregonLive reporter Aimee Green crisscrossed Portland to ask strangers from all walks of life what they wished for themselves — and for their city — in the coming year. One hundred people shared their hopes, both big and small. On the latest Beat Check, Green and I discuss her project, the joys of striking up conversations on the street and the optimism that many people have for the Portland area despite its ongoing struggles and challenges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices During the final weeks of 2023, Oregonian/OregonLive reporter Aimee Green crisscrossed Portland to ask strangers from all walks of life what they wished for themselves — and for their city — in the coming year.

One hundred people shared their hopes, both big and small.

On the latest Beat Check, Green and I discuss her project, the joys of striking up conversations on the street and the optimism that many people have for the Portland area despite its ongoing struggles and challenges.

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]]> 1381 It’s Season of Sharing time, and you can help make this a better place Merry Christmas! This time of year, The Oregonian/OregonLive features nonprofits from Oregon and southwest Washington to highlight their good works for our longstanding Season of Sharing campaign. Longtime features editor Grant Butler talks with Editor Therese Bottomly about the annual campaign, which runs roughly from Thanksgiving to the end of the year. The campaign was started by the Oregon Journal, an afternoon newspaper that served Portland until it merged with The Oregonian in 1982. At that time, The Oregonian took over the campaign and the tradition continues today. Many readers donate by check but there are also online options, listed below. All proceeds benefit the nonprofits; The Oregonian/OregonLive bears any administrative costs. If you want to give, you can choose one of the charities or give to the general fund, which will be evenly distributed among them. Online: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/oregonian-publishing-company-public-benefits-inc/season-of-sharing By check: Oregonian Season of Sharing, c/o Oregonians Credit Union, 336 N.E. 20th Ave., Portland, OR 97232. By text: You can also text the code SHARE2023 to 44-321. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 25 Dec 2023 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Merry Christmas! This time of year, The Oregonian/OregonLive features nonprofits from Oregon and southwest Washington to highlight their good works for our longstanding Season of Sharing campaign. Longtime features editor Grant Butler talks with Editor Therese Bottomly about the annual campaign, which runs roughly from Thanksgiving to the end of the year. The campaign was started by the Oregon Journal, an afternoon newspaper that served Portland until it merged with The Oregonian in 1982. At that time, The Oregonian took over the campaign and the tradition continues today. Many readers donate by check but there are also online options, listed below. All proceeds benefit the nonprofits; The Oregonian/OregonLive bears any administrative costs. If you want to give, you can choose one of the charities or give to the general fund, which will be evenly distributed among them. Online: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/oregonian-publishing-company-public-benefits-inc/season-of-sharing By check: Oregonian Season of Sharing, c/o Oregonians Credit Union, 336 N.E. 20th Ave., Portland, OR 97232. By text: You can also text the code SHARE2023 to 44-321. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Merry Christmas! This time of year, The Oregonian/OregonLive features nonprofits from Oregon and southwest Washington to highlight their good works for our longstanding Season of Sharing campaign.

Longtime features editor Grant Butler talks with Editor Therese Bottomly about the annual campaign, which runs roughly from Thanksgiving to the end of the year. The campaign was started by the Oregon Journal, an afternoon newspaper that served Portland until it merged with The Oregonian in 1982. At that time, The Oregonian took over the campaign and the tradition continues today.

Many readers donate by check but there are also online options, listed below. All proceeds benefit the nonprofits; The Oregonian/OregonLive bears any administrative costs.

If you want to give, you can choose one of the charities or give to the general fund, which will be evenly distributed among them.

Online: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/oregonian-publishing-company-public-benefits-inc/season-of-sharing

By check: Oregonian Season of Sharing, c/o Oregonians Credit Union, 336 N.E. 20th Ave., Portland, OR 97232.

By text: You can also text the code SHARE2023 to 44-321.

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]]> 1102 What Oregon leaders, mulling Measure 110 changes, learned from a trip to Portugal In late October, two dozen Oregon policymakers, advocates, police and prosecutors landed in Lisbon, Portugal, to learn about that nation’s two-decade-old drug decriminalization law. They arrived a few days after reporter Noelle Crombie, who traveled to the country independently to do much the same. The fact-finding missions come as the voting public has soured on Oregon’s Measure 110, a decriminalization law approved by voters two years ago. Now, as as the potent and addictive drug fentanyl has proliferated and overdoses have skyrocketed, polls suggest a majority favor a full or partial repeal. Some of Crombie’s stories from Portugal, and back in Oregon: Oregon leaders tasked to act on Measure 110, fentanyl went to Portugal in search of answers. Here’s what they found Debate over Measure 110′s future heats up as lawmakers mull reforms Push to ‘fix’ Measure 110, make drug possession a crime again, ramps up with powerful support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 Dec 2023 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive In late October, two dozen Oregon policymakers, advocates, police and prosecutors landed in Lisbon, Portugal, to learn about that nation’s two-decade-old drug decriminalization law. They arrived a few days after reporter Noelle Crombie, who traveled to the country independently to do much the same. The fact-finding missions come as the voting public has soured on Oregon’s Measure 110, a decriminalization law approved by voters two years ago. Now, as as the potent and addictive drug fentanyl has proliferated and overdoses have skyrocketed, polls suggest a majority favor a full or partial repeal. Some of Crombie’s stories from Portugal, and back in Oregon: Oregon leaders tasked to act on Measure 110, fentanyl went to Portugal in search of answers. Here’s what they found Debate over Measure 110′s future heats up as lawmakers mull reforms Push to ‘fix’ Measure 110, make drug possession a crime again, ramps up with powerful support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In late October, two dozen Oregon policymakers, advocates, police and prosecutors landed in Lisbon, Portugal, to learn about that nation’s two-decade-old drug decriminalization law.

They arrived a few days after reporter Noelle Crombie, who traveled to the country independently to do much the same.

The fact-finding missions come as the voting public has soured on Oregon’s Measure 110, a decriminalization law approved by voters two years ago. Now, as as the potent and addictive drug fentanyl has proliferated and overdoses have skyrocketed, polls suggest a majority favor a full or partial repeal.

Some of Crombie’s stories from Portugal, and back in Oregon:

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]]> 1943 Will your family qualify for generous home energy rebates? Heat pumps, electrical work and insulation projects are very expensive – and many families in Oregon can’t afford them, despite their potential for reducing carbon emissions, saving energy and slashing utility bills. The federal government has promised financial help: generous rebates and tax credits to defray the costs of home energy efficiency upgrade projects for low- and moderate-income families. The tax credits are already available, while the rebates will be rolled out in Oregon by mid-2024. But, according to the state’s Department of Energy, only about 13,000 Oregon households will qualify for those rebates. That’s less than 1 percent of Oregon’s 1.7 million households. Will your family be one of them? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Heat pumps, electrical work and insulation projects are very expensive – and many families in Oregon can’t afford them, despite their potential for reducing carbon emissions, saving energy and slashing utility bills. The federal government has promised financial help: generous rebates and tax credits to defray the costs of home energy efficiency upgrade projects for low- and moderate-income families. The tax credits are already available, while the rebates will be rolled out in Oregon by mid-2024. But, according to the state’s Department of Energy, only about 13,000 Oregon households will qualify for those rebates. That’s less than 1 percent of Oregon’s 1.7 million households. Will your family be one of them? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Heat pumps, electrical work and insulation projects are very expensive – and many families in Oregon can’t afford them, despite their potential for reducing carbon emissions, saving energy and slashing utility bills.

The federal government has promised financial help: generous rebates and tax credits to defray the costs of home energy efficiency upgrade projects for low- and moderate-income families. The tax credits are already available, while the rebates will be rolled out in Oregon by mid-2024.

But, according to the state’s Department of Energy, only about 13,000 Oregon households will qualify for those rebates. That’s less than 1 percent of Oregon’s 1.7 million households. Will your family be one of them?

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]]> 2269 Portland needs a new sobering center. Politics keeps one from opening In 2019, Portland’s lone drop-off center for people experiencing severe intoxication from drugs or alcohol abruptly shuttered. The closure left a massive gap in how Oregon’s largest city could respond to those in the throes of visible — and often dangerous — bouts of crisis, just as drug use and overdose deaths began to soar. Dozens of local leaders began immediately working on a plan to replace Portland’s decades-old Sobering Station. After four years, the effort largely collapsed this fall. The fate of a new — and desperately needed — sobering center in Portland remains uncertain, even as other communities throughout the state successfully create their own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 04 Dec 2023 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive In 2019, Portland’s lone drop-off center for people experiencing severe intoxication from drugs or alcohol abruptly shuttered. The closure left a massive gap in how Oregon’s largest city could respond to those in the throes of visible — and often dangerous — bouts of crisis, just as drug use and overdose deaths began to soar. Dozens of local leaders began immediately working on a plan to replace Portland’s decades-old Sobering Station. After four years, the effort largely collapsed this fall. The fate of a new — and desperately needed — sobering center in Portland remains uncertain, even as other communities throughout the state successfully create their own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In 2019, Portland’s lone drop-off center for people experiencing severe intoxication from drugs or alcohol abruptly shuttered.

The closure left a massive gap in how Oregon’s largest city could respond to those in the throes of visible — and often dangerous — bouts of crisis, just as drug use and overdose deaths began to soar.

Dozens of local leaders began immediately working on a plan to replace Portland’s decades-old Sobering Station.

After four years, the effort largely collapsed this fall. The fate of a new — and desperately needed — sobering center in Portland remains uncertain, even as other communities throughout the state successfully create their own.

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]]> 2393 ‘Lost Women of Highway 20′ resurfaces interest in original Oregonian series Five years ago, The Oregonian/OregonLive published the award-winning five-part series, “Ghosts of Highway 20,” accompanied by a full video series along with the articles that chronicled the victims of an Oregon serial killer. Lead reporter Noelle Crombie, a senior criminal justice reporter for The Oregonian/OregonLive, joined Editor Therese Bottomly for a conversation about the original series, which is seeing renewed interest because of the debut this month of a new docuseries available on Max. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 27 Nov 2023 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Five years ago, The Oregonian/OregonLive published the award-winning five-part series, “Ghosts of Highway 20,” accompanied by a full video series along with the articles that chronicled the victims of an Oregon serial killer. Lead reporter Noelle Crombie, a senior criminal justice reporter for The Oregonian/OregonLive, joined Editor Therese Bottomly for a conversation about the original series, which is seeing renewed interest because of the debut this month of a new docuseries available on Max. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Five years ago, The Oregonian/OregonLive published the award-winning five-part series, “Ghosts of Highway 20,” accompanied by a full video series along with the articles that chronicled the victims of an Oregon serial killer.

Lead reporter Noelle Crombie, a senior criminal justice reporter for The Oregonian/OregonLive, joined Editor Therese Bottomly for a conversation about the original series, which is seeing renewed interest because of the debut this month of a new docuseries available on Max.

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]]> 1548 How the owner of several well-known Portland brands ran into trouble A bunch of well-known Northwest brands – like Bamboo Sushi, Sizzle Pie, Water Avenue Coffee and Rudy’s Barbershops – were bought up during the pandemic by Sortis Holdings, a company that positioned itself as a savior for businesses that were struggling. But now, Sortis Holdings has had to call off a big transaction, disputes over unpaid bills have spilled into courts, and it’s laying off staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Nov 2023 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive A bunch of well-known Northwest brands – like Bamboo Sushi, Sizzle Pie, Water Avenue Coffee and Rudy’s Barbershops – were bought up during the pandemic by Sortis Holdings, a company that positioned itself as a savior for businesses that were struggling. But now, Sortis Holdings has had to call off a big transaction, disputes over unpaid bills have spilled into courts, and it’s laying off staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A bunch of well-known Northwest brands – like Bamboo Sushi, Sizzle Pie, Water Avenue Coffee and Rudy’s Barbershops – were bought up during the pandemic by Sortis Holdings, a company that positioned itself as a savior for businesses that were struggling.

But now, Sortis Holdings has had to call off a big transaction, disputes over unpaid bills have spilled into courts, and it’s laying off staff.

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]]> 1194 Alarming climate study leads to search for solutions https://www.oregonlive.com/podcasts/ "Life on the planet is imperiled," "we’re on the brink of collapse" and there’s "little progress on combating climate change." That’s according to a new climate study published at the end of October by a group of renowned U.S. and global scientists, including several researchers from Oregon. On this episode of Beat Check, The Oregonian's environmental reporter Gosia Wozniacka interviews Dr. Jillian Gregg, an ecologist and principal investigator of Corvallis-based Terrestrial Ecosystems Research Associates. Dr. Gregg is also the author of the climate change study. Dr. Greggs talks about the alarming data, the transition to an economy that puts a pause on over-consumption and fossil-fuel emissions and solutions we all can participate in that will help slow climate change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 11 Nov 2023 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive "Life on the planet is imperiled," "we’re on the brink of collapse" and there’s "little progress on combating climate change." That’s according to a new climate study published at the end of October by a group of renowned U.S. and global scientists, including several researchers from Oregon. On this episode of Beat Check, The Oregonian's environmental reporter Gosia Wozniacka interviews Dr. Jillian Gregg, an ecologist and principal investigator of Corvallis-based Terrestrial Ecosystems Research Associates. Dr. Gregg is also the author of the climate change study. Dr. Greggs talks about the alarming data, the transition to an economy that puts a pause on over-consumption and fossil-fuel emissions and solutions we all can participate in that will help slow climate change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices "Life on the planet is imperiled," "we’re on the brink of collapse" and there’s "little progress on combating climate change."

That’s according to a new climate study published at the end of October by a group of renowned U.S. and global scientists, including several researchers from Oregon.

On this episode of Beat Check, The Oregonian's environmental reporter Gosia Wozniacka interviews Dr. Jillian Gregg, an ecologist and principal investigator of Corvallis-based Terrestrial Ecosystems Research Associates. Dr. Gregg is also the author of the climate change study.

Dr. Greggs talks about the alarming data, the transition to an economy that puts a pause on over-consumption and fossil-fuel emissions and solutions we all can participate in that will help slow climate change.

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]]> 1905 BONUS EPISODE: Octavia Spencer talks about ‘Lost Women of Highway 20’ and the need to restore their dignity https://projects.oregonlive.com/ghostsofhighway20/marlene/ While true crime tales have become mainstays of media and pop culture, the disturbing stories told in The Oregonian/OregonLive’s 2018 prize-winning project, “Ghosts of Highway 20″ had a particular impact on Octavia Spencer, the Oscar-winning actor, who help produce the new “Lost Women of Highway 20” documentary series for Investigation Discovery. You can watch “Lost Women of Highway 20″ on Investigation Discovery (ID), MAX and via the Philo streaming service, which offers a free trial. Watch The Oregonian's five-part video series "Ghosts of Highway 20" on our YouTube channel. Read the original story on OregonLive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 09 Nov 2023 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive While true crime tales have become mainstays of media and pop culture, the disturbing stories told in The Oregonian/OregonLive’s 2018 prize-winning project, “Ghosts of Highway 20″ had a particular impact on Octavia Spencer, the Oscar-winning actor, who help produce the new “Lost Women of Highway 20” documentary series for Investigation Discovery. You can watch “Lost Women of Highway 20″ on Investigation Discovery (ID), MAX and via the Philo streaming service, which offers a free trial. Watch The Oregonian's five-part video series "Ghosts of Highway 20" on our YouTube channel. Read the original story on OregonLive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices While true crime tales have become mainstays of media and pop culture, the disturbing stories told in The Oregonian/OregonLive’s 2018 prize-winning project, “Ghosts of Highway 20″ had a particular impact on Octavia Spencer, the Oscar-winning actor, who help produce the new “Lost Women of Highway 20” documentary series for Investigation Discovery.

You can watch “Lost Women of Highway 20″ on Investigation Discovery (ID), MAX and via the Philo streaming service, which offers a free trial.

Watch The Oregonian's five-part video series "Ghosts of Highway 20" on our YouTube channel.

Read the original story on OregonLive.

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]]> 948 The unprecedented string of deaths of Black Portlanders at the hands of police in the 1970s: "The Forgotten Four" project The murder of George Floyd at the hands of police set off social justice protests across the nation and in Portland. For some members of the city’s small Black community, Floyd’s death was a reminder of Portland’s painful history. In this podcast episode, reporter Fedor Zarkhin joins Editor Therese Bottomly to talk about his recent four-part series, “The Forgotten Four,” which told of the unprecedented string of deaths of Black Portlanders at the hands of police in the 1970s. The four deaths galvanized the Black community in a way that had never occurred before and has repercussions yet today. While the larger community of Portlanders may have forgotten the stories of the three young men and one teenager who were shot and killed in a short span of 1974 and ‘75, the memories remain fresh for family members and friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Nov 2023 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive The murder of George Floyd at the hands of police set off social justice protests across the nation and in Portland. For some members of the city’s small Black community, Floyd’s death was a reminder of Portland’s painful history. In this podcast episode, reporter Fedor Zarkhin joins Editor Therese Bottomly to talk about his recent four-part series, “The Forgotten Four,” which told of the unprecedented string of deaths of Black Portlanders at the hands of police in the 1970s. The four deaths galvanized the Black community in a way that had never occurred before and has repercussions yet today. While the larger community of Portlanders may have forgotten the stories of the three young men and one teenager who were shot and killed in a short span of 1974 and ‘75, the memories remain fresh for family members and friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The murder of George Floyd at the hands of police set off social justice protests across the nation and in Portland. For some members of the city’s small Black community, Floyd’s death was a reminder of Portland’s painful history.

In this podcast episode, reporter Fedor Zarkhin joins Editor Therese Bottomly to talk about his recent four-part series, “The Forgotten Four,” which told of the unprecedented string of deaths of Black Portlanders at the hands of police in the 1970s.

The four deaths galvanized the Black community in a way that had never occurred before and has repercussions yet today. While the larger community of Portlanders may have forgotten the stories of the three young men and one teenager who were shot and killed in a short span of 1974 and ‘75, the memories remain fresh for family members and friends.

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]]> 1758 We'll be back next week We'll be back with another episode of Beat Check next week. In the meantime, don't miss the episode we published Thursday, answering your questions about the potential Portland Public Schools teachers' strike. Given the dynamic nature of that story, we wanted to bring it to you as soon as possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 Oct 2023 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive We'll be back with another episode of Beat Check next week. In the meantime, don't miss the episode we published Thursday, answering your questions about the potential Portland Public Schools teachers' strike. Given the dynamic nature of that story, we wanted to bring it to you as soon as possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We'll be back with another episode of Beat Check next week. In the meantime, don't miss the episode we published Thursday, answering your questions about the potential Portland Public Schools teachers' strike. Given the dynamic nature of that story, we wanted to bring it to you as soon as possible.

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]]> 99 What we know about the potential Portland Public Schools teachers' strike On a special edition of The Oregonian’s Beat Check podcast, education reporter Julia Silverman and City Hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh answer your questions about the potential Portland Public Schools teacher strike. Read our previous strike coverage here: Portland Teachers Vote to Authorize a Strike Final Offers, Plenty of Acrimony and Little Movement Portland Families Brace for Strike Fallout With a Possible Strike Looming, a $200 Million Gulf Widens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 26 Oct 2023 00:30:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive On a special edition of The Oregonian’s Beat Check podcast, education reporter Julia Silverman and City Hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh answer your questions about the potential Portland Public Schools teacher strike. Read our previous strike coverage here: Portland Teachers Vote to Authorize a Strike Final Offers, Plenty of Acrimony and Little Movement Portland Families Brace for Strike Fallout With a Possible Strike Looming, a $200 Million Gulf Widens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices On a special edition of The Oregonian’s Beat Check podcast, education reporter Julia Silverman and City Hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh answer your questions about the potential Portland Public Schools teacher strike.

Read our previous strike coverage here:

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]]> 2374 Oregon’s mental health system dogged by failures, complexity Jayati Ramakrishnan and Nicole Hayden, both staff reporters for The Oregonian/OregonLive, produced the first two parts of the newsroom’s in-depth examination of Oregon’s mental health system and its failures. Editor Therese Bottomly leads a discussion of what their findings have been so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Jayati Ramakrishnan and Nicole Hayden, both staff reporters for The Oregonian/OregonLive, produced the first two parts of the newsroom’s in-depth examination of Oregon’s mental health system and its failures. Editor Therese Bottomly leads a discussion of what their findings have been so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jayati Ramakrishnan and Nicole Hayden, both staff reporters for The Oregonian/OregonLive, produced the first two parts of the newsroom’s in-depth examination of Oregon’s mental health system and its failures. Editor Therese Bottomly leads a discussion of what their findings have been so far.

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]]> 1243 Students, legislators push for school districts to tackle climate change: Beat Check podcast https://www.oregonlive.com/podcasts/ At the end of September, students from 50 school districts across the country launched a new campaign to spur climate action in classrooms, school buildings and in the job market. In this episode of Beat Check, The Oregonian/OregonLive's environmental justice reporter Gosia Wozniacka interviews Adah Crandall, a 17-year-old youth climate organizer and recent graduate of Portland’s Grant High School. They discuss the student campaign, new legislation and recent efforts at climate change denial in classrooms across the U.S. Read more about youth climate activism on The Oregonian/OregonLive: Portland youth stage climate strike, call for action from state, federal leaders A Portland high school student has Oregon governor’s ear on environmental justice A climate education bill, spearheaded by teachers and students, gets a spotlight in Salem Climate change kids get ‘remarkable win’ in Montana court NW Natural booklet for schoolkids becomes flashpoint in climate change debate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 16 Oct 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive At the end of September, students from 50 school districts across the country launched a new campaign to spur climate action in classrooms, school buildings and in the job market. In this episode of Beat Check, The Oregonian/OregonLive's environmental justice reporter Gosia Wozniacka interviews Adah Crandall, a 17-year-old youth climate organizer and recent graduate of Portland’s Grant High School. They discuss the student campaign, new legislation and recent efforts at climate change denial in classrooms across the U.S. Read more about youth climate activism on The Oregonian/OregonLive: Portland youth stage climate strike, call for action from state, federal leaders A Portland high school student has Oregon governor’s ear on environmental justice A climate education bill, spearheaded by teachers and students, gets a spotlight in Salem Climate change kids get ‘remarkable win’ in Montana court NW Natural booklet for schoolkids becomes flashpoint in climate change debate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices At the end of September, students from 50 school districts across the country launched a new campaign to spur climate action in classrooms, school buildings and in the job market.

In this episode of Beat Check, The Oregonian/OregonLive's environmental justice reporter Gosia Wozniacka interviews Adah Crandall, a 17-year-old youth climate organizer and recent graduate of Portland’s Grant High School. They discuss the student campaign, new legislation and recent efforts at climate change denial in classrooms across the U.S.

Read more about youth climate activism on The Oregonian/OregonLive:

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]]> 1913 Why Tho? with Lizzy Acker: Taking your shoes off in other people's homes https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss the etiquette surrounding taking your shoes off in someone else's home, what they're into and not into this week and whether you can keep someone from smoking cigarettes near your house. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Oct 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss the etiquette surrounding taking your shoes off in someone else's home, what they're into and not into this week and whether you can keep someone from smoking cigarettes near your house. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss the etiquette surrounding taking your shoes off in someone else's home, what they're into and not into this week and whether you can keep someone from smoking cigarettes near your house. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast!


More:

  • Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/
  • Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup
  • Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker!
  • You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny!
  • Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html

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]]> 2082 How Portland’s promise to target unlicensed Airbnbs went bust https://www.oregonlive.com/podcasts/ Four years after Portland officials passed what they hailed to be some of the strongest rules governing short-term rentals in the country, Portland’s regulation of Airbnb rentals remains fundamentally broken, a recent investigation by The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Ted Sickinger found. On the latest Beat Check, I speak with Sickinger about how the city’s big promise to crack down on illicit Airbnbs went bust. Read More: Portland promised to crack down on unlicensed Airbnbs. This happened instead. Portland escalates fight with Airbnb over illegal listings Portland Reaches Rental Data Sharing Agreement With Airbnb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Oct 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Four years after Portland officials passed what they hailed to be some of the strongest rules governing short-term rentals in the country, Portland’s regulation of Airbnb rentals remains fundamentally broken, a recent investigation by The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Ted Sickinger found. On the latest Beat Check, I speak with Sickinger about how the city’s big promise to crack down on illicit Airbnbs went bust. Read More: Portland promised to crack down on unlicensed Airbnbs. This happened instead. Portland escalates fight with Airbnb over illegal listings Portland Reaches Rental Data Sharing Agreement With Airbnb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Four years after Portland officials passed what they hailed to be some of the strongest rules governing short-term rentals in the country, Portland’s regulation of Airbnb rentals remains fundamentally broken, a recent investigation by The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Ted Sickinger found.

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]]> 1702 Why Tho? with Lizzy Acker: Dealing with audacious noise pollution https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss what you can do when people are making unnecessary noise in your general area. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 Oct 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss what you can do when people are making unnecessary noise in your general area. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss what you can do when people are making unnecessary noise in your general area. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast!


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]]> 1923 Looking into the future for Lloyd Center: Beat Check podcast Ambitious plans for the Lloyd Center shopping mall were unveiled recently. What can we expect to see on the 26-acre site in the future? How will the development change the existing mall and the surrounding neighborhood? Editor Therese Bottomly talks with business reporter Kristine de Leon about the new proposal for the historic mall in inner Northeast Portland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 Oct 2023 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Ambitious plans for the Lloyd Center shopping mall were unveiled recently. What can we expect to see on the 26-acre site in the future? How will the development change the existing mall and the surrounding neighborhood? Editor Therese Bottomly talks with business reporter Kristine de Leon about the new proposal for the historic mall in inner Northeast Portland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Ambitious plans for the Lloyd Center shopping mall were unveiled recently. What can we expect to see on the 26-acre site in the future? How will the development change the existing mall and the surrounding neighborhood? Editor Therese Bottomly talks with business reporter Kristine de Leon about the new proposal for the historic mall in inner Northeast Portland.

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]]> 947 Why Tho with Lizzy Acker: How babies complicate friendships https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss how you can still maintain friendships when you don't have a kid but your friends do! For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 28 Sep 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss how you can still maintain friendships when you don't have a kid but your friends do! For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss how you can still maintain friendships when you don't have a kid but your friends do! For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast!


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]]> 2150 What to make of Oregon students’ stagnant test scores https://www.oregonlive.com/podcasts/ Scores from the standardized tests Oregon students take each year are out, and the 2023 results are dispiriting, to say the least, for anyone who hoped to see a rebound from a pandemic drop. Education reporter Julia Silverman analyzed the results for The Oregonian/OregonLive and discussed them on this week’s episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian. She describes a growing emergency in schools, where students are quickly losing time to catch up from the pandemic. She also, though, sees bright spots. Some schools have found ways to improve their scores that could be replicated elsewhere in the state — given time, and funding. Related coverage: Oregon student achievement remains mired far below pre-pandemic levels, new test scores show Oregon’s chronic absenteeism rate 1 of nation’s most alarming Reimagining math to make it add up for Oregon students Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Scores from the standardized tests Oregon students take each year are out, and the 2023 results are dispiriting, to say the least, for anyone who hoped to see a rebound from a pandemic drop. Education reporter Julia Silverman analyzed the results for The Oregonian/OregonLive and discussed them on this week’s episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian. She describes a growing emergency in schools, where students are quickly losing time to catch up from the pandemic. She also, though, sees bright spots. Some schools have found ways to improve their scores that could be replicated elsewhere in the state — given time, and funding. Related coverage: Oregon student achievement remains mired far below pre-pandemic levels, new test scores show Oregon’s chronic absenteeism rate 1 of nation’s most alarming Reimagining math to make it add up for Oregon students Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Scores from the standardized tests Oregon students take each year are out, and the 2023 results are dispiriting, to say the least, for anyone who hoped to see a rebound from a pandemic drop.

Education reporter Julia Silverman analyzed the results for The Oregonian/OregonLive and discussed them on this week’s episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian. She describes a growing emergency in schools, where students are quickly losing time to catch up from the pandemic.

She also, though, sees bright spots. Some schools have found ways to improve their scores that could be replicated elsewhere in the state — given time, and funding.

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]]> 1532 Why Tho? The Podcast: Can your husband demand that you say please? https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ This week on Why Tho? the Podcast, advice columnist Lizzy Acker and social media producer Destiny Johnson talk about the magic word. How magic is it? Can an adult tell another adult that they need to say “please.” For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 21 Sep 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive This week on Why Tho? the Podcast, advice columnist Lizzy Acker and social media producer Destiny Johnson talk about the magic word. How magic is it? Can an adult tell another adult that they need to say “please.” For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on Why Tho? the Podcast, advice columnist Lizzy Acker and social media producer Destiny Johnson talk about the magic word. How magic is it? Can an adult tell another adult that they need to say “please.” For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast!


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]]> 1182 Fire as medicine: Using fire to manage forests, prevent catastrophic wildfires in the Northwest https://www.oregonlive.com/podcasts/ Earlier this month, a federal advisor committee met in Portland to come up with recommendations for updates to the Northwest Forest Plan, a blueprint that will guide forest management in the region through the next century. Ryan Reed, the 23-year-old representative on the committee who is also an Indigenous firefighter, talked with Beat Check about why we all should care about trees, how fire can be used to manage them and why Indigenous cultural burning practices could guide the approach. Read more about cultural burns and prescribed fire on The Oregonian/OregonLive: Indigenous groups say they have a better way to fight wildfires Fighting fire with fire: Volunteers help southern Oregon homeowners remove tree debris with a permitted prescribed burn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 Sep 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Earlier this month, a federal advisor committee met in Portland to come up with recommendations for updates to the Northwest Forest Plan, a blueprint that will guide forest management in the region through the next century. Ryan Reed, the 23-year-old representative on the committee who is also an Indigenous firefighter, talked with Beat Check about why we all should care about trees, how fire can be used to manage them and why Indigenous cultural burning practices could guide the approach. Read more about cultural burns and prescribed fire on The Oregonian/OregonLive: Indigenous groups say they have a better way to fight wildfires Fighting fire with fire: Volunteers help southern Oregon homeowners remove tree debris with a permitted prescribed burn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Earlier this month, a federal advisor committee met in Portland to come up with recommendations for updates to the Northwest Forest Plan, a blueprint that will guide forest management in the region through the next century. Ryan Reed, the 23-year-old representative on the committee who is also an Indigenous firefighter, talked with Beat Check about why we all should care about trees, how fire can be used to manage them and why Indigenous cultural burning practices could guide the approach.

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]]> 3346 Why Tho? with Lizzy Acker: Let's talk about Zoom etiquette https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss Zoom etiquette in the year 2023. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 14 Sep 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss Zoom etiquette in the year 2023. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss Zoom etiquette in the year 2023. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast!


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]]> 2214 Oregon’s pioneering drug policy faces mounting political headwinds Less than three years ago, Oregon became the first state in the U.S. to decriminalize minor possession of street drugs through an initiative that also promised to expand addiction-treatment services to people experiencing substance use disorder. Yet voters who overwhelmingly approved Measure 110 are already souring on the law amid a disastrous rollout and an explosion of fentanyl that’s fueled overdose deaths, petty crime and jarring scenes of public drug use in Portland and other cities. Meanwhile, a coalition of political, civic and business leaders is now seeking to unwind the centerpiece of the law by again treating minor drug possession as a misdemeanor crime. On the latest Beat Check, I speak with Oregonian/OregonLive reporter Noelle Crombie about the challenges confronting Measure 110 and the efforts by its proponents to protect it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 Sep 2023 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Less than three years ago, Oregon became the first state in the U.S. to decriminalize minor possession of street drugs through an initiative that also promised to expand addiction-treatment services to people experiencing substance use disorder. Yet voters who overwhelmingly approved Measure 110 are already souring on the law amid a disastrous rollout and an explosion of fentanyl that’s fueled overdose deaths, petty crime and jarring scenes of public drug use in Portland and other cities. Meanwhile, a coalition of political, civic and business leaders is now seeking to unwind the centerpiece of the law by again treating minor drug possession as a misdemeanor crime. On the latest Beat Check, I speak with Oregonian/OregonLive reporter Noelle Crombie about the challenges confronting Measure 110 and the efforts by its proponents to protect it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Less than three years ago, Oregon became the first state in the U.S. to decriminalize minor possession of street drugs through an initiative that also promised to expand addiction-treatment services to people experiencing substance use disorder.

Yet voters who overwhelmingly approved Measure 110 are already souring on the law amid a disastrous rollout and an explosion of fentanyl that’s fueled overdose deaths, petty crime and jarring scenes of public drug use in Portland and other cities.

Meanwhile, a coalition of political, civic and business leaders is now seeking to unwind the centerpiece of the law by again treating minor drug possession as a misdemeanor crime.

On the latest Beat Check, I speak with Oregonian/OregonLive reporter Noelle Crombie about the challenges confronting Measure 110 and the efforts by its proponents to protect it.

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]]> 2507 Why Tho? with Lizzy Acker: Ruby Franke allegations and the ethics of children on the internet https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss the child abuse allegations against a Utah mom, Ruby Franke, who used to run a successful YouTube family channel called "8 Passengers." For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 07 Sep 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss the child abuse allegations against a Utah mom, Ruby Franke, who used to run a successful YouTube family channel called "8 Passengers." For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss the child abuse allegations against a Utah mom, Ruby Franke, who used to run a successful YouTube family channel called "8 Passengers." For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast!


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]]> 2669 A flurry of activity on the homelessness crisis The city of Portland has been grappling with homelessness for decades. Longtime residents remember then-Mayor Bud Clark’s plan to solve the problem in the 1980s. But the plight of unsheltered residents has continued and the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated efforts to help the unhoused. Now, governments are poised to spend millions to deal with the issue that residents consistently place at high importance, over potholes and parks. The Oregonian/OregonLive’s full time beat reporter Nicole Hayden joins Editor Therese Bottomly for a conversation about the city, county and Metro efforts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 04 Sep 2023 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive The city of Portland has been grappling with homelessness for decades. Longtime residents remember then-Mayor Bud Clark’s plan to solve the problem in the 1980s. But the plight of unsheltered residents has continued and the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated efforts to help the unhoused. Now, governments are poised to spend millions to deal with the issue that residents consistently place at high importance, over potholes and parks. The Oregonian/OregonLive’s full time beat reporter Nicole Hayden joins Editor Therese Bottomly for a conversation about the city, county and Metro efforts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The city of Portland has been grappling with homelessness for decades. Longtime residents remember then-Mayor Bud Clark’s plan to solve the problem in the 1980s. But the plight of unsheltered residents has continued and the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated efforts to help the unhoused.

Now, governments are poised to spend millions to deal with the issue that residents consistently place at high importance, over potholes and parks. The Oregonian/OregonLive’s full time beat reporter Nicole Hayden joins Editor Therese Bottomly for a conversation about the city, county and Metro efforts.

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]]> 1353 Why Tho? with Lizzy Acker: What can I do about someone's troublesome social media posts? Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss whether you can do anything about someone's troublesome social media posts that are bringing down the vibe of a whole group. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss whether you can do anything about someone's troublesome social media posts that are bringing down the vibe of a whole group. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss whether you can do anything about someone's troublesome social media posts that are bringing down the vibe of a whole group. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast!


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]]> 1909 Oregon expansion part of Intel’s big gamble Intel appears to be doubling down on its key research and development sites in Oregon, with plans to spend billions of dollars to expand its computer chip factories in Washington County. Mike Rogoway, who covers the tech industry for The Oregonian/OregonLive, broke the news of Intel’s plans earlier this month. He joined business editor Elliot Njus on the Beat Check with The Oregonian podcast to talk about the Intel’s big investment in Oregon – and the challenges ahead for Intel, which happens to be the state’s biggest corporate employer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 28 Aug 2023 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Intel appears to be doubling down on its key research and development sites in Oregon, with plans to spend billions of dollars to expand its computer chip factories in Washington County. Mike Rogoway, who covers the tech industry for The Oregonian/OregonLive, broke the news of Intel’s plans earlier this month. He joined business editor Elliot Njus on the Beat Check with The Oregonian podcast to talk about the Intel’s big investment in Oregon – and the challenges ahead for Intel, which happens to be the state’s biggest corporate employer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Intel appears to be doubling down on its key research and development sites in Oregon, with plans to spend billions of dollars to expand its computer chip factories in Washington County.

Mike Rogoway, who covers the tech industry for The Oregonian/OregonLive, broke the news of Intel’s plans earlier this month.

He joined business editor Elliot Njus on the Beat Check with The Oregonian podcast to talk about the Intel’s big investment in Oregon – and the challenges ahead for Intel, which happens to be the state’s biggest corporate employer.

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]]> 1572 Why Tho? with Lizzy Acker: What can I do about my annoying neighbors? Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss whether you should confront your neighbor about their screaming children when you work from home. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 24 Aug 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss whether you should confront your neighbor about their screaming children when you work from home. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss whether you should confront your neighbor about their screaming children when you work from home. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast!


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]]> 2044 What a Kroger-Albertsons grocery merger could mean for Oregonians A proposed $24.6 billion merger could bring together Kroger, the parent company of Fred Meyer and QFC, and Albertsons, which has also owned Safeway since 2015. The Pacific Northwest is one of the regions where the two companies compete directly, so the combination could leave Oregonians with fewer choices for grocery shopping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Aug 2023 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive A proposed $24.6 billion merger could bring together Kroger, the parent company of Fred Meyer and QFC, and Albertsons, which has also owned Safeway since 2015. The Pacific Northwest is one of the regions where the two companies compete directly, so the combination could leave Oregonians with fewer choices for grocery shopping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A proposed $24.6 billion merger could bring together Kroger, the parent company of Fred Meyer and QFC, and Albertsons, which has also owned Safeway since 2015. The Pacific Northwest is one of the regions where the two companies compete directly, so the combination could leave Oregonians with fewer choices for grocery shopping.

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]]> 1309 Why Tho? with Lizzy Acker: Should a friend be allowed to dictate who I'm friends with? https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss whether it's appropriate to ask someone not to hang out with someone you mutually know. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss whether it's appropriate to ask someone not to hang out with someone you mutually know. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss whether it's appropriate to ask someone not to hang out with someone you mutually know. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast!


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]]> 1760 Can Gov. Tina Kotek turn around downtown Portland? Gov. Tina Kotek is convening a panel of local elected officials, business executives and civic leaders to focus on how to best bolster downtown Portland’s economic future. The move comes as Portland’s urban core remains among the nation’s slowest to recover in the aftermath of the pandemic amid blocks of empty offices and storefronts as well as pervasive homelessness, open drug use and public safety concerns. On the latest Beat Check with The Oregonian podcast, city hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh speaks with Kotek about her initiative.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 14 Aug 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Gov. Tina Kotek is convening a panel of local elected officials, business executives and civic leaders to focus on how to best bolster downtown Portland’s economic future. The move comes as Portland’s urban core remains among the nation’s slowest to recover in the aftermath of the pandemic amid blocks of empty offices and storefronts as well as pervasive homelessness, open drug use and public safety concerns. On the latest Beat Check with The Oregonian podcast, city hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh speaks with Kotek about her initiative.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Gov. Tina Kotek is convening a panel of local elected officials, business executives and civic leaders to focus on how to best bolster downtown Portland’s economic future. The move comes as Portland’s urban core remains among the nation’s slowest to recover in the aftermath of the pandemic amid blocks of empty offices and storefronts as well as pervasive homelessness, open drug use and public safety concerns. On the latest Beat Check with The Oregonian podcast, city hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh speaks with Kotek about her initiative. 

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]]> 931 Why Tho? with Lizzy Acker: To medicate your child or not to medicate your child? Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss the freedom to have bodily autonomy and making the right choice for your kids and the judgement that can come from it. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 Aug 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss the freedom to have bodily autonomy and making the right choice for your kids and the judgement that can come from it. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss the freedom to have bodily autonomy and making the right choice for your kids and the judgement that can come from it. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast!


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]]> 1682 Crime beat is often unpredictable, no more so than during recent Good Samaritan hospital shooting Maxine Bernstein has covered a lot of stories in her more than two decades with The Oregonian and now OregonLive. A recent Saturday run along the waterfront quickly gave way to a long day’s work when she heard reports of a shooting at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, not far away in Northwest Portland’s Nob Hill District. In this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Bernstein and Editor Therese Bottomly walk listeners through the chaotic day, which took Bernstein from Good Sam to the Stadium Fred Meyer to Gresham and then home, where she confronted an unusual ethical challenge. Bottomly recently wrote about challenges that day, July 22, in getting solid and accurate information from official sources to reassure the public, which had been told an assailant was on the loose and Good Sam under lockdown. The Portland Police Bureau gave detailed responses explaining their reasoning in releasing what information they did and describing what they must consider before letting information out to the public. Read the responses here. Bernstein, meantime, was able to confirm key details through the day to keep OregonLive readers informed hour by hour, along with breaking news reporter Austin De Dios, who was at the hospital much of the day. The Oregonian/OregonLive followed the day’s news with a deeper story about the victim, Bobby Smallwood; concerns Legacy Health and other health care workers have about safety; and measures Legacy pledged to take to increase security at its hospitals. Bernstein describes two conversations she had with Smallwood’s father. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 07 Aug 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Maxine Bernstein has covered a lot of stories in her more than two decades with The Oregonian and now OregonLive. A recent Saturday run along the waterfront quickly gave way to a long day’s work when she heard reports of a shooting at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, not far away in Northwest Portland’s Nob Hill District. In this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Bernstein and Editor Therese Bottomly walk listeners through the chaotic day, which took Bernstein from Good Sam to the Stadium Fred Meyer to Gresham and then home, where she confronted an unusual ethical challenge. Bottomly recently wrote about challenges that day, July 22, in getting solid and accurate information from official sources to reassure the public, which had been told an assailant was on the loose and Good Sam under lockdown. The Portland Police Bureau gave detailed responses explaining their reasoning in releasing what information they did and describing what they must consider before letting information out to the public. Read the responses here. Bernstein, meantime, was able to confirm key details through the day to keep OregonLive readers informed hour by hour, along with breaking news reporter Austin De Dios, who was at the hospital much of the day. The Oregonian/OregonLive followed the day’s news with a deeper story about the victim, Bobby Smallwood; concerns Legacy Health and other health care workers have about safety; and measures Legacy pledged to take to increase security at its hospitals. Bernstein describes two conversations she had with Smallwood’s father. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Maxine Bernstein has covered a lot of stories in her more than two decades with The Oregonian and now OregonLive. A recent Saturday run along the waterfront quickly gave way to a long day’s work when she heard reports of a shooting at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, not far away in Northwest Portland’s Nob Hill District.

In this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Bernstein and Editor Therese Bottomly walk listeners through the chaotic day, which took Bernstein from Good Sam to the Stadium Fred Meyer to Gresham and then home, where she confronted an unusual ethical challenge.

Bottomly recently wrote about challenges that day, July 22, in getting solid and accurate information from official sources to reassure the public, which had been told an assailant was on the loose and Good Sam under lockdown. The Portland Police Bureau gave detailed responses explaining their reasoning in releasing what information they did and describing what they must consider before letting information out to the public. Read the responses here.

Bernstein, meantime, was able to confirm key details through the day to keep OregonLive readers informed hour by hour, along with breaking news reporter Austin De Dios, who was at the hospital much of the day.

The Oregonian/OregonLive followed the day’s news with a deeper story about the victim, Bobby Smallwood; concerns Legacy Health and other health care workers have about safety; and measures Legacy pledged to take to increase security at its hospitals.

Bernstein describes two conversations she had with Smallwood’s father.

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]]> 1314 Why Tho? with Lizzy Acker: Tattoo rules Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss the Jonah Hill controversy with his former girlfriend Sarah Brady and what boundaries actually are. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 03 Aug 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss the Jonah Hill controversy with his former girlfriend Sarah Brady and what boundaries actually are. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss the Jonah Hill controversy with his former girlfriend Sarah Brady and what boundaries actually are. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast!


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]]> 1648 Who should clean up the glut of debris from homeless encampments in the Willamette River? In this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, environmental reporter Gosia Wozniacka talks to the executive director of Willamette Riverkeeper Travis Williams. His Oregon City-based nonprofit, which aims to protect and restore the river, had spent the past two decades cleaning up trash up and down the watershed. But since the onset of the pandemic in 2020, the organization had watched massive and unprecedented amounts of garbage accumulate in and along the river as a rising number of people experiencing homelessness set up tents, shacks and makeshift cabins along the shore.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 31 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive In this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, environmental reporter Gosia Wozniacka talks to the executive director of Willamette Riverkeeper Travis Williams. His Oregon City-based nonprofit, which aims to protect and restore the river, had spent the past two decades cleaning up trash up and down the watershed. But since the onset of the pandemic in 2020, the organization had watched massive and unprecedented amounts of garbage accumulate in and along the river as a rising number of people experiencing homelessness set up tents, shacks and makeshift cabins along the shore.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, environmental reporter Gosia Wozniacka talks to the executive director of Willamette Riverkeeper Travis Williams.

His Oregon City-based nonprofit, which aims to protect and restore the river, had spent the past two decades cleaning up trash up and down the watershed. But since the onset of the pandemic in 2020, the organization had watched massive and unprecedented amounts of garbage accumulate in and along the river as a rising number of people experiencing homelessness set up tents, shacks and makeshift cabins along the shore. 

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]]> 2717 Why Tho? with Lizzy Acker: Why are people insufferable about birthdays? https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss "birthday people." For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 27 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss "birthday people." For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss "birthday people." For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast!


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]]> 2464 Extreme Heat: How cities and their residents should protect themselves Climate change is upon us – it’s a reality affecting us personally. Hot days are getting hotter and more frequent in Oregon, across the U.S. and in other parts of the world. Wildfires and “unhealthy air” days are becoming more frequent. As extreme heat becomes common and more severe, it’s leading to more heat-related illnesses, emergency room visits and deaths.  The 2021 heat dome killed 69 people in Multnomah County, which until then had been known for its typically mild summer weather. Five more people in the county died of overheating last year. And this summer, we’re again likely to see temperatures climbing over 100 degrees. CIties, in turns out, are particularly vulnerable to heat – from the way they’re designed to the materials used for decades to build homes and businesses. Local leaders here and across the globe are rethinking how urban development and how to prepare for severe public health emergencies related to extreme heat.  Why and how should Portland best protect its residents from heat? What can people do individually to ease the burden of extreme heat?  Vivek Shandas, a professor at Portland State University in the geography department, studies the impact of climate change on cities and figures out the strategies they can use to reduce those impacts.  He talked about a new effort to map temperatures across the tri-county region, how Portland can require developers to dial down the heat inside buildings and what strategies we can all adopt to prevent heat illness. Read more about what extreme heat does to neighborhoods in and around Portland at The Oregonian/OregonLive: Multnomah County sues big oil, coal companies for $51 billion over deadly heat dome Study after deadly Portland heat dome shows air conditioners not the sole answer in public housing Hundreds sought refuge at cooling centers during record Portland heat wave What the heat dome tells us about Oregon’s future climate Report: 2021’s heat dome produced 53 times the number of E.R. visits for heat illness Historically racist housing policies exacerbating climate change effects in low-income Portland neighborhoods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 24 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Climate change is upon us – it’s a reality affecting us personally. Hot days are getting hotter and more frequent in Oregon, across the U.S. and in other parts of the world. Wildfires and “unhealthy air” days are becoming more frequent. As extreme heat becomes common and more severe, it’s leading to more heat-related illnesses, emergency room visits and deaths.  The 2021 heat dome killed 69 people in Multnomah County, which until then had been known for its typically mild summer weather. Five more people in the county died of overheating last year. And this summer, we’re again likely to see temperatures climbing over 100 degrees. CIties, in turns out, are particularly vulnerable to heat – from the way they’re designed to the materials used for decades to build homes and businesses. Local leaders here and across the globe are rethinking how urban development and how to prepare for severe public health emergencies related to extreme heat.  Why and how should Portland best protect its residents from heat? What can people do individually to ease the burden of extreme heat?  Vivek Shandas, a professor at Portland State University in the geography department, studies the impact of climate change on cities and figures out the strategies they can use to reduce those impacts.  He talked about a new effort to map temperatures across the tri-county region, how Portland can require developers to dial down the heat inside buildings and what strategies we can all adopt to prevent heat illness. Read more about what extreme heat does to neighborhoods in and around Portland at The Oregonian/OregonLive: Multnomah County sues big oil, coal companies for $51 billion over deadly heat dome Study after deadly Portland heat dome shows air conditioners not the sole answer in public housing Hundreds sought refuge at cooling centers during record Portland heat wave What the heat dome tells us about Oregon’s future climate Report: 2021’s heat dome produced 53 times the number of E.R. visits for heat illness Historically racist housing policies exacerbating climate change effects in low-income Portland neighborhoods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Climate change is upon us – it’s a reality affecting us personally. Hot days are getting hotter and more frequent in Oregon, across the U.S. and in other parts of the world. Wildfires and “unhealthy air” days are becoming more frequent. As extreme heat becomes common and more severe, it’s leading to more heat-related illnesses, emergency room visits and deaths. 


The 2021 heat dome killed 69 people in Multnomah County, which until then had been known for its typically mild summer weather. Five more people in the county died of overheating last year. And this summer, we’re again likely to see temperatures climbing over 100 degrees.


CIties, in turns out, are particularly vulnerable to heat – from the way they’re designed to the materials used for decades to build homes and businesses. Local leaders here and across the globe are rethinking how urban development and how to prepare for severe public health emergencies related to extreme heat. 


Why and how should Portland best protect its residents from heat? What can people do individually to ease the burden of extreme heat? 


Vivek Shandas, a professor at Portland State University in the geography department, studies the impact of climate change on cities and figures out the strategies they can use to reduce those impacts. 


He talked about a new effort to map temperatures across the tri-county region, how Portland can require developers to dial down the heat inside buildings and what strategies we can all adopt to prevent heat illness.


Read more about what extreme heat does to neighborhoods in and around Portland at The Oregonian/OregonLive:


Multnomah County sues big oil, coal companies for $51 billion over deadly heat dome


Study after deadly Portland heat dome shows air conditioners not the sole answer in public housing


Hundreds sought refuge at cooling centers during record Portland heat wave


What the heat dome tells us about Oregon’s future climate


Report: 2021’s heat dome produced 53 times the number of E.R. visits for heat illness


Historically racist housing policies exacerbating climate change effects in low-income Portland neighborhoods


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]]> 3493 Why Tho? with Lizzy Acker: Jonah Hill and boundaries https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss the Jonah Hill controversy with his former girlfriend Sarah Brady and what boundaries actually are. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 20 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss the Jonah Hill controversy with his former girlfriend Sarah Brady and what boundaries actually are. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss the Jonah Hill controversy with his former girlfriend Sarah Brady and what boundaries actually are. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast!


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]]> 2326 Portland’s sweeping City Hall changes are well underway Voters last fall delivered a stinging rebuke of Portland’s status quo and handily backed a sweeping ballot measure to reshape the city’s form of government and expand the City Council from five to 12 members. The crucial, painstaking work of delivering that package of reforms is now well underway. On the latest Beat Check, I talk with Portland Chief Administrative Officer Michael Jordan about one of the most consequential efforts in the city’s recent history. (Programming note: This interview took place before news surfaced Wednesday that a pair of Portland city commissioners, Rene Gonzalez and Dan Ryan, are exploring potential changes to the voter-approved measure.) Read More: How best to distribute political power in Portland? Fault lines erupt over charter ballot proposal Portland’s first-ever City Council districts are coming. Check out 3 map options Citing ‘anti-oppressive’ salary model, Portland panel proposes big pay raises for future elected leaders Portland leaders prepare to approve new campaign finance rules, public matching funds with unclear costs Portland Commissioners Rene Gonzalez, Dan Ryan float potential changes to city government overhaul Portland government, elections overhaul will cost millions more than city originally claimed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 17 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Voters last fall delivered a stinging rebuke of Portland’s status quo and handily backed a sweeping ballot measure to reshape the city’s form of government and expand the City Council from five to 12 members. The crucial, painstaking work of delivering that package of reforms is now well underway. On the latest Beat Check, I talk with Portland Chief Administrative Officer Michael Jordan about one of the most consequential efforts in the city’s recent history. (Programming note: This interview took place before news surfaced Wednesday that a pair of Portland city commissioners, Rene Gonzalez and Dan Ryan, are exploring potential changes to the voter-approved measure.) Read More: How best to distribute political power in Portland? Fault lines erupt over charter ballot proposal Portland’s first-ever City Council districts are coming. Check out 3 map options Citing ‘anti-oppressive’ salary model, Portland panel proposes big pay raises for future elected leaders Portland leaders prepare to approve new campaign finance rules, public matching funds with unclear costs Portland Commissioners Rene Gonzalez, Dan Ryan float potential changes to city government overhaul Portland government, elections overhaul will cost millions more than city originally claimed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Voters last fall delivered a stinging rebuke of Portland’s status quo and handily backed a sweeping ballot measure to reshape the city’s form of government and expand the City Council from five to 12 members.

The crucial, painstaking work of delivering that package of reforms is now well underway.

On the latest Beat Check, I talk with Portland Chief Administrative Officer Michael Jordan about one of the most consequential efforts in the city’s recent history.

(Programming note: This interview took place before news surfaced Wednesday that a pair of Portland city commissioners, Rene Gonzalez and Dan Ryan, are exploring potential changes to the voter-approved measure.)

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]]> 3198 Why Tho? with Lizzy Acker: Can I pick my neighbor's fruit? Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss if it's okay to pick fruit if it's hanging over a sidewalk or is on a parking strip? For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 13 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss if it's okay to pick fruit if it's hanging over a sidewalk or is on a parking strip? For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss if it's okay to pick fruit if it's hanging over a sidewalk or is on a parking strip? For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast!


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]]> 1626 Politics and education editor talks issues facing Oregonians, how politics is covered The Oregonian's Politics and Education Editor Betsy Hammond sits down for a one-on-one with Editor and Vice President of Content Therese Bottomly to talk about some of the issues in politics and education facing Oregonians. She reflects on how her team has done exemplary watchdog work in the realm of politics and about how she ended up as the politics expert she is now. Find politics and education stories: https://www.oregonlive.com/education/ https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/ Support this podcast by leaving a 5-star review! You can support our local journalism at oregonlive.com/podsupport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 10 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive The Oregonian's Politics and Education Editor Betsy Hammond sits down for a one-on-one with Editor and Vice President of Content Therese Bottomly to talk about some of the issues in politics and education facing Oregonians. She reflects on how her team has done exemplary watchdog work in the realm of politics and about how she ended up as the politics expert she is now. Find politics and education stories: https://www.oregonlive.com/education/ https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/ Support this podcast by leaving a 5-star review! You can support our local journalism at oregonlive.com/podsupport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Oregonian's Politics and Education Editor Betsy Hammond sits down for a one-on-one with Editor and Vice President of Content Therese Bottomly to talk about some of the issues in politics and education facing Oregonians. She reflects on how her team has done exemplary watchdog work in the realm of politics and about how she ended up as the politics expert she is now.


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]]> 1004 Why Tho? with Lizzy Acker: Can you ask your free babysitter to clean up your home? https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss whether or not you get what you pay for with free childcare. Can you ask your free babysitter to clean up after your kid? What degree of mess constitutes this? For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 06 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss whether or not you get what you pay for with free childcare. Can you ask your free babysitter to clean up after your kid? What degree of mess constitutes this? For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss whether or not you get what you pay for with free childcare. Can you ask your free babysitter to clean up after your kid? What degree of mess constitutes this? For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast!


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]]> 1762 McMenamins co-founder Brian McMenamin reflects on the iconic chain's 40th anniversary In a rare interview, Brian McMenamin, who along with his brother Mike founded the McMenamins chain of pubs, breweries, and other venues in the 1980's, talks to Oregonian beer writer Andre Meunier about what the past 40 years have been like. Hint: a lot of fun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 03 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive In a rare interview, Brian McMenamin, who along with his brother Mike founded the McMenamins chain of pubs, breweries, and other venues in the 1980's, talks to Oregonian beer writer Andre Meunier about what the past 40 years have been like. Hint: a lot of fun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In a rare interview, Brian McMenamin, who along with his brother Mike founded the McMenamins chain of pubs, breweries, and other venues in the 1980's, talks to Oregonian beer writer Andre Meunier about what the past 40 years have been like. Hint: a lot of fun.

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]]> 2109 Why Tho? with Lizzy Acker: Do I approach a stranger with their fly down? Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss the perils of public transit and whether they'd approach a stranger. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 29 Jun 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss the perils of public transit and whether they'd approach a stranger. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss the perils of public transit and whether they'd approach a stranger. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast!


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]]> 1494 This ID theft expert has advice for Oregonians after DMV hack https://www.oregonlive.com/podcasts/ This month, The Oregonian and OregonLive broke the news that hackers had accessed Oregon DMV data, including what state officials described as personal and sensitive information on 3.5 million drivers license and state ID holders. That’s most Oregonians. And everyone potentially affected was advised to keep a close eye on their credit report for possible fraud. So how did this happen, and what exactly do Oregonians need to do to protect themselves? We asked James E. Lee, the chief operating officer of the Identity Theft Resource Center, a nonprofit that advises identity crime victims — or anyone who wants guidance on how to protect their personal information — free of charge. The center offers online chats at its website, idtheftcenter.org, and runs a toll-free hotline at 888-400-5530. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 26 Jun 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive This month, The Oregonian and OregonLive broke the news that hackers had accessed Oregon DMV data, including what state officials described as personal and sensitive information on 3.5 million drivers license and state ID holders. That’s most Oregonians. And everyone potentially affected was advised to keep a close eye on their credit report for possible fraud. So how did this happen, and what exactly do Oregonians need to do to protect themselves? We asked James E. Lee, the chief operating officer of the Identity Theft Resource Center, a nonprofit that advises identity crime victims — or anyone who wants guidance on how to protect their personal information — free of charge. The center offers online chats at its website, idtheftcenter.org, and runs a toll-free hotline at 888-400-5530. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This month, The Oregonian and OregonLive broke the news that hackers had accessed Oregon DMV data, including what state officials described as personal and sensitive information on 3.5 million drivers license and state ID holders.

That’s most Oregonians. And everyone potentially affected was advised to keep a close eye on their credit report for possible fraud.

So how did this happen, and what exactly do Oregonians need to do to protect themselves?

We asked James E. Lee, the chief operating officer of the Identity Theft Resource Center, a nonprofit that advises identity crime victims — or anyone who wants guidance on how to protect their personal information — free of charge.

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]]> 1853 Why Tho? with Lizzy Acker: How do I stay in the moment? Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss how to live in the moment when you're feeling stuck in life. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Jun 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss how to live in the moment when you're feeling stuck in life. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss how to live in the moment when you're feeling stuck in life. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast!


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  • Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker!
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]]> 3119 Digging into downtown Portland’s peril, promise Downtown Portland is the city’s economic, cultural and transportation hub. And its future remains far from certain. In this episode, The Oregonian/OregonLive's business reporter Mike Rogoway and city hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh discuss the city center’s ups and downs, its peril and promise. Read More: The Oregonian/OregonLive’s 2021 ‘Downtown in distress’ series. Are people coming back to downtown Portland yet? Here’s what the numbers say Pills, petty crime, despair: A ‘perfect storm’ batters heart of downtown Portland Portland’s oldest food cart pod will reopen as 300-seat beer garden ‘Open-air drug use is at an all-time high’ in downtown Portland: Police turn to citations as fentanyl crisis explodes Fences come down at Portland’s troubled O’Bryant Square this fall. What comes next? Portland Ritz-Carlton tower nears completion with few apparent hiccups, defying odds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 19 Jun 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Downtown Portland is the city’s economic, cultural and transportation hub. And its future remains far from certain. In this episode, The Oregonian/OregonLive's business reporter Mike Rogoway and city hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh discuss the city center’s ups and downs, its peril and promise. Read More: The Oregonian/OregonLive’s 2021 ‘Downtown in distress’ series. Are people coming back to downtown Portland yet? Here’s what the numbers say Pills, petty crime, despair: A ‘perfect storm’ batters heart of downtown Portland Portland’s oldest food cart pod will reopen as 300-seat beer garden ‘Open-air drug use is at an all-time high’ in downtown Portland: Police turn to citations as fentanyl crisis explodes Fences come down at Portland’s troubled O’Bryant Square this fall. What comes next? Portland Ritz-Carlton tower nears completion with few apparent hiccups, defying odds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Downtown Portland is the city’s economic, cultural and transportation hub. And its future remains far from certain.

In this episode, The Oregonian/OregonLive's business reporter Mike Rogoway and city hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh discuss the city center’s ups and downs, its peril and promise.


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]]> 2107 Why Tho? with Lizzy Acker: Can I be mad that my bridesmaid didn’t tell me she was pregnant? https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss who is the "bad guy" in a situation with a pregnant bridesmaid and possible bridezilla. What do you think? More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 15 Jun 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss who is the "bad guy" in a situation with a pregnant bridesmaid and possible bridezilla. What do you think? More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss who is the "bad guy" in a situation with a pregnant bridesmaid and possible bridezilla. What do you think?


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  • Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker!
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  • Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html

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]]> 2445 Significant changes in Oregon’s news publishing landscape and signs of hope https://www.oregonlive.com/podcasts/ The past year has brought tremendous change in Oregon’s newspaper landscape, with the closure of the Mail Tribune in Medford and the struggles of the Register-Guard and Statesman-Journal under corporate ownership. Business reporter Jeff Manning took a extensive look at the decline of the two longstanding daily newspapers in the Willamette Valley. He found the corporate ownership of the papers resulted in diminished newsrooms and resources for reporting. Just six people remain in the Register-Guard’s newsroom, for instance. Since his article was published, the Albany Democrat Herald and Corvallis Gazette Times, which share ownership, announced they would reduce print publication to just three days a week and move to the postal service for delivery. The Oregonian/OregonLive moved to four-day home delivery 10 years ago, while still publishing seven days a week. On this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Editor Therese Bottomly discusses Manning’s findings with him and also Regina Lawrence, lead author on last year’s report, “Assessing Oregon’s Local News and Information Ecosystem 2022.” Along with co-author Agora Journalism Center Director Andrew DeVigal, Lawrence described in detail the decline of local newsrooms as well as the cost to local communties in terms of civic engagement and public oversight. Both Lawrence and Manning point to bright spots as well: increased collaboration among Oregon news organizations and the rise of some online-only newsrooms around the state such as the Salem Reporter, the Oregon Capital Chronicle, YachatsNews and more. As well, locally owned EO Media Group moved to establish a new Rogue Valley publication and the Grants Pass Daily Courier expanded into Medford as well. What happened to Medford’s Mail Tribune newspaper? What happened to Salem and Eugene newspapers? Some bright spots as new news sites emerge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 12 Jun 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive The past year has brought tremendous change in Oregon’s newspaper landscape, with the closure of the Mail Tribune in Medford and the struggles of the Register-Guard and Statesman-Journal under corporate ownership. Business reporter Jeff Manning took a extensive look at the decline of the two longstanding daily newspapers in the Willamette Valley. He found the corporate ownership of the papers resulted in diminished newsrooms and resources for reporting. Just six people remain in the Register-Guard’s newsroom, for instance. Since his article was published, the Albany Democrat Herald and Corvallis Gazette Times, which share ownership, announced they would reduce print publication to just three days a week and move to the postal service for delivery. The Oregonian/OregonLive moved to four-day home delivery 10 years ago, while still publishing seven days a week. On this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Editor Therese Bottomly discusses Manning’s findings with him and also Regina Lawrence, lead author on last year’s report, “Assessing Oregon’s Local News and Information Ecosystem 2022.” Along with co-author Agora Journalism Center Director Andrew DeVigal, Lawrence described in detail the decline of local newsrooms as well as the cost to local communties in terms of civic engagement and public oversight. Both Lawrence and Manning point to bright spots as well: increased collaboration among Oregon news organizations and the rise of some online-only newsrooms around the state such as the Salem Reporter, the Oregon Capital Chronicle, YachatsNews and more. As well, locally owned EO Media Group moved to establish a new Rogue Valley publication and the Grants Pass Daily Courier expanded into Medford as well. What happened to Medford’s Mail Tribune newspaper? What happened to Salem and Eugene newspapers? Some bright spots as new news sites emerge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The past year has brought tremendous change in Oregon’s newspaper landscape, with the closure of the Mail Tribune in Medford and the struggles of the Register-Guard and Statesman-Journal under corporate ownership.

Business reporter Jeff Manning took a extensive look at the decline of the two longstanding daily newspapers in the Willamette Valley. He found the corporate ownership of the papers resulted in diminished newsrooms and resources for reporting. Just six people remain in the Register-Guard’s newsroom, for instance.

Since his article was published, the Albany Democrat Herald and Corvallis Gazette Times, which share ownership, announced they would reduce print publication to just three days a week and move to the postal service for delivery.

The Oregonian/OregonLive moved to four-day home delivery 10 years ago, while still publishing seven days a week.

On this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Editor Therese Bottomly discusses Manning’s findings with him and also Regina Lawrence, lead author on last year’s report, “Assessing Oregon’s Local News and Information Ecosystem 2022.” Along with co-author Agora Journalism Center Director Andrew DeVigal, Lawrence described in detail the decline of local newsrooms as well as the cost to local communties in terms of civic engagement and public oversight.

Both Lawrence and Manning point to bright spots as well: increased collaboration among Oregon news organizations and the rise of some online-only newsrooms around the state such as the Salem Reporter, the Oregon Capital Chronicle, YachatsNews and more. As well, locally owned EO Media Group moved to establish a new Rogue Valley publication and the Grants Pass Daily Courier expanded into Medford as well.

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]]> 1735 Why Tho? with Lizzy Acker: Should I break up with my hairdresser over memes? https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ What should you do if you find out your hairdresser is sending violent memes to public figure on social media? Is that cause to break off your relationship with them? The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker is here to give you advice for life on this and more. She's joined by producer Destiny Johnson and they talk out this conundrum (and share stories) that will be distilled into her popular advice column Why Tho, which comes out on Tuesdays on Oregonlive.com. Come spend ~30 minutes with your new internet BFFS. More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 08 Jun 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive What should you do if you find out your hairdresser is sending violent memes to public figure on social media? Is that cause to break off your relationship with them? The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker is here to give you advice for life on this and more. She's joined by producer Destiny Johnson and they talk out this conundrum (and share stories) that will be distilled into her popular advice column Why Tho, which comes out on Tuesdays on Oregonlive.com. Come spend ~30 minutes with your new internet BFFS. More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices What should you do if you find out your hairdresser is sending violent memes to public figure on social media? Is that cause to break off your relationship with them? The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker is here to give you advice for life on this and more. She's joined by producer Destiny Johnson and they talk out this conundrum (and share stories) that will be distilled into her popular advice column Why Tho, which comes out on Tuesdays on Oregonlive.com. Come spend ~30 minutes with your new internet BFFS.

More:

  • Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/
  • Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup
  • Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker!
  • You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny!
  • Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html

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]]> 2419 Publishing Prejudice series shows how The Oregonian cheered the destruction of Albina Starting last year, The Oregonian turned its investigative spotlight on itself. The result was Publishing Prejudice, a disturbing look at the news organization’s history of racism in its reporting and its editorial advocacy. A recent installment covered The Oregonian’s reporting after the 1948 Vanport Flood, and in particular its failure to humanize its disproportionate impact on city’s Black residents. People displaced by the flood moved into Portland’s Albina district. But in the years that followed, The Oregonian cheered on the systematic destruction of the district, which had become the heart of Black Portland. One publicly funded project after the next — Interstate 5, Veterans Memorial Coliseum, the headquarters for Portland Public School — forced out hundreds of Black residents. On this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Rob Davis interviews Sharon Gary-Smith, who was displaced from her home in the Albina district in 1961. She discussed what it was like to return to the street where she grew up, the types of word choices The Oregonian made and what she wants to see from the newspaper going forward. The Publishing Prejudice series Letter from the Editor: An update on newsroom diversity initiatives Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 05 Jun 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Starting last year, The Oregonian turned its investigative spotlight on itself. The result was Publishing Prejudice, a disturbing look at the news organization’s history of racism in its reporting and its editorial advocacy. A recent installment covered The Oregonian’s reporting after the 1948 Vanport Flood, and in particular its failure to humanize its disproportionate impact on city’s Black residents. People displaced by the flood moved into Portland’s Albina district. But in the years that followed, The Oregonian cheered on the systematic destruction of the district, which had become the heart of Black Portland. One publicly funded project after the next — Interstate 5, Veterans Memorial Coliseum, the headquarters for Portland Public School — forced out hundreds of Black residents. On this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Rob Davis interviews Sharon Gary-Smith, who was displaced from her home in the Albina district in 1961. She discussed what it was like to return to the street where she grew up, the types of word choices The Oregonian made and what she wants to see from the newspaper going forward. The Publishing Prejudice series Letter from the Editor: An update on newsroom diversity initiatives Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Starting last year, The Oregonian turned its investigative spotlight on itself. The result was Publishing Prejudice, a disturbing look at the news organization’s history of racism in its reporting and its editorial advocacy.

A recent installment covered The Oregonian’s reporting after the 1948 Vanport Flood, and in particular its failure to humanize its disproportionate impact on city’s Black residents.

People displaced by the flood moved into Portland’s Albina district. But in the years that followed, The Oregonian cheered on the systematic destruction of the district, which had become the heart of Black Portland. One publicly funded project after the next — Interstate 5, Veterans Memorial Coliseum, the headquarters for Portland Public School — forced out hundreds of Black residents.

On this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Rob Davis interviews Sharon Gary-Smith, who was displaced from her home in the Albina district in 1961. She discussed what it was like to return to the street where she grew up, the types of word choices The Oregonian made and what she wants to see from the newspaper going forward.


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]]> 2434 Why Tho? with Lizzy Acker: Should I ask my friend to give back a baby shower gift after she miscarried? Why Tho? The Podcast goes behind the scenes of Lizzy Acker's advice column for The Oregonian. Listen each week as Lizzy, producer Destiny Johnson and occasional guests dissect reader questions for future columns. New episodes come out every Thursday right here in the Beat Check with The Oregonian feed. In the first episode, Lizzy and Destiny talk about some of the best and worst advice they've ever gotten and what advice they'd give to their younger selves. They also go through Reddit's popular forum r/AmItheAsshole and give their opinions. More: Find the full archive of the Why Tho? advice column here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 01 Jun 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Why Tho? The Podcast goes behind the scenes of Lizzy Acker's advice column for The Oregonian. Listen each week as Lizzy, producer Destiny Johnson and occasional guests dissect reader questions for future columns. New episodes come out every Thursday right here in the Beat Check with The Oregonian feed. In the first episode, Lizzy and Destiny talk about some of the best and worst advice they've ever gotten and what advice they'd give to their younger selves. They also go through Reddit's popular forum r/AmItheAsshole and give their opinions. More: Find the full archive of the Why Tho? advice column here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Why Tho? The Podcast goes behind the scenes of Lizzy Acker's advice column for The Oregonian. Listen each week as Lizzy, producer Destiny Johnson and occasional guests dissect reader questions for future columns. New episodes come out every Thursday right here in the Beat Check with The Oregonian feed.

In the first episode, Lizzy and Destiny talk about some of the best and worst advice they've ever gotten and what advice they'd give to their younger selves. They also go through Reddit's popular forum r/AmItheAsshole and give their opinions.

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  • Find the full archive of the Why Tho? advice column here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html
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  • Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker!
  • Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html

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]]> 3053 Heat pumps vs. gas furnaces: How to weigh cost and climate implications: Beat Check podcast Heat pumps are soaring in popularity due to their energy efficiency and ability to reduce utility bills. Brian Stewart, the co-founder of Portland-based nonprofit Electrify Now, talked about why heat pumps beat gas stoves most of the time and how to afford one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 29 May 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Heat pumps are soaring in popularity due to their energy efficiency and ability to reduce utility bills. Brian Stewart, the co-founder of Portland-based nonprofit Electrify Now, talked about why heat pumps beat gas stoves most of the time and how to afford one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Heat pumps are soaring in popularity due to their energy efficiency and ability to reduce utility bills. Brian Stewart, the co-founder of Portland-based nonprofit Electrify Now, talked about why heat pumps beat gas stoves most of the time and how to afford one.

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]]> 2901 Coming Thursday: Why Tho? The Podcast, Lizzy Acker's advice column in audio form (Trailer) Why Tho? The Podcast goes behind the scenes of Lizzy Acker's advice column for The Oregonian. Listen each week as Lizzy, producer Destiny Johnson and occasional guests dissect reader questions for future columns. New episodes come out every Thursday right here in the Beat Check with The Oregonian feed. More: Find the full archive of the Why Tho? advice column here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 27 May 2023 13:00:00 -0000 trailer The Oregonian/OregonLive Why Tho? The Podcast goes behind the scenes of Lizzy Acker's advice column for The Oregonian. Listen each week as Lizzy, producer Destiny Johnson and occasional guests dissect reader questions for future columns. New episodes come out every Thursday right here in the Beat Check with The Oregonian feed. More: Find the full archive of the Why Tho? advice column here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Why Tho? The Podcast goes behind the scenes of Lizzy Acker's advice column for The Oregonian. Listen each week as Lizzy, producer Destiny Johnson and occasional guests dissect reader questions for future columns. New episodes come out every Thursday right here in the Beat Check with The Oregonian feed.

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]]> 72 Beat Check introduces new hosts, relaunches May 29 We’re excited to announce that the Beat Check with The Oregonian podcast is coming back starting Monday, May 29. But it’s going to sound a little different. We’ll still take you behind the headlines of the biggest news stories in Oregon. But now, it’ll be with a new crew of hosts. You’ll hear from reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh who covers City Hall, Gosia Wozniacka who covers the environment, Elliot Njus who’s the business editor and Therese Bottomly, vice president of content at The Oregonian/OregonLive. They’ll take turns hosting every week and share insights and analysis from The Oregonian’s hard-working journalist and subject matter experts. They’ll dive deep into the topics that matter to you. So join them, every Monday, for a new episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 26 May 2023 13:00:00 -0000 trailer The Oregonian/OregonLive We’re excited to announce that the Beat Check with The Oregonian podcast is coming back starting Monday, May 29. But it’s going to sound a little different. We’ll still take you behind the headlines of the biggest news stories in Oregon. But now, it’ll be with a new crew of hosts. You’ll hear from reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh who covers City Hall, Gosia Wozniacka who covers the environment, Elliot Njus who’s the business editor and Therese Bottomly, vice president of content at The Oregonian/OregonLive. They’ll take turns hosting every week and share insights and analysis from The Oregonian’s hard-working journalist and subject matter experts. They’ll dive deep into the topics that matter to you. So join them, every Monday, for a new episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We’re excited to announce that the Beat Check with The Oregonian podcast is coming back starting Monday, May 29. But it’s going to sound a little different. We’ll still take you behind the headlines of the biggest news stories in Oregon. But now, it’ll be with a new crew of hosts.

You’ll hear from reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh who covers City Hall, Gosia Wozniacka who covers the environment, Elliot Njus who’s the business editor and Therese Bottomly, vice president of content at The Oregonian/OregonLive.

They’ll take turns hosting every week and share insights and analysis from The Oregonian’s hard-working journalist and subject matter experts. They’ll dive deep into the topics that matter to you.

So join them, every Monday, for a new episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian.

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]]> 99 The Unidentifieds Episode 6: Closure https://www.oregonlive.com/theunidentifieds/ What would you do if someone you loved vanished and was never heard from again? That was the case for several families we interviewed on the first five episodes of The Unidentifieds podcast. In previous episodes, we explored the rapidly expanding use of genetic genealogy in finding the identities of long lost souls whose remains were found in Oregon. We told the stories of a nomadic Navy veteran, a young woman who liked to sing, a girl who wore a pink plaid coat and mother of pearl ring, and a little boy whose time on earth was too short. They all vanished in Oregon. But they were all also found in Oregon. Their stories told, and their names said aloud once again, thanks to the help of passionate experts, their families and advances in DNA technology and genetic genealogy. On the final episode of The Unidentifieds, hosts Regan Mertz and Dave Killen unpack the emotional toll on families and how getting answers about their loved ones’ fates – even if decades later – brings closure. The investigators and scientists who worked on the cold cases reflect on how each person’s story lingers in their memory, long after the cases were solved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 15 May 2023 12:00:00 -0000 Closure full The Oregonian/OregonLive What would you do if someone you loved vanished and was never heard from again? That was the case for several families we interviewed on the first five episodes of The Unidentifieds podcast. In previous episodes, we explored the rapidly expanding use of genetic genealogy in finding the identities of long lost souls whose remains were found in Oregon. We told the stories of a nomadic Navy veteran, a young woman who liked to sing, a girl who wore a pink plaid coat and mother of pearl ring, and a little boy whose time on earth was too short. They all vanished in Oregon. But they were all also found in Oregon. Their stories told, and their names said aloud once again, thanks to the help of passionate experts, their families and advances in DNA technology and genetic genealogy. On the final episode of The Unidentifieds, hosts Regan Mertz and Dave Killen unpack the emotional toll on families and how getting answers about their loved ones’ fates – even if decades later – brings closure. The investigators and scientists who worked on the cold cases reflect on how each person’s story lingers in their memory, long after the cases were solved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices What would you do if someone you loved vanished and was never heard from again? That was the case for several families we interviewed on the first five episodes of The Unidentifieds podcast.

In previous episodes, we explored the rapidly expanding use of genetic genealogy in finding the identities of long lost souls whose remains were found in Oregon.

We told the stories of a nomadic Navy veteran, a young woman who liked to sing, a girl who wore a pink plaid coat and mother of pearl ring, and a little boy whose time on earth was too short.

They all vanished in Oregon. But they were all also found in Oregon. Their stories told, and their names said aloud once again, thanks to the help of passionate experts, their families and advances in DNA technology and genetic genealogy.

On the final episode of The Unidentifieds, hosts Regan Mertz and Dave Killen unpack the emotional toll on families and how getting answers about their loved ones’ fates – even if decades later – brings closure.

The investigators and scientists who worked on the cold cases reflect on how each person’s story lingers in their memory, long after the cases were solved.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1793 The Unidentifieds Episode 5: Human remains found near Multnomah Falls in 1979 identified 4 decades later https://www.oregonlive.com/theunidentifieds/ In September 1979, two hikers discovered human remains on a rocky slope above a little-used trail near Multnomah Falls. They found bones, a skull and a few personal belongings: gold-rimmed aviator glasses, a yellow cap with black felt letters reading “NT” and a chewed-up checkbook from First National Bank of Oregon. But there was no wallet or other identifying information. Based on the bones and hair found at the scene, investigators determined the body likely belonged to a man, between 20 and 35 years old, with a thick, curly beard. A news brief that ran in The Oregonian noted that the remains “had been exposed to the elements for quite some time.” Police sent the skull and mandible to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., for an anthropological exam, which concluded that the person who died was likely African American. But who did the remains belong to? Police had no leads. No one had been reported missing. For decades the bones sat in a box at the Oregon State Police medical examiner’s office in Clackamas. Now, more than four decades after the remains were first discovered, John Doe 79-1862 has a name. On Episode 5 of The Unidentifieds, hosts Regan Mertz and Dave Killen travel to Multnomah Falls and explore its labyrinth-like trail network. They talk to investigators assigned to the case in 1979 and to experts who explain how the cruel legacy of slavery has affected genetic genealogy efforts to connect Black families to lost relatives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 08 May 2023 12:00:00 -0000 Human remains found near Multnomah Falls in 1979 identified 4 decades later full The Oregonian/OregonLive In September 1979, two hikers discovered human remains on a rocky slope above a little-used trail near Multnomah Falls. They found bones, a skull and a few personal belongings: gold-rimmed aviator glasses, a yellow cap with black felt letters reading “NT” and a chewed-up checkbook from First National Bank of Oregon. But there was no wallet or other identifying information. Based on the bones and hair found at the scene, investigators determined the body likely belonged to a man, between 20 and 35 years old, with a thick, curly beard. A news brief that ran in The Oregonian noted that the remains “had been exposed to the elements for quite some time.” Police sent the skull and mandible to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., for an anthropological exam, which concluded that the person who died was likely African American. But who did the remains belong to? Police had no leads. No one had been reported missing. For decades the bones sat in a box at the Oregon State Police medical examiner’s office in Clackamas. Now, more than four decades after the remains were first discovered, John Doe 79-1862 has a name. On Episode 5 of The Unidentifieds, hosts Regan Mertz and Dave Killen travel to Multnomah Falls and explore its labyrinth-like trail network. They talk to investigators assigned to the case in 1979 and to experts who explain how the cruel legacy of slavery has affected genetic genealogy efforts to connect Black families to lost relatives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In September 1979, two hikers discovered human remains on a rocky slope above a little-used trail near Multnomah Falls. They found bones, a skull and a few personal belongings: gold-rimmed aviator glasses, a yellow cap with black felt letters reading “NT” and a chewed-up checkbook from First National Bank of Oregon. But there was no wallet or other identifying information.

Based on the bones and hair found at the scene, investigators determined the body likely belonged to a man, between 20 and 35 years old, with a thick, curly beard. A news brief that ran in The Oregonian noted that the remains “had been exposed to the elements for quite some time.”

Police sent the skull and mandible to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., for an anthropological exam, which concluded that the person who died was likely African American.

But who did the remains belong to? Police had no leads. No one had been reported missing. For decades the bones sat in a box at the Oregon State Police medical examiner’s office in Clackamas.

Now, more than four decades after the remains were first discovered, John Doe 79-1862 has a name.

On Episode 5 of The Unidentifieds, hosts Regan Mertz and Dave Killen travel to Multnomah Falls and explore its labyrinth-like trail network. They talk to investigators assigned to the case in 1979 and to experts who explain how the cruel legacy of slavery has affected genetic genealogy efforts to connect Black families to lost relatives.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 2198 The Unidentifieds Episode 4: U.S. Forest Service workers find a skull near Government Camp https://www.oregonlive.com/theunidentifieds/ On August 2, 1986, two U.S. Forest Service workers were out collecting timber data on a remote logging road in the Mt. Hood National Forest near Government Camp when they stumbled upon a human skull, bone fragments, and a single tooth. Investigators took photos of the scene and the remains were transported and inventoried at the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office. The coroner estimated that the skull had been in the woods for about a decade, which meant the person had died around 1976. Investigators released those details to the public and they got dozens of leads through a tip line. But to no avail, the case went cold. It was just another body found in Oregon’s woods unclaimed, unidentified. On episode four of The Unidentifieds, hosts Regan Mertz and Dave Killen go back to one Oregon case that found a resolution weeks before the world shut down in early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Regan and Dave take listeners to the dense woods near Government Camp to revisit the decades-old case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 01 May 2023 12:00:00 -0000 U.S. Forest Service workers find a skull near Government Camp full The Oregonian/OregonLive On August 2, 1986, two U.S. Forest Service workers were out collecting timber data on a remote logging road in the Mt. Hood National Forest near Government Camp when they stumbled upon a human skull, bone fragments, and a single tooth. Investigators took photos of the scene and the remains were transported and inventoried at the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office. The coroner estimated that the skull had been in the woods for about a decade, which meant the person had died around 1976. Investigators released those details to the public and they got dozens of leads through a tip line. But to no avail, the case went cold. It was just another body found in Oregon’s woods unclaimed, unidentified. On episode four of The Unidentifieds, hosts Regan Mertz and Dave Killen go back to one Oregon case that found a resolution weeks before the world shut down in early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Regan and Dave take listeners to the dense woods near Government Camp to revisit the decades-old case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices On August 2, 1986, two U.S. Forest Service workers were out collecting timber data on a remote logging road in the Mt. Hood National Forest near Government Camp when they stumbled upon a human skull, bone fragments, and a single tooth.

Investigators took photos of the scene and the remains were transported and inventoried at the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office.

The coroner estimated that the skull had been in the woods for about a decade, which meant the person had died around 1976. Investigators released those details to the public and they got dozens of leads through a tip line.

But to no avail, the case went cold. It was just another body found in Oregon’s woods unclaimed, unidentified.

On episode four of The Unidentifieds, hosts Regan Mertz and Dave Killen go back to one Oregon case that found a resolution weeks before the world shut down in early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Regan and Dave take listeners to the dense woods near Government Camp to revisit the decades-old case.

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]]> 1835 The Unidentifieds Episode 3: Genetic genealogy 101 https://www.oregonlive.com/theunidentifieds/ In the first two episodes of The Unidentifieds, we explored two decades-old cold cases involving remains found in southern Oregon. We learned how DNA and genealogical sleuthing gave a little boy and a young woman their names back. But what is genetic genealogy? It goes far beyond the 23andMe gift card you received a few holidays ago from a relative. In Episode 3, hosts Regan Mertz and Dave Killen look at the process of genetic genealogy itself and how advances in DNA technology have made it an enormously powerful tool for investigators. They delve into the history, science and practice of genetic genealogy and how investigators are using it to solve decades-old unidentified human remains cold cases in Oregon and around the nation. Regan also delves into the world herself and takes an Ancestry DNA test to learn more about her genetic makeup. Learn more about The Unidentifieds here: https://www.oregonlive.com/theunidentifieds/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 24 Apr 2023 12:00:00 -0000 Genetic genealogy 101 full The Oregonian/OregonLive In the first two episodes of The Unidentifieds, we explored two decades-old cold cases involving remains found in southern Oregon. We learned how DNA and genealogical sleuthing gave a little boy and a young woman their names back. But what is genetic genealogy? It goes far beyond the 23andMe gift card you received a few holidays ago from a relative. In Episode 3, hosts Regan Mertz and Dave Killen look at the process of genetic genealogy itself and how advances in DNA technology have made it an enormously powerful tool for investigators. They delve into the history, science and practice of genetic genealogy and how investigators are using it to solve decades-old unidentified human remains cold cases in Oregon and around the nation. Regan also delves into the world herself and takes an Ancestry DNA test to learn more about her genetic makeup. Learn more about The Unidentifieds here: https://www.oregonlive.com/theunidentifieds/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In the first two episodes of The Unidentifieds, we explored two decades-old cold cases involving remains found in southern Oregon. We learned how DNA and genealogical sleuthing gave a little boy and a young woman their names back.


But what is genetic genealogy? It goes far beyond the 23andMe gift card you received a few holidays ago from a relative.


In Episode 3, hosts Regan Mertz and Dave Killen look at the process of genetic genealogy itself and how advances in DNA technology have made it an enormously powerful tool for investigators.


They delve into the history, science and practice of genetic genealogy and how investigators are using it to solve decades-old unidentified human remains cold cases in Oregon and around the nation.


Regan also delves into the world herself and takes an Ancestry DNA test to learn more about her genetic makeup.


Learn more about The Unidentifieds here: https://www.oregonlive.com/theunidentifieds/

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]]> 1758 The Unidentifieds Episode 2: The unknown baby boy and the reservoir  https://www.oregonlive.com/theunidentifieds/ On the morning of July 11, 1963, a fisherman made a horrifying discovery: He stumbled across the concealed remains of a 2-year-old boy. The tiny body was wrapped in blankets, tied with wire and held down by iron weights in the Keene Creek Reservoir along Oregon 66 east of Ashland, Oregon. Officials moved the body to a cemetery where his tombstone read, “Unknown Baby Boy 1961-1963.″ The investigation was given case number 63-2301. For more than 50 years, it wouldn’t get much further than that. By 2020, the case was the oldest known unidentified human remains case in the state of Oregon. On Episode 2 of The Unidentifieds podcast, hosts Regan Mertz and Dave Killen take listeners on a trip to the Siskiyou Mountains where the remains were found, talk to a former investigator who pursued the case, and introduce you to Cece Moore, Parabon NanoLabs’ chief genetic genealogist. Moore is one of the nation’s foremost experts in the field. In this episode, we learn how a Facebook message, a DNA match and genealogical sleuthing gave a little boy his name back. Subscribe to The Unidentifieds anywhere you listen to podcasts and give it a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. Better yet, tell a friend about the show if you enjoyed it. Look for Episode 3 on April 24. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 17 Apr 2023 12:00:00 -0000 The unknown baby boy and the reservoir  full The Oregonian/OregonLive On the morning of July 11, 1963, a fisherman made a horrifying discovery: He stumbled across the concealed remains of a 2-year-old boy. The tiny body was wrapped in blankets, tied with wire and held down by iron weights in the Keene Creek Reservoir along Oregon 66 east of Ashland, Oregon. Officials moved the body to a cemetery where his tombstone read, “Unknown Baby Boy 1961-1963.″ The investigation was given case number 63-2301. For more than 50 years, it wouldn’t get much further than that. By 2020, the case was the oldest known unidentified human remains case in the state of Oregon. On Episode 2 of The Unidentifieds podcast, hosts Regan Mertz and Dave Killen take listeners on a trip to the Siskiyou Mountains where the remains were found, talk to a former investigator who pursued the case, and introduce you to Cece Moore, Parabon NanoLabs’ chief genetic genealogist. Moore is one of the nation’s foremost experts in the field. In this episode, we learn how a Facebook message, a DNA match and genealogical sleuthing gave a little boy his name back. Subscribe to The Unidentifieds anywhere you listen to podcasts and give it a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. Better yet, tell a friend about the show if you enjoyed it. Look for Episode 3 on April 24. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices On the morning of July 11, 1963, a fisherman made a horrifying discovery: He stumbled across the concealed remains of a 2-year-old boy.

The tiny body was wrapped in blankets, tied with wire and held down by iron weights in the Keene Creek Reservoir along Oregon 66 east of Ashland, Oregon.

Officials moved the body to a cemetery where his tombstone read, “Unknown Baby Boy 1961-1963.″ The investigation was given case number 63-2301. For more than 50 years, it wouldn’t get much further than that. By 2020, the case was the oldest known unidentified human remains case in the state of Oregon.

On Episode 2 of The Unidentifieds podcast, hosts Regan Mertz and Dave Killen take listeners on a trip to the Siskiyou Mountains where the remains were found, talk to a former investigator who pursued the case, and introduce you to Cece Moore, Parabon NanoLabs’ chief genetic genealogist. Moore is one of the nation’s foremost experts in the field.

In this episode, we learn how a Facebook message, a DNA match and genealogical sleuthing gave a little boy his name back.

Subscribe to The Unidentifieds anywhere you listen to podcasts and give it a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. Better yet, tell a friend about the show if you enjoyed it.

Look for Episode 3 on April 24.

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]]> 1733 The Unidentifieds Episode 1: Remains found along the Redwood Highway There are so many unidentified human remains in the United States that the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System calls it “the nation’s silent mass disaster.” Roughly 4,400 human remains are found every year, and nearly one-quarter of those remain unidentified after one year. Some people were never reported missing. Some went missing decades ago. Some remains are incomplete, parts of them still out there like missing pieces to a puzzle. Cases run cold. The unidentified remains are placed in boxes and left on evidence room shelves, waiting for another shot at an investigation. Or maybe just a chance to be remembered. And that’s if their cardboard tombs are not lost or forgotten first. In Oregon, there are 120 unidentified persons cases. Cold cases exist in 33 of Oregon’s 36 counties. Regan Mertz spent months delving into this issue for The Oregonian/OregonLive. She obtained and reviewed missing persons case files, interviewed current and former law enforcement officers, anthropologists and experts around the country. She also interviewed family members of missing people. This is The Unidentifieds, a podcast that investigates four long-forgotten cases in Oregon and how online genealogy and forensic anthropology helped families get closure. Cases that long seemed hopeless, now seem solvable. People who’ve existed for decades as lonely, nameless phantoms can, if nothing else, get their identities back. In episode one, Regan and co-host Dave Killen go on a trip to southern Oregon’s Redwood Highway, where in 1971 a father and son discovered what looked liked a human spine and ribs while on a camping trip near mile marker 35. Upon initial investigation, the remains appeared to belong to a young woman, 18 to 20 years old, tall and slim. But the case went cold. And the remains became known as Jane Doe 79-940. Listen to episode one of The Unidentifieds to learn how genetic genealogy helped solve this 47-year-old case. And subscribe to The Unidentifieds anywhere you listen to podcasts and give it a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. Look for Episode 2 on April 17. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 10 Apr 2023 12:00:00 -0000 Remains found along the Redwood Highway full The Oregonian/OregonLive There are so many unidentified human remains in the United States that the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System calls it “the nation’s silent mass disaster.” Roughly 4,400 human remains are found every year, and nearly one-quarter of those remain unidentified after one year. Some people were never reported missing. Some went missing decades ago. Some remains are incomplete, parts of them still out there like missing pieces to a puzzle. Cases run cold. The unidentified remains are placed in boxes and left on evidence room shelves, waiting for another shot at an investigation. Or maybe just a chance to be remembered. And that’s if their cardboard tombs are not lost or forgotten first. In Oregon, there are 120 unidentified persons cases. Cold cases exist in 33 of Oregon’s 36 counties. Regan Mertz spent months delving into this issue for The Oregonian/OregonLive. She obtained and reviewed missing persons case files, interviewed current and former law enforcement officers, anthropologists and experts around the country. She also interviewed family members of missing people. This is The Unidentifieds, a podcast that investigates four long-forgotten cases in Oregon and how online genealogy and forensic anthropology helped families get closure. Cases that long seemed hopeless, now seem solvable. People who’ve existed for decades as lonely, nameless phantoms can, if nothing else, get their identities back. In episode one, Regan and co-host Dave Killen go on a trip to southern Oregon’s Redwood Highway, where in 1971 a father and son discovered what looked liked a human spine and ribs while on a camping trip near mile marker 35. Upon initial investigation, the remains appeared to belong to a young woman, 18 to 20 years old, tall and slim. But the case went cold. And the remains became known as Jane Doe 79-940. Listen to episode one of The Unidentifieds to learn how genetic genealogy helped solve this 47-year-old case. And subscribe to The Unidentifieds anywhere you listen to podcasts and give it a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. Look for Episode 2 on April 17. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There are so many unidentified human remains in the United States that the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System calls it “the nation’s silent mass disaster.” Roughly 4,400 human remains are found every year, and nearly one-quarter of those remain unidentified after one year.

Some people were never reported missing. Some went missing decades ago. Some remains are incomplete, parts of them still out there like missing pieces to a puzzle. Cases run cold. The unidentified remains are placed in boxes and left on evidence room shelves, waiting for another shot at an investigation. Or maybe just a chance to be remembered. And that’s if their cardboard tombs are not lost or forgotten first.

In Oregon, there are 120 unidentified persons cases. Cold cases exist in 33 of Oregon’s 36 counties.

Regan Mertz spent months delving into this issue for The Oregonian/OregonLive. She obtained and reviewed missing persons case files, interviewed current and former law enforcement officers, anthropologists and experts around the country. She also interviewed family members of missing people.

This is The Unidentifieds, a podcast that investigates four long-forgotten cases in Oregon and how online genealogy and forensic anthropology helped families get closure. Cases that long seemed hopeless, now seem solvable. People who’ve existed for decades as lonely, nameless phantoms can, if nothing else, get their identities back.

In episode one, Regan and co-host Dave Killen go on a trip to southern Oregon’s Redwood Highway, where in 1971 a father and son discovered what looked liked a human spine and ribs while on a camping trip near mile marker 35.

Upon initial investigation, the remains appeared to belong to a young woman, 18 to 20 years old, tall and slim.

But the case went cold. And the remains became known as Jane Doe 79-940.

Listen to episode one of The Unidentifieds to learn how genetic genealogy helped solve this 47-year-old case.

And subscribe to The Unidentifieds anywhere you listen to podcasts and give it a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. Look for Episode 2 on April 17.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 2136 Coming soon: The Unidentifieds, a new six-part podcast from The Oregonian We’re taking a short break from Beat Check while we prepare to bring you a new six-part limited series called The Unidentifieds. You can listen to the first episode of The Unidentifieds right here in the Beat Check feed soon. Or search for The Unidentifieds wherever you listen to podcasts. Here's a little more on what it's about: There are 120 unidentified human remains in Oregon – cases exist in all but three counties. Most were discovered in the Pacific Northwest wilderness, parts of their skeleton scattered in between rocks and twigs, and most go unfound and unidentified for decades. The Unidentifieds, a narrative podcast hosted by Regan Mertz and Dave Killen for The Oregonian/OregonLive, tells the story of four of those cold cases and how online genealogy and forensic anthropology helped families get closure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive We’re taking a short break from Beat Check while we prepare to bring you a new six-part limited series called The Unidentifieds. You can listen to the first episode of The Unidentifieds right here in the Beat Check feed soon. Or search for The Unidentifieds wherever you listen to podcasts. Here's a little more on what it's about: There are 120 unidentified human remains in Oregon – cases exist in all but three counties. Most were discovered in the Pacific Northwest wilderness, parts of their skeleton scattered in between rocks and twigs, and most go unfound and unidentified for decades. The Unidentifieds, a narrative podcast hosted by Regan Mertz and Dave Killen for The Oregonian/OregonLive, tells the story of four of those cold cases and how online genealogy and forensic anthropology helped families get closure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We’re taking a short break from Beat Check while we prepare to bring you a new six-part limited series called The Unidentifieds. You can listen to the first episode of The Unidentifieds right here in the Beat Check feed soon. Or search for The Unidentifieds wherever you listen to podcasts.

Here's a little more on what it's about:

There are 120 unidentified human remains in Oregon – cases exist in all but three counties. Most were discovered in the Pacific Northwest wilderness, parts of their skeleton scattered in between rocks and twigs, and most go unfound and unidentified for decades. The Unidentifieds, a narrative podcast hosted by Regan Mertz and Dave Killen for The Oregonian/OregonLive, tells the story of four of those cold cases and how online genealogy and forensic anthropology helped families get closure.

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]]> 194 A bold funding package to fight homelessness In an unprecedented move, the Oregon House of Representatives approved a $200 million funding package to address the state’s housing shortage and homelessness crisis. On the latest Beat Check, The Oregonian/OregonLive’s homelessness reporter, Nicole Hayden, explains where the funds will go if the bill is signed into law as expected. Related reading: ‘Unprecedented:’ Legislature expected to OK $200 million for emergency housing, homelessness -- Elena Neale-Sacks Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts to hear new episodes each week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Mar 2023 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive In an unprecedented move, the Oregon House of Representatives approved a $200 million funding package to address the state’s housing shortage and homelessness crisis. On the latest Beat Check, The Oregonian/OregonLive’s homelessness reporter, Nicole Hayden, explains where the funds will go if the bill is signed into law as expected. Related reading: ‘Unprecedented:’ Legislature expected to OK $200 million for emergency housing, homelessness -- Elena Neale-Sacks Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts to hear new episodes each week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In an unprecedented move, the Oregon House of Representatives approved a $200 million funding package to address the state’s housing shortage and homelessness crisis.

On the latest Beat Check, The Oregonian/OregonLive’s homelessness reporter, Nicole Hayden, explains where the funds will go if the bill is signed into law as expected.

Related reading:

‘Unprecedented:’ Legislature expected to OK $200 million for emergency housing, homelessness


-- Elena Neale-Sacks

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]]> 1154 NW Natural’s uncertain future Last month, Eugene became the first city in Oregon to ban natural gas appliances in new homes. Within days, the utility company NW Natural launched a campaign to overturn the ban. On the latest Beat Check, The Oregonian/OregonLive’s environmental justice reporter, Gosia Wozniacka, talks about her recent reporting into NW Natural, and what its fate might be as cities throughout the state and country move toward full electrification. Related reading: NW Natural in existential fight as Oregon eyes electrification -- Elena Neale-Sacks Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts to hear new episodes each week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 13 Mar 2023 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Last month, Eugene became the first city in Oregon to ban natural gas appliances in new homes. Within days, the utility company NW Natural launched a campaign to overturn the ban. On the latest Beat Check, The Oregonian/OregonLive’s environmental justice reporter, Gosia Wozniacka, talks about her recent reporting into NW Natural, and what its fate might be as cities throughout the state and country move toward full electrification. Related reading: NW Natural in existential fight as Oregon eyes electrification -- Elena Neale-Sacks Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts to hear new episodes each week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Last month, Eugene became the first city in Oregon to ban natural gas appliances in new homes. Within days, the utility company NW Natural launched a campaign to overturn the ban.

On the latest Beat Check, The Oregonian/OregonLive’s environmental justice reporter, Gosia Wozniacka, talks about her recent reporting into NW Natural, and what its fate might be as cities throughout the state and country move toward full electrification.

Related reading:

NW Natural in existential fight as Oregon eyes electrification


-- Elena Neale-Sacks

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]]> 1598 What went wrong at the Multnomah County animal shelter? For years, staff, volunteers, and auditors have sounded the alarm about conditions at the Multnomah County animal shelter. Finally, it will undergo a 5-month review. On this week’s Beat Check, The Oregonian/OregonLive’s deputy politics editor, Jamie Goldberg, explains what exactly went wrong at the shelter and what the county plans to do to fix the problem. -- Elena Neale-Sacks Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts to hear new episodes each week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Mar 2023 15:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive For years, staff, volunteers, and auditors have sounded the alarm about conditions at the Multnomah County animal shelter. Finally, it will undergo a 5-month review. On this week’s Beat Check, The Oregonian/OregonLive’s deputy politics editor, Jamie Goldberg, explains what exactly went wrong at the shelter and what the county plans to do to fix the problem. -- Elena Neale-Sacks Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts to hear new episodes each week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For years, staff, volunteers, and auditors have sounded the alarm about conditions at the Multnomah County animal shelter. Finally, it will undergo a 5-month review.

On this week’s Beat Check, The Oregonian/OregonLive’s deputy politics editor, Jamie Goldberg, explains what exactly went wrong at the shelter and what the county plans to do to fix the problem.


-- Elena Neale-Sacks

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]]> 1238 Oregon beer scene shifts to smaller festivals, lower ABV beers Oregon’s beer landscape is constantly shifting. On the latest Beat Check, The Oregonian/OregonLive’s beer reporter and newsletter writer Andre Meunier sits down with Andrew and Elena to talk about the latest trends. Hear why huge festivals like Oregon Brewers Festival are making way for smaller ones, low ABV and nonalcoholic beers are taking off, and more. -- Elena Neale-Sacks and Andrew Theen Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts to hear new episodes each week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 27 Feb 2023 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Oregon’s beer landscape is constantly shifting. On the latest Beat Check, The Oregonian/OregonLive’s beer reporter and newsletter writer Andre Meunier sits down with Andrew and Elena to talk about the latest trends. Hear why huge festivals like Oregon Brewers Festival are making way for smaller ones, low ABV and nonalcoholic beers are taking off, and more. -- Elena Neale-Sacks and Andrew Theen Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts to hear new episodes each week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Oregon’s beer landscape is constantly shifting. On the latest Beat Check, The Oregonian/OregonLive’s beer reporter and newsletter writer Andre Meunier sits down with Andrew and Elena to talk about the latest trends.

Hear why huge festivals like Oregon Brewers Festival are making way for smaller ones, low ABV and nonalcoholic beers are taking off, and more.


-- Elena Neale-Sacks and Andrew Theen

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]]> 1564 Behind the scenes of the Oregon bourbon scandal If you’ve been following the news at all, you’ve probably heard about the bourbon scandal plaguing the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission. For years, top OLCC officials diverted some of the most sought-after bourbon away from customers and kept it for themselves. On this week’s Beat Check, producer and guest host Elena Neale-Sacks talks with enterprise reporter Noelle Crombie about her recent reporting on the OLCC. -- Elena Neale-Sacks Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts to hear new episodes each week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Feb 2023 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive If you’ve been following the news at all, you’ve probably heard about the bourbon scandal plaguing the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission. For years, top OLCC officials diverted some of the most sought-after bourbon away from customers and kept it for themselves. On this week’s Beat Check, producer and guest host Elena Neale-Sacks talks with enterprise reporter Noelle Crombie about her recent reporting on the OLCC. -- Elena Neale-Sacks Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts to hear new episodes each week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices If you’ve been following the news at all, you’ve probably heard about the bourbon scandal plaguing the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission. For years, top OLCC officials diverted some of the most sought-after bourbon away from customers and kept it for themselves.

On this week’s Beat Check, producer and guest host Elena Neale-Sacks talks with enterprise reporter Noelle Crombie about her recent reporting on the OLCC.


-- Elena Neale-Sacks

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]]> 1409 A look inside an LA tent camp that could influence Portland’s plans Content warning: Episode briefly mentions sexual assault. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s controversial plan to temper the city’s homelessness crisis includes the creation of six large encampment sites. They would each house 150 people to start, and Portland officials are hoping the sites will be open by 2024. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, homelessness reporter Nicole Hayden talks about a recent trip she took to Los Angeles to see how things were going at a large tent camp there — one that’s run by a nonprofit that may end up operating one or more of Portland’s forthcoming tent sites. Related reading: A look inside: Large California tent camp could foretell Portland’s future -- Elena Neale-Sacks Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts to hear new episodes each week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 13 Feb 2023 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Content warning: Episode briefly mentions sexual assault. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s controversial plan to temper the city’s homelessness crisis includes the creation of six large encampment sites. They would each house 150 people to start, and Portland officials are hoping the sites will be open by 2024. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, homelessness reporter Nicole Hayden talks about a recent trip she took to Los Angeles to see how things were going at a large tent camp there — one that’s run by a nonprofit that may end up operating one or more of Portland’s forthcoming tent sites. Related reading: A look inside: Large California tent camp could foretell Portland’s future -- Elena Neale-Sacks Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts to hear new episodes each week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Content warning: Episode briefly mentions sexual assault.

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s controversial plan to temper the city’s homelessness crisis includes the creation of six large encampment sites. They would each house 150 people to start, and Portland officials are hoping the sites will be open by 2024.

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, homelessness reporter Nicole Hayden talks about a recent trip she took to Los Angeles to see how things were going at a large tent camp there — one that’s run by a nonprofit that may end up operating one or more of Portland’s forthcoming tent sites.

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A look inside: Large California tent camp could foretell Portland’s future


-- Elena Neale-Sacks

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]]> 1383 The middle schoolers are not alright Content warning: Episode briefly mentions sexual assault. By this point, it’s no secret that the pandemic severely stunted learning outcomes for children and teens. But COVID-19 didn’t just impact learning in the classroom — it also had a serious effect on how students behaved and interacted with one another. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, education reporter Julia Silverman sits down with producer Elena Neale-Sacks to talk middle school. Specifically, why so many middle schoolers misbehaved during the pandemic, and what schools are doing about it. Related reading: Portland-area middle schools, walloped by bullying, fights and unrest in pandemic’s wake, remain on the brink -- Elena Neale-Sacks Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts to hear new episodes each week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Feb 2023 14:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Content warning: Episode briefly mentions sexual assault. By this point, it’s no secret that the pandemic severely stunted learning outcomes for children and teens. But COVID-19 didn’t just impact learning in the classroom — it also had a serious effect on how students behaved and interacted with one another. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, education reporter Julia Silverman sits down with producer Elena Neale-Sacks to talk middle school. Specifically, why so many middle schoolers misbehaved during the pandemic, and what schools are doing about it. Related reading: Portland-area middle schools, walloped by bullying, fights and unrest in pandemic’s wake, remain on the brink -- Elena Neale-Sacks Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts to hear new episodes each week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Content warning: Episode briefly mentions sexual assault.

By this point, it’s no secret that the pandemic severely stunted learning outcomes for children and teens. But COVID-19 didn’t just impact learning in the classroom — it also had a serious effect on how students behaved and interacted with one another.

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, education reporter Julia Silverman sits down with producer Elena Neale-Sacks to talk middle school. Specifically, why so many middle schoolers misbehaved during the pandemic, and what schools are doing about it.

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Portland-area middle schools, walloped by bullying, fights and unrest in pandemic’s wake, remain on the brink


-- Elena Neale-Sacks

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]]> 1799 One man who helped transform trails on the Columbia River Gorge Few living Oregonians can say they played a role in shaping one of the crown jewels of our state, enjoyed by millions each year. Stan Hinatsu is one of those Oregonians. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, travel and outdoors reporter Jamie Hale stops by to talk about Hinatsu, his career and his legacy along the trails of the Columbia River Gorge. Related reading: The forester and his legacy along the gorge Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts to hear new episodes each week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 Jan 2023 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Few living Oregonians can say they played a role in shaping one of the crown jewels of our state, enjoyed by millions each year. Stan Hinatsu is one of those Oregonians. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, travel and outdoors reporter Jamie Hale stops by to talk about Hinatsu, his career and his legacy along the trails of the Columbia River Gorge. Related reading: The forester and his legacy along the gorge Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts to hear new episodes each week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Few living Oregonians can say they played a role in shaping one of the crown jewels of our state, enjoyed by millions each year.

Stan Hinatsu is one of those Oregonians.

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, travel and outdoors reporter Jamie Hale stops by to talk about Hinatsu, his career and his legacy along the trails of the Columbia River Gorge.

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The forester and his legacy along the gorge

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]]> 1484 Inside Portland's housing market and the outlook for 2023 After a very challenging year-and-a-half for home buyers there’s a glimmer of hope. Sort of. Interest rates have more than doubled in the past year-and-a -half. Sales are down for the first time in years and that is leading to openings for some buyers. Maybe. Jayati Ramakrishnan, covers housing and transportation issues for the Oregonian. She talked about the trend on the latest episode of Beat Check. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Jan 2023 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive After a very challenging year-and-a-half for home buyers there’s a glimmer of hope. Sort of. Interest rates have more than doubled in the past year-and-a -half. Sales are down for the first time in years and that is leading to openings for some buyers. Maybe. Jayati Ramakrishnan, covers housing and transportation issues for the Oregonian. She talked about the trend on the latest episode of Beat Check. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices After a very challenging year-and-a-half for home buyers there’s a glimmer of hope. Sort of.

Interest rates have more than doubled in the past year-and-a -half. Sales are down for the first time in years and that is leading to openings for some buyers. Maybe.

Jayati Ramakrishnan, covers housing and transportation issues for the Oregonian. She talked about the trend on the latest episode of Beat Check.

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]]> 1181 What's driving Portland's homicide surge Another year another record-setting number of homicides in Portland. What is driving the violence? On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with reporter Maxine Bernstein. We’ll talk about the lives lost, what we know about the factors at play and much more. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts to get the latest episodes each week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 16 Jan 2023 16:35:44 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Another year another record-setting number of homicides in Portland. What is driving the violence? On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with reporter Maxine Bernstein. We’ll talk about the lives lost, what we know about the factors at play and much more. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts to get the latest episodes each week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Another year another record-setting number of homicides in Portland.

What is driving the violence?

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with reporter Maxine Bernstein.

We’ll talk about the lives lost, what we know about the factors at play and much more.

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]]> 1938 What to make of Oregon's business climate Last year was a brutal one for stock portfolios, retirement accounts and some local businesses. On the latest episode of Beat Check with the Oregonian, business and technology reporter Mike Rogoway chatted abou last year, this year and what to make of the economic climate. Related reading: Mike Rogoway's story archive Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Jan 2023 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Last year was a brutal one for stock portfolios, retirement accounts and some local businesses. On the latest episode of Beat Check with the Oregonian, business and technology reporter Mike Rogoway chatted abou last year, this year and what to make of the economic climate. Related reading: Mike Rogoway's story archive Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Last year was a brutal one for stock portfolios, retirement accounts and some local businesses.

On the latest episode of Beat Check with the Oregonian, business and technology reporter Mike Rogoway chatted abou last year, this year and what to make of the economic climate.

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Mike Rogoway's story archive

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]]> 1504 Education Roundtable: The top stories and issues of 2022, previewing 2023 As we turn the page to 2023, we decided to look back at some of the biggest education stories of 2022. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we hear from three reporters covering three different age groups in our education system. Sit back and enjoy an informative chat with Rose Wong, Julia Silverman and Sami Edge. Rose covers early childhood education, Julia covers primary education and Sami covers higher education for The Oregonian. We talked about the biggest issues and stories from their various beats last year, how the pandemic continue to affect students, what they are tracking in 2023 and much more. Related reading: Yoncalla preschool success story Pandemic learning loss in Oregon and how tutoring can help Higher education enrollment *** Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 Jan 2023 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive As we turn the page to 2023, we decided to look back at some of the biggest education stories of 2022. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we hear from three reporters covering three different age groups in our education system. Sit back and enjoy an informative chat with Rose Wong, Julia Silverman and Sami Edge. Rose covers early childhood education, Julia covers primary education and Sami covers higher education for The Oregonian. We talked about the biggest issues and stories from their various beats last year, how the pandemic continue to affect students, what they are tracking in 2023 and much more. Related reading: Yoncalla preschool success story Pandemic learning loss in Oregon and how tutoring can help Higher education enrollment *** Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices As we turn the page to 2023, we decided to look back at some of the biggest education stories of 2022.

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we hear from three reporters covering three different age groups in our education system.

Sit back and enjoy an informative chat with Rose Wong, Julia Silverman and Sami Edge.

Rose covers early childhood education, Julia covers primary education and Sami covers higher education for The Oregonian.

We talked about the biggest issues and stories from their various beats last year, how the pandemic continue to affect students, what they are tracking in 2023 and much more.

Related reading:

Yoncalla preschool success story

Pandemic learning loss in Oregon and how tutoring can help

Higher education enrollment

***

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]]> 1683 Kann may already be the most decorated restaurant in Portland history It’s been years in the works, and it’s finally here. And if you’ve been there, it’s probably something you’ve talk to your friend and family about already. On the latest episode of Beat Check, we chat with restaurant critic Michael Russell. Yes -- We talked about Kann, the best new restaurants of the year in 2022, what the latest trends are in this battered and recovering agency and what may be to come in 2023. Related Reading: How to get into Kann Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 26 Dec 2022 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive It’s been years in the works, and it’s finally here. And if you’ve been there, it’s probably something you’ve talk to your friend and family about already. On the latest episode of Beat Check, we chat with restaurant critic Michael Russell. Yes -- We talked about Kann, the best new restaurants of the year in 2022, what the latest trends are in this battered and recovering agency and what may be to come in 2023. Related Reading: How to get into Kann Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It’s been years in the works, and it’s finally here. And if you’ve been there, it’s probably something you’ve talk to your friend and family about already.

On the latest episode of Beat Check, we chat with restaurant critic Michael Russell.

Yes -- We talked about Kann, the best new restaurants of the year in 2022, what the latest trends are in this battered and recovering agency and what may be to come in 2023.

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How to get into Kann

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]]> 1820 The Oregonian/OregonLive's Season of Sharing is here As we round out 2022, there’s still plenty of time to help fellow Oregonians in need. Our annual Season of Sharing fundraiser is in full force, and we have detailed stories on 13 organizations that are helping people right now. On the latest episode of Beat Check with the Oregonian, we chat with Grant Butler, life and culture editor for the Oregonian and OregonLive. We talked about the history of Season of Sharing, four of the nonprofits we’re raising money for this year, and how you can help. Some of those organizations: -Go The Distance -WeShine -Dougy Center Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 19 Dec 2022 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive As we round out 2022, there’s still plenty of time to help fellow Oregonians in need. Our annual Season of Sharing fundraiser is in full force, and we have detailed stories on 13 organizations that are helping people right now. On the latest episode of Beat Check with the Oregonian, we chat with Grant Butler, life and culture editor for the Oregonian and OregonLive. We talked about the history of Season of Sharing, four of the nonprofits we’re raising money for this year, and how you can help. Some of those organizations: -Go The Distance -WeShine -Dougy Center Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices As we round out 2022, there’s still plenty of time to help fellow Oregonians in need. Our annual Season of Sharing fundraiser is in full force, and we have detailed stories on 13 organizations that are helping people right now.

On the latest episode of Beat Check with the Oregonian, we chat with Grant Butler, life and culture editor for the Oregonian and OregonLive.

We talked about the history of Season of Sharing, four of the nonprofits we’re raising money for this year, and how you can help.

Some of those organizations:

-Go The Distance

-WeShine

-Dougy Center

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]]> 933 The Safest Place: A year inside Rosemary Anderson High School Rosemary Anderson High school has experienced a tidal wave of trauma in the past two and a half years. Five students have died in shootings, another was stabbed to death and two more kids died in car crashes. My colleagues embedded in that alternative school for much of this year – the result of those months of stories is a series called “The Safest Place.” On the latest Beat Check with the Oregonian, we chat with Noelle Crombie, Beth Nakamura and Samantha Swindler.  We talked about their project, what they learned inside and outside the walls of Rosemary Anderson, how the kids and staff are coping with the trauma, and the success stories of students who’ve experienced a lifetime of challenges, many not of their own making. Related Reading: Dante McFallo's story Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 12 Dec 2022 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Rosemary Anderson High school has experienced a tidal wave of trauma in the past two and a half years. Five students have died in shootings, another was stabbed to death and two more kids died in car crashes. My colleagues embedded in that alternative school for much of this year – the result of those months of stories is a series called “The Safest Place.” On the latest Beat Check with the Oregonian, we chat with Noelle Crombie, Beth Nakamura and Samantha Swindler.  We talked about their project, what they learned inside and outside the walls of Rosemary Anderson, how the kids and staff are coping with the trauma, and the success stories of students who’ve experienced a lifetime of challenges, many not of their own making. Related Reading: Dante McFallo's story Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Rosemary Anderson High school has experienced a tidal wave of trauma in the past two and a half years. Five students have died in shootings, another was stabbed to death and two more kids died in car crashes.

My colleagues embedded in that alternative school for much of this year – the result of those months of stories is a series called “The Safest Place.”

On the latest Beat Check with the Oregonian, we chat with Noelle Crombie, Beth Nakamura and Samantha Swindler. 

We talked about their project, what they learned inside and outside the walls of Rosemary Anderson, how the kids and staff are coping with the trauma, and the success stories of students who’ve experienced a lifetime of challenges, many not of their own making.

Related Reading:

Dante McFallo's story

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]]> 2237 An RV explodes outside of Salt & Straw's headquarters, prompting property crime discussion Salt & Straw isn’t often in the news for non-ice cream related reasons. But when an RV exploded out front of the funky dessert company’s headquarters in southeast Portland, it sparked something else – a broader discussion about property crime. On the latest episode of Beat Check with the Oregonian, we chat with public safety reporters Catalina Gaitán and Savannah Eadens. We talked about Salt & Straw, what types of property crimes have increased in recent years, what police are – and aren’t doing about it – the broader issues that continue to ripple across the rose city and why so many people are furious and scared. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts to hear the latest episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 05 Dec 2022 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Salt & Straw isn’t often in the news for non-ice cream related reasons. But when an RV exploded out front of the funky dessert company’s headquarters in southeast Portland, it sparked something else – a broader discussion about property crime. On the latest episode of Beat Check with the Oregonian, we chat with public safety reporters Catalina Gaitán and Savannah Eadens. We talked about Salt & Straw, what types of property crimes have increased in recent years, what police are – and aren’t doing about it – the broader issues that continue to ripple across the rose city and why so many people are furious and scared. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts to hear the latest episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Salt & Straw isn’t often in the news for non-ice cream related reasons.

But when an RV exploded out front of the funky dessert company’s headquarters in southeast Portland, it sparked something else – a broader discussion about property crime.

On the latest episode of Beat Check with the Oregonian, we chat with public safety reporters Catalina Gaitán and Savannah Eadens.

We talked about Salt & Straw, what types of property crimes have increased in recent years, what police are – and aren’t doing about it – the broader issues that continue to ripple across the rose city and why so many people are furious and scared.

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]]> 1894 Rebroadcast: The man behind Darcelle XV, Portland's iconic drag queen Walter Cole is perhaps the most prominent living Portlander, but many people likely don’t know him by that name. Instead, they know him by his stage name, Darcelle XV. The Oregonian's Beth Nakamura and Brooke Herbert talked about Cole's life and legacy and about their contributions to a recent video and profile. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts [This episode first aired in December, 2019] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 28 Nov 2022 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Walter Cole is perhaps the most prominent living Portlander, but many people likely don’t know him by that name. Instead, they know him by his stage name, Darcelle XV. The Oregonian's Beth Nakamura and Brooke Herbert talked about Cole's life and legacy and about their contributions to a recent video and profile. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts [This episode first aired in December, 2019] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Walter Cole is perhaps the most prominent living Portlander, but many people likely don’t know him by that name. Instead, they know him by his stage name, Darcelle XV. The Oregonian's Beth Nakamura and Brooke Herbert talked about Cole's life and legacy and about their contributions to a recent video and profile.

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]]> 1819 A neighborhood 'doused' by diesel A massive new warehouse is coming to Northeast Portland in an area that is already choked with diesel pollution. It also happens to just across a major street from a high school with one of the most diverse student populations in the state. On the latest episode of Beat Check, we chat with Gosia Wozniacka, environmental justice reporter for The Oregonian and OregonLive. Gosia joined the paper in recent weeks – but you may recognize her byline. She covered immigration and latino affairs for the paper from 2006 to 2010, and has worked for a number of outlets since then. We talked about environmental justice, why she focused on one project in northeast Portland and what it says about the broader effort in Portland to focus on equity and just how far we have to go. Got a story tip for Gosia? You can reach here at gwozniacka@oregonian.com Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Nov 2022 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive A massive new warehouse is coming to Northeast Portland in an area that is already choked with diesel pollution. It also happens to just across a major street from a high school with one of the most diverse student populations in the state. On the latest episode of Beat Check, we chat with Gosia Wozniacka, environmental justice reporter for The Oregonian and OregonLive. Gosia joined the paper in recent weeks – but you may recognize her byline. She covered immigration and latino affairs for the paper from 2006 to 2010, and has worked for a number of outlets since then. We talked about environmental justice, why she focused on one project in northeast Portland and what it says about the broader effort in Portland to focus on equity and just how far we have to go. Got a story tip for Gosia? You can reach here at gwozniacka@oregonian.com Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A massive new warehouse is coming to Northeast Portland in an area that is already choked with diesel pollution. It also happens to just across a major street from a high school with one of the most diverse student populations in the state.

On the latest episode of Beat Check, we chat with Gosia Wozniacka, environmental justice reporter for The Oregonian and OregonLive.

Gosia joined the paper in recent weeks – but you may recognize her byline. She covered immigration and latino affairs for the paper from 2006 to 2010, and has worked for a number of outlets since then.

We talked about environmental justice, why she focused on one project in northeast Portland and what it says about the broader effort in Portland to focus on equity and just how far we have to go.

Got a story tip for Gosia? You can reach here at gwozniacka@oregonian.com

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]]> 1699 Recapping the governor's race, looking ahead to Portland's political future What a week, eh? On this week’s episode of Beat Check, we're replaying a conversation Andrew had with Hillary Borrud and Shane Dixon Kavanugh last Friday. They took to Twitter Spaces to talk about the election, Governor-elect Tina Kotek, the Portland City Council race and the charter reform effort successfully passing. They chatted a few hours before Christine Drazan formally conceded the race to Kotek in a YouTube video. Twitter Spaces are a fun forum where listeners can tune in live and ask questions. It’s recorded on a cell phone instead of our usual digital recording platform. We may do more of these episodes from time-to- time. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 14 Nov 2022 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive What a week, eh? On this week’s episode of Beat Check, we're replaying a conversation Andrew had with Hillary Borrud and Shane Dixon Kavanugh last Friday. They took to Twitter Spaces to talk about the election, Governor-elect Tina Kotek, the Portland City Council race and the charter reform effort successfully passing. They chatted a few hours before Christine Drazan formally conceded the race to Kotek in a YouTube video. Twitter Spaces are a fun forum where listeners can tune in live and ask questions. It’s recorded on a cell phone instead of our usual digital recording platform. We may do more of these episodes from time-to- time. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices What a week, eh?

On this week’s episode of Beat Check, we're replaying a conversation Andrew had with Hillary Borrud and Shane Dixon Kavanugh last Friday.

They took to Twitter Spaces to talk about the election, Governor-elect Tina Kotek, the Portland City Council race and the charter reform effort successfully passing. They chatted a few hours before Christine Drazan formally conceded the race to Kotek in a YouTube video.

Twitter Spaces are a fun forum where listeners can tune in live and ask questions. It’s recorded on a cell phone instead of our usual digital recording platform. We may do more of these episodes from time-to- time.

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]]> 2987 What to make of Intel's looming layoffs Intel’s race to recapture its throne atop the microchip industry continues to hit choppy waters. The tech giant announced layoffs are imminent, and Oregon employees will be included. On the latest episode of Beat Chec, we chat with business and technology reporter Mike Rogoway. We talked about the latest news surrounding Oregon’s largest corporate employer, why the reboot plan led by CEO Pat Gelsinger is still a work in progress that could possibly pay off years from now – and how other chip companies in Oregon and elsewhere are faring much better. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 07 Nov 2022 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Intel’s race to recapture its throne atop the microchip industry continues to hit choppy waters. The tech giant announced layoffs are imminent, and Oregon employees will be included. On the latest episode of Beat Chec, we chat with business and technology reporter Mike Rogoway. We talked about the latest news surrounding Oregon’s largest corporate employer, why the reboot plan led by CEO Pat Gelsinger is still a work in progress that could possibly pay off years from now – and how other chip companies in Oregon and elsewhere are faring much better. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Intel’s race to recapture its throne atop the microchip industry continues to hit choppy waters.

The tech giant announced layoffs are imminent, and Oregon employees will be included.

On the latest episode of Beat Chec, we chat with business and technology reporter Mike Rogoway.

We talked about the latest news surrounding Oregon’s largest corporate employer, why the reboot plan led by CEO Pat Gelsinger is still a work in progress that could possibly pay off years from now – and how other chip companies in Oregon and elsewhere are faring much better.

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]]> 1614 Rob Davis talks with Vicki Nakashima, Zachary Stocks about the Publishing Prejudice project From its first days publishing as a daily in 1861 until well into the 20th century, The Oregonian existed as a newspaper by white men, for white men. The consequences were profound. Its white supremacist worldviews — excusing lynching, supporting segregation, stigmatizing people of color — helped shape the state today. This is Beat Check with The Oregonian. Last week we heard from editor and vice president of content for the Oregonian and OregonLive, Therese Bottomly. This week we turn to a family that was directly affected by The Oregonian’s racism. This week, investigative reporter Rob Davis takes the mic. In the second half of the show, Rob interviews Zachary Stocks, the executive director of the Oregon Black Pioneers. But first, Rob chats with Vicki Nakashima. Vicki’s dad Ted, wrote a searing piece for The New Republic in 1942 about his experience in a prison camp during World War II. Ted Nakashima was a second-generation Japanese American who was imprisoned without due process, one of 120,000 people nationwide, two thirds of whom were U.S. citizens like Ted. Shortly after his magazine piece, the Oregonian sent a young reporter to an Oregon prison camp. The story downplayed the horrors, saying “a vast majority seemed to consider their detention a vacation.”  On October 6th, Bottomly apologized to Vicki Nakashima for the xenophobic article. Related: See the JAMO Exhibit entitled, "Resilience - A Sensei Sense of Legacy" until Dec. 22nd See the Pittock Mansion's exhibit on Black Oregon from 1840-1970 until Nov. 13. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts to hear new episodes each week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 31 Oct 2022 11:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive From its first days publishing as a daily in 1861 until well into the 20th century, The Oregonian existed as a newspaper by white men, for white men. The consequences were profound. Its white supremacist worldviews — excusing lynching, supporting segregation, stigmatizing people of color — helped shape the state today. This is Beat Check with The Oregonian. Last week we heard from editor and vice president of content for the Oregonian and OregonLive, Therese Bottomly. This week we turn to a family that was directly affected by The Oregonian’s racism. This week, investigative reporter Rob Davis takes the mic. In the second half of the show, Rob interviews Zachary Stocks, the executive director of the Oregon Black Pioneers. But first, Rob chats with Vicki Nakashima. Vicki’s dad Ted, wrote a searing piece for The New Republic in 1942 about his experience in a prison camp during World War II. Ted Nakashima was a second-generation Japanese American who was imprisoned without due process, one of 120,000 people nationwide, two thirds of whom were U.S. citizens like Ted. Shortly after his magazine piece, the Oregonian sent a young reporter to an Oregon prison camp. The story downplayed the horrors, saying “a vast majority seemed to consider their detention a vacation.”  On October 6th, Bottomly apologized to Vicki Nakashima for the xenophobic article. Related: See the JAMO Exhibit entitled, "Resilience - A Sensei Sense of Legacy" until Dec. 22nd See the Pittock Mansion's exhibit on Black Oregon from 1840-1970 until Nov. 13. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts to hear new episodes each week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices From its first days publishing as a daily in 1861 until well into the 20th century, The Oregonian existed as a newspaper by white men, for white men. The consequences were profound. Its white supremacist worldviews — excusing lynching, supporting segregation, stigmatizing people of color — helped shape the state today.

This is Beat Check with The Oregonian.

Last week we heard from editor and vice president of content for the Oregonian and OregonLive, Therese Bottomly. This week we turn to a family that was directly affected by The Oregonian’s racism.

This week, investigative reporter Rob Davis takes the mic. In the second half of the show, Rob interviews Zachary Stocks, the executive director of the Oregon Black Pioneers.

But first, Rob chats with Vicki Nakashima. Vicki’s dad Ted, wrote a searing piece for The New Republic in 1942 about his experience in a prison camp during World War II. Ted Nakashima was a second-generation Japanese American who was imprisoned without due process, one of 120,000 people nationwide, two thirds of whom were U.S. citizens like Ted.

Shortly after his magazine piece, the Oregonian sent a young reporter to an Oregon prison camp. The story downplayed the horrors, saying “a vast majority seemed to consider their detention a vacation.” 

On October 6th, Bottomly apologized to Vicki Nakashima for the xenophobic article.

Related:

See the JAMO Exhibit entitled, "Resilience - A Sensei Sense of Legacy" until Dec. 22nd

See the Pittock Mansion's exhibit on Black Oregon from 1840-1970 until Nov. 13.

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]]> 2990 The Oregonian's racist legacy: Editor Therese Bottomly on the story, her apology and the future Prompted by the 2020 murder of George Floyd and the nationwide protests that followed, The Oregonian/OregonLive chose to examine this newspaper’s racist history. The first installment of the new series looks at the two white men primarily responsible for The Oregonian throughout its first 60 years as a daily paper: Henry Pittock, the publisher and majority owner, and Harvey Scott, the editor and minority owner. “The Oregonian was a racist newspaper,” said Darrell Millner, an emeritus professor at Portland State University and authority on Black history in Oregon, calling the paper both a reflection of a racist society and a force helping to perpetuate it. The overtly racist words Pittock and Scott printed from 1861 to 1919 made Oregon a more hostile place for people of color to live, excusing lynching, supporting segregation, opposing equal rights. They are still honored throughout Portland today as the namesakes for a mountain, mansion, city park, university building, downtown building and two elementary schools. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, editor Therese Bottomly discusses the series, her apology and the future. Bottomly outlines how the newspaper plans to better engage with communities of color going forward. Learn about some of the modern impacts of the newspaper’s historically racist coverage, which included supporting segregation and advocating for a discriminatory jury system. Read it all here. The Oregonian/OregonLive would like to hear from you. Please share your comments about this project, provide ideas for future stories or tell us about your experience with racism in Oregon. Contact us at equity@oregonian.com or leave a voicemail at 503-221-8055. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 24 Oct 2022 14:30:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Prompted by the 2020 murder of George Floyd and the nationwide protests that followed, The Oregonian/OregonLive chose to examine this newspaper’s racist history. The first installment of the new series looks at the two white men primarily responsible for The Oregonian throughout its first 60 years as a daily paper: Henry Pittock, the publisher and majority owner, and Harvey Scott, the editor and minority owner. “The Oregonian was a racist newspaper,” said Darrell Millner, an emeritus professor at Portland State University and authority on Black history in Oregon, calling the paper both a reflection of a racist society and a force helping to perpetuate it. The overtly racist words Pittock and Scott printed from 1861 to 1919 made Oregon a more hostile place for people of color to live, excusing lynching, supporting segregation, opposing equal rights. They are still honored throughout Portland today as the namesakes for a mountain, mansion, city park, university building, downtown building and two elementary schools. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, editor Therese Bottomly discusses the series, her apology and the future. Bottomly outlines how the newspaper plans to better engage with communities of color going forward. Learn about some of the modern impacts of the newspaper’s historically racist coverage, which included supporting segregation and advocating for a discriminatory jury system. Read it all here. The Oregonian/OregonLive would like to hear from you. Please share your comments about this project, provide ideas for future stories or tell us about your experience with racism in Oregon. Contact us at equity@oregonian.com or leave a voicemail at 503-221-8055. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Prompted by the 2020 murder of George Floyd and the nationwide protests that followed, The Oregonian/OregonLive chose to examine this newspaper’s racist history.

The first installment of the new series looks at the two white men primarily responsible for The Oregonian throughout its first 60 years as a daily paper: Henry Pittock, the publisher and majority owner, and Harvey Scott, the editor and minority owner.

“The Oregonian was a racist newspaper,” said Darrell Millner, an emeritus professor at Portland State University and authority on Black history in Oregon, calling the paper both a reflection of a racist society and a force helping to perpetuate it.

The overtly racist words Pittock and Scott printed from 1861 to 1919 made Oregon a more hostile place for people of color to live, excusing lynching, supporting segregation, opposing equal rights. They are still honored throughout Portland today as the namesakes for a mountain, mansion, city park, university building, downtown building and two elementary schools.

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, editor Therese Bottomly discusses the series, her apology and the future.

Bottomly outlines how the newspaper plans to better engage with communities of color going forward. Learn about some of the modern impacts of the newspaper’s historically racist coverage, which included supporting segregation and advocating for a discriminatory jury system. Read it all here.

The Oregonian/OregonLive would like to hear from you. Please share your comments about this project, provide ideas for future stories or tell us about your experience with racism in Oregon. Contact us at equity@oregonian.com or leave a voicemail at 503-221-8055.

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]]> 1707 Who will be Oregon's next governor? It’s finally time. Ballots will start arriving in mailboxes across Oregon in the coming days and weeks. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with state politics reporter Hillary Borrud, who is covering the unprecedented three-woman governor’s race. We talked about Hillary’s profiles of each candidate, what their final pitches are to voters, why Tina Kotek is trying to distance herself from Governor Kate Brown and much more. Related Reading: -Betsy Johnson profile -Tina Kotek profile -Christine Drazan profile -Campaign finance records smashed -Race is super close, poll says ** Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 17 Oct 2022 11:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive It’s finally time. Ballots will start arriving in mailboxes across Oregon in the coming days and weeks. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with state politics reporter Hillary Borrud, who is covering the unprecedented three-woman governor’s race. We talked about Hillary’s profiles of each candidate, what their final pitches are to voters, why Tina Kotek is trying to distance herself from Governor Kate Brown and much more. Related Reading: -Betsy Johnson profile -Tina Kotek profile -Christine Drazan profile -Campaign finance records smashed -Race is super close, poll says ** Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It’s finally time. Ballots will start arriving in mailboxes across Oregon in the coming days and weeks.

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with state politics reporter Hillary Borrud, who is covering the unprecedented three-woman governor’s race.

We talked about Hillary’s profiles of each candidate, what their final pitches are to voters, why Tina Kotek is trying to distance herself from Governor Kate Brown and much more.

Related Reading:

-Betsy Johnson profile

-Tina Kotek profile

-Christine Drazan profile

-Campaign finance records smashed

-Race is super close, poll says

**

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]]> 2501 Jeff Manning on Dan Wieden's legacy, why hospitals are hurting The pandemic’s effect on our healthcare system is still playing out in real time, and it goes beyond the burnout felt by frontline workers who’ve borne a heavy cost for years now. Hospitals say they are hurting financially, and that will invariably trickle down to affect patients. On the latest episode of Beat Check, we chat with investigative reporter Jeff Manning. On the first half of the show, we talked about the financial situation at some of Oregon’s largest and smallest hospitals, how it got to this point and what the looming crisis means for patients. On the second half of the show, we talked about the late advertising giant Dan Wieden and his legacy. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts to hear new episodes each week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 10 Oct 2022 11:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive The pandemic’s effect on our healthcare system is still playing out in real time, and it goes beyond the burnout felt by frontline workers who’ve borne a heavy cost for years now. Hospitals say they are hurting financially, and that will invariably trickle down to affect patients. On the latest episode of Beat Check, we chat with investigative reporter Jeff Manning. On the first half of the show, we talked about the financial situation at some of Oregon’s largest and smallest hospitals, how it got to this point and what the looming crisis means for patients. On the second half of the show, we talked about the late advertising giant Dan Wieden and his legacy. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts to hear new episodes each week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The pandemic’s effect on our healthcare system is still playing out in real time, and it goes beyond the burnout felt by frontline workers who’ve borne a heavy cost for years now.

Hospitals say they are hurting financially, and that will invariably trickle down to affect patients.

On the latest episode of Beat Check, we chat with investigative reporter Jeff Manning. On the first half of the show, we talked about the financial situation at some of Oregon’s largest and smallest hospitals, how it got to this point and what the looming crisis means for patients.

On the second half of the show, we talked about the late advertising giant Dan Wieden and his legacy.

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]]> 1949 How a high school soccer refereeing memo unearthed a longstanding problem A good rule of thumb – it’s probably not great when a memo from a state high school soccer official makes headlines. But a letter with sexist language directing high school referees to treat girls soccer players differently than boys sent last month did just that. The memo infuriated coaches across the state. On the latest episode of Beat Check, we chat with Nik Streng, high school sports coordinator for The Oregonian and OregonLive. We talked about the Oregon School Activities Association’s letter, what it says about the broader inequities in high school sports, what may happen from here – and some of the broader societal issues that have spilled over into youth sports in recent years. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 03 Oct 2022 11:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive A good rule of thumb – it’s probably not great when a memo from a state high school soccer official makes headlines. But a letter with sexist language directing high school referees to treat girls soccer players differently than boys sent last month did just that. The memo infuriated coaches across the state. On the latest episode of Beat Check, we chat with Nik Streng, high school sports coordinator for The Oregonian and OregonLive. We talked about the Oregon School Activities Association’s letter, what it says about the broader inequities in high school sports, what may happen from here – and some of the broader societal issues that have spilled over into youth sports in recent years. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A good rule of thumb – it’s probably not great when a memo from a state high school soccer official makes headlines.

But a letter with sexist language directing high school referees to treat girls soccer players differently than boys sent last month did just that. The memo infuriated coaches across the state.

On the latest episode of Beat Check, we chat with Nik Streng, high school sports coordinator for The Oregonian and OregonLive.

We talked about the Oregon School Activities Association’s letter, what it says about the broader inequities in high school sports, what may happen from here – and some of the broader societal issues that have spilled over into youth sports in recent years.

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]]> 1555 Portland's form of government will either stay 'weird' or be reformed A few months ago, Portland seemed poised to finally change its unusual form of government. But now the reform effort headed to voters is anything but a slam dunk. On the latest episode of Beat Check, Portland City Hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh talked about what happened to all the positive vibes surrounding the charter reform movement, why one commissioner is leading a charge to present a different proposal next year, and all the nitty gritty details. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 26 Sep 2022 11:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive A few months ago, Portland seemed poised to finally change its unusual form of government. But now the reform effort headed to voters is anything but a slam dunk. On the latest episode of Beat Check, Portland City Hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh talked about what happened to all the positive vibes surrounding the charter reform movement, why one commissioner is leading a charge to present a different proposal next year, and all the nitty gritty details. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A few months ago, Portland seemed poised to finally change its unusual form of government. But now the reform effort headed to voters is anything but a slam dunk.

On the latest episode of Beat Check, Portland City Hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh talked about what happened to all the positive vibes surrounding the charter reform movement, why one commissioner is leading a charge to present a different proposal next year, and all the nitty gritty details.

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]]> 1823 School is back in session: Talking learning loss, higher ed changes School is back in session – youngsters are already back and college students at Oregon’s public universities return in coming days. Where do things stand with, you know, everything? On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with Sami Edge, higher education reporter for The Oregonian and OregonLive. First off we talked about those younger kids and what we know – and don’t know – about just how far behind they are in achieving key reading and math related milestones, then we talked about the many changes in higher education, why community colleges are struggling and how the state is trying to open doors to tribal members. Related Reading: What we know about learning loss in Oregon Community colleges host expungement events Oregon expands grants for low-income students, people of color Tribal members will have full cost of college covered Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts to get new episodes every Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 19 Sep 2022 11:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive School is back in session – youngsters are already back and college students at Oregon’s public universities return in coming days. Where do things stand with, you know, everything? On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with Sami Edge, higher education reporter for The Oregonian and OregonLive. First off we talked about those younger kids and what we know – and don’t know – about just how far behind they are in achieving key reading and math related milestones, then we talked about the many changes in higher education, why community colleges are struggling and how the state is trying to open doors to tribal members. Related Reading: What we know about learning loss in Oregon Community colleges host expungement events Oregon expands grants for low-income students, people of color Tribal members will have full cost of college covered Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts to get new episodes every Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices School is back in session – youngsters are already back and college students at Oregon’s public universities return in coming days.

Where do things stand with, you know, everything?

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with Sami Edge, higher education reporter for The Oregonian and OregonLive.

First off we talked about those younger kids and what we know – and don’t know – about just how far behind they are in achieving key reading and math related milestones, then we talked about the many changes in higher education, why community colleges are struggling and how the state is trying to open doors to tribal members.

Related Reading:

What we know about learning loss in Oregon

Community colleges host expungement events

Oregon expands grants for low-income students, people of color

Tribal members will have full cost of college covered

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]]> 1622 Amazon's overwhelming presence in Morrow County One of the more interesting stories in Oregon is playing out in Morrow County. It includes a nonprofit internet provider, a handful of local politicians and… Amazon – one of the world’s most powerful companies. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with business and technology reporter Mike Rogoway. We talked about his three part series examining Amazon’s role in Morrow county, the unusual arrangement that put many local politicians and civic leaders on all sides of the decision and boosting carbon emissions – and how Oregon’s decades old program to give local governments the ability to hand out massive property tax breaks has transformed into a windfall for some of our nation’s most prominent companies. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts to get the latest episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 12 Sep 2022 11:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive One of the more interesting stories in Oregon is playing out in Morrow County. It includes a nonprofit internet provider, a handful of local politicians and… Amazon – one of the world’s most powerful companies. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with business and technology reporter Mike Rogoway. We talked about his three part series examining Amazon’s role in Morrow county, the unusual arrangement that put many local politicians and civic leaders on all sides of the decision and boosting carbon emissions – and how Oregon’s decades old program to give local governments the ability to hand out massive property tax breaks has transformed into a windfall for some of our nation’s most prominent companies. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts to get the latest episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices One of the more interesting stories in Oregon is playing out in Morrow County. It includes a nonprofit internet provider, a handful of local politicians and… Amazon – one of the world’s most powerful companies.

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with business and technology reporter Mike Rogoway.

We talked about his three part series examining Amazon’s role in Morrow county, the unusual arrangement that put many local politicians and civic leaders on all sides of the decision and boosting carbon emissions – and how Oregon’s decades old program to give local governments the ability to hand out massive property tax breaks has transformed into a windfall for some of our nation’s most prominent companies.

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]]> 2332 What a PGE wind farm's woes say about the industry Thousands of wind turbines soar toward the sky along the Columbia River gorge. Earlier this year, a blade came cascading down. No one was hurt, but the failure was more than just a one-off. As America increasingly moves to wind, solar and other renewable energies, who maintains that infrastructure and keeps it safe – and who holds the industry accountable is a big unanswered question. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with investigative reporter Ted Sickinger. We talked about when he first caught wind of this story, why Oregonians should care, what has gone wrong out at Biglow Canyon in the gorge and much more. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 05 Sep 2022 11:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Thousands of wind turbines soar toward the sky along the Columbia River gorge. Earlier this year, a blade came cascading down. No one was hurt, but the failure was more than just a one-off. As America increasingly moves to wind, solar and other renewable energies, who maintains that infrastructure and keeps it safe – and who holds the industry accountable is a big unanswered question. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with investigative reporter Ted Sickinger. We talked about when he first caught wind of this story, why Oregonians should care, what has gone wrong out at Biglow Canyon in the gorge and much more. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thousands of wind turbines soar toward the sky along the Columbia River gorge. Earlier this year, a blade came cascading down. No one was hurt, but the failure was more than just a one-off.

As America increasingly moves to wind, solar and other renewable energies, who maintains that infrastructure and keeps it safe – and who holds the industry accountable is a big unanswered question.

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with investigative reporter Ted Sickinger.

We talked about when he first caught wind of this story, why Oregonians should care, what has gone wrong out at Biglow Canyon in the gorge and much more.

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]]> 2352 Portland's beer scene keeps growing, evolving There’s something of a beer explosion going on in the Portland area. And I don't mean an over carbonated beer explosion – I'm talking about new and exciting breweries and taprooms opening left and right.  On the latest episode of Beat Check, we chat with our beer writer and newsletter editor, Andre Meunier. We talked about this latest beer boom, what it means, some of his recent beer travels to Eugene and Bend and much more Related: Bend's best patios Eugene's hot spots Grand Fir Brewery to open Entre Compas Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 29 Aug 2022 11:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive There’s something of a beer explosion going on in the Portland area. And I don't mean an over carbonated beer explosion – I'm talking about new and exciting breweries and taprooms opening left and right.  On the latest episode of Beat Check, we chat with our beer writer and newsletter editor, Andre Meunier. We talked about this latest beer boom, what it means, some of his recent beer travels to Eugene and Bend and much more Related: Bend's best patios Eugene's hot spots Grand Fir Brewery to open Entre Compas Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There’s something of a beer explosion going on in the Portland area. And I don't mean an over carbonated beer explosion – I'm talking about new and exciting breweries and taprooms opening left and right. 

On the latest episode of Beat Check, we chat with our beer writer and newsletter editor, Andre Meunier.

We talked about this latest beer boom, what it means, some of his recent beer travels to Eugene and Bend and much more

Related:

Bend's best patios

Eugene's hot spots

Grand Fir Brewery to open

Entre Compas

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]]> 1829 How Oregon’s little-known public defense agency became a story Seemingly out of the blue, an obscure Oregon government agency was suddenly in the limelight for big issues and big drama. Never heard of the Office of Public Defense Services? You’re probably not alone. But it’s an agency with an important mission and many of its issues aren’t new. On the latest episode of Beat Check, investigative reporter Noelle Crombie discusses the dustup between the top official at that agency and the state’s chief justice, why Oregon has so many people waiting for a public defender, and much more. A programming note – we recorded this interview before Stephen Singer was fired by a new 9-member state commission. He likened the state’s chief justice to an autocrat like Vladimir Putin during his last meeting as leader. But the larger issues are all still relevant. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 22 Aug 2022 11:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Seemingly out of the blue, an obscure Oregon government agency was suddenly in the limelight for big issues and big drama. Never heard of the Office of Public Defense Services? You’re probably not alone. But it’s an agency with an important mission and many of its issues aren’t new. On the latest episode of Beat Check, investigative reporter Noelle Crombie discusses the dustup between the top official at that agency and the state’s chief justice, why Oregon has so many people waiting for a public defender, and much more. A programming note – we recorded this interview before Stephen Singer was fired by a new 9-member state commission. He likened the state’s chief justice to an autocrat like Vladimir Putin during his last meeting as leader. But the larger issues are all still relevant. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Seemingly out of the blue, an obscure Oregon government agency was suddenly in the limelight for big issues and big drama.

Never heard of the Office of Public Defense Services? You’re probably not alone. But it’s an agency with an important mission and many of its issues aren’t new.

On the latest episode of Beat Check, investigative reporter Noelle Crombie discusses the dustup between the top official at that agency and the state’s chief justice, why Oregon has so many people waiting for a public defender, and much more.

A programming note – we recorded this interview before Stephen Singer was fired by a new 9-member state commission. He likened the state’s chief justice to an autocrat like Vladimir Putin during his last meeting as leader. But the larger issues are all still relevant.

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]]> 1467 Investigative editor Brad Schmidt talks data journalism Numbers – data – are vital to our understanding of our society. But they don’t make sense in a vacuum. That’s where reporters – and journalism come into play On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with investigative editor Brad Schmidt. We talked about the past year of data-driven journalism Schmidt and others spearheaded – including detailed and illuminating stories on the use of roundup in parks, the number of marijuana stores per capita across the state and so many other topics. We also talked about another initiative designed to quiz readers on their knowledge of the news. Related reading: Data Points News Quiz Our journalism needs your support. Please become a subscriber today at OregonLive.com/subscribe  Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts to listen to new episodes every Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 15 Aug 2022 11:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Numbers – data – are vital to our understanding of our society. But they don’t make sense in a vacuum. That’s where reporters – and journalism come into play On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with investigative editor Brad Schmidt. We talked about the past year of data-driven journalism Schmidt and others spearheaded – including detailed and illuminating stories on the use of roundup in parks, the number of marijuana stores per capita across the state and so many other topics. We also talked about another initiative designed to quiz readers on their knowledge of the news. Related reading: Data Points News Quiz Our journalism needs your support. Please become a subscriber today at OregonLive.com/subscribe  Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts to listen to new episodes every Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Numbers – data – are vital to our understanding of our society. But they don’t make sense in a vacuum. That’s where reporters – and journalism come into play

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with investigative editor Brad Schmidt.

We talked about the past year of data-driven journalism Schmidt and others spearheaded – including detailed and illuminating stories on the use of roundup in parks, the number of marijuana stores per capita across the state and so many other topics.

We also talked about another initiative designed to quiz readers on their knowledge of the news.

Related reading:

Data Points

News Quiz

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]]> 1508 Heat wave sparks 'absolutely miserable' memories at Portland mobile park Another weekend in the books, another heat advisory for the Portland metro area. Census figures estimate that 78% of Portland metro residents have air conditioning, but that means 22% don’t. And those people are still suffering. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with breaking news reporter Austin De Dios, who covers public safety issues and diversity, equity and inclusion issues for the Oregonian and OregonLive. We talked about his recent reporting trip to a mobile home park, why people are still thinking about last year’s deadly heat dome, which killed nearly 100 people across the state, how things have improved a bit this year in terms of government outreach but why there’s so much work to be done. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 08 Aug 2022 11:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Another weekend in the books, another heat advisory for the Portland metro area. Census figures estimate that 78% of Portland metro residents have air conditioning, but that means 22% don’t. And those people are still suffering. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with breaking news reporter Austin De Dios, who covers public safety issues and diversity, equity and inclusion issues for the Oregonian and OregonLive. We talked about his recent reporting trip to a mobile home park, why people are still thinking about last year’s deadly heat dome, which killed nearly 100 people across the state, how things have improved a bit this year in terms of government outreach but why there’s so much work to be done. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Another weekend in the books, another heat advisory for the Portland metro area.

Census figures estimate that 78% of Portland metro residents have air conditioning, but that means 22% don’t. And those people are still suffering.

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with breaking news reporter Austin De Dios, who covers public safety issues and diversity, equity and inclusion issues for the Oregonian and OregonLive.

We talked about his recent reporting trip to a mobile home park, why people are still thinking about last year’s deadly heat dome, which killed nearly 100 people across the state, how things have improved a bit this year in terms of government outreach but why there’s so much work to be done.

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]]> 1380 Intel and the case of the forgotten microchip Last week was a momentous one for President Biden – a major bill moved through Congress that directed billions of dollars toward intel and other chip manufacturers. So why is Intel stock plummeting? On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we connect with Mike Rogoway, who covers business and technology for the Oregonian and OregonLive. We talked about the CHIPS Act passing with bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress, what it may mean for Intel, why the company’s stock is in free fall and much more. On the second half of the show we discussed the latest state audit of the Employment Department. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 01 Aug 2022 11:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Last week was a momentous one for President Biden – a major bill moved through Congress that directed billions of dollars toward intel and other chip manufacturers. So why is Intel stock plummeting? On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we connect with Mike Rogoway, who covers business and technology for the Oregonian and OregonLive. We talked about the CHIPS Act passing with bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress, what it may mean for Intel, why the company’s stock is in free fall and much more. On the second half of the show we discussed the latest state audit of the Employment Department. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Last week was a momentous one for President Biden – a major bill moved through Congress that directed billions of dollars toward intel and other chip manufacturers.

So why is Intel stock plummeting?

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we connect with Mike Rogoway, who covers business and technology for the Oregonian and OregonLive.

We talked about the CHIPS Act passing with bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress, what it may mean for Intel, why the company’s stock is in free fall and much more. On the second half of the show we discussed the latest state audit of the Employment Department.

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]]> 2073 Recapping the World Athletics Championships in Eugene World records fell. American records fell. Legends grew bigger or were born in Eugene at the new Hayward Field. So how exactly did Eugene fare, and what was the reception locally and from TV sets and computer screens around the world? On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chatted with sports editor Joel Odom about the World Athletics Championships in Eugene. We talked about Sydney McLaughlin and Noah Lyles, the big takeaways from the meet, what it looked like inside and outside the stadium and much more. Coverage on OregonLive Listen to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 25 Jul 2022 19:11:07 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive World records fell. American records fell. Legends grew bigger or were born in Eugene at the new Hayward Field. So how exactly did Eugene fare, and what was the reception locally and from TV sets and computer screens around the world? On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chatted with sports editor Joel Odom about the World Athletics Championships in Eugene. We talked about Sydney McLaughlin and Noah Lyles, the big takeaways from the meet, what it looked like inside and outside the stadium and much more. Coverage on OregonLive Listen to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices World records fell. American records fell. Legends grew bigger or were born in Eugene at the new Hayward Field.

So how exactly did Eugene fare, and what was the reception locally and from TV sets and computer screens around the world?

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chatted with sports editor Joel Odom about the World Athletics Championships in Eugene.

We talked about Sydney McLaughlin and Noah Lyles, the big takeaways from the meet, what it looked like inside and outside the stadium and much more.

Coverage on OregonLive

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]]> 2268 Reporting on Portland's Deadliest Block A single block of NE Portland has, for years, been a microcosm for all the issues Portland and other cities face: homelessness, drug use, sex trafficking and rampant crime from homicides to property crime. It has seen the killings of four people in just eight months. People who live in and around the area are looking for answers, but no one seems to have any. This week on Beat Check with The Oregonian, you’ll hear from Savannah Eadens, a breaking news reporter with the Oregonian, who spent months reporting on the intricacies of Portland’s deadliest block. Savannah's stories: Portland’s deadliest block: ‘People are getting murdered here on a regular basis. Why?’ Mayor Ted Wheeler calls for special patrol of Portland’s deadliest block Support local journalism and read stories like Savannah's by subscribing to The Oregonian/Oregon live at oregonlive.com/podsupport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 Jul 2022 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive A single block of NE Portland has, for years, been a microcosm for all the issues Portland and other cities face: homelessness, drug use, sex trafficking and rampant crime from homicides to property crime. It has seen the killings of four people in just eight months. People who live in and around the area are looking for answers, but no one seems to have any. This week on Beat Check with The Oregonian, you’ll hear from Savannah Eadens, a breaking news reporter with the Oregonian, who spent months reporting on the intricacies of Portland’s deadliest block. Savannah's stories: Portland’s deadliest block: ‘People are getting murdered here on a regular basis. Why?’ Mayor Ted Wheeler calls for special patrol of Portland’s deadliest block Support local journalism and read stories like Savannah's by subscribing to The Oregonian/Oregon live at oregonlive.com/podsupport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A single block of NE Portland has, for years, been a microcosm for all the issues Portland and other cities face: homelessness, drug use, sex trafficking and rampant crime from homicides to property crime. It has seen the killings of four people in just eight months. People who live in and around the area are looking for answers, but no one seems to have any.


This week on Beat Check with The Oregonian, you’ll hear from Savannah Eadens, a breaking news reporter with the Oregonian, who spent months reporting on the intricacies of Portland’s deadliest block.

Savannah's stories:

Portland’s deadliest block: ‘People are getting murdered here on a regular basis. Why?’

Mayor Ted Wheeler calls for special patrol of Portland’s deadliest block

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]]> 2085 Get to know Bill Oram, The Oregonian’s new sports columnist For the first time in two decades, the Oregonian has a new sports columnist. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with Bill Oram. We talked about his extensive experience covering the Los Angeles Lakers, why he wanted to come home to Oregon, what he thinks of some of the major stories in the sports landscape today and much more. A quick programming note – we talked right before – like minutes before – Damian Lillard signed a max contract extension, but the questions about the franchise’s future are still relevant. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 Jul 2022 11:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive For the first time in two decades, the Oregonian has a new sports columnist. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with Bill Oram. We talked about his extensive experience covering the Los Angeles Lakers, why he wanted to come home to Oregon, what he thinks of some of the major stories in the sports landscape today and much more. A quick programming note – we talked right before – like minutes before – Damian Lillard signed a max contract extension, but the questions about the franchise’s future are still relevant. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For the first time in two decades, the Oregonian has a new sports columnist.

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with Bill Oram.

We talked about his extensive experience covering the Los Angeles Lakers, why he wanted to come home to Oregon, what he thinks of some of the major stories in the sports landscape today and much more.

A quick programming note – we talked right before – like minutes before – Damian Lillard signed a max contract extension, but the questions about the franchise’s future are still relevant.

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]]> 1916 What’s causing Oregon’s rising gas prices? No one wants to talk about gas prices but everyone is. This week on Beat Check with The Oregonian we talk to reporter Jayati Ramakrishnan who has been reporting on the record-high gas prices for the last couple of weeks.  We talk about what’s causing the price hikes, how you can find the cheapest gas and more. Links: https://www.gasbuddy.com/ https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2022/06/portland-gas-prices-dip-before-july-fourth-weekend.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 04 Jul 2022 13:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive No one wants to talk about gas prices but everyone is. This week on Beat Check with The Oregonian we talk to reporter Jayati Ramakrishnan who has been reporting on the record-high gas prices for the last couple of weeks.  We talk about what’s causing the price hikes, how you can find the cheapest gas and more. Links: https://www.gasbuddy.com/ https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2022/06/portland-gas-prices-dip-before-july-fourth-weekend.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices No one wants to talk about gas prices but everyone is. This week on Beat Check with The Oregonian we talk to reporter Jayati Ramakrishnan who has been reporting on the record-high gas prices for the last couple of weeks. 

We talk about what’s causing the price hikes, how you can find the cheapest gas and more.

Links:

https://www.gasbuddy.com/

https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2022/06/portland-gas-prices-dip-before-july-fourth-weekend.html

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]]> 1297 The heat dome, climate anxiety and Oregon’s future One year ago, Portland and much of the Pacific Northwest experienced an unprecedented and deadly heat wave. As many as a thousand people died across the pacific northwest and British Columbia. Multnomah County saw upwards of 100 die due to the heat. Was it a sign of things to come or a one-off event? On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with Kale Williams, who covers breaking news and the environment for The Oregonian and OregonLive. We talked about the heat dome, what it may say about our climate future, why kids are so stressed about the situation and much more. Subscribe to Beat Check on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 27 Jun 2022 07:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive One year ago, Portland and much of the Pacific Northwest experienced an unprecedented and deadly heat wave. As many as a thousand people died across the pacific northwest and British Columbia. Multnomah County saw upwards of 100 die due to the heat. Was it a sign of things to come or a one-off event? On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with Kale Williams, who covers breaking news and the environment for The Oregonian and OregonLive. We talked about the heat dome, what it may say about our climate future, why kids are so stressed about the situation and much more. Subscribe to Beat Check on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices One year ago, Portland and much of the Pacific Northwest experienced an unprecedented and deadly heat wave. As many as a thousand people died across the pacific northwest and British Columbia. Multnomah County saw upwards of 100 die due to the heat.

Was it a sign of things to come or a one-off event?

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with Kale Williams, who covers breaking news and the environment for The Oregonian and OregonLive.

We talked about the heat dome, what it may say about our climate future, why kids are so stressed about the situation and much more.

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]]> 1185 The return of large homeless sweeps Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has a new plan when it comes to addressing large homeless encampments – and it sure sounds much like the city’s old plan –– sweep the people out and remove all the tents and belongings. In many ways, it’s a return to an old policy. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with Nicole Hayden, who covers homelessness for The Oregonian and OregonLive. We talked about why the mayor believes these sweeps are necessary and a good policy move, where people are ending up, what advocates have to say about the policy and the potential ripple effects from the plan that started in earnest in Old town Chinatown last month. A quick note – You will hear some construction noise in the background behind Nicole. starting about 10 minutes into our conversation. We’ve been doing this podcast remotely since March 2020, and sometimes things just happen out of our control. We always try our best. Subscribe to Beat Check on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Jun 2022 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has a new plan when it comes to addressing large homeless encampments – and it sure sounds much like the city’s old plan –– sweep the people out and remove all the tents and belongings. In many ways, it’s a return to an old policy. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with Nicole Hayden, who covers homelessness for The Oregonian and OregonLive. We talked about why the mayor believes these sweeps are necessary and a good policy move, where people are ending up, what advocates have to say about the policy and the potential ripple effects from the plan that started in earnest in Old town Chinatown last month. A quick note – You will hear some construction noise in the background behind Nicole. starting about 10 minutes into our conversation. We’ve been doing this podcast remotely since March 2020, and sometimes things just happen out of our control. We always try our best. Subscribe to Beat Check on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has a new plan when it comes to addressing large homeless encampments – and it sure sounds much like the city’s old plan –– sweep the people out and remove all the tents and belongings.

In many ways, it’s a return to an old policy.

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with Nicole Hayden, who covers homelessness for The Oregonian and OregonLive.

We talked about why the mayor believes these sweeps are necessary and a good policy move, where people are ending up, what advocates have to say about the policy and the potential ripple effects from the plan that started in earnest in Old town Chinatown last month.

A quick note – You will hear some construction noise in the background behind Nicole. starting about 10 minutes into our conversation. We’ve been doing this podcast remotely since March 2020, and sometimes things just happen out of our control. We always try our best.

Subscribe to Beat Check on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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]]> 1765 Is Eugene ready for the World Athletics Championships? A month from now, Track Town USA will officially be at the center of the track and field world. The World Athletics Championships will be held in the U.S. for the first time in history. Is Eugene ready the world's largest standalone track and field event, which will be broadcast to an audience across the globe? On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we speak with The Oregonian and OregonLive’s Jayati Ramakrishnan and Jeff Manning. We talked about how Eugene businesses – and the city – are preparing for the championships, what types of crowds are expected, some of the events and athletes to watch and what we suggest visitors should do for fun in and around Eugene. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 13 Jun 2022 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive A month from now, Track Town USA will officially be at the center of the track and field world. The World Athletics Championships will be held in the U.S. for the first time in history. Is Eugene ready the world's largest standalone track and field event, which will be broadcast to an audience across the globe? On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we speak with The Oregonian and OregonLive’s Jayati Ramakrishnan and Jeff Manning. We talked about how Eugene businesses – and the city – are preparing for the championships, what types of crowds are expected, some of the events and athletes to watch and what we suggest visitors should do for fun in and around Eugene. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A month from now, Track Town USA will officially be at the center of the track and field world.

The World Athletics Championships will be held in the U.S. for the first time in history.

Is Eugene ready the world's largest standalone track and field event, which will be broadcast to an audience across the globe?

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we speak with The Oregonian and OregonLive’s Jayati Ramakrishnan and Jeff Manning.

We talked about how Eugene businesses – and the city – are preparing for the championships, what types of crowds are expected, some of the events and athletes to watch and what we suggest visitors should do for fun in and around Eugene.

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]]> 1817 Sherry Hall's many election flubs Oregon’s typically smooth vote by mail system saw its biggest mistake in history last month. A defective barcode on the printed ballots meant tens of thousands of votes would need to be duplicated by hand, and the top official overseeing Clackamas County’s election knew about it at least a week earlier. But for Sherry Hall, the woman at the center of the crisis, it wasn’t her first error or her first political storm.  Reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh wrote an in-depth profile of Hall. We talked about her background, the litany of major issues under her watch in Clackamas County for the past two decades, what her former staffers have to say about her and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Jun 2022 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Oregon’s typically smooth vote by mail system saw its biggest mistake in history last month. A defective barcode on the printed ballots meant tens of thousands of votes would need to be duplicated by hand, and the top official overseeing Clackamas County’s election knew about it at least a week earlier. But for Sherry Hall, the woman at the center of the crisis, it wasn’t her first error or her first political storm.  Reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh wrote an in-depth profile of Hall. We talked about her background, the litany of major issues under her watch in Clackamas County for the past two decades, what her former staffers have to say about her and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Oregon’s typically smooth vote by mail system saw its biggest mistake in history last month.

A defective barcode on the printed ballots meant tens of thousands of votes would need to be duplicated by hand, and the top official overseeing Clackamas County’s election knew about it at least a week earlier.

But for Sherry Hall, the woman at the center of the crisis, it wasn’t her first error or her first political storm. 

Reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh wrote an in-depth profile of Hall.

We talked about her background, the litany of major issues under her watch in Clackamas County for the past two decades, what her former staffers have to say about her and much more.

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]]> 2199 Inside the Nancy Crampton Brophy trial One of the most unusual murder trials in recent Portland history wrapped last week. Nancy Crampton Brophy, the self-published romance novelist, was found guilty of killing her husband.  On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, breaking news reporter Zane Sparling, who covers Multnomah County courts, talks about the unusual case and the even more remarkable trial. We talked about the crime, the closure for chef Daniel Brophy’s family and why it took four years to bring this case to justice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 May 2022 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive One of the most unusual murder trials in recent Portland history wrapped last week. Nancy Crampton Brophy, the self-published romance novelist, was found guilty of killing her husband.  On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, breaking news reporter Zane Sparling, who covers Multnomah County courts, talks about the unusual case and the even more remarkable trial. We talked about the crime, the closure for chef Daniel Brophy’s family and why it took four years to bring this case to justice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices One of the most unusual murder trials in recent Portland history wrapped last week.

Nancy Crampton Brophy, the self-published romance novelist, was found guilty of killing her husband. 

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, breaking news reporter Zane Sparling, who covers Multnomah County courts, talks about the unusual case and the even more remarkable trial.

We talked about the crime, the closure for chef Daniel Brophy’s family and why it took four years to bring this case to justice

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]]> 1989 A deep dive into ventilation, filtration and the air inside our schools The school year comes to an end next month, COVID-19 isn’t going away, and a new investigation from The Oregonian/OregonLive found many public schools aren’t doing enough to ensure the air students, staff and teachers breathe is as clean as possible. And that’s not just a COVID problem.    On the latest episode of Beat Check, investigative reporter Aimee Green discusses her months-long investigation into ventilation and air filtration inside public schools across the Portland metro area. We talked about why she wanted to look into this issue, how Portland public, the state’s largest school district is falling behind most suburban districts, why it’s not just old buildings that are failing to regularly filter and ventilate classrooms and why this issue is about more than just COVID. Read the investigation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 May 2022 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive The school year comes to an end next month, COVID-19 isn’t going away, and a new investigation from The Oregonian/OregonLive found many public schools aren’t doing enough to ensure the air students, staff and teachers breathe is as clean as possible. And that’s not just a COVID problem.    On the latest episode of Beat Check, investigative reporter Aimee Green discusses her months-long investigation into ventilation and air filtration inside public schools across the Portland metro area. We talked about why she wanted to look into this issue, how Portland public, the state’s largest school district is falling behind most suburban districts, why it’s not just old buildings that are failing to regularly filter and ventilate classrooms and why this issue is about more than just COVID. Read the investigation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The school year comes to an end next month, COVID-19 isn’t going away, and a new investigation from The Oregonian/OregonLive found many public schools aren’t doing enough to ensure the air students, staff and teachers breathe is as clean as possible.

And that’s not just a COVID problem.   

On the latest episode of Beat Check, investigative reporter Aimee Green discusses her months-long investigation into ventilation and air filtration inside public schools across the Portland metro area.

We talked about why she wanted to look into this issue, how Portland public, the state’s largest school district is falling behind most suburban districts, why it’s not just old buildings that are failing to regularly filter and ventilate classrooms and why this issue is about more than just COVID.

Read the investigation

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]]> 1975 Best of 3: A quick look at the race to be Oregon's next governor Tina Kotek cruised to the Democratic party's nomination. Christine Drazan appeared to lock up the Republican nomination. Betsy Johnson, the former Democratic state lawmaker-turned-unaffiliated-candidate awaits. On this instant reaction episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, politics reporter Hillary Borrud looks ahead to the three-way race for governor in November. [FYI - Andrew flubbed the year when Bud Pierce snagged the GOP gubernatorial nomination. Pierce was the Republican nominee in 2016] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 18 May 2022 12:00:00 -0000 bonus The Oregonian/OregonLive Tina Kotek cruised to the Democratic party's nomination. Christine Drazan appeared to lock up the Republican nomination. Betsy Johnson, the former Democratic state lawmaker-turned-unaffiliated-candidate awaits. On this instant reaction episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, politics reporter Hillary Borrud looks ahead to the three-way race for governor in November. [FYI - Andrew flubbed the year when Bud Pierce snagged the GOP gubernatorial nomination. Pierce was the Republican nominee in 2016] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tina Kotek cruised to the Democratic party's nomination.

Christine Drazan appeared to lock up the Republican nomination.

Betsy Johnson, the former Democratic state lawmaker-turned-unaffiliated-candidate awaits.

On this instant reaction episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, politics reporter Hillary Borrud looks ahead to the three-way race for governor in November.

[FYI - Andrew flubbed the year when Bud Pierce snagged the GOP gubernatorial nomination. Pierce was the Republican nominee in 2016]

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]]> 1316 Portland author Shawn Levy on the queens of stand-up comedy Stand-up comedy is in the midst of a cultural resurgence – with new specials available seemingly on every streaming service on a weekly basis. A new book from a Portland author goes deep on the trail blazing women who burst onto the scene, grabbed the mic and changed the medium for the better. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Amy Wang chats with Shawn Levy. Levy was film critic at The Oregonian from 1997 until 2012. And he’s written a slew of books. His latest, “In on the Joke,” looks at the original queens of stand-up comedy. Amy and Shawn talked about those pioneering funny people, how their work still resonates today and what modern day female comics are shaking up the industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 16 May 2022 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive Stand-up comedy is in the midst of a cultural resurgence – with new specials available seemingly on every streaming service on a weekly basis. A new book from a Portland author goes deep on the trail blazing women who burst onto the scene, grabbed the mic and changed the medium for the better. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Amy Wang chats with Shawn Levy. Levy was film critic at The Oregonian from 1997 until 2012. And he’s written a slew of books. His latest, “In on the Joke,” looks at the original queens of stand-up comedy. Amy and Shawn talked about those pioneering funny people, how their work still resonates today and what modern day female comics are shaking up the industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Stand-up comedy is in the midst of a cultural resurgence – with new specials available seemingly on every streaming service on a weekly basis.

A new book from a Portland author goes deep on the trail blazing women who burst onto the scene, grabbed the mic and changed the medium for the better.

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Amy Wang chats with Shawn Levy.

Levy was film critic at The Oregonian from 1997 until 2012. And he’s written a slew of books. His latest, “In on the Joke,” looks at the original queens of stand-up comedy.

Amy and Shawn talked about those pioneering funny people, how their work still resonates today and what modern day female comics are shaking up the industry.

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]]> 1718 Fentanyl's stunning rise in Oregon, horrifying death toll The Portland metro is in the midst of an ongoing gun violence crisis – and homicides are already on pace to eclipse last year’s record in the city. But there’s another crisis that claimed more lives in Portland and Multnomah county last year that doesn’t get as much attention: fentanyl overdoses. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we talk with Maxine Bernstein. We talked about her recent deep dive into fentanyl, what fentanyl is, where it comes from, the two Northeast Portland teens who died and what their parents have to say, and how social media – as with any other part of our society – is playing a major role. [A note: May 10th is National Fentanyl Awareness Day] Related reading: Merchants of death Violence follows fentanyl trade 'They poisoned my baby' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 May 2022 12:00:00 -0000 full The Oregonian/OregonLive The Portland metro is in the midst of an ongoing gun violence crisis – and homicides are already on pace to eclipse last year’s record in the city. But there’s another crisis that claimed more lives in Portland and Multnomah county last year that doesn’t get as much attention: fentanyl overdoses. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we talk with Maxine Bernstein. We talked about her recent deep dive into fentanyl, what fentanyl is, where it comes from, the two Northeast Portland teens who died and what their parents have to say, and how social media – as with any other part of our society – is playing a major role. [A note: May 10th is National Fentanyl Awareness Day] Related reading: Merchants of death Violence follows fentanyl trade 'They poisoned my baby' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Portland metro is in the midst of an ongoing gun violence crisis – and homicides are already on pace to eclipse last year’s record in the city.

But there’s another crisis that claimed more lives in Portland and Multnomah county last year that doesn’t get as much attention: fentanyl overdoses.

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we talk with Maxine Bernstein.

We talked about her recent deep dive into fentanyl, what fentanyl is, where it comes from, the two Northeast Portland teens who died and what their parents have to say, and how social media – as with any other part of our society – is playing a major role. [A note: May 10th is National Fentanyl Awareness Day]

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Merchants of death

Violence follows fentanyl trade

'They poisoned my baby'

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]]> 1677 A May election primer: Governor's and Congressional races It’s election time again and this year Oregonians have a ton on their minds – and not all of it is positive. How will that affect the Democrats who hold power in the governor’s mansion and beyond? On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with politics reporters Hillary Borrud and Chris Lehman. Chris and Hillary break down some of the big storylines in the May primary – when Democratic and Republican candidates try to win their party’s nomination as we head toward the November election. We focused on the governor’s race and some of the more interesting congressional races. We talked about the wide open Republican field for governor, how Tina Kotek and Tobias Read are trying to differentiate from one another, what to make of the new 6th congressional district and some of the candidates in that crowded Democratic field. Related reading: How Tobias Read and Tina Kotek differ Rare to see Oregon incumbent Congressman see big challenge Who is Carrick Flynn? Nearly one in four Congressional candidates can't vote for themselves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 May 2022 12:00:00 -0000 A May election primer: Governor's and Congressional races full The Oregonian/OregonLive It’s election time again and this year Oregonians have a ton on their minds – and not all of it is positive. How will that affect the Democrats who hold power in the governor’s mansion and beyond? On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with politics reporters Hillary Borrud and Chris Lehman. Chris and Hillary break down some of the big storylines in the May primary – when Democratic and Republican candidates try to win their party’s nomination as we head toward the November election. We focused on the governor’s race and some of the more interesting congressional races. We talked about the wide open Republican field for governor, how Tina Kotek and Tobias Read are trying to differentiate from one another, what to make of the new 6th congressional district and some of the candidates in that crowded Democratic field. Related reading: How Tobias Read and Tina Kotek differ Rare to see Oregon incumbent Congressman see big challenge Who is Carrick Flynn? Nearly one in four Congressional candidates can't vote for themselves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It’s election time again and this year Oregonians have a ton on their minds – and not all of it is positive. How will that affect the Democrats who hold power in the governor’s mansion and beyond?

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with politics reporters Hillary Borrud and Chris Lehman. Chris and Hillary break down some of the big storylines in the May primary – when Democratic and Republican candidates try to win their party’s nomination as we head toward the November election.

We focused on the governor’s race and some of the more interesting congressional races.

We talked about the wide open Republican field for governor, how Tina Kotek and Tobias Read are trying to differentiate from one another, what to make of the new 6th congressional district and some of the candidates in that crowded Democratic field.

Related reading:

How Tobias Read and Tina Kotek differ

Rare to see Oregon incumbent Congressman see big challenge

Who is Carrick Flynn?

Nearly one in four Congressional candidates can't vote for themselves

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]]> 2371 How Beaverton became a food and drink destination https://shows.acast.com/nextquestion/episodes/how-beaverton-became-a-food-and-drink-destination Perhaps you’ve missed the memo, but Beaverton is where it’s at. Yes, Beaverton -- the previously sleepy suburb in Washington County, smaller than its neighbor Hillsboro -- is suddenly home to a slew of new bars and restaurants. Oh, and a performing arts center. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we go deep on Beaverton. We invited Andre Meunier, Grant Butler and Michael Russell to talk about all things about this destination suburb. Andre is our beer writer – and breaking news editor, Grant is an editor who’s written about food for decades for The Oregonian and OregonLive and Michael Russell is our food critic. We talked about why Beaverton has so many new bars and restaurants, what Portland’s woes have to do with it, how the pandemic factored into the expansions and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 25 Apr 2022 12:00:00 -0000 How Beaverton became a food and drink destination full The Oregonian/OregonLive The Portland suburb is on fire with big name restaurants and new bars. Perhaps you’ve missed the memo, but Beaverton is where it’s at. Yes, Beaverton -- the previously sleepy suburb in Washington County, smaller than its neighbor Hillsboro -- is suddenly home to a slew of new bars and restaurants. Oh, and a performing arts center. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we go deep on Beaverton. We invited Andre Meunier, Grant Butler and Michael Russell to talk about all things about this destination suburb. Andre is our beer writer – and breaking news editor, Grant is an editor who’s written about food for decades for The Oregonian and OregonLive and Michael Russell is our food critic. We talked about why Beaverton has so many new bars and restaurants, what Portland’s woes have to do with it, how the pandemic factored into the expansions and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Perhaps you’ve missed the memo, but Beaverton is where it’s at.


Yes, Beaverton -- the previously sleepy suburb in Washington County, smaller than its neighbor Hillsboro -- is suddenly home to a slew of new bars and restaurants. Oh, and a performing arts center.


On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we go deep on Beaverton. We invited Andre Meunier, Grant Butler and Michael Russell to talk about all things about this destination suburb.


Andre is our beer writer – and breaking news editor, Grant is an editor who’s written about food for decades for The Oregonian and OregonLive and Michael Russell is our food critic.


We talked about why Beaverton has so many new bars and restaurants, what Portland’s woes have to do with it, how the pandemic factored into the expansions and much more.



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]]> 2013 no Intel's future in Oregon https://shows.acast.com/nextquestion/episodes/intels-future-in-oregon It’s been a bit of an anxious time for Oregon’s largest employer. A change at the top. A gargantuan new campus in suburban Ohio. Stocks took a big hit. But last week Intel celebrated the completion of a massive expansion in Hillsboro, and the tech giant effectively reaffirmed Oregon’s importance to its present and future. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, business and technology reporter Mike Rogoway talked about Intel’s big week, why the company renamed its flagship Oregon campus, what it can – and can’t -- do about its greenhouse gas emissions and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 Apr 2022 12:00:56 -0000 Intel's future in Oregon full The Oregonian/OregonLive The Oregonian/OregonLive's Mike Rogoway talks about Intel's expansion, the political dynamic and the company's future in Oregon. It’s been a bit of an anxious time for Oregon’s largest employer. A change at the top. A gargantuan new campus in suburban Ohio. Stocks took a big hit. But last week Intel celebrated the completion of a massive expansion in Hillsboro, and the tech giant effectively reaffirmed Oregon’s importance to its present and future. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, business and technology reporter Mike Rogoway talked about Intel’s big week, why the company renamed its flagship Oregon campus, what it can – and can’t -- do about its greenhouse gas emissions and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It’s been a bit of an anxious time for Oregon’s largest employer. A change at the top. A gargantuan new campus in suburban Ohio. Stocks took a big hit.


But last week Intel celebrated the completion of a massive expansion in Hillsboro, and the tech giant effectively reaffirmed Oregon’s importance to its present and future.


On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, business and technology reporter Mike Rogoway talked about Intel’s big week, why the company renamed its flagship Oregon campus, what it can – and can’t -- do about its greenhouse gas emissions and much more.


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]]> 1791 no Portland's quirky form of government: A look at the reform effort, potential changes https://shows.acast.com/nextquestion/episodes/portlands-quirky-form-of-government-a-look-at-the-reform-eff For more than a century, Portland’s been keeping its form of government weird. Portland's government was always odd but now it's an outlier. No large city has a government like Portland. Eight times in the last century, voters have had the chance to ditch Portland’s commission form of government. Eight times they said no. Could the ninth time be different?   On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat withPortland City Hall Reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh.   We went deep into the charter reform effort, what it would mean for voters, some of the recommendations on the table and much more.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 Apr 2022 12:00:09 -0000 Portland's quirky form of government: A look at the reform effort, potential changes full The Oregonian/OregonLive Shane Dixon Kavanaugh talks Portland's form of government and the latest effort to reform it. For more than a century, Portland’s been keeping its form of government weird. Portland's government was always odd but now it's an outlier. No large city has a government like Portland. Eight times in the last century, voters have had the chance to ditch Portland’s commission form of government. Eight times they said no. Could the ninth time be different?   On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat withPortland City Hall Reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh.   We went deep into the charter reform effort, what it would mean for voters, some of the recommendations on the table and much more.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For more than a century, Portland’s been keeping its form of government weird.


Portland's government was always odd but now it's an outlier. No large city has a government like Portland. Eight times in the last century, voters have had the chance to ditch Portland’s commission form of government. Eight times they said no. Could the ninth time be different?

 

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat withPortland City Hall Reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh.

 

We went deep into the charter reform effort, what it would mean for voters, some of the recommendations on the table and much more.

 


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]]> 2060 no What’s driving Portland’s rampant catalytic converter theft problem https://shows.acast.com/nextquestion/episodes/whats-driving-portlands-rampant-catalytic-converter-theft Maybe you’ve seen messages about it on NextDoor, or on Facebook, or heard from a friend. Maybe it’s happened to you. People are stealing Catalytic converters at unprecedented rates from vehicles across Portland. And for many residents, the property crime goes beyond mere inconvenience. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we talk to breaking news reporter Savannah Eadens. Savannah went deep looking into the incredible rise of this very specific crime in Portland. We talked about catalytic converters, what they do why people are stealing them and what lawmakers are trying to do about it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:00:12 -0000 What’s driving Portland’s rampant catalytic converter theft problem full The Oregonian/OregonLive Savannah Eadens discusses the incredible rise of catalytic converter theft, the black market behind it and much more. Maybe you’ve seen messages about it on NextDoor, or on Facebook, or heard from a friend. Maybe it’s happened to you. People are stealing Catalytic converters at unprecedented rates from vehicles across Portland. And for many residents, the property crime goes beyond mere inconvenience. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we talk to breaking news reporter Savannah Eadens. Savannah went deep looking into the incredible rise of this very specific crime in Portland. We talked about catalytic converters, what they do why people are stealing them and what lawmakers are trying to do about it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Maybe you’ve seen messages about it on NextDoor, or on Facebook, or heard from a friend. Maybe it’s happened to you. People are stealing Catalytic converters at unprecedented rates from vehicles across Portland. And for many residents, the property crime goes beyond mere inconvenience.


On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we talk to breaking news reporter Savannah Eadens. Savannah went deep looking into the incredible rise of this very specific crime in Portland.


We talked about catalytic converters, what they do why people are stealing them and what lawmakers are trying to do about it.


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]]> 1670 no For Ukrainians in Oregon, war is a nightmare https://shows.acast.com/nextquestion/episodes/for-ukrainians-in-oregon-war-is-a-nightmare As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues into a second month, Ukrainians and Ukrainian Americans in Oregon are still having trouble wrapping their minds around what they’re seeing and hearing on the news. Russia and Ukraine have a long history as “brotherly nations,” explains Oregonian/OregonLive reporter Fedor Zarkhin, who speaks Russian and has spent time living and working in Ukraine. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Zarkhin talks about local Ukrainians’ anxiety over their loved ones across the ocean, what they’re doing to help and to maintain awareness of the conflict, and more. Read more: https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2022/02/heres-how-oregonians-are-helping-ukrainians-and-what-you-can-do-to-help-too.html https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2022/03/nothing-more-precious-portland-area-ukrainians-grapple-with-grief-over-their-homeland.html See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:00:31 -0000 For Ukrainians in Oregon, war is a nightmare full The Oregonian/OregonLive <p>As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues into a second month, Ukrainians and Ukrainian Americans in Oregon are still having trouble wrapping their minds around what they’re seeing and hearing on the news.</p><br><p>Russia and Ukraine have a long history as “brotherly nations,” explains Oregonian/OregonLive reporter Fedor Zarkhin, who speaks Russian and has spent time living and working in Ukraine. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Zarkhin talks about local Ukrainians’ anxiety over their loved ones across the ocean, what they’re doing to help and to maintain awareness of the conflict, and more.</p><br><p>Read more: </p><br><p><a href="https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2022/02/heres-how-oregonians-are-helping-ukrainians-and-what-you-can-do-to-help-too.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2022/02/heres-how-oregonians-are-helping-ukrainians-and-what-you-can-do-to-help-too.html</a></p><br><p><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Fnews%2F2022%2F03%2Fnothing-more-precious-portland-area-ukrainians-grapple-with-grief-over-their-homeland.html&amp;data=04%7C01%7CTMahoney%40oregonian.com%7C2e365e66c5e74123969a08da0eb0df74%7C1fe6294574e64203848fb9b82929f9d4%7C0%7C0%7C637838450080065458%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=NFF5Ztr5sPylhrbZaqI7Q%2BY%2BA4IOfg6BgkoHe9DDzYk%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2022/03/nothing-more-precious-portland-area-ukrainians-grapple-with-grief-over-their-homeland.html</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p> As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues into a second month, Ukrainians and Ukrainian Americans in Oregon are still having trouble wrapping their minds around what they’re seeing and hearing on the news. Russia and Ukraine have a long history as “brotherly nations,” explains Oregonian/OregonLive reporter Fedor Zarkhin, who speaks Russian and has spent time living and working in Ukraine. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Zarkhin talks about local Ukrainians’ anxiety over their loved ones across the ocean, what they’re doing to help and to maintain awareness of the conflict, and more. Read more: https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2022/02/heres-how-oregonians-are-helping-ukrainians-and-what-you-can-do-to-help-too.html https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2022/03/nothing-more-precious-portland-area-ukrainians-grapple-with-grief-over-their-homeland.html See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues into a second month, Ukrainians and Ukrainian Americans in Oregon are still having trouble wrapping their minds around what they’re seeing and hearing on the news.


Russia and Ukraine have a long history as “brotherly nations,” explains Oregonian/OregonLive reporter Fedor Zarkhin, who speaks Russian and has spent time living and working in Ukraine. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Zarkhin talks about local Ukrainians’ anxiety over their loved ones across the ocean, what they’re doing to help and to maintain awareness of the conflict, and more.


Read more:


https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2022/02/heres-how-oregonians-are-helping-ukrainians-and-what-you-can-do-to-help-too.html


https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2022/03/nothing-more-precious-portland-area-ukrainians-grapple-with-grief-over-their-homeland.html


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]]> 1913 no Portland's 'visible' homelessness and why outreach remains a challenge https://shows.acast.com/nextquestion/episodes/portlands-visible-homelessness-and-why-outreach-remains-a-ch Portland is still struggling to help people into safe housing – and street camping, trash and other visible signs of the crisis continue to be big issues inside City Hall and across the Rose City   On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Nicole Hayden discusses the latest developments on her beat. Hayden covers homelessness. We talked about her street survey that found hundreds of people experiencing homelessness never heard from an outreach worker, other takeaways from her first year reporting on the beat in Portland, why Mayor Ted Wheeler keeps issuing executive orders and what advocates say are feasible ideas to help people off the streets. All that and more.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Mar 2022 12:00:13 -0000 Portland's 'visible' homelessness and why outreach remains a challenge full The Oregonian/OregonLive Checking in with Nicole Hayden on homelessness issues in Portland. Portland is still struggling to help people into safe housing – and street camping, trash and other visible signs of the crisis continue to be big issues inside City Hall and across the Rose City   On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Nicole Hayden discusses the latest developments on her beat. Hayden covers homelessness. We talked about her street survey that found hundreds of people experiencing homelessness never heard from an outreach worker, other takeaways from her first year reporting on the beat in Portland, why Mayor Ted Wheeler keeps issuing executive orders and what advocates say are feasible ideas to help people off the streets. All that and more.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Portland is still struggling to help people into safe housing – and street camping, trash and other visible signs of the crisis continue to be big issues inside City Hall and across the Rose City

 

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Nicole Hayden discusses the latest developments on her beat. Hayden covers homelessness.


We talked about her street survey that found hundreds of people experiencing homelessness never heard from an outreach worker, other takeaways from her first year reporting on the beat in Portland, why Mayor Ted Wheeler keeps issuing executive orders and what advocates say are feasible ideas to help people off the streets. All that and more.

 


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]]> 1851 no UO's win-win idea for Concordia campus meets Lutheran school's rocky past https://shows.acast.com/nextquestion/episodes/uos-win-win-idea-for-concordia-campus-meets-lutheran-schools Portland needed a win, and it came in the form of a $425 million donation to the University of Oregon from Connie and Steve Ballmer. UO wants to buy the former Concordia University campus in Northeast Portland for $60.5 million. But it’s far from a done deal -- that school’s old ghosts continue to complicate the present and future of the former Lutheran school’s campus. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, investigative reporter Jeff Manning talked about the proposed Ballmer institute for Children’s Behavioral Health, what it means for the neighborhood, city and the UO and how and why Concordia’s financial and spiritual past are still playing a role in that real estate deal. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 14 Mar 2022 12:00:55 -0000 UO's win-win idea for Concordia campus meets Lutheran school's rocky past full The Oregonian/OregonLive The Concordia implosion and financial issues are still a factor. Portland needed a win, and it came in the form of a $425 million donation to the University of Oregon from Connie and Steve Ballmer. UO wants to buy the former Concordia University campus in Northeast Portland for $60.5 million. But it’s far from a done deal -- that school’s old ghosts continue to complicate the present and future of the former Lutheran school’s campus. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, investigative reporter Jeff Manning talked about the proposed Ballmer institute for Children’s Behavioral Health, what it means for the neighborhood, city and the UO and how and why Concordia’s financial and spiritual past are still playing a role in that real estate deal. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Portland needed a win, and it came in the form of a $425 million donation to the University of Oregon from Connie and Steve Ballmer.


UO wants to buy the former Concordia University campus in Northeast Portland for $60.5 million. But it’s far from a done deal -- that school’s old ghosts continue to complicate the present and future of the former Lutheran school’s campus.


On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, investigative reporter Jeff Manning talked about the proposed Ballmer institute for Children’s Behavioral Health, what it means for the neighborhood, city and the UO and how and why Concordia’s financial and spiritual past are still playing a role in that real estate deal.



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]]> 1496 no Our COVID era enters yet another chapter https://shows.acast.com/nextquestion/episodes/our-covid-era-enters-yet-another-chapter Oregon and the nation are at another COVID crossroads – And this time things look more optimistic But that doesn’t mean everyone is in the same proverbial boat.   Up next, Aimee Green and Fedor Zarkhin, two of my colleagues who’ve reported on the pandemic extensively, in Fedor’s case, before we knew COVID was in Oregon.   We talked about this moment in time two years into COVID life, what the end of the indoor mask mandate March 12 means symbolically and practically speaking, what this moment means for our most vulnerable residents and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 07 Mar 2022 13:00:39 -0000 Our COVID era enters yet another chapter full The Oregonian/OregonLive The Omicron wave is rapidly subsiding and indoor mask mandates are gone soon. Oregon and the nation are at another COVID crossroads – And this time things look more optimistic But that doesn’t mean everyone is in the same proverbial boat.   Up next, Aimee Green and Fedor Zarkhin, two of my colleagues who’ve reported on the pandemic extensively, in Fedor’s case, before we knew COVID was in Oregon.   We talked about this moment in time two years into COVID life, what the end of the indoor mask mandate March 12 means symbolically and practically speaking, what this moment means for our most vulnerable residents and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Oregon and the nation are at another COVID crossroads – And this time things look more optimistic


But that doesn’t mean everyone is in the same proverbial boat.

 

Up next, Aimee Green and Fedor Zarkhin, two of my colleagues who’ve reported on the pandemic extensively, in Fedor’s case, before we knew COVID was in Oregon.

 

We talked about this moment in time two years into COVID life, what the end of the indoor mask mandate March 12 means symbolically and practically speaking, what this moment means for our most vulnerable residents and much more.


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]]> 1892 no Portland's stunning gun violence continues https://shows.acast.com/nextquestion/episodes/portlands-stunning-gun-violence-contiinues Portland has rarely seen a deadlier weekend. A mass shooting at Normandale Park left one dead. A drive by shooter killed a mother and wounded her 1 and 5 year old. Portland police fatally shot a man while responding to a disturbance call.   On the latest episode of Beat Check, we chat with Maxine Bernstein and Shane Dixon Kavanaugh. Max has covered police and law enforcement issues for the Oregonian since 1998. Shane is our Portland City Hall reporter.   We talked about the unprecedented – and continued – gun violence in Portland, what police and political leaders are saying, the potential ripple effects, the devastating shootings last weekend and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 28 Feb 2022 13:00:37 -0000 Portland's stunning gun violence continues full The Oregonian/OregonLive Reacting to the Normandale Park shooting, the city's overall gun violence and much more. Portland has rarely seen a deadlier weekend. A mass shooting at Normandale Park left one dead. A drive by shooter killed a mother and wounded her 1 and 5 year old. Portland police fatally shot a man while responding to a disturbance call.   On the latest episode of Beat Check, we chat with Maxine Bernstein and Shane Dixon Kavanaugh. Max has covered police and law enforcement issues for the Oregonian since 1998. Shane is our Portland City Hall reporter.   We talked about the unprecedented – and continued – gun violence in Portland, what police and political leaders are saying, the potential ripple effects, the devastating shootings last weekend and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Portland has rarely seen a deadlier weekend. A mass shooting at Normandale Park left one dead. A drive by shooter killed a mother and wounded her 1 and 5 year old. Portland police fatally shot a man while responding to a disturbance call.

 

On the latest episode of Beat Check, we chat with Maxine Bernstein and Shane Dixon Kavanaugh. Max has covered police and law enforcement issues for the Oregonian since 1998. Shane is our Portland City Hall reporter.

 

We talked about the unprecedented – and continued – gun violence in Portland, what police and political leaders are saying, the potential ripple effects, the devastating shootings last weekend and much more.


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]]> 1953 no Saying goodbye to Hair of the Dog, other beer news https://shows.acast.com/nextquestion/episodes/saying-goodbye-to-hair-of-the-dog-other-beer-news Portland lost another of its earliest and most significant breweries, and a newcomer to town in search of beer glory in Beervana abruptly shuttered its Portland operations. It’s time for our occasional check in with Andre Meunier, the Oregonian and OregonLive’s beer writer. Meunier is also a breaking news editor.   We talked about Hair of the Dog’s closure, Modern Times flaming out in Portland, what it all means and what trends he’s highlighting in his weekly newsletter.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Feb 2022 13:00:44 -0000 Saying goodbye to Hair of the Dog, other beer news full The Oregonian/OregonLive The Oregonian's beer guy talks about the coolest brewery -- and sneaky influential one -- that didn't get the mass love Portland lost another of its earliest and most significant breweries, and a newcomer to town in search of beer glory in Beervana abruptly shuttered its Portland operations. It’s time for our occasional check in with Andre Meunier, the Oregonian and OregonLive’s beer writer. Meunier is also a breaking news editor.   We talked about Hair of the Dog’s closure, Modern Times flaming out in Portland, what it all means and what trends he’s highlighting in his weekly newsletter.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Portland lost another of its earliest and most significant breweries, and a newcomer to town in search of beer glory in Beervana abruptly shuttered its Portland operations.


It’s time for our occasional check in with Andre Meunier, the Oregonian and OregonLive’s beer writer. Meunier is also a breaking news editor.

 

We talked about Hair of the Dog’s closure, Modern Times flaming out in Portland, what it all means and what trends he’s highlighting in his weekly newsletter.

 


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]]> 1839 no Black landmarks inch toward historic recognition https://shows.acast.com/nextquestion/episodes/black-landmarks-inch-toward-historic-recognition What a city, state or nation recognizes, and preserves is a good indicator of what it values. A trio of Portland landmarks that are vital to the city’s Black history may soon be listed on the national register of historic places. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we talked to Kimberly Brown, owner of Dean’s Beauty Salon and Barber shop in Northeast Portland and Kim Moreland, who owns Moreland Resource Consulting and is president of the historical society Oregon Black Pioneers. We talked about Brown’s family business, the oldest continuously owned Black-owned business in the state, what the historic designation would mean, how Portland has changed since her grandparents opened it decades ago and what other businesses and landmarks deserve to be remembered. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 14 Feb 2022 13:00:26 -0000 Black landmarks inch toward historic recognition full The Oregonian/OregonLive Three Portland landmarks are close to a vital -- and long overdue -- historic recognition. What a city, state or nation recognizes, and preserves is a good indicator of what it values. A trio of Portland landmarks that are vital to the city’s Black history may soon be listed on the national register of historic places. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we talked to Kimberly Brown, owner of Dean’s Beauty Salon and Barber shop in Northeast Portland and Kim Moreland, who owns Moreland Resource Consulting and is president of the historical society Oregon Black Pioneers. We talked about Brown’s family business, the oldest continuously owned Black-owned business in the state, what the historic designation would mean, how Portland has changed since her grandparents opened it decades ago and what other businesses and landmarks deserve to be remembered. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices What a city, state or nation recognizes, and preserves is a good indicator of what it values.


A trio of Portland landmarks that are vital to the city’s Black history may soon be listed on the national register of historic places.


On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we talked to Kimberly Brown, owner of Dean’s Beauty Salon and Barber shop in Northeast Portland and Kim

Moreland, who owns Moreland Resource Consulting and is president of the historical society Oregon Black Pioneers.


We talked about Brown’s family business, the oldest continuously owned Black-owned business in the state, what the historic designation would mean, how Portland has changed since her grandparents opened it decades ago and what other businesses and landmarks deserve to be remembered.


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]]> 2705 no Kate Brown's criminal justice legacy https://shows.acast.com/nextquestion/episodes/kate-browns-criminal-justice-legacy When Governor Kate Brown leaves at the end of the year, conversations about her legacy will likely focus on the pandemic and the state’s response to it. But there’s another story that hasn’t received as much attention – Brown’s record setting pace of commutations or pardons to incarcerated people.   In an interview with The Oregonian, Brown said, “While it is not a replacement for criminal justice reform the power of clemency can be used to address systemic failures while we work to make lasting change.   But not everyone is pleased.   On the latest episode of Beat Check, we catch up with Noelle Crombie, criminal justice reporter for The Oregonian and OregonLive.   We talked about why the governor has turned so aggressively to commutations and pardons, how she makes her decisions and what victims’ families think about the issue. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 07 Feb 2022 13:00:17 -0000 Kate Brown's criminal justice legacy full The Oregonian/OregonLive What to make of Governor Kate Brown's record setting pace of commutations and what victims and advocates say. When Governor Kate Brown leaves at the end of the year, conversations about her legacy will likely focus on the pandemic and the state’s response to it. But there’s another story that hasn’t received as much attention – Brown’s record setting pace of commutations or pardons to incarcerated people.   In an interview with The Oregonian, Brown said, “While it is not a replacement for criminal justice reform the power of clemency can be used to address systemic failures while we work to make lasting change.   But not everyone is pleased.   On the latest episode of Beat Check, we catch up with Noelle Crombie, criminal justice reporter for The Oregonian and OregonLive.   We talked about why the governor has turned so aggressively to commutations and pardons, how she makes her decisions and what victims’ families think about the issue. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When Governor Kate Brown leaves at the end of the year, conversations about her legacy will likely focus on the pandemic and the state’s response to it.


But there’s another story that hasn’t received as much attention – Brown’s record setting pace of commutations or pardons to incarcerated people.

 

In an interview with The Oregonian, Brown said, “While it is not a replacement for criminal justice reform the power of clemency can be used to address systemic failures while we work to make lasting change.

 

But not everyone is pleased.

 

On the latest episode of Beat Check, we catch up with Noelle Crombie, criminal justice reporter for The Oregonian and OregonLive.

 

We talked about why the governor has turned so aggressively to commutations and pardons, how she makes her decisions and what victims’ families think about the issue.


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]]> 1738 no Intel's Ohio expansion and Oregon's industrial lands quandary https://shows.acast.com/nextquestion/episodes/intels-ohio-expansion-and-oregons-industrial-lands-quandary Oregon’s largest employer is expanding – big time – but it won’t be in Oregon.   Last month, Intel announced a $20 billion expansion in Ohio, promising to hire 3,000 for two new factories. And that sparked big concerns in the Beaver State. But the decision wasn’t surprising.   On this bonus episode, we talked with Mike Rogoway, business and technology reporter for the Oregonian and OregonLive.   We talked about his recent story on what Oregon leaders were saying and thinking last year as Intel’s expansion talk heated up, what the expansion means for Oregon’s largest employer and what it may portend in the governor’s race.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:00:55 -0000 Intel's Ohio expansion and Oregon's industrial lands quandary bonus The Oregonian/OregonLive Did Oregon ever have a chance to land Intel's next big expansion? Oregon’s largest employer is expanding – big time – but it won’t be in Oregon.   Last month, Intel announced a $20 billion expansion in Ohio, promising to hire 3,000 for two new factories. And that sparked big concerns in the Beaver State. But the decision wasn’t surprising.   On this bonus episode, we talked with Mike Rogoway, business and technology reporter for the Oregonian and OregonLive.   We talked about his recent story on what Oregon leaders were saying and thinking last year as Intel’s expansion talk heated up, what the expansion means for Oregon’s largest employer and what it may portend in the governor’s race.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Oregon’s largest employer is expanding – big time – but it won’t be in Oregon.

 

Last month, Intel announced a $20 billion expansion in Ohio, promising to hire 3,000 for two new factories. And that sparked big concerns in the Beaver State. But the decision wasn’t surprising.

 

On this bonus episode, we talked with Mike Rogoway, business and technology reporter for the Oregonian and OregonLive.

 

We talked about his recent story on what Oregon leaders were saying and thinking last year as Intel’s expansion talk heated up, what the expansion means for Oregon’s largest employer and what it may portend in the governor’s race.

 


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]]> 1578 no Why Lake Abert matters https://shows.acast.com/nextquestion/episodes/why-lake-abert-matters Oregon is home to one of the only saltwater lakes in the country: Lake Albert. And twice in the past decade the southeast Oregon lake has all but dried up. The once vibrant landscape has turned into an abandoned salt pan.    On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, investigative reporter for the Oregonian and OregonLive Rob Davis discusses why the state prevented an environmental staffer from continuing research once she started making troubling discoveries.   We talked about the lake’s ecological benefits, why he revisited Lake Abert again, why the lake matters in a broader sense and how Oregonians should be thinking about its present and future. Related reading: Lake Abert, Oregon's only saltwater lake, is disappearing and scientists don't know why (2014 story)Polluted by Money (2019 investigative series) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 31 Jan 2022 13:00:04 -0000 Why Lake Abert matters full The Oregonian/OregonLive The Oregonian/OregonLive's Rob Davis talks about his most recent investigation into Oregon's only saltwater lake. Oregon is home to one of the only saltwater lakes in the country: Lake Albert. And twice in the past decade the southeast Oregon lake has all but dried up. The once vibrant landscape has turned into an abandoned salt pan.    On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, investigative reporter for the Oregonian and OregonLive Rob Davis discusses why the state prevented an environmental staffer from continuing research once she started making troubling discoveries.   We talked about the lake’s ecological benefits, why he revisited Lake Abert again, why the lake matters in a broader sense and how Oregonians should be thinking about its present and future. Related reading: Lake Abert, Oregon's only saltwater lake, is disappearing and scientists don't know why (2014 story)Polluted by Money (2019 investigative series) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Oregon is home to one of the only saltwater lakes in the country: Lake Albert. And twice in the past decade the southeast Oregon lake has all but dried up.


The once vibrant landscape has turned into an abandoned salt pan.

  

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, investigative reporter for the Oregonian and OregonLive Rob Davis discusses why the state prevented an environmental staffer from continuing research once she started making troubling discoveries.

 

We talked about the lake’s ecological benefits, why he revisited Lake Abert again, why the lake matters in a broader sense and how Oregonians should be thinking about its present and future.


Related reading:


Lake Abert, Oregon's only saltwater lake, is disappearing and scientists don't know why (2014 story)

Polluted by Money (2019 investigative series)





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]]> 2136 no Big-time changes coming in Salem as long-time leaders leave https://shows.acast.com/nextquestion/episodes/big-time-changes-coming-in-salem-as-longtime-leaders-leave Change is hard. Oregon’s Legislature is about to see a boat load of change – with different people set to lead the house, senate and the governor’s office in the span of the next year.   It’s a fascinating time in Salem.   On this episode, Hillary Borrud, state government reporter for the Oregonian/Oregon, explains all the retirements, appointments and moving chairs.   We talked about Peter Courtney and Tina Kotek’s legacies, who may – or In Kotek’s case likely will succeed them, the governor’s race and Betsy Johnson’s presence in the race, and the legislative session starting February 1   There’s a ton to unpack.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 24 Jan 2022 13:00:28 -0000 Big-time changes coming in Salem as long-time leaders leave full The Oregonian/OregonLive Some of Oregon's longest tenured political leaders are leaving their posts. Change is hard. Oregon’s Legislature is about to see a boat load of change – with different people set to lead the house, senate and the governor’s office in the span of the next year.   It’s a fascinating time in Salem.   On this episode, Hillary Borrud, state government reporter for the Oregonian/Oregon, explains all the retirements, appointments and moving chairs.   We talked about Peter Courtney and Tina Kotek’s legacies, who may – or In Kotek’s case likely will succeed them, the governor’s race and Betsy Johnson’s presence in the race, and the legislative session starting February 1   There’s a ton to unpack.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Change is hard. Oregon’s Legislature is about to see a boat load of change – with different people set to lead the house, senate and the governor’s office in the span of the next year.

 

It’s a fascinating time in Salem.

 

On this episode, Hillary Borrud, state government reporter for the Oregonian/Oregon, explains all the retirements, appointments and moving chairs.

 

We talked about Peter Courtney and Tina Kotek’s legacies, who may – or In Kotek’s case likely will succeed them, the governor’s race and Betsy Johnson’s presence in the race, and the legislative session starting February 1

 

There’s a ton to unpack. 


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]]> 2265 no Oregon's newest billionaire wants to revive horse racing, tribal leaders say his plan is illegal https://shows.acast.com/nextquestion/episodes/oregons-newest-billionaire-wants-to-revive-horse-racing-trib Travis Boersma helped start an iconic Oregon company, and the Dutch Bros cofounder is suddenly one of the state’s wealthiest residents. But in recent months Boersma’s other passion – horse racing – is suddenly at the center of a political drama. And Boersma is threatening to lay off more than 200 employees if his plans aren’t approved in Salem.   On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, business reporters Jeff Manning and Mike Rogoway talked about Boersma’s race track and gambling and restaurant center called the Flying Lark, why tribal governments see it as a huge threat to their casinos, how Dutch Bros is faring on the markets a few months after it went public and whether the race track controversy is a one off or the first indication of a new billionaire flexing his political muscle. Related: How Dutch Bros became an iconic Oregon company See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 17 Jan 2022 13:00:00 -0000 Oregon's newest billionaire wants to revive horse racing, tribal leaders say his plan is illegal full The Oregonian/OregonLive Travis Boersma wants to revive horse racing by bringing gambling to Grants Pass, but tribal governments are fighting his plan. Travis Boersma helped start an iconic Oregon company, and the Dutch Bros cofounder is suddenly one of the state’s wealthiest residents. But in recent months Boersma’s other passion – horse racing – is suddenly at the center of a political drama. And Boersma is threatening to lay off more than 200 employees if his plans aren’t approved in Salem.   On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, business reporters Jeff Manning and Mike Rogoway talked about Boersma’s race track and gambling and restaurant center called the Flying Lark, why tribal governments see it as a huge threat to their casinos, how Dutch Bros is faring on the markets a few months after it went public and whether the race track controversy is a one off or the first indication of a new billionaire flexing his political muscle. Related: How Dutch Bros became an iconic Oregon company See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Travis Boersma helped start an iconic Oregon company, and the Dutch Bros cofounder is suddenly one of the state’s wealthiest residents.


But in recent months Boersma’s other passion – horse racing – is suddenly at the center of a political drama. And Boersma is threatening to lay off more than 200 employees if his plans aren’t approved in Salem.

 

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, business reporters Jeff Manning and Mike Rogoway talked about Boersma’s race track and gambling and restaurant center called the Flying Lark, why tribal governments see it as a huge threat to their casinos, how Dutch Bros is faring on the markets a few months after it went public and whether the race track controversy is a one off or the first indication of a new billionaire flexing his political muscle.


Related:

How Dutch Bros became an iconic Oregon company


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]]> 1802 no What the downtown Hillsboro fire revealed https://shows.acast.com/nextquestion/episodes/what-the-hillsboro-fire-revealed Hillsboro is Oregon’s fifth largest city. It’s not a small place. But as Mayor Steve Callaway will tell you, downtown Hillsboro is special. Now, that downtown is hurting. A shocking four-alarm fire the first Sunday of the year destroyed eight businesses and displaced 20 more. It wasn’t the only fire of the weekend. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Samantha Swindler talks about the devastating fire in downtown Hillsboro. We talked about the fire, the businesses affected and how the blaze revealed the close knit community that was already there. [A programming note, we recorded this interview last week before Hillsboro Police arrested a 34-year-old man and charged him with arson and burglary.] Related reading: Samantha Swindler's coverage on HereIsOregon.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 10 Jan 2022 13:00:40 -0000 What the downtown Hillsboro fire revealed full The Oregonian/OregonLive A devastating fire in downtown Hillsboro showed a tight-knit community Hillsboro is Oregon’s fifth largest city. It’s not a small place. But as Mayor Steve Callaway will tell you, downtown Hillsboro is special. Now, that downtown is hurting. A shocking four-alarm fire the first Sunday of the year destroyed eight businesses and displaced 20 more. It wasn’t the only fire of the weekend. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Samantha Swindler talks about the devastating fire in downtown Hillsboro. We talked about the fire, the businesses affected and how the blaze revealed the close knit community that was already there. [A programming note, we recorded this interview last week before Hillsboro Police arrested a 34-year-old man and charged him with arson and burglary.] Related reading: Samantha Swindler's coverage on HereIsOregon.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hillsboro is Oregon’s fifth largest city. It’s not a small place. But as Mayor Steve Callaway will tell you, downtown Hillsboro is special.


Now, that downtown is hurting. A shocking four-alarm fire the first Sunday of the year destroyed eight businesses and displaced 20 more. It wasn’t the only fire of the weekend.


On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Samantha Swindler talks about the devastating fire in downtown Hillsboro. We talked about the fire, the businesses affected and how the blaze revealed the close knit community that was already there.


[A programming note, we recorded this interview last week before Hillsboro Police arrested a 34-year-old man and charged him with arson and burglary.]


Related reading:


Samantha Swindler's coverage on HereIsOregon.com


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]]> 1524 no How a talking crow (or raven) befriended an entire Oregon elementary school https://shows.acast.com/nextquestion/episodes/how-cosmo-a-talking-crow-or-raven-befriended-an-entire-orego Sometimes all you need to get through a given day is an unexpected ray of light in the form of a cursing crow (or raven) named Cosmo who befriended an entire Oregon elementary school. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with Lizzy Acker, reporter for the Oregonian and OregonLive. Acker talks about how she got the story, why it resonated so much and a lot more about Cosmo than could make it into print. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 03 Jan 2022 13:00:16 -0000 How a talking crow (or raven) befriended an entire Oregon elementary school full The Oregonian/OregonLive <p>Sometimes all you need to get through a given day is an unexpected ray of light in the form of a <a href="https://www.oregonlive.com/trending/2021/12/friendly-foul-mouthed-crow-befriends-entire-oregon-elementary-school-before-state-police-are-called-in.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">cursing crow</a> (or raven) named Cosmo who befriended an entire Oregon elementary school.</p><br><p>On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with Lizzy Acker, reporter for the Oregonian and OregonLive. Acker talks about how she got the story, why it resonated so much and a lot more about Cosmo than could make it into print. </p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p> Sometimes all you need to get through a given day is an unexpected ray of light in the form of a cursing crow (or raven) named Cosmo who befriended an entire Oregon elementary school. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with Lizzy Acker, reporter for the Oregonian and OregonLive. Acker talks about how she got the story, why it resonated so much and a lot more about Cosmo than could make it into print. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sometimes all you need to get through a given day is an unexpected ray of light in the form of a cursing crow (or raven) named Cosmo who befriended an entire Oregon elementary school.


On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with Lizzy Acker, reporter for the Oregonian and OregonLive. Acker talks about how she got the story, why it resonated so much and a lot more about Cosmo than could make it into print.


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]]> 1701 no Public Plea: Episode 5 https://shows.acast.com/nextquestion/episodes/public-plea-episode-5 This is episode four of Public Plea, a five-part series reported and produced by current and former University of Oregon journalists and professor Ed Madison. We're sharing the five-part series here over the next few days. Subscribe anywhere you listen to podcasts to get the episodes in your Beat Check feed. Here's the Public Plea website. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 29 Dec 2021 13:00:02 -0000 Public Plea: Episode 5 full The Oregonian/OregonLive <p>This is episode four of Public Plea, a five-part series reported and produced by current and former University of Oregon journalists and professor Ed Madison.</p><br><p>We're sharing the five-part series here over the next few days. Subscribe anywhere you listen to podcasts to get the episodes in your Beat Check feed.</p><br><p>Here's the <a href="https://www.publicplea.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Public Plea website.</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p> This is episode four of Public Plea, a five-part series reported and produced by current and former University of Oregon journalists and professor Ed Madison. We're sharing the five-part series here over the next few days. Subscribe anywhere you listen to podcasts to get the episodes in your Beat Check feed. Here's the Public Plea website. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is episode four of Public Plea, a five-part series reported and produced by current and former University of Oregon journalists and professor Ed Madison.


We're sharing the five-part series here over the next few days. Subscribe anywhere you listen to podcasts to get the episodes in your Beat Check feed.


Here's the Public Plea website.


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]]> 1847 no Public Plea: Episode 4 https://shows.acast.com/nextquestion/episodes/public-plea-episode-4 This is episode four of Public Plea, a five-part series reported and produced by current and former University of Oregon journalists and professor Ed Madison. We're sharing the five-part series here over the next few days. Subscribe anywhere you listen to podcasts to get the episodes in your Beat Check feed. Here's the Public Plea website. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 27 Dec 2021 13:00:50 -0000 Public Plea: Episode 4 full The Oregonian/OregonLive <p>This is episode four of Public Plea, a five-part series reported and produced by current and former University of Oregon journalists and professor Ed Madison.</p><br><p>We're sharing the five-part series here over the next few days. Subscribe anywhere you listen to podcasts to get the episodes in your Beat Check feed.</p><br><p>Here's the <a href="https://www.publicplea.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Public Plea website.</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p> This is episode four of Public Plea, a five-part series reported and produced by current and former University of Oregon journalists and professor Ed Madison. We're sharing the five-part series here over the next few days. Subscribe anywhere you listen to podcasts to get the episodes in your Beat Check feed. Here's the Public Plea website. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is episode four of Public Plea, a five-part series reported and produced by current and former University of Oregon journalists and professor Ed Madison.


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]]> 1837 no Public Plea: Episode 3 https://shows.acast.com/nextquestion/episodes/public-plea-episode-3 This is episode three of Public Plea, a five-part series reported and produced by current and former University of Oregon journalists and professor Ed Madison. We're sharing the five-part series here over the next few days. Subscribe anywhere you listen to podcasts to get the episodes in your Beat Check feed. Here's the Public Plea website. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 24 Dec 2021 13:00:43 -0000 Public Plea: Episode 3 full The Oregonian/OregonLive <p>This is episode three of Public Plea, a five-part series reported and produced by current and former University of Oregon journalists and professor Ed Madison.</p><br><p>We're sharing the five-part series here over the next few days. Subscribe anywhere you listen to podcasts to get the episodes in your Beat Check feed.</p><br><p>Here's the <a href="https://www.publicplea.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Public Plea website.</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p> This is episode three of Public Plea, a five-part series reported and produced by current and former University of Oregon journalists and professor Ed Madison. We're sharing the five-part series here over the next few days. Subscribe anywhere you listen to podcasts to get the episodes in your Beat Check feed. Here's the Public Plea website. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is episode three of Public Plea, a five-part series reported and produced by current and former University of Oregon journalists and professor Ed Madison.


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]]> 1430 no Public Plea: Episode 2 https://shows.acast.com/nextquestion/episodes/public-plea-episode-2 This is episode two of Public Plea, a five-part series reported and produced by current and former University of Oregon journalists and professor Ed Madison. We're sharing the five-part series here over the next few days. Subscribe anywhere you listen to podcasts to get the episodes in your Beat Check feed. Here's the Public Plea website. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 22 Dec 2021 13:00:47 -0000 Public Plea: Episode 2 full The Oregonian/OregonLive <p>This is episode two of Public Plea, a five-part series reported and produced by current and former University of Oregon journalists and professor Ed Madison.</p><br><p>We're sharing the five-part series here over the next few days. Subscribe anywhere you listen to podcasts to get the episodes in your Beat Check feed.</p><br><p>Here's the <a href="https://www.publicplea.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Public Plea website.</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p> This is episode two of Public Plea, a five-part series reported and produced by current and former University of Oregon journalists and professor Ed Madison. We're sharing the five-part series here over the next few days. Subscribe anywhere you listen to podcasts to get the episodes in your Beat Check feed. Here's the Public Plea website. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is episode two of Public Plea, a five-part series reported and produced by current and former University of Oregon journalists and professor Ed Madison.


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]]> 2197 no University of Oregon project examining Measure 11, juveniles https://shows.acast.com/nextquestion/episodes/duniversity-of-oregon-project-examining-measure-11-juveniles A team of journalists at the university of Oregon spent the past year and a half delving deep into an issue that turned out to be exceptionally timely – what to do with young Oregonians who were convicted of serious crimes as juveniles. Current and former UO students and a journalism professor at the school produced a documentary and a podcast series that examines Oregon’s landmark mandatory minimum sentence law that voters approved decades ago.  Since then, Oregon has taken steps to soften the legal blow for young people convicted of Measure 11 crimes but it was not retroactive. The project is dropping just as Governor Brown is considering what to do with dozens of young people who are serving time for these crimes   On this episode, we hear from Ed Madison and Jordan Bentz. Madison is a journalism professor at the University of Oregon. Bentz is a freelance producer who partnered with Madison and the young journalists on the project   We talked about these young people, including one the main characters in the series, Ricky Gaters, who was convicted of robbery and assault before he turned 18. We talked about measure 11 and its history, what victims advocates have to say about reforms and more. Related: The UO project page See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Dec 2021 21:38:29 -0000 University of Oregon project examining Measure 11, juveniles full The Oregonian/OregonLive Measure 11 and Oregon juvenilles A team of journalists at the university of Oregon spent the past year and a half delving deep into an issue that turned out to be exceptionally timely – what to do with young Oregonians who were convicted of serious crimes as juveniles. Current and former UO students and a journalism professor at the school produced a documentary and a podcast series that examines Oregon’s landmark mandatory minimum sentence law that voters approved decades ago.  Since then, Oregon has taken steps to soften the legal blow for young people convicted of Measure 11 crimes but it was not retroactive. The project is dropping just as Governor Brown is considering what to do with dozens of young people who are serving time for these crimes   On this episode, we hear from Ed Madison and Jordan Bentz. Madison is a journalism professor at the University of Oregon. Bentz is a freelance producer who partnered with Madison and the young journalists on the project   We talked about these young people, including one the main characters in the series, Ricky Gaters, who was convicted of robbery and assault before he turned 18. We talked about measure 11 and its history, what victims advocates have to say about reforms and more. Related: The UO project page See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A team of journalists at the university of Oregon spent the past year and a half delving deep into an issue that turned out to be exceptionally timely – what to do with young Oregonians who were convicted of serious crimes as juveniles.


Current and former UO students and a journalism professor at the school produced a documentary and a podcast series that examines Oregon’s landmark mandatory minimum sentence law that voters approved decades ago. 


Since then, Oregon has taken steps to soften the legal blow for young people convicted of Measure 11 crimes but it was not retroactive. The project is dropping just as Governor Brown is considering what to do with dozens of young people who are serving time for these crimes

 

On this episode, we hear from Ed Madison and Jordan Bentz. Madison is a journalism professor at the University of Oregon. Bentz is a freelance producer who partnered with Madison and the young journalists on the project

 

We talked about these young people, including one the main characters in the series, Ricky Gaters, who was convicted of robbery and assault before he turned 18. We talked about measure 11 and its history, what victims advocates have to say about reforms and more.


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]]> 1957 no Ricky's Dilemma: Episode 1 of Public Plea https://shows.acast.com/nextquestion/episodes/rickys-dilemma-episode-1-of-public-plea This is episode one of Public Plea, a five-part series reported and produced by current and former University of Oregon journalists and professor Ed Madison. We talked with Ed Madison and Jordan Bentz, a freelance producer who worked with Madison and the students on the documentary and podcast project, on our regular episode this week. Listen to that episode to learn more about the project. We're sharing the five-part series here over the next few days. Subscribe anywhere you listen to podcasts to get the episodes in your Beat Check feed. Here's the Public Plea website. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Dec 2021 13:00:43 -0000 Ricky's Dilemma: Episode 1 of Public Plea full The Oregonian/OregonLive Episode 1 of Public Plea This is episode one of Public Plea, a five-part series reported and produced by current and former University of Oregon journalists and professor Ed Madison. We talked with Ed Madison and Jordan Bentz, a freelance producer who worked with Madison and the students on the documentary and podcast project, on our regular episode this week. Listen to that episode to learn more about the project. We're sharing the five-part series here over the next few days. Subscribe anywhere you listen to podcasts to get the episodes in your Beat Check feed. Here's the Public Plea website. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is episode one of Public Plea, a five-part series reported and produced by current and former University of Oregon journalists and professor Ed Madison.


We talked with Ed Madison and Jordan Bentz, a freelance producer who worked with Madison and the students on the documentary and podcast project, on our regular episode this week. Listen to that episode to learn more about the project.


We're sharing the five-part series here over the next few days. Subscribe anywhere you listen to podcasts to get the episodes in your Beat Check feed.


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]]> 1619 no Food critic Michael Russell on his dining guide, restaurant of the year https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/foodcriticmichaelrussellonhisdiningguide-restaurantoftheyear Dozens of restaurants opened their doors in the past two years and are still standing – creating a business and winning customers in a pandemic and thriving in some cases despite the odds. So where does a hungry person go when there are so many great options – that’s where Michael Russell comes in.   I’m Andrew Theen and this is Beat Check with The Oregonian.    Up next – another conversation with Michael Russell, the restaurant reporter and critic for The Oregonian and OregonLive. We talked about his restaurant of the year, why he held off on doing his exhaustive list last year, what trends he’s seeing in the food scene and what might be in the offing in 2022. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 13 Dec 2021 13:00:00 -0000 Food critic Michael Russell on his dining guide, restaurant of the year full The Oregonian/OregonLive Dozens of restaurants opened their doors in the past two years and are still standing – creating a business and winning customers in a pandemic and thriving in some cases despite the odds. So where does a hungry person go when there are so many great o... Dozens of restaurants opened their doors in the past two years and are still standing – creating a business and winning customers in a pandemic and thriving in some cases despite the odds. So where does a hungry person go when there are so many great options – that’s where Michael Russell comes in.   I’m Andrew Theen and this is Beat Check with The Oregonian.    Up next – another conversation with Michael Russell, the restaurant reporter and critic for The Oregonian and OregonLive. We talked about his restaurant of the year, why he held off on doing his exhaustive list last year, what trends he’s seeing in the food scene and what might be in the offing in 2022. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Dozens of restaurants opened their doors in the past two years and are still standing – creating a business and winning customers in a pandemic and thriving in some cases despite the odds. So where does a hungry person go when there are so many great options – that’s where Michael Russell comes in.

 

I’m Andrew Theen and this is Beat Check with The Oregonian.

  

Up next – another conversation with Michael Russell, the restaurant reporter and critic for The Oregonian and OregonLive.


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]]> 2321 no What will the rest of the school year look like? https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/whatwilltherestoftheschoolyearlooklike- Winter break is just around the corner. Then it will be 2022, somehow. Portland Public School teachers have a new year’s resolution: more time to prepare lessons, grade and help students falling behind. Their bosses say – not so fast. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with Eder Campuzano, education reporter for the Oregonian and OregonLive. We talked about how the first three months of the school year went, what students staff and administrators have to say about the latest unusual school year, what next year may look like and much more. Related reading: Portland teachers seek more prep time ‘We just can’t support that’: Portland Public Schools leaders respond to union’s virtual instruction proposal See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Dec 2021 13:00:00 -0000 What will the rest of the school year look like? full The Oregonian/OregonLive Winter break is just around the corner. Then it will be 2022, somehow. Portland Public School teachers have a new year’s resolution: more time to prepare lessons, grade and help students falling behind. Their bosses say – not so fast.On the latest e... Winter break is just around the corner. Then it will be 2022, somehow. Portland Public School teachers have a new year’s resolution: more time to prepare lessons, grade and help students falling behind. Their bosses say – not so fast. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with Eder Campuzano, education reporter for the Oregonian and OregonLive. We talked about how the first three months of the school year went, what students staff and administrators have to say about the latest unusual school year, what next year may look like and much more. Related reading: Portland teachers seek more prep time ‘We just can’t support that’: Portland Public Schools leaders respond to union’s virtual instruction proposal See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Winter break is just around the corner. Then it will be 2022, somehow. Portland Public School teachers have a new year’s resolution: more time to prepare lessons, grade and help students falling behind. Their bosses say – not so fast.


On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with Eder Campuzano, education reporter for the Oregonian and OregonLive.


We talked about how the first three months of the school year went, what students staff and administrators have to say about the latest unusual school year, what next year may look like and much more.


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]]> 1383 no Rebroadcast: "The Loneliest Polar Bear" returns to Oregon https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/rebroadcast-theloneliestpolarbearreturnstooregon [This is a rebroadcast of an episode from March] Nora the polar bear has lived a tough life, and the fact that she’s alive — and back in Portland at the Oregon Zoo — is a miracle of sorts. Nora’s story represents so much more than the life and struggles of one bear. It’s about climate change, the effect it’s had on indigenous people and their livelihoods, and how we — humans — can respond to it. It also shows how zoos have evolved over the last century or more, from the 1890s to today. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we’ll hear from my colleague Kale Williams, a staff writer at The Oregonian and OregonLive who has been reporting and writing about Nora since 2016. His new book, “The Loneliest Polar Bear,” expands on his award-winning 2017 series in The Oregonian. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 29 Nov 2021 13:00:00 -0000 Rebroadcast: "The Loneliest Polar Bear" returns to Oregon full The Oregonian/OregonLive [This is a rebroadcast of an episode from March]Nora the polar bear has lived a tough life, and the fact that she’s alive — and back in Portland at the Oregon Zoo — is a miracle of sorts. Nora’s story represents so much more than the life and strugg... [This is a rebroadcast of an episode from March] Nora the polar bear has lived a tough life, and the fact that she’s alive — and back in Portland at the Oregon Zoo — is a miracle of sorts. Nora’s story represents so much more than the life and struggles of one bear. It’s about climate change, the effect it’s had on indigenous people and their livelihoods, and how we — humans — can respond to it. It also shows how zoos have evolved over the last century or more, from the 1890s to today. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we’ll hear from my colleague Kale Williams, a staff writer at The Oregonian and OregonLive who has been reporting and writing about Nora since 2016. His new book, “The Loneliest Polar Bear,” expands on his award-winning 2017 series in The Oregonian. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [This is a rebroadcast of an episode from March]


Nora the polar bear has lived a tough life, and the fact that she’s alive — and back in Portland at the Oregon Zoo — is a miracle of sorts. Nora’s story represents so much more than the life and struggles of one bear. It’s about climate change, the effect it’s had on indigenous people and their livelihoods, and how we — humans — can respond to it. It also shows how zoos have evolved over the last century or more, from the 1890s to today.

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we’ll hear from my colleague Kale Williams, a staff writer at The Oregonian and OregonLive who has been reporting and writing about Nora since 2016. His new book, “The Loneliest Polar Bear,” expands on his award-winning 2017 series in The Oregonian.

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]]> 1772 no Grant Butler on how to shakeup your Thanksgiving staples https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/grantbutleronhowtoshakeupyourthanksgivingstaples For millions of Oregonians, Thanksgiving 2020 was smaller than expected. But with widespread vaccination – and now booster shots – Delta subsiding, many families are getting back together and can feel safer about doing it.   The CDC has some recommendations for people traveling to visit loved ones, if you are vaccinated Like getting tested in advance. But the main recommendation or everyone is simple – get vaccinated.   On the latest episode of Beat Check, we chat with Grant Butler, the longtime food writer and editor for the Oregonian and OregonLive.   We talked about how to mix up your thanksgiving recipes this year, and why it’s OK to try new things for a dish or two. We discussed our deep reservoir of recipes, some stories about the newsroom’s old test kitchen, and much more.   Recipe Box: Here's the radical recipe database Grant discussed. More: Check out all our amazing food coverage See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 22 Nov 2021 13:00:00 -0000 Grant Butler on how to shakeup your Thanksgiving staples full The Oregonian/OregonLive For millions of Oregonians, Thanksgiving 2020 was smaller than expected.But with widespread vaccination – and now booster shots – Delta subsiding, many families are getting back together and can feel safer about doing it.&nbsp;The CDC has some... For millions of Oregonians, Thanksgiving 2020 was smaller than expected. But with widespread vaccination – and now booster shots – Delta subsiding, many families are getting back together and can feel safer about doing it.   The CDC has some recommendations for people traveling to visit loved ones, if you are vaccinated Like getting tested in advance. But the main recommendation or everyone is simple – get vaccinated.   On the latest episode of Beat Check, we chat with Grant Butler, the longtime food writer and editor for the Oregonian and OregonLive.   We talked about how to mix up your thanksgiving recipes this year, and why it’s OK to try new things for a dish or two. We discussed our deep reservoir of recipes, some stories about the newsroom’s old test kitchen, and much more.   Recipe Box: Here's the radical recipe database Grant discussed. More: Check out all our amazing food coverage See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For millions of Oregonians, Thanksgiving 2020 was smaller than expected.


But with widespread vaccination – and now booster shots – Delta subsiding, many families are getting back together and can feel safer about doing it.

 

The CDC has some recommendations for people traveling to visit loved ones, if you are vaccinated Like getting tested in advance. But the main recommendation or everyone is simple – get vaccinated.

 

On the latest episode of Beat Check, we chat with Grant Butler, the longtime food writer and editor for the Oregonian and OregonLive.

 

We talked about how to mix up your thanksgiving recipes this year, and why it’s OK to try new things for a dish or two. We discussed our deep reservoir of recipes, some stories about the newsroom’s old test kitchen, and much more.

 

Recipe Box: Here's the radical recipe database Grant discussed.

More: Check out all our amazing food coverage


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]]> 1282 no What is happening in Newberg https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/whatishappeninginnewberg The conservative majority on Newberg’s school board tripled down last week on its controversial policy to ban so-called political symbols like the Pride Flag and Black Lives Matter from classrooms and campuses.   The board voted 4 to 3 to oust the popular superintendent who helped steer the exurban district to financial stability in recent years.   It’s the latest surprising step from a school board of elected volunteers, but Newberg isn’t alone. It’s part of a broader movement.   On the latest episode of Beat Check, we hear from Ryan Clarke and Eder Campuzano. Ryan just joined the Oregonian last week and broke countless stories about the controversial policy this summer as a reporter for the Newberg Graphic. Eder covers Portland Public Schools and education for the Oregonian.   We talked about last week’s remarkable meeting, what students of color and LGBTQ+ students are saying, where the story may go from here and how Newberg fits into the larger American narrative today   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:00:00 -0000 What is happening in Newberg full The Oregonian/OregonLive The conservative majority on Newberg’s school board tripled down last week on its controversial policy to ban so-called political symbols like the Pride Flag and Black Lives Matter from classrooms and campuses.&nbsp;The board voted 4 to 3 to oust... The conservative majority on Newberg’s school board tripled down last week on its controversial policy to ban so-called political symbols like the Pride Flag and Black Lives Matter from classrooms and campuses.   The board voted 4 to 3 to oust the popular superintendent who helped steer the exurban district to financial stability in recent years.   It’s the latest surprising step from a school board of elected volunteers, but Newberg isn’t alone. It’s part of a broader movement.   On the latest episode of Beat Check, we hear from Ryan Clarke and Eder Campuzano. Ryan just joined the Oregonian last week and broke countless stories about the controversial policy this summer as a reporter for the Newberg Graphic. Eder covers Portland Public Schools and education for the Oregonian.   We talked about last week’s remarkable meeting, what students of color and LGBTQ+ students are saying, where the story may go from here and how Newberg fits into the larger American narrative today   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The conservative majority on Newberg’s school board tripled down last week on its controversial policy to ban so-called political symbols like the Pride Flag and Black Lives Matter from classrooms and campuses.

 

The board voted 4 to 3 to oust the popular superintendent who helped steer the exurban district to financial stability in recent years.

 

It’s the latest surprising step from a school board of elected volunteers, but Newberg isn’t alone. It’s part of a broader movement.

 

On the latest episode of Beat Check, we hear from Ryan Clarke and Eder Campuzano. Ryan just joined the Oregonian last week and broke countless stories about the controversial policy this summer as a reporter for the Newberg Graphic. Eder covers Portland Public Schools and education for the Oregonian.

 

We talked about last week’s remarkable meeting, what students of color and LGBTQ+ students are saying, where the story may go from here and how Newberg fits into the larger American narrative today

 


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]]> 1844 no Data, water and and why an Oregon town is suing The Oregonian https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/data-waterandandwhyanoregontownissuingtheoregonian One of the country’s most famous companies is expanding in Oregon, and one city is carrying the water, legally speaking. That town sued to the public from knowing key details about the company’s plans. I’m Andrew Theen and this is Beat Check with The Oregonian.    Up next, Mike Rogoway, business and technology reporter for The Oregonian and OregonLive.   We talked about Google’s plans along the Columbia River and why The Dalles is suing the Oregonian. We discussed data centers in general and what they mean to our economy, what other companies are doing and what information they share and on the second half of the show, we talked about Intel’s bold new plans and why resistance and skepticism are so strong.   Related reading: The Oregonians's series "Draining Oregon" 2015 story from Mike on rural economies/data centers See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 08 Nov 2021 13:00:50 -0000 Data, water and and why an Oregon town is suing The Oregonian full The Oregonian/OregonLive One of the country’s most famous companies is expanding in Oregon, and one city is carrying the water, legally speaking. That town sued to the public from knowing key details about the company’s plans.I’m Andrew Theen and this is Beat Check with The... One of the country’s most famous companies is expanding in Oregon, and one city is carrying the water, legally speaking. That town sued to the public from knowing key details about the company’s plans. I’m Andrew Theen and this is Beat Check with The Oregonian.    Up next, Mike Rogoway, business and technology reporter for The Oregonian and OregonLive.   We talked about Google’s plans along the Columbia River and why The Dalles is suing the Oregonian. We discussed data centers in general and what they mean to our economy, what other companies are doing and what information they share and on the second half of the show, we talked about Intel’s bold new plans and why resistance and skepticism are so strong.   Related reading: The Oregonians's series "Draining Oregon" 2015 story from Mike on rural economies/data centers See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices One of the country’s most famous companies is expanding in Oregon, and one city is carrying the water, legally speaking. That town sued to the public from knowing key details about the company’s plans.


I’m Andrew Theen and this is Beat Check with The Oregonian.

  

Up next, Mike Rogoway, business and technology reporter for The Oregonian and OregonLive.

 

We talked about Google’s plans along the Columbia River and why The Dalles is suing the Oregonian. We discussed data centers in general and what they mean to our economy, what other companies are doing and what information they share and on the second half of the show, we talked about Intel’s bold new plans and why resistance and skepticism are so strong.

 

Related reading:

The Oregonians's series "Draining Oregon"

2015 story from Mike on rural economies/data centers


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]]> 1920 no Body shaming allegations rock Oregon Ducks track and field program https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/bodyshamingallegationsrockoregonduckstrackandfieldprogram The University of Oregon’s track and field program is one of the best in the world, and the school has pushed the limits for decades to help athletes trim their times, boost their throws and jumps and live up to Eugene’s Track Town USA nickname. But some former female athletes said the school went too far.   On the latest episode of Beat Check, we hear from Ken Goe, the longtime and now retired reporter for the Oregonian and Oregon live who worked at the paper for 4 decades and has covered track since the late 1980s.   We talked about his story on how UO’s data-driven approach to weight and body fat percentages have put female athletes at risk of unhealthy behaviors, like eating disorders and body dysmorphia. We discussed why he thinks the story reverberated nationally and much more.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 01 Nov 2021 12:00:00 -0000 Body shaming allegations rock Oregon Ducks track and field program full The Oregonian/OregonLive The University of Oregon’s track and field program is one of the best in the world, and the school has pushed the limits for decades to help athletes trim their times, boost their throws and jumps and live up to Eugene’s Track Town USA nickname.But ... The University of Oregon’s track and field program is one of the best in the world, and the school has pushed the limits for decades to help athletes trim their times, boost their throws and jumps and live up to Eugene’s Track Town USA nickname. But some former female athletes said the school went too far.   On the latest episode of Beat Check, we hear from Ken Goe, the longtime and now retired reporter for the Oregonian and Oregon live who worked at the paper for 4 decades and has covered track since the late 1980s.   We talked about his story on how UO’s data-driven approach to weight and body fat percentages have put female athletes at risk of unhealthy behaviors, like eating disorders and body dysmorphia. We discussed why he thinks the story reverberated nationally and much more.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The University of Oregon’s track and field program is one of the best in the world, and the school has pushed the limits for decades to help athletes trim their times, boost their throws and jumps and live up to Eugene’s Track Town USA nickname.


But some former female athletes said the school went too far.

 

On the latest episode of Beat Check, we hear from Ken Goe, the longtime and now retired reporter for the Oregonian and Oregon live who worked at the paper for 4 decades and has covered track since the late 1980s.

 

We talked about his story on how UO’s data-driven approach to weight and body fat percentages have put female athletes at risk of unhealthy behaviors, like eating disorders and body dysmorphia. We discussed why he thinks the story reverberated nationally and much more. 


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]]> 1744 no Editor Therese Bottomly on transparency, public records, missing the newsroom https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/editortheresebottomlyontransparency-publicrecords-returningthenewsroom Sometimes in journalism, it’s like pulling teeth trying to obtain records from public agencies. Other times, the state accidentally sends sensitive records to your email box. Then it’s decision time. Therese Bottomly, the editor of The Oregonian and Oregon Live and Vice President of Content for The Oregonian Media Group, talks about the latest public records and transparency questions in our newsroom on the latest episode of Beat Check. You might also hear from her pandemic puppy, Ruby, at times, on this episode.   We talked about the state accidentally sending our newsroom and the Salem Statesman Journal records identifying tens of thousands of workers and their vaccination status. We talked about how the newsroom handles those quandaries, what it says about our broader transparency fights and the rationale for how we are handling those ethical questions.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 25 Oct 2021 12:00:00 -0000 Editor Therese Bottomly on transparency, public records, missing the newsroom full The Oregonian/OregonLive Sometimes in journalism, it’s like pulling teeth trying to obtain records from public agencies. Other times, the state accidentally sends sensitive records to your email box. Then it’s decision time.Therese Bottomly, the editor of The Oregonian and ... Sometimes in journalism, it’s like pulling teeth trying to obtain records from public agencies. Other times, the state accidentally sends sensitive records to your email box. Then it’s decision time. Therese Bottomly, the editor of The Oregonian and Oregon Live and Vice President of Content for The Oregonian Media Group, talks about the latest public records and transparency questions in our newsroom on the latest episode of Beat Check. You might also hear from her pandemic puppy, Ruby, at times, on this episode.   We talked about the state accidentally sending our newsroom and the Salem Statesman Journal records identifying tens of thousands of workers and their vaccination status. We talked about how the newsroom handles those quandaries, what it says about our broader transparency fights and the rationale for how we are handling those ethical questions.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sometimes in journalism, it’s like pulling teeth trying to obtain records from public agencies. Other times, the state accidentally sends sensitive records to your email box. Then it’s decision time.


Therese Bottomly, the editor of The Oregonian and Oregon Live and Vice President of Content for The Oregonian Media Group, talks about the latest public records and transparency questions in our newsroom on the latest episode of Beat Check. You might also hear from her pandemic puppy, Ruby, at times, on this episode.

 

We talked about the state accidentally sending our newsroom and the Salem Statesman Journal records identifying tens of thousands of workers and their vaccination status. We talked about how the newsroom handles those quandaries, what it says about our broader transparency fights and the rationale for how we are handling those ethical questions.

 


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]]> 2319 no Another COVID crisis for Oregon's prisons https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/anothercovidcrisisfororegonsprisons Oregon’s state run prisons have had some of the worst workplace outbreaks during the pandemic. Now as the clock ticks toward a key deadline where prison staff must be vaccinated, a large number of workers are not. The state’s top prison official is saying those people may lose their jobs. Aquick thank you to our sponsor PacificSource Health Plans for supporting the show.     On the latest episode of Beat Check, criminal justice reporter Noelle Crombie is back to discuss the latest saga occurring at correctional institutions across Oregon.   We talked about what correctional leaders are saying, why they are holding firm and what this stare down with unvaccinated union workers may mean for incarcerated people.     See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:00:00 -0000 Another COVID crisis for Oregon's prisons full The Oregonian/OregonLive Oregon’s state run prisons have had some of the worst workplace outbreaks during the pandemic. Now as the clock ticks toward a key deadline where prison staff must be vaccinated, a large number of workers are not. The state’s top prison official is say... Oregon’s state run prisons have had some of the worst workplace outbreaks during the pandemic. Now as the clock ticks toward a key deadline where prison staff must be vaccinated, a large number of workers are not. The state’s top prison official is saying those people may lose their jobs. Aquick thank you to our sponsor PacificSource Health Plans for supporting the show.     On the latest episode of Beat Check, criminal justice reporter Noelle Crombie is back to discuss the latest saga occurring at correctional institutions across Oregon.   We talked about what correctional leaders are saying, why they are holding firm and what this stare down with unvaccinated union workers may mean for incarcerated people.     See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Oregon’s state run prisons have had some of the worst workplace outbreaks during the pandemic. Now as the clock ticks toward a key deadline where prison staff must be vaccinated, a large number of workers are not. The state’s top prison official is saying those people may lose their jobs. Aquick thank you to our sponsor PacificSource Health Plans for supporting the show.  

 

On the latest episode of Beat Check, criminal justice reporter Noelle Crombie is back to discuss the latest saga occurring at correctional institutions across Oregon.

 

We talked about what correctional leaders are saying, why they are holding firm and what this stare down with unvaccinated union workers may mean for incarcerated people.

 

 


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]]> 1275 no Under the gun: Inside Portland's rise in homicides https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/underthegun-insideportlandsriseinhomicides Portland is on pace to shatter the record for most homicides in a calendar year. It’s a confluence of factors. People lost their lives in all corners of the city, and there is no clear consensus on how to address the crisis    On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, veteran reporters Maxine Bernstein and Noelle Crombie talk about the rise in gun violence. Max has covered law enforcement in Portland for more than two decades. Crombie has also covered criminal justice issues for the Oregonian for more than 20 years   We talked about the victims, what’s driving the surge here, whether Portland is an outlier, how petty disagreements and gang violence factor in here and the ongoing discussions about how to address the homicide crisis.   Related: Read The Oregonian/OregonLive's full coverage of the crisis More about the package See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 Oct 2021 12:00:00 -0000 Under the gun: Inside Portland's rise in homicides full The Oregonian/OregonLive Portland is on pace to shatter the record for most homicides in a calendar year. It’s a confluence of factors. People lost their lives in all corners of the city, and there is no clear consensus on how to address the crisis&nbsp;&nbsp;On the ... Portland is on pace to shatter the record for most homicides in a calendar year. It’s a confluence of factors. People lost their lives in all corners of the city, and there is no clear consensus on how to address the crisis    On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, veteran reporters Maxine Bernstein and Noelle Crombie talk about the rise in gun violence. Max has covered law enforcement in Portland for more than two decades. Crombie has also covered criminal justice issues for the Oregonian for more than 20 years   We talked about the victims, what’s driving the surge here, whether Portland is an outlier, how petty disagreements and gang violence factor in here and the ongoing discussions about how to address the homicide crisis.   Related: Read The Oregonian/OregonLive's full coverage of the crisis More about the package See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Portland is on pace to shatter the record for most homicides in a calendar year. It’s a confluence of factors. People lost their lives in all corners of the city, and there is no clear consensus on how to address the crisis

  

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, veteran reporters Maxine Bernstein and Noelle Crombie talk about the rise in gun violence. Max has covered law enforcement in Portland for more than two decades. Crombie has also covered criminal justice issues for the Oregonian for more than 20 years

 

We talked about the victims, what’s driving the surge here, whether Portland is an outlier, how petty disagreements and gang violence factor in here and the ongoing discussions about how to address the homicide crisis.

 

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]]> 2086 no Land at Willamette Falls is finally in tribal hands again. Now what? https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/willamettefallsisfinallyintribalhandsagain.nowwhat- Willamette Falls is one of Oregon's most impressive natural wonders, but chances are you've never seen it up close. That may eventually change. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, travel and outdoor writer Jamie Hale (also the co-host of the fantastic Peak Northwest podcast) talks about the long range plans that the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde and other tribes have for the falls. We talked about the cultural significance of the falls, the long road to this moment and what the tribes' purchase says about the future possibilities of ancestral lands going back into tribal hands. Related reading: Demolition of vacant mill at Willamette Falls begins, tribes excited about future Celilo Village housing stories in The Oregonian See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 04 Oct 2021 12:00:00 -0000 Land at Willamette Falls is finally in tribal hands again. Now what? full The Oregonian/OregonLive Willamette Falls is one of Oregon's most impressive natural wonders, but chances are you've never seen it up close.That may eventually change.On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, travel and outdoor writer Jamie Hale (... Willamette Falls is one of Oregon's most impressive natural wonders, but chances are you've never seen it up close. That may eventually change. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, travel and outdoor writer Jamie Hale (also the co-host of the fantastic Peak Northwest podcast) talks about the long range plans that the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde and other tribes have for the falls. We talked about the cultural significance of the falls, the long road to this moment and what the tribes' purchase says about the future possibilities of ancestral lands going back into tribal hands. Related reading: Demolition of vacant mill at Willamette Falls begins, tribes excited about future Celilo Village housing stories in The Oregonian See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Willamette Falls is one of Oregon's most impressive natural wonders, but chances are you've never seen it up close.


That may eventually change.


On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, travel and outdoor writer Jamie Hale (also the co-host of the fantastic Peak Northwest podcast) talks about the long range plans that the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde and other tribes have for the falls.


We talked about the cultural significance of the falls, the long road to this moment and what the tribes' purchase says about the future possibilities of ancestral lands going back into tribal hands.


Related reading:


Demolition of vacant mill at Willamette Falls begins, tribes excited about future

Celilo Village housing stories in The Oregonian


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]]> 1332 no Eli Saslow of The Washington Post on his new book, 'Voices from the Pandemic' https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/elisaslowofthewashingtonpostonhisnewbook-voicesfromthepandemic Perhaps nothing in our lifetimes has so universally affected humans than the coronavirus pandemic, and a new book from a Portland-based journalist has the ambitious goal of sharing more than two dozen stories from all around the country. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, books columnist Amy Wang interviews Eli Saslow, the Portland-based reporter for The Washington Post and Pulitzer Prize winner who is one of the nation’s preeminent storytellers. Saslow’s third book, Voices From the Pandemic: Americans Tell Their Stories of Crisis, Courage and Resilience, comes out Sept. 28. Amy and Eli talked about how he picked who to focus on in the book, which started as a series in The Post, the reporting process in a pandemic, the connective tissue between his previous work on white nationalism and the conspiracy theories tied to the pandemic and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 27 Sep 2021 12:00:00 -0000 Eli Saslow of The Washington Post on his new book, 'Voices from the Pandemic' full The Oregonian/OregonLive Perhaps nothing in our lifetimes has so universally affected humans than the coronavirus pandemic, and a new book from a Portland-based journalist has the ambitious goal of sharing&nbsp;more than two&nbsp;dozen&nbsp;stories from all around ... Perhaps nothing in our lifetimes has so universally affected humans than the coronavirus pandemic, and a new book from a Portland-based journalist has the ambitious goal of sharing more than two dozen stories from all around the country. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, books columnist Amy Wang interviews Eli Saslow, the Portland-based reporter for The Washington Post and Pulitzer Prize winner who is one of the nation’s preeminent storytellers. Saslow’s third book, Voices From the Pandemic: Americans Tell Their Stories of Crisis, Courage and Resilience, comes out Sept. 28. Amy and Eli talked about how he picked who to focus on in the book, which started as a series in The Post, the reporting process in a pandemic, the connective tissue between his previous work on white nationalism and the conspiracy theories tied to the pandemic and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Perhaps nothing in our lifetimes has so universally affected humans than the coronavirus pandemic, and a new book from a Portland-based journalist has the ambitious goal of sharing more than two dozen stories from all around the country.


On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, books columnist Amy Wang interviews Eli Saslow, the Portland-based reporter for The Washington Post and Pulitzer Prize winner who is one of the nation’s preeminent storytellers.


Saslow’s third book, Voices From the Pandemic: Americans Tell Their Stories of Crisis, Courage and Resilience, comes out Sept. 28.


Amy and Eli talked about how he picked who to focus on in the book, which started as a series in The Post, the reporting process in a pandemic, the connective tissue between his previous work on white nationalism and the conspiracy theories tied to the pandemic and much more.


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]]> 2139 no Report Card: Checking in on the back to school situation https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/reportcard-checkinginonthebacktoschoolsituation --Students at Reynolds high school will be learning from home once again this week. Dozens of students have had to isolate so far for potential exposure on school buses in Portland and Lake Oswego. But all in all – students are back in classrooms and teachers are back in person. How’s it all going a few weeks in? On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporters Aimee Green and Fedor Zarkhin break down how things are going a few weeks into the school year.   We talked about buses, quarantines, how districts are notifying parents about exposure – or not -- and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Sep 2021 12:00:00 -0000 Report Card: Checking in on the back to school situation full The Oregonian/OregonLive --Students at Reynolds high school will be learning from home once again this week. Dozens of students have had to isolate so far for potential exposure on school buses in Portland and Lake Oswego.But all in all – students are back in classrooms and t... --Students at Reynolds high school will be learning from home once again this week. Dozens of students have had to isolate so far for potential exposure on school buses in Portland and Lake Oswego. But all in all – students are back in classrooms and teachers are back in person. How’s it all going a few weeks in? On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporters Aimee Green and Fedor Zarkhin break down how things are going a few weeks into the school year.   We talked about buses, quarantines, how districts are notifying parents about exposure – or not -- and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices --Students at Reynolds high school will be learning from home once again this week. Dozens of students have had to isolate so far for potential exposure on school buses in Portland and Lake Oswego.

But all in all – students are back in classrooms and teachers are back in person. How’s it all going a few weeks in?


On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporters Aimee Green and Fedor Zarkhin break down how things are going a few weeks into the school year.

 

We talked about buses, quarantines, how districts are notifying parents about exposure – or not -- and much more.


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]]> 1600 no An update on Portland politics, plus Rose Quarter project hits potential uncertainty https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/anupdateonportlandpolitics-plusrosequarterprojecthitspotentialuncertainty The summer doldrums are here and fall is just around the corner – but some things don’t seem to change – Portland City Hall is filled with uncertainty and the mega project to expand I-5 through the rose quarter is once again filled with question marks. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we’ll tackle both of those ongoing stories.   On the first half of the show, City Hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh breaks down the latest in Portland politics – and we didn’t even hit on the police vaccine saga.   On the second half of the show, transportation reporter Jayati Ramakrishnan talks about the latest on the $1 billion-plus Rose Quarter freeway project. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 13 Sep 2021 12:00:00 -0000 An update on Portland politics, plus Rose Quarter project hits potential uncertainty full The Oregonian/OregonLive The summer doldrums are here and fall is just around the corner – but some things don’t seem to change – Portland City Hall is filled with uncertainty and the mega project to expand I-5 through the rose quarter is once again filled with question marks.... The summer doldrums are here and fall is just around the corner – but some things don’t seem to change – Portland City Hall is filled with uncertainty and the mega project to expand I-5 through the rose quarter is once again filled with question marks. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we’ll tackle both of those ongoing stories.   On the first half of the show, City Hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh breaks down the latest in Portland politics – and we didn’t even hit on the police vaccine saga.   On the second half of the show, transportation reporter Jayati Ramakrishnan talks about the latest on the $1 billion-plus Rose Quarter freeway project. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The summer doldrums are here and fall is just around the corner – but some things don’t seem to change – Portland City Hall is filled with uncertainty and the mega project to expand I-5 through the rose quarter is once again filled with question marks.


On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we’ll tackle both of those ongoing stories.

 

On the first half of the show, City Hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh breaks down the latest in Portland politics – and we didn’t even hit on the police vaccine saga.

 

On the second half of the show, transportation reporter Jayati Ramakrishnan talks about the latest on the $1 billion-plus Rose Quarter freeway project.



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]]> 2104 no Dispatch from a Portland critical care unit https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/dispatchfromaportlandcriticalcareunit Eighteen months into the pandemic, healthcare workers in hospitals and intensive care units in Oregon are still at it. They are tired, frustrated and feeling forgotten. It’s a tense time and unvaccinated Oregonians continue to show up at their doors, some failing to believe in the very virus that sent them there in the first place.   On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Jeff Manning and Beth Nakamura talk about their recent trip into a critical care unit at Providence Portland Medical Center. We talked about what they saw, how it felt to be in that ward right now, what healthcare workers had to say and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Sep 2021 12:00:00 -0000 Dispatch from a Portland critical care unit full The Oregonian/OregonLive Eighteen months into the pandemic, healthcare workers in hospitals and intensive care units in Oregon are still at it. They are tired, frustrated and feeling forgotten. It’s a tense time and unvaccinated Oregonians continue to show up at their doors, s... Eighteen months into the pandemic, healthcare workers in hospitals and intensive care units in Oregon are still at it. They are tired, frustrated and feeling forgotten. It’s a tense time and unvaccinated Oregonians continue to show up at their doors, some failing to believe in the very virus that sent them there in the first place.   On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Jeff Manning and Beth Nakamura talk about their recent trip into a critical care unit at Providence Portland Medical Center. We talked about what they saw, how it felt to be in that ward right now, what healthcare workers had to say and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Eighteen months into the pandemic, healthcare workers in hospitals and intensive care units in Oregon are still at it. They are tired, frustrated and feeling forgotten. It’s a tense time and unvaccinated Oregonians continue to show up at their doors, some failing to believe in the very virus that sent them there in the first place.

 

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Jeff Manning and Beth Nakamura talk about their recent trip into a critical care unit at Providence Portland Medical Center. We talked about what they saw, how it felt to be in that ward right now, what healthcare workers had to say and much more.


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]]> 1900 no What you need to know about back to school plans https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/whatyouneedtoknowaboutbacktoschoolplans It’s the first week of class for Portland public school students and many others around the state return in a matter of days. But the Delta variant of COVID-19 is spreading and most students are still unvaccinated. It’s an exciting and nerve-wracking time.   What do we make of it all?   On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporters Eder Campuzano and Aimee Green talk about how school districts are preparing for yet another abnormal school year.   We talk about what school and activities will look like, why lunch is such a critical time and stuff like MERV 13 furnace filters and all kinds of nitty gritty details.   Related reading: What you need to know as kids go back to school PPS capped enrollment for online academy at 500, then Delta hit Portland kids will eat outside for 6 weeks Where to find KN95, N95 masks How to protect your COVID-19 vaccine card See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 Aug 2021 12:00:00 -0000 What you need to know about back to school plans full The Oregonian/OregonLive It’s the first week of class for Portland public school students and many others around the state return in a matter of days. But the Delta variant of COVID-19 is spreading and most students are still unvaccinated. It’s an exciting and nerve-wracking t... It’s the first week of class for Portland public school students and many others around the state return in a matter of days. But the Delta variant of COVID-19 is spreading and most students are still unvaccinated. It’s an exciting and nerve-wracking time.   What do we make of it all?   On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporters Eder Campuzano and Aimee Green talk about how school districts are preparing for yet another abnormal school year.   We talk about what school and activities will look like, why lunch is such a critical time and stuff like MERV 13 furnace filters and all kinds of nitty gritty details.   Related reading: What you need to know as kids go back to school PPS capped enrollment for online academy at 500, then Delta hit Portland kids will eat outside for 6 weeks Where to find KN95, N95 masks How to protect your COVID-19 vaccine card See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It’s the first week of class for Portland public school students and many others around the state return in a matter of days. But the Delta variant of COVID-19 is spreading and most students are still unvaccinated. It’s an exciting and nerve-wracking time.

 

What do we make of it all?

 

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporters Eder Campuzano and Aimee Green talk about how school districts are preparing for yet another abnormal school year.

 

We talk about what school and activities will look like, why lunch is such a critical time and stuff like MERV 13 furnace filters and all kinds of nitty gritty details.

 

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What you need to know as kids go back to school

PPS capped enrollment for online academy at 500, then Delta hit

Portland kids will eat outside for 6 weeks

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How to protect your COVID-19 vaccine card


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]]> 2021 no A Portland pediatrician on back to school, Delta, vaccines https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/aportlandpediatricianonbacktoschool-delta-vaccines Public students are going back to school full-time in the coming days for the first time in 18 months. We figured this was worth a couple episodes of the podcast. My colleague, Julie Evensen, interviewed Dr. Whitney Casares, a Portland pediatrician, about what parents should keep in mind when it comes to Delta, return to school, the vaccines and much more. This conversation ran on our Facebook account as well. We'll be back Monday with a regular episode featuring reporters Eder Campuzano and Aimee Green talking about the return to school and how parents, students and districts are preparing themselves. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 27 Aug 2021 12:00:00 -0000 A Portland pediatrician on back to school, Delta, vaccines bonus The Oregonian/OregonLive Public students are going back to school full-time in the coming days for the first time in 18 months. We figured this was worth a couple episodes of the podcast. My colleague, Julie Evensen, interviewed Dr. Whitney Casares, a Portland pediatrician, ab... Public students are going back to school full-time in the coming days for the first time in 18 months. We figured this was worth a couple episodes of the podcast. My colleague, Julie Evensen, interviewed Dr. Whitney Casares, a Portland pediatrician, about what parents should keep in mind when it comes to Delta, return to school, the vaccines and much more. This conversation ran on our Facebook account as well. We'll be back Monday with a regular episode featuring reporters Eder Campuzano and Aimee Green talking about the return to school and how parents, students and districts are preparing themselves. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices a Portland pediatrician, about what parents should keep in mind when it comes to Delta, return to school, the vaccines and much more. This conversation ran on our Facebook account as well. We'll be back Monday with a regular episode featuring reporters Eder Campuzano and Aimee Green talking about the return to school and how parents, students and districts are preparing themselves.

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]]> 1629 no Oregon breweries died, survived or grew during the pandemic https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/oregonbreweriesdied-survivedorgrewduringthepandemic Beer is part of the culture in Oregon, and a year and a half into the pandemic, the renowned industry is tired, but still standing.   Some big names are gone. Others expanded. And Beervana is once again seeing new businesses enter the crowded field. Oh and Delta is still looming   On the latest episode of Beat Check, Andre Meunier, breaking news new editor and beer writer for The Oregonian, talks about all things beer.   We talked about how breweries have adapted to survive the pandemic, we said goodbye to some operations that are now gone and we discussed what new features [home delivery] are here to stay.   Related Reading: Here's how to sign up for Andre's beer newsletter Hammer & Stitch review  Steeplejack video See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:00:00 -0000 Oregon breweries died, survived or grew during the pandemic full The Oregonian/OregonLive Beer is part of the culture in Oregon, and a year and a half into the pandemic, the renowned industry is tired, but still standing.&nbsp;Some big names are gone. Others expanded. And Beervana is once again seeing new businesses enter the crowded ... Beer is part of the culture in Oregon, and a year and a half into the pandemic, the renowned industry is tired, but still standing.   Some big names are gone. Others expanded. And Beervana is once again seeing new businesses enter the crowded field. Oh and Delta is still looming   On the latest episode of Beat Check, Andre Meunier, breaking news new editor and beer writer for The Oregonian, talks about all things beer.   We talked about how breweries have adapted to survive the pandemic, we said goodbye to some operations that are now gone and we discussed what new features [home delivery] are here to stay.   Related Reading: Here's how to sign up for Andre's beer newsletter Hammer & Stitch review  Steeplejack video See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Beer is part of the culture in Oregon, and a year and a half into the pandemic, the renowned industry is tired, but still standing.

 

Some big names are gone. Others expanded. And Beervana is once again seeing new businesses enter the crowded field. Oh and Delta is still looming

 

On the latest episode of Beat Check, Andre Meunier, breaking news new editor and beer writer for The Oregonian, talks about all things beer.

 

We talked about how breweries have adapted to survive the pandemic, we said goodbye to some operations that are now gone and we discussed what new features [home delivery] are here to stay.

 

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]]> 1500 no The Delta variant strikes Oregon https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/thedeltavariantstrikesoregon Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Oregon has been one of the best performing states. We had some of the lowest infection rates, hospitalizations and deaths per capita in the nation. But now the Delta variant is surging here, infection rates and hospitalizations are a big concern. Mask mandates are back. How did we get here?   On the latest episode of Beat Check, reporters Aimee Green and Ted Sickinger talk about where things stand in Oregon today and why things may get worse before they get better. We talked about who is getting infected, why vaccination incentives haven’t worked, the looming school year and much more.   Related reading: ‘Grim news’ of soaring COVID-19 hospitalizations prompts governor to send in Oregon National Guard Oregon to resume statewide indoor mask mandate as COVID hospitalizations break records See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 16 Aug 2021 12:00:00 -0000 The Delta variant strikes Oregon full The Oregonian/OregonLive Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Oregon has been one of the best performing states. We had some of the lowest infection rates, hospitalizations and deaths per capita in the nation.But now the Delta variant is surging here, infection rates and hospi... Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Oregon has been one of the best performing states. We had some of the lowest infection rates, hospitalizations and deaths per capita in the nation. But now the Delta variant is surging here, infection rates and hospitalizations are a big concern. Mask mandates are back. How did we get here?   On the latest episode of Beat Check, reporters Aimee Green and Ted Sickinger talk about where things stand in Oregon today and why things may get worse before they get better. We talked about who is getting infected, why vaccination incentives haven’t worked, the looming school year and much more.   Related reading: ‘Grim news’ of soaring COVID-19 hospitalizations prompts governor to send in Oregon National Guard Oregon to resume statewide indoor mask mandate as COVID hospitalizations break records See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Oregon has been one of the best performing states. We had some of the lowest infection rates, hospitalizations and deaths per capita in the nation.


But now the Delta variant is surging here, infection rates and hospitalizations are a big concern. Mask mandates are back. How did we get here?

 

On the latest episode of Beat Check, reporters Aimee Green and Ted Sickinger talk about where things stand in Oregon today and why things may get worse before they get better. We talked about who is getting infected, why vaccination incentives haven’t worked, the looming school year and much more.

 

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]]> 1966 no The state of homelessness in Portland https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/thestateofhomelessnessinportland Where do people experiencing homelessness go when their campsite is swept away? And how does Portland fare on the issue compared to other cities? Is it possible that Portland has more resources and a better plan? On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Nicole Hayden talks about the latest issues surrounding homelessness in Portland We talked about the recent sweep of a long established camp site at Laurelhurst Park, the plan pushed by Commissioner Dan Ryan to build more rest sites with social services at six places across Portland, how she gets her sources when people are often pushed from one area of town to another and whether things are really as bad as they feel right now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Aug 2021 12:00:00 -0000 The state of homelessness in Portland full The Oregonian/OregonLive Where do people experiencing homelessness go when their campsite is swept away? And how does Portland fare on the issue compared to other cities? Is it possible that Portland has more resources and a better plan?On the latest episode of Beat Check w... Where do people experiencing homelessness go when their campsite is swept away? And how does Portland fare on the issue compared to other cities? Is it possible that Portland has more resources and a better plan? On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Nicole Hayden talks about the latest issues surrounding homelessness in Portland We talked about the recent sweep of a long established camp site at Laurelhurst Park, the plan pushed by Commissioner Dan Ryan to build more rest sites with social services at six places across Portland, how she gets her sources when people are often pushed from one area of town to another and whether things are really as bad as they feel right now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Where do people experiencing homelessness go when their campsite is swept away? And how does Portland fare on the issue compared to other cities? Is it possible that Portland has more resources and a better plan?


On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Nicole Hayden talks about the latest issues surrounding homelessness in Portland

We talked about the recent sweep of a long established camp site at Laurelhurst Park, the plan pushed by Commissioner Dan Ryan to build more rest sites with social services at six places across Portland, how she gets her sources when people are often pushed from one area of town to another and whether things are really as bad as they feel right now.


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]]> 1560 no How Dutch Bros became an iconic Oregon company https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/howdutchbrosbecameaniconicoregoncompany What companies belong on Oregon’s Mt. Rushmore? Nike. TexTronix. Les Schwab Tire Centers….and now Dutch Bros? The Grants Pass based drive through coffee company’s success isn’t new, but it’s decision to go public is putting the company in rarefied air. It may soon be one of Oregon’s most valuable companies. On the latest episode of Beat Check, business reporter Mike Rogoway talks about Dutch Bros and its remarkable rise from Grants Pass novelty to a caffeinated juggernaut. We talked about the Dutch mafia, their brand awareness, why even some notable coffee purists are all in on company’s future and what its rise says about the state’s business climate. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 Aug 2021 12:00:00 -0000 How Dutch Bros became an iconic Oregon company full The Oregonian/OregonLive What companies belong on Oregon’s Mt. Rushmore? Nike. TexTronix. Les Schwab Tire Centers….and now Dutch Bros? The Grants Pass based drive through coffee company’s success isn’t new, but it’s decision to go public is putting the company in rarefied air.... What companies belong on Oregon’s Mt. Rushmore? Nike. TexTronix. Les Schwab Tire Centers….and now Dutch Bros? The Grants Pass based drive through coffee company’s success isn’t new, but it’s decision to go public is putting the company in rarefied air. It may soon be one of Oregon’s most valuable companies. On the latest episode of Beat Check, business reporter Mike Rogoway talks about Dutch Bros and its remarkable rise from Grants Pass novelty to a caffeinated juggernaut. We talked about the Dutch mafia, their brand awareness, why even some notable coffee purists are all in on company’s future and what its rise says about the state’s business climate. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices What companies belong on Oregon’s Mt. Rushmore? Nike. TexTronix. Les Schwab Tire Centers….and now Dutch Bros? The Grants Pass based drive through coffee company’s success isn’t new, but it’s decision to go public is putting the company in rarefied air. It may soon be one of Oregon’s most valuable companies.


On the latest episode of Beat Check, business reporter Mike Rogoway talks about Dutch Bros and its remarkable rise from Grants Pass novelty to a caffeinated juggernaut.


We talked about the Dutch mafia, their brand awareness, why even some notable coffee purists are all in on company’s future and what its rise says about the state’s business climate.


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]]> 1573 no The Obsession: Anatomy of a Murder https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/theobsession-anatomyofamurder How far would you go to investigate a murder in your family? What if one parent was accused and convicted of killing the other? One Vancouver woman has made reopening the case her life. On the latest episode of Beat Check, reporter Doug Perry talks about his four part series digging deep into a murder in Vancouver that occurred more than three decades ago. It’s a story of a family torn apart and one woman’s mission to seek justice. The story brings together old-fashioned shoe leather investigation, new genetic technology and a potential tie to an international crime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 26 Jul 2021 12:00:00 -0000 The Obsession: Anatomy of a Murder full The Oregonian/OregonLive How far would you go to investigate a murder in your family? What if one parent was accused and convicted of killing the other? One Vancouver woman has made reopening the case her life.On the latest episode of Beat Check, reporter Doug Perry talks a... How far would you go to investigate a murder in your family? What if one parent was accused and convicted of killing the other? One Vancouver woman has made reopening the case her life. On the latest episode of Beat Check, reporter Doug Perry talks about his four part series digging deep into a murder in Vancouver that occurred more than three decades ago. It’s a story of a family torn apart and one woman’s mission to seek justice. The story brings together old-fashioned shoe leather investigation, new genetic technology and a potential tie to an international crime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices How far would you go to investigate a murder in your family? What if one parent was accused and convicted of killing the other? One Vancouver woman has made reopening the case her life.


On the latest episode of Beat Check, reporter Doug Perry talks about his four part series digging deep into a murder in Vancouver that occurred more than three decades ago.


It’s a story of a family torn apart and one woman’s mission to seek justice. The story brings together old-fashioned shoe leather investigation, new genetic technology and a potential tie to an international crime.


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]]> 1411 no Oregon athletes begin cashing in on name, image, likeness rules https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/oregonathletesbegincashinginonname-image-likenessrules For decades the holy veneer of amateurism surrounding big time college sports largely stood untouched and unblemished. It was sacrosanct, even as coaches made millions. Then come July - poof. It was gone. College athletes were free to make money off their names images and likenesses. On this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporters Aaron Fentress and Jeff Manning talk about the brave new world in Oregon where college athletes are free to get paid by companies big and small. We talked about the change in public perception surrounding this issue, how quickly it accelerated, the recent Supreme Court ruling, what it means for big time athletes and less well known ones as well. This episode was brought to you by PacificSource. Related reading: New NCAA name, image, likeness rules could shift power in college sports, marketing College athletes begin cashing in on name, image, likeness, but many questions remain See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 19 Jul 2021 12:00:00 -0000 Oregon athletes begin cashing in on name, image, likeness rules full The Oregonian/OregonLive For decades the holy veneer of amateurism surrounding big time college sports largely stood untouched and unblemished. It was sacrosanct, even as coaches made millions. Then come July - poof. It was gone. College athletes were free to make money off th... For decades the holy veneer of amateurism surrounding big time college sports largely stood untouched and unblemished. It was sacrosanct, even as coaches made millions. Then come July - poof. It was gone. College athletes were free to make money off their names images and likenesses. On this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporters Aaron Fentress and Jeff Manning talk about the brave new world in Oregon where college athletes are free to get paid by companies big and small. We talked about the change in public perception surrounding this issue, how quickly it accelerated, the recent Supreme Court ruling, what it means for big time athletes and less well known ones as well. This episode was brought to you by PacificSource. Related reading: New NCAA name, image, likeness rules could shift power in college sports, marketing College athletes begin cashing in on name, image, likeness, but many questions remain See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For decades the holy veneer of amateurism surrounding big time college sports largely stood untouched and unblemished. It was sacrosanct, even as coaches made millions. Then come July - poof. It was gone. College athletes were free to make money off their names images and likenesses. On this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporters Aaron Fentress and Jeff Manning talk about the brave new world in Oregon where college athletes are free to get paid by companies big and small.


We talked about the change in public perception surrounding this issue, how quickly it accelerated, the recent Supreme Court ruling, what it means for big time athletes and less well known ones as well.


This episode was brought to you by PacificSource.


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]]> 1999 no Portland's ongoing traffic violence and one woman's story https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/portlandsongoingtrafficviolenceandonewomansstory Portland is still emerging from a deadly pandemic, and we’re seeing a record number of homicides plus dozens of deaths due to the recent heat wave. But another troubling issue continues to bubble beneath the surface: Traffic deaths are on pace to shatter records as well. On this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Savannah Eadens talks about the ongoing crises of people dying either walking, driving or biking on Portland’s streets. We talked about one of the recent victims, Natalie Gray, her life story, what we know about her death and much more. Related Reading: 50 people died in traffic crashes in 2019 54 people were killed in 2020, the most since 1996 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 12 Jul 2021 12:00:00 -0000 Portland's ongoing traffic violence and one woman's story full The Oregonian/OregonLive Portland is still emerging from a deadly pandemic, and we’re seeing a record number of homicides plus dozens of deaths due to the recent heat wave. But another troubling issue continues to bubble beneath the surface: Traffic deaths are on pace to shatt... Portland is still emerging from a deadly pandemic, and we’re seeing a record number of homicides plus dozens of deaths due to the recent heat wave. But another troubling issue continues to bubble beneath the surface: Traffic deaths are on pace to shatter records as well. On this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Savannah Eadens talks about the ongoing crises of people dying either walking, driving or biking on Portland’s streets. We talked about one of the recent victims, Natalie Gray, her life story, what we know about her death and much more. Related Reading: 50 people died in traffic crashes in 2019 54 people were killed in 2020, the most since 1996 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Portland is still emerging from a deadly pandemic, and we’re seeing a record number of homicides plus dozens of deaths due to the recent heat wave. But another troubling issue continues to bubble beneath the surface: Traffic deaths are on pace to shatter records as well. On this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Savannah Eadens talks about the ongoing crises of people dying either walking, driving or biking on Portland’s streets. We talked about one of the recent victims, Natalie Gray, her life story, what we know about her death and much more.


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]]> 1520 no Recapping Top Chef Portland https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/recappingtopchefportland What does it mean to have one of the nation’s premier food shows shoot in Portland and what should we make of the controversial winner? Despite our national reputation and several celebrity chefs, Portland has never hosted a season of Bravo’s Top Chef until now. On this bonus episode of Beat Check, resident food and TV gurus, Michael Russell and Kristi Turnquist, discuss the Top Chef season. They talked with engagement editor Julie Evensen about the controversial winner, what the show may mean for the city and what they enjoyed most about it. Related reading: Top Chef names a winner, but controversy hangs over the feel good season How to devour Portland’s restaurant scene, ‘Top Chef’-style ‘Top Chef’ Portland’s Sara Hauman on self-confidence, yogurt and the importance of little fish See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 08 Jul 2021 12:00:00 -0000 Recapping Top Chef Portland bonus The Oregonian/OregonLive What does it mean to have one of the nation’s premier food shows shoot in Portland and what should we make of the controversial winner?Despite our national reputation and several celebrity chefs, Portland has never hosted a season of Bravo’s Top Chef ... What does it mean to have one of the nation’s premier food shows shoot in Portland and what should we make of the controversial winner? Despite our national reputation and several celebrity chefs, Portland has never hosted a season of Bravo’s Top Chef until now. On this bonus episode of Beat Check, resident food and TV gurus, Michael Russell and Kristi Turnquist, discuss the Top Chef season. They talked with engagement editor Julie Evensen about the controversial winner, what the show may mean for the city and what they enjoyed most about it. Related reading: Top Chef names a winner, but controversy hangs over the feel good season How to devour Portland’s restaurant scene, ‘Top Chef’-style ‘Top Chef’ Portland’s Sara Hauman on self-confidence, yogurt and the importance of little fish See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices What does it mean to have one of the nation’s premier food shows shoot in Portland and what should we make of the controversial winner?

Despite our national reputation and several celebrity chefs, Portland has never hosted a season of Bravo’s Top Chef until now.


On this bonus episode of Beat Check, resident food and TV gurus, Michael Russell and Kristi Turnquist, discuss the Top Chef season. They talked with engagement editor Julie Evensen about the controversial winner, what the show may mean for the city and what they enjoyed most about it.


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]]> 2145 no Why the deadly heatwave is unlikely to be Oregon's last https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/whythedeadlyheatwaveisunlikelytobeoregonslast It’s been one week since Portland had its hottest day in recorded history — and that came on the heels of two days that were also record breaking. 116 degrees. What do we make of it? Is this a one off or a scary preview of our future? On the second half of the show, criminal justice reporter Noelle Crombie talks about the unprecedented death toll tied to the heat wave. We talked about what we know about those who lost their lives   On the first half of the show,, staff writer Kale Williams discusses the heat dome that turned Portland and much of Oregon on its head for three days. We talked about how climate change plays a role, what scientists say about the phenomenon and what we can do to prepare. What we know as of Sunday: - Umatilla construction worker died in trailer, his 6 year old survived - There will be a next time - 90 year old Washington County woman was one of the dead - Sebastian Francisco Perez dreamed of being a parent See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 05 Jul 2021 12:00:00 -0000 Why the deadly heatwave is unlikely to be Oregon's last full The Oregonian/OregonLive It’s been one week since Portland had its hottest day in recorded history — and that came on the heels of two days that were also record breaking. 116 degrees. What do we make of it? Is this a one off or a scary preview of our future? On the second hal... It’s been one week since Portland had its hottest day in recorded history — and that came on the heels of two days that were also record breaking. 116 degrees. What do we make of it? Is this a one off or a scary preview of our future? On the second half of the show, criminal justice reporter Noelle Crombie talks about the unprecedented death toll tied to the heat wave. We talked about what we know about those who lost their lives   On the first half of the show,, staff writer Kale Williams discusses the heat dome that turned Portland and much of Oregon on its head for three days. We talked about how climate change plays a role, what scientists say about the phenomenon and what we can do to prepare. What we know as of Sunday: - Umatilla construction worker died in trailer, his 6 year old survived - There will be a next time - 90 year old Washington County woman was one of the dead - Sebastian Francisco Perez dreamed of being a parent See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It’s been one week since Portland had its hottest day in recorded history — and that came on the heels of two days that were also record breaking. 116 degrees. What do we make of it? Is this a one off or a scary preview of our future? On the second half of the show, criminal justice reporter Noelle Crombie talks about the unprecedented death toll tied to the heat wave. We talked about what we know about those who lost their lives

 

On the first half of the show,, staff writer Kale Williams discusses the heat dome that turned Portland and much of Oregon on its head for three days. We talked about how climate change plays a role, what scientists say about the phenomenon and what we can do to prepare.


What we know as of Sunday:

- Umatilla construction worker died in trailer, his 6 year old survived

- There will be a next time

- 90 year old Washington County woman was one of the dead

- Sebastian Francisco Perez dreamed of being a parent


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]]> 1521 no Will Portland's red-hot housing market cool down? https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/willportlandsred-hothousingmarketcooldown- The Oregonian/OregonLive's Janet Eastman discusses the red-hot Portland housing market, why millennials are hopping into the buying spree and why prices are unlikely to go down even as inventory increases. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 28 Jun 2021 15:47:20 -0000 Will Portland's red-hot housing market cool down? full The Oregonian/OregonLive The Oregonian/OregonLive's Janet Eastman discusses the red-hot Portland housing market, why millennials are hopping into the buying spree and why prices are unlikely to go down even as inventory increases. The Oregonian/OregonLive's Janet Eastman discusses the red-hot Portland housing market, why millennials are hopping into the buying spree and why prices are unlikely to go down even as inventory increases. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1675 no Rep. Peter DeFazio on the transportation talks https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/rep.peterdefazioonthetransportationtalks Oregon’s longest tenured Congressman has a critical seat at the table in Washington as the Biden administration pushes for a massive transportation package. On this episode of Beat Check, Rep. Peter DeFazio talks about the latest twists and turns in the years long effort to pass a major transportation package. The Springfield Democrat chairs the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. We talked about his own $547 billion bill that is expected to go before the full house for a vote later this month, what he makes of the ongoing talks in the Senate, what the various bills may mean for Oregon’s Interstate Bridge and Rose Quarter freeway projects, and much more. Related reading: My 2019 profile on his relationship with-then President Trump See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Jun 2021 12:00:00 -0000 Rep. Peter DeFazio on the transportation talks full The Oregonian/OregonLive Oregon’s longest tenured Congressman has&nbsp;a critical seat at the table in Washington as the Biden administration pushes for a massive transportation package.On this episode of Beat Check, Rep. Peter DeFazio talks about the latest twists and ... Oregon’s longest tenured Congressman has a critical seat at the table in Washington as the Biden administration pushes for a massive transportation package. On this episode of Beat Check, Rep. Peter DeFazio talks about the latest twists and turns in the years long effort to pass a major transportation package. The Springfield Democrat chairs the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. We talked about his own $547 billion bill that is expected to go before the full house for a vote later this month, what he makes of the ongoing talks in the Senate, what the various bills may mean for Oregon’s Interstate Bridge and Rose Quarter freeway projects, and much more. Related reading: My 2019 profile on his relationship with-then President Trump See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Oregon’s longest tenured Congressman has a critical seat at the table in Washington as the Biden administration pushes for a massive transportation package.


On this episode of Beat Check, Rep. Peter DeFazio talks about the latest twists and turns in the years long effort to pass a major transportation package.


The Springfield Democrat chairs the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. We talked about his own $547 billion bill that is expected to go before the full house for a vote later this month, what he makes of the ongoing talks in the Senate, what the various bills may mean for Oregon’s Interstate Bridge and Rose Quarter freeway projects, and much more.


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]]> 2101 no Addiction in a pandemic, plus a post-COVID jaunt up Mount Tabor https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/addictioninapandemic-plusapost-covidjauntupmounttabor We all had to summon something to get through the past 15 months or so. Call it resilience or whatever you want. But the pandemic invariably hit some people harder. For people living with drug and alcohol addiction, the pandemic presented a massive roadblock. On this episode of Beat Check, staff reporter Fedor Zarkhin, who’s been covering COVID-19 since before the virus hit Oregon, talks about life in these times. On the first half of the show, we talked about his recent series that profiles people living with addiction. We talked about their struggles and their successes. On the second half of the show we discussed Fedor’s decision to head to southeast Portland’s Mount Tabor park on a recent sunny day to chat up strangers. We talked about what he learned and the simple joys in post-pandemic life. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 14 Jun 2021 12:00:00 -0000 Addiction in a pandemic, plus a post-COVID jaunt up Mount Tabor full The Oregonian/OregonLive We all had to summon something to get through the past 15 months or so. Call it resilience or whatever you want. But the pandemic invariably hit some people harder. For people living with drug and alcohol addiction, the pandemic presented a massive roa... We all had to summon something to get through the past 15 months or so. Call it resilience or whatever you want. But the pandemic invariably hit some people harder. For people living with drug and alcohol addiction, the pandemic presented a massive roadblock. On this episode of Beat Check, staff reporter Fedor Zarkhin, who’s been covering COVID-19 since before the virus hit Oregon, talks about life in these times. On the first half of the show, we talked about his recent series that profiles people living with addiction. We talked about their struggles and their successes. On the second half of the show we discussed Fedor’s decision to head to southeast Portland’s Mount Tabor park on a recent sunny day to chat up strangers. We talked about what he learned and the simple joys in post-pandemic life. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We all had to summon something to get through the past 15 months or so. Call it resilience or whatever you want. But the pandemic invariably hit some people harder. For people living with drug and alcohol addiction, the pandemic presented a massive roadblock.


On this episode of Beat Check, staff reporter Fedor Zarkhin, who’s been covering COVID-19 since before the virus hit Oregon, talks about life in these times.


On the first half of the show, we talked about his recent series that profiles people living with addiction. We talked about their struggles and their successes.


On the second half of the show we discussed Fedor’s decision to head to southeast Portland’s Mount Tabor park on a recent sunny day to chat up strangers. We talked about what he learned and the simple joys in post-pandemic life.



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]]> 1690 no Klamath crisis: 'There just isn't enough water to go around' https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/klamathcrisis-therejustisntenoughwatertogoaround Have the water wars returned to Klamath county? Federal officials announced last month that no one -- not the tribes or farmers in the Southern Oregon county -- will get water from upper klamath lake this year.  The impact goes beyond Oregon’s border. No one is happy. On this episode, reporter Kale Williams breaks down just what is going on in Klamath County. Related reading: Draining Oregon investigative series See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 07 Jun 2021 07:00:00 -0000 Klamath crisis: 'There just isn't enough water to go around' full The Oregonian/OregonLive Have the water wars returned to Klamath county? Federal officials announced last month that no one -- not the tribes or farmers in the Southern Oregon county -- will get water from upper klamath lake&nbsp;this year.&nbsp;The impact goes beyond... Have the water wars returned to Klamath county? Federal officials announced last month that no one -- not the tribes or farmers in the Southern Oregon county -- will get water from upper klamath lake this year.  The impact goes beyond Oregon’s border. No one is happy. On this episode, reporter Kale Williams breaks down just what is going on in Klamath County. Related reading: Draining Oregon investigative series See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Have the water wars returned to Klamath county? Federal officials announced last month that no one -- not the tribes or farmers in the Southern Oregon county -- will get water from upper klamath lake this year. 

The impact goes beyond Oregon’s border. No one is happy. On this episode, reporter Kale Williams breaks down just what is going on in Klamath County.


Related reading: Draining Oregon investigative series


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]]> 1609 no Janelle Bynum emerges as a police reform leader https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/janellebynumemergesasapolicereformleader It’s been one year since George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer. And since then Oregon lawmakers have taken concrete and bipartisan steps toward addressing how officers can deploy force in the state. More bills aimed at holding officers accountable are likely to pass this session. And Oregon’s lone Black woman lawmaker Janelle Bynum has been at the center of those policy changes. She is openly aiming for higher office. On the latest episode of Beat Check, criminal justice reporter at the paper Noelle Crombie talks about why she decided to write an in-depth story about Bynum right now. We talked about how the Happy Valley Democrat got into politics, how she became a power broker in Salem, what her reputation is in the capital and why she doesn’t shy away from vocally opposing people in her own party. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 31 May 2021 12:00:00 -0000 Janelle Bynum emerges as a police reform leader full The Oregonian/OregonLive It’s been one year since George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer. And since then Oregon lawmakers have taken concrete and bipartisan steps toward addressing how officers can deploy force in the state. More bills aimed at holding offic... It’s been one year since George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer. And since then Oregon lawmakers have taken concrete and bipartisan steps toward addressing how officers can deploy force in the state. More bills aimed at holding officers accountable are likely to pass this session. And Oregon’s lone Black woman lawmaker Janelle Bynum has been at the center of those policy changes. She is openly aiming for higher office. On the latest episode of Beat Check, criminal justice reporter at the paper Noelle Crombie talks about why she decided to write an in-depth story about Bynum right now. We talked about how the Happy Valley Democrat got into politics, how she became a power broker in Salem, what her reputation is in the capital and why she doesn’t shy away from vocally opposing people in her own party. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It’s been one year since George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer. And since then Oregon lawmakers have taken concrete and bipartisan steps toward addressing how officers can deploy force in the state. More bills aimed at holding officers accountable are likely to pass this session. And Oregon’s lone Black woman lawmaker Janelle Bynum has been at the center of those policy changes. She is openly aiming for higher office.


On the latest episode of Beat Check, criminal justice reporter at the paper Noelle Crombie talks about why she decided to write an in-depth story about Bynum right now. We talked about how the Happy Valley Democrat got into politics, how she became a power broker in Salem, what her reputation is in the capital and why she doesn’t shy away from vocally opposing people in her own party.


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]]> 1526 no Portland's protest movement 1 year later https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/portlandsprotestmovement1yearlater A year ago this week, protests against racial injustice sprang up in cities nationwide, and Portland was no different. Iconic images of thousands of protestors marching across Portland bridges made national headlines and Portlanders took to the streets night after night. What’s the state of that movement in Portland today, and has the message been lost amid headlines about broken windows and vandalism. And what do protesters think of those headlines. Are they fair? On the latest episode of Beat Check, Catalina Gaitán, a reporter for The Oregonian/OregonLive, tries to answer those difficult questions. Gaitán spoke with protesters and current and former politicians to take the pulse one year after George Floyd’s name suddenly became a national and international rallying cry.  Gaitán was born and raised in Portland and covered the protests for countless nights as a freelancer, for the Portland Mercury and for The Oregonian. We talked about what sticks with them from those long tear-gas filled nights, how it’s fundamentally changed their memories of some parts of the city and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 24 May 2021 12:00:00 -0000 Portland's protest movement 1 year later full The Oregonian/OregonLive A year ago this week, protests against racial injustice sprang up in cities nationwide, and Portland was no different. Iconic images of thousands of protestors marching across Portland bridges made national headlines and Portlanders took to the streets... A year ago this week, protests against racial injustice sprang up in cities nationwide, and Portland was no different. Iconic images of thousands of protestors marching across Portland bridges made national headlines and Portlanders took to the streets night after night. What’s the state of that movement in Portland today, and has the message been lost amid headlines about broken windows and vandalism. And what do protesters think of those headlines. Are they fair? On the latest episode of Beat Check, Catalina Gaitán, a reporter for The Oregonian/OregonLive, tries to answer those difficult questions. Gaitán spoke with protesters and current and former politicians to take the pulse one year after George Floyd’s name suddenly became a national and international rallying cry.  Gaitán was born and raised in Portland and covered the protests for countless nights as a freelancer, for the Portland Mercury and for The Oregonian. We talked about what sticks with them from those long tear-gas filled nights, how it’s fundamentally changed their memories of some parts of the city and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A year ago this week, protests against racial injustice sprang up in cities nationwide, and Portland was no different. Iconic images of thousands of protestors marching across Portland bridges made national headlines and Portlanders took to the streets night after night. What’s the state of that movement in Portland today, and has the message been lost amid headlines about broken windows and vandalism. And what do protesters think of those headlines. Are they fair?


On the latest episode of Beat Check, Catalina Gaitán, a reporter for The Oregonian/OregonLive, tries to answer those difficult questions. Gaitán spoke with protesters and current and former politicians to take the pulse one year after George Floyd’s name suddenly became a national and international rallying cry. 


Gaitán was born and raised in Portland and covered the protests for countless nights as a freelancer, for the Portland Mercury and for The Oregonian. We talked about what sticks with them from those long tear-gas filled nights, how it’s fundamentally changed their memories of some parts of the city and much more.


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]]> 1763 no Downtown Portland: Perception vs. Reality https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/downtownportland-perceptionvs.reality Downtown Portland is a complex place. In some ways, it’s struggling mightily. There’s the weight of the pandemic, the boarded up businesses and widespread trash there. In others, its excelling. See the lines for the new Gucci store for example. But how downtown is perceived is in some ways more important than its actual reality, especially for its economic future. And Portland area residents don’t have good things to say about downtown right now, even if they haven’t gone down there to check it out. On this episode, business reporters Jamie Goldberg and Mike Rogoway talk about the state of downtown today, what a recent poll commissioned by our newspaper revealed about that perception issue, and what it may take to bring people back to the city center. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 17 May 2021 12:00:00 -0000 Downtown Portland: Perception vs. Reality full The Oregonian/OregonLive Downtown Portland is a complex place. In some ways, it’s struggling mightily. There’s the weight of the pandemic, the&nbsp;boarded up businesses and widespread trash there. In others, its excelling. See the lines for the new Gucci store for example... Downtown Portland is a complex place. In some ways, it’s struggling mightily. There’s the weight of the pandemic, the boarded up businesses and widespread trash there. In others, its excelling. See the lines for the new Gucci store for example. But how downtown is perceived is in some ways more important than its actual reality, especially for its economic future. And Portland area residents don’t have good things to say about downtown right now, even if they haven’t gone down there to check it out. On this episode, business reporters Jamie Goldberg and Mike Rogoway talk about the state of downtown today, what a recent poll commissioned by our newspaper revealed about that perception issue, and what it may take to bring people back to the city center. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Downtown Portland is a complex place. In some ways, it’s struggling mightily. There’s the weight of the pandemic, the boarded up businesses and widespread trash there. In others, its excelling. See the lines for the new Gucci store for example. But how downtown is perceived is in some ways more important than its actual reality, especially for its economic future. And Portland area residents don’t have good things to say about downtown right now, even if they haven’t gone down there to check it out.


On this episode, business reporters Jamie Goldberg and Mike Rogoway talk about the state of downtown today, what a recent poll commissioned by our newspaper revealed about that perception issue, and what it may take to bring people back to the city center.


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]]> 1522 no Linfield University's many crises https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/maxinebernsteinonlinfielduniversitysmyriadscandals Linfield University normally doesn’t make big news. But in the past month, the private school has attracted the attention of the NAACP, Anti Defamation League, Oregon Board of Rabbis and national news outlets.   On the latest episode, cops and courts reporter Max Bernstein discusses the still unfolding situation at Linfield, where a tenured Shakespeare scholar was fired last month. The school now faces criticism that it fired a whistleblower who was drawing attention to sexual misconduct allegations against multiple school trustees. Its embattled president said the professor was fired for cause   We talked about the controversy, how it’s played out on campus and how the university is handling it.   Reading: Miles Davis talks about the firing Fourth Linfield trustee named in harassment claim  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 10 May 2021 12:00:00 -0000 Linfield University's many crises full The Oregonian/OregonLive Linfield University normally doesn’t make big news. But in the past month, the private school has attracted the attention of the NAACP, Anti Defamation League, Oregon Board of Rabbis and national news outlets.&nbsp;On the latest episode, cops and... Linfield University normally doesn’t make big news. But in the past month, the private school has attracted the attention of the NAACP, Anti Defamation League, Oregon Board of Rabbis and national news outlets.   On the latest episode, cops and courts reporter Max Bernstein discusses the still unfolding situation at Linfield, where a tenured Shakespeare scholar was fired last month. The school now faces criticism that it fired a whistleblower who was drawing attention to sexual misconduct allegations against multiple school trustees. Its embattled president said the professor was fired for cause   We talked about the controversy, how it’s played out on campus and how the university is handling it.   Reading: Miles Davis talks about the firing Fourth Linfield trustee named in harassment claim  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Linfield University normally doesn’t make big news. But in the past month, the private school has attracted the attention of the NAACP, Anti Defamation League, Oregon Board of Rabbis and national news outlets.

 

On the latest episode, cops and courts reporter Max Bernstein discusses the still unfolding situation at Linfield, where a tenured Shakespeare scholar was fired last month. The school now faces criticism that it fired a whistleblower who was drawing attention to sexual misconduct allegations against multiple school trustees. Its embattled president said the professor was fired for cause

 

We talked about the controversy, how it’s played out on campus and how the university is handling it.

 

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]]> 1404 no Employment Department issues remain; Oregon's gets sixth Congressional district https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/employmentdepartmentissuesremain-oregonsgetssixthcongressionaldistrict With 15 Oregon counties moving back to extreme risk of COVID spread, the state will likely see jobless claims rise as restrictions on indoor activities return. Those newly out-of-work Oregonians will go back to the state's clunky unemployment system that remains one of the slowest in the country On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, business reporter Mike Rogoway talks about the still ongoing woes at the state’s employment department. A year into the economic crisis, some workers are still stuck dealing with a system that has fundamental flaws that can’t be fixed anytime soon.  We hit on that and much more. Then, on the second half of the show, state politics reporter Hillary Borrud discusses Oregon landing a 6th congressional seat, the first expansion in 40 years. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 03 May 2021 12:00:00 -0000 Employment Department issues remain; Oregon's gets sixth Congressional district full The Oregonian/OregonLive With 15 Oregon counties moving back to extreme risk of COVID spread, the state will likely see&nbsp;jobless&nbsp;claims rise as restrictions on indoor activities return. Those&nbsp;newly out-of-work Oregonians&nbsp;will go back to the s... With 15 Oregon counties moving back to extreme risk of COVID spread, the state will likely see jobless claims rise as restrictions on indoor activities return. Those newly out-of-work Oregonians will go back to the state's clunky unemployment system that remains one of the slowest in the country On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, business reporter Mike Rogoway talks about the still ongoing woes at the state’s employment department. A year into the economic crisis, some workers are still stuck dealing with a system that has fundamental flaws that can’t be fixed anytime soon.  We hit on that and much more. Then, on the second half of the show, state politics reporter Hillary Borrud discusses Oregon landing a 6th congressional seat, the first expansion in 40 years. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices With 15 Oregon counties moving back to extreme risk of COVID spread, the state will likely see jobless claims rise as restrictions on indoor activities return. Those newly out-of-work Oregonians will go back to the state's clunky unemployment system that remains one of the slowest in the country


On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, business reporter Mike Rogoway talks about the still ongoing woes at the state’s employment department. A year into the economic crisis, some workers are still stuck dealing with a system that has fundamental flaws that can’t be fixed anytime soon. 


We hit on that and much more. Then, on the second half of the show, state politics reporter Hillary Borrud discusses Oregon landing a 6th congressional seat, the first expansion in 40 years.


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]]> 1857 no A remarkable acquittal https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/aremarkableacquittal For many of us, normal life ground to a halt during the pandemic. For Luke Wirkkala, his life is about to start anew. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, crime and justice reporter Noelle Crombie talks about Luke Wirkkala’s story. Wirkkala was convicted of murder in 2014 and acquitted of the same crime earlier this month. It’s a remarkable story that legal observers say is virtually unprecedented. Here's his story. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 26 Apr 2021 12:00:00 -0000 A remarkable acquittal full The Oregonian/OregonLive For many of us, normal life ground to a halt during the pandemic. For Luke Wirkkala, his life is about to start anew.On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, crime and justice reporter Noelle Crombie talks about Luke Wirkkala’s story.... For many of us, normal life ground to a halt during the pandemic. For Luke Wirkkala, his life is about to start anew. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, crime and justice reporter Noelle Crombie talks about Luke Wirkkala’s story. Wirkkala was convicted of murder in 2014 and acquitted of the same crime earlier this month. It’s a remarkable story that legal observers say is virtually unprecedented. Here's his story. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For many of us, normal life ground to a halt during the pandemic. For Luke Wirkkala, his life is about to start anew.


On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, crime and justice reporter Noelle Crombie talks about Luke Wirkkala’s story. Wirkkala was convicted of murder in 2014 and acquitted of the same crime earlier this month.


It’s a remarkable story that legal observers say is virtually unprecedented.


Here's his story.


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]]> 1326 no With all Oregon adults eligible for COVID vaccines, who's actually getting them? https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/withalloregonadultseligibleforvaccines-whosactuallygettingthem- All Oregonians 16 and older are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, but the virus continues to spread, and the state so far hasn’t lived up to its promises to ensure people of color and those most at risk of the virus get their shots first. In the second half of the show, we’ll hear from The Oregonian and OregonLive’s Rob Davis about how a public records request filed by our newspaper laid bare the full scale of the inequities and why where you live may be the best indicator of whether you’ve been vaccinated yet. But first, The Oregonian and OregonLive’s Aimee Green, who talked about the worrisome public health models that indicate the pandemic is not yet over, what it all means and whether the state is ready to vaccinate millions more Oregonians. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:00:00 -0000 With all Oregon adults eligible for COVID vaccines, who's actually getting them? full The Oregonian/OregonLive All Oregonians 16 and older are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, but the virus continues to spread, and the state so far hasn’t lived up to its promises to ensure people of color and those most at risk of the virus get their shots first.In the s... All Oregonians 16 and older are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, but the virus continues to spread, and the state so far hasn’t lived up to its promises to ensure people of color and those most at risk of the virus get their shots first. In the second half of the show, we’ll hear from The Oregonian and OregonLive’s Rob Davis about how a public records request filed by our newspaper laid bare the full scale of the inequities and why where you live may be the best indicator of whether you’ve been vaccinated yet. But first, The Oregonian and OregonLive’s Aimee Green, who talked about the worrisome public health models that indicate the pandemic is not yet over, what it all means and whether the state is ready to vaccinate millions more Oregonians. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices All Oregonians 16 and older are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, but the virus continues to spread, and the state so far hasn’t lived up to its promises to ensure people of color and those most at risk of the virus get their shots first.


In the second half of the show, we’ll hear from The Oregonian and OregonLive’s Rob Davis about how a public records request filed by our newspaper laid bare the full scale of the inequities and why where you live may be the best indicator of whether you’ve been vaccinated yet.


But first, The Oregonian and OregonLive’s Aimee Green, who talked about the worrisome public health models that indicate the pandemic is not yet over, what it all means and whether the state is ready to vaccinate millions more Oregonians.


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]]> 1738 no Portland tries to stem gun violence without adding police https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/portlandtriestostemgunviolencewithoutaddingpolice Portland is on pace to hit 100 homicides this year, an unprecedented tide of violence that many other cities also are facing. Last week, the City Council unanimously acted, funneling millions to violence prevention groups and creating a new police unit. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, City Hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and cops and courts reporter Maxine Bernstein talk about Portland’s new plan to tackle gun violence without boosting spending on police. We discussed how the deal came about; how it compares to the Portland Police Bureau’s Gun Violence Reduction Team disbanded last year; what the money will allow these groups to do, and much more. Related reading: Portland hopes $6 million plan stems violence PPB plans to shift resources See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 12 Apr 2021 12:00:00 -0000 Portland tries to stem gun violence without adding police full The Oregonian/OregonLive Portland is on pace to hit 100 homicides this year, an unprecedented tide of violence that many other cities also are facing. Last week, the City Council unanimously acted, funneling millions to violence prevention groups and creating a new police unit... Portland is on pace to hit 100 homicides this year, an unprecedented tide of violence that many other cities also are facing. Last week, the City Council unanimously acted, funneling millions to violence prevention groups and creating a new police unit. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, City Hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and cops and courts reporter Maxine Bernstein talk about Portland’s new plan to tackle gun violence without boosting spending on police. We discussed how the deal came about; how it compares to the Portland Police Bureau’s Gun Violence Reduction Team disbanded last year; what the money will allow these groups to do, and much more. Related reading: Portland hopes $6 million plan stems violence PPB plans to shift resources See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Portland is on pace to hit 100 homicides this year, an unprecedented tide of violence that many other cities also are facing. Last week, the City Council unanimously acted, funneling millions to violence prevention groups and creating a new police unit.


On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, City Hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and cops and courts reporter Maxine Bernstein talk about Portland’s new plan to tackle gun violence without boosting spending on police.


We discussed how the deal came about; how it compares to the Portland Police Bureau’s Gun Violence Reduction Team disbanded last year; what the money will allow these groups to do, and much more.


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]]> 1687 no Oregon State's change in management and the evolving culture of accountability https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/oregonstateschangeinmanagementandtheevolvingcultureofaccountability As the Beavers men’s basketball team made an incredible run to the Elite Eight, Oregon State University also saw its new president resign under pressure after revelations of culture of sexual harassment at his previous post. On this episode, The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Jeff Manning talks about the fallout from F. King Alexander’s brief tenure in Corvallis and where the state’s largest university goes from here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 05 Apr 2021 12:00:55 -0000 Oregon State's change in management and the evolving culture of accountability full The Oregonian/OregonLive As the Beavers men’s basketball team made an incredible run to the Elite Eight, Oregon State University also saw its new president resign under pressure after revelations of culture of sexual harassment at his previous post. On this episode, The Oregon... As the Beavers men’s basketball team made an incredible run to the Elite Eight, Oregon State University also saw its new president resign under pressure after revelations of culture of sexual harassment at his previous post. On this episode, The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Jeff Manning talks about the fallout from F. King Alexander’s brief tenure in Corvallis and where the state’s largest university goes from here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1613 no Meet some of Oregon's Black pioneers https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/meetsomeoforegonsblackpioneers The stories of Black Oregonians, like those of many people of color, often aren’t given the space they deserve in history books. Oregon Black Pioneers, a Salem-based historical society, is trying to bring them more attention. On this week's episode, we hear from Zachary Stocks, the group's executive director. Stocks’ background in colonial history; Beaver Hill, the long forgotten mining town that was briefly home to perhaps hundreds of Black workers and their families; the racism that predated the state’s founding; his thoughts on past year's racial justice and renaming movements; and much more. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 30 Mar 2021 12:00:00 -0000 Meet some of Oregon's Black pioneers full The Oregonian/OregonLive The stories of Black Oregonians, like those of many people of color,&nbsp;often&nbsp;aren’t&nbsp;given the&nbsp;space&nbsp;they deserve in&nbsp;history&nbsp;books. Oregon Black Pioneers, a Salem-based historical society, is ... The stories of Black Oregonians, like those of many people of color, often aren’t given the space they deserve in history books. Oregon Black Pioneers, a Salem-based historical society, is trying to bring them more attention. On this week's episode, we hear from Zachary Stocks, the group's executive director. Stocks’ background in colonial history; Beaver Hill, the long forgotten mining town that was briefly home to perhaps hundreds of Black workers and their families; the racism that predated the state’s founding; his thoughts on past year's racial justice and renaming movements; and much more. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The stories of Black Oregonians, like those of many people of color, often aren’t given the space they deserve in history books. Oregon Black Pioneers, a Salem-based historical society, is trying to bring them more attention. On this week's episode, we hear from Zachary Stocks, the group's executive director. Stocks’ background in colonial history; Beaver Hill, the long forgotten mining town that was briefly home to perhaps hundreds of Black workers and their families; the racism that predated the state’s founding; his thoughts on past year's racial justice and renaming movements; and much more.


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]]> 1816 no Checking in on Nora, "The Loneliest Polar Bear" https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/theloneliestpolarbear Nora the polar bear has lived a tough life, and the fact that she’s alive — and back in Portland at the Oregon Zoo — is a miracle of sorts. Nora’s story represents so much more than the life and struggles of one bear. It’s about climate change, the effect it’s had on indigenous people and their livelihoods, and how we — humans — can respond to it. It also shows how zoos have evolved over the last century or more, from the 1890s to today. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we’ll hear from my colleague Kale Williams, a staff writer at The Oregonian and OregonLive who has been reporting and writing about Nora since 2016. His new book, “The Loneliest Polar Bear,” expands on his award-winning 2017 series in The Oregonian. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 22 Mar 2021 12:00:00 -0000 Checking in on Nora, "The Loneliest Polar Bear" full The Oregonian/OregonLive Nora the polar bear has lived a tough life, and the fact that she’s alive — and back in Portland at the Oregon Zoo — is a miracle of sorts. Nora’s story represents so much more than the life and struggles of one bear. It’s about climate change, the eff... Nora the polar bear has lived a tough life, and the fact that she’s alive — and back in Portland at the Oregon Zoo — is a miracle of sorts. Nora’s story represents so much more than the life and struggles of one bear. It’s about climate change, the effect it’s had on indigenous people and their livelihoods, and how we — humans — can respond to it. It also shows how zoos have evolved over the last century or more, from the 1890s to today. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we’ll hear from my colleague Kale Williams, a staff writer at The Oregonian and OregonLive who has been reporting and writing about Nora since 2016. His new book, “The Loneliest Polar Bear,” expands on his award-winning 2017 series in The Oregonian. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Nora the polar bear has lived a tough life, and the fact that she’s alive — and back in Portland at the Oregon Zoo — is a miracle of sorts. Nora’s story represents so much more than the life and struggles of one bear. It’s about climate change, the effect it’s had on indigenous people and their livelihoods, and how we — humans — can respond to it. It also shows how zoos have evolved over the last century or more, from the 1890s to today.

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we’ll hear from my colleague Kale Williams, a staff writer at The Oregonian and OregonLive who has been reporting and writing about Nora since 2016. His new book, “The Loneliest Polar Bear,” expands on his award-winning 2017 series in The Oregonian.

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]]> 1751 no Small moves toward normalcy in schools and restaurants https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/tiptoeingtowardnormalcy A month from now, many middle and high schoolers across the Portland area will return to in-person teaching at least part time or the first time in a year. Bars and restaurants in the Portland area can now open up indoor dining to half of their normal capacity. Are we inching back to something resembling normalcy?   On this episode, you’ll hear from two of my colleagues about these baby steps toward our old lives. In the first half of the show, education reporter Eder Campuzano talks about how students are faring. Campuzano spoke to four metro area teens and pre-teens about their last year and what it means to go back to in-person instruction. Then, food writer Michael Russell talks about the state of the Portland bar and dining scene, the takeout revolution and when he plans to eat indoors. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:00:00 -0000 Small moves toward normalcy in schools and restaurants full The Oregonian/OregonLive A month from now, many middle and high schoolers across the Portland area will return to in-person teaching at least part time or the first time in a year. Bars and restaurants in the Portland area can now open up indoor dining to half of their normal ... A month from now, many middle and high schoolers across the Portland area will return to in-person teaching at least part time or the first time in a year. Bars and restaurants in the Portland area can now open up indoor dining to half of their normal capacity. Are we inching back to something resembling normalcy?   On this episode, you’ll hear from two of my colleagues about these baby steps toward our old lives. In the first half of the show, education reporter Eder Campuzano talks about how students are faring. Campuzano spoke to four metro area teens and pre-teens about their last year and what it means to go back to in-person instruction. Then, food writer Michael Russell talks about the state of the Portland bar and dining scene, the takeout revolution and when he plans to eat indoors. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A month from now, many middle and high schoolers across the Portland area will return to in-person teaching at least part time or the first time in a year. Bars and restaurants in the Portland area can now open up indoor dining to half of their normal capacity. Are we inching back to something resembling normalcy?

 

On this episode, you’ll hear from two of my colleagues about these baby steps toward our old lives. In the first half of the show, education reporter Eder Campuzano talks about how students are faring. Campuzano spoke to four metro area teens and pre-teens about their last year and what it means to go back to in-person instruction. Then, food writer Michael Russell talks about the state of the Portland bar and dining scene, the takeout revolution and when he plans to eat indoors.


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]]> 2205 no News roundtable: Oregon's economy, the pandemic and... is that optimism? https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/newsroomroundtable-oregonseconomy-thepandemicandoptimism On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we hear from three staff writers about the state of affairs in Oregon: Hillary Borrud, our state politics reporter; Mike Rogoway, who covers business and technology; and one of our newest staffers, homelessness reporter Nicole Hayden. We talked about the the economy, the state of homelessness services in the city, the legislature and another Republican walkout, the pandemic, and why things feel like they're looking up. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. Background reading: Borrud: Oregon economists expect $571 million kicker Hayden: On the proposed alcohol tax increase and what critics, supporters say Rogoway: Oregon businesses are, by and large, still in business See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:00:00 -0000 News roundtable: Oregon's economy, the pandemic and... is that optimism? full The Oregonian/OregonLive On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we hear from three staff writers about the state of affairs in Oregon: Hillary&nbsp;Borrud, our state politics reporter; Mike&nbsp;Rogoway, who covers business and technology; and one of o... On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we hear from three staff writers about the state of affairs in Oregon: Hillary Borrud, our state politics reporter; Mike Rogoway, who covers business and technology; and one of our newest staffers, homelessness reporter Nicole Hayden. We talked about the the economy, the state of homelessness services in the city, the legislature and another Republican walkout, the pandemic, and why things feel like they're looking up. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. Background reading: Borrud: Oregon economists expect $571 million kicker Hayden: On the proposed alcohol tax increase and what critics, supporters say Rogoway: Oregon businesses are, by and large, still in business See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we hear from three staff writers about the state of affairs in Oregon: Hillary Borrud, our state politics reporter; Mike Rogoway, who covers business and technology; and one of our newest staffers, homelessness reporter Nicole Hayden.


We talked about the the economy, the state of homelessness services in the city, the legislature and another Republican walkout, the pandemic, and why things feel like they're looking up.


You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you.


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Borrud: Oregon economists expect $571 million kicker

Hayden: On the proposed alcohol tax increase and what critics, supporters say

Rogoway: Oregon businesses are, by and large, still in business


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]]> 1955 no 1 year of COVID in Oregon https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/1yearofcovidinoregon One year ago, Oregon announced its first known case of the coronavirus. It’s changed all of our lives, and few are untouched by toll the disease has taken on our society, our economy and our politics. In those 12 months, life — and its many challenges — have continued on. Up next, we’ll hear from Katrina Thompson, a Springfield nurse who worked with COVID patients throughout the year, then lost her house in the Holiday Farm Fire. Then she came down with COVID-19 herself.   On the second half of the show, The Oregonian and OregonLive’s Tom Hallman reflects on some of those we’ve lost. He’s written nearly a dozen life stories about people who have died of COVID-19.   You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. Background reading: Portraits of the Pandemic Hallman: Corvette story Hallman: Sharon McGovern story See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:00:00 -0000 1 year of COVID in Oregon full The Oregonian/OregonLive One year ago, Oregon announced its first known case of the coronavirus.&nbsp;It’s changed all of our lives, and few are untouched by toll the disease has taken on our society, our economy and our politics.In those 12 months,&nbsp;life&nb... One year ago, Oregon announced its first known case of the coronavirus. It’s changed all of our lives, and few are untouched by toll the disease has taken on our society, our economy and our politics. In those 12 months, life — and its many challenges — have continued on. Up next, we’ll hear from Katrina Thompson, a Springfield nurse who worked with COVID patients throughout the year, then lost her house in the Holiday Farm Fire. Then she came down with COVID-19 herself.   On the second half of the show, The Oregonian and OregonLive’s Tom Hallman reflects on some of those we’ve lost. He’s written nearly a dozen life stories about people who have died of COVID-19.   You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. Background reading: Portraits of the Pandemic Hallman: Corvette story Hallman: Sharon McGovern story See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices One year ago, Oregon announced its first known case of the coronavirus. It’s changed all of our lives, and few are untouched by toll the disease has taken on our society, our economy and our politics.


In those 12 months, life — and its many challenges — have continued on. Up next, we’ll hear from Katrina Thompson, a Springfield nurse who worked with COVID patients throughout the year, then lost her house in the Holiday Farm Fire. Then she came down with COVID-19 herself.

 

On the second half of the show, The Oregonian and OregonLive’s Tom Hallman reflects on some of those we’ve lost. He’s written nearly a dozen life stories about people who have died of COVID-19.  


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Portraits of the Pandemic

Hallman: Corvette story

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]]> 1947 no Renee Watson, Portland-raised author, on her newest book https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/reneewatson-portland-raisedauthor-onhernewestbook Renee Watson grew up in Northeast Portland, and the acclaimed author and poet has built a sterling career putting the experiences of Black girls and women at the center — and on the cover — of books sold around the country. Amy Wang, the books columnist for The Oregonian and OregonLive, interviewed Watson for the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian. They talked about Watson's newest book, Love is a Revolution; her writing process, how Watson, who splits time between Portland and New York City, has been unable to visit the Rose City since the pandemic hit, how she decides to create her characters, what other projects she has in store and much more. Watson is also the coauthor of the 2019 book “Watch us Rise,” and the second book in her middle-grade Ryan Hart series, which is set in Portland, comes out in April. She's received a Coretta Scott King Award and Newbery Honor.  She's appearing, virtually, at Powell's Books March 3. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:00:00 -0000 Renee Watson, Portland-raised author, on her newest book full The Oregonian/OregonLive Renee Watson grew up in Northeast Portland, and the acclaimed author and poet has built a sterling career putting the experiences of Black girls and women at the center — and on the cover — of books sold around the country.Amy Wang, the books column... Renee Watson grew up in Northeast Portland, and the acclaimed author and poet has built a sterling career putting the experiences of Black girls and women at the center — and on the cover — of books sold around the country. Amy Wang, the books columnist for The Oregonian and OregonLive, interviewed Watson for the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian. They talked about Watson's newest book, Love is a Revolution; her writing process, how Watson, who splits time between Portland and New York City, has been unable to visit the Rose City since the pandemic hit, how she decides to create her characters, what other projects she has in store and much more. Watson is also the coauthor of the 2019 book “Watch us Rise,” and the second book in her middle-grade Ryan Hart series, which is set in Portland, comes out in April. She's received a Coretta Scott King Award and Newbery Honor.  She's appearing, virtually, at Powell's Books March 3. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Renee Watson grew up in Northeast Portland, and the acclaimed author and poet has built a sterling career putting the experiences of Black girls and women at the center — and on the cover — of books sold around the country.


Amy Wang, the books columnist for The Oregonian and OregonLive, interviewed Watson for the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian.


They talked about Watson's newest book, Love is a Revolution; her writing process, how Watson, who splits time between Portland and New York City, has been unable to visit the Rose City since the pandemic hit, how she decides to create her characters, what other projects she has in store and much more.


Watson is also the coauthor of the 2019 book “Watch us Rise,” and the second book in her middle-grade Ryan Hart series, which is set in Portland, comes out in April. She's received a Coretta Scott King Award and Newbery Honor. 


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]]> 1824 no What's behind disparities in pandemic-era kindergarten enrollment? https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/pandemic-erakindergartenenrollmentexposesdisparities As the pandemic raged last fall, some families decided not to enroll their kids in public online-only kindergarten. According to enrollment data, white families were twice as likely as Black and Latino families to skip kindergarten. Eder Campuzano, an education reporter for The Oregonian/OregonLive, explains what's going on. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 15 Feb 2021 13:00:00 -0000 What's behind disparities in pandemic-era kindergarten enrollment? full The Oregonian/OregonLive As the pandemic raged last fall, some families decided not to enroll their kids in public online-only kindergarten. According to enrollment data, white families were twice as likely as Black and Latino families to skip kindergarten. Eder Campuzano, an ... As the pandemic raged last fall, some families decided not to enroll their kids in public online-only kindergarten. According to enrollment data, white families were twice as likely as Black and Latino families to skip kindergarten. Eder Campuzano, an education reporter for The Oregonian/OregonLive, explains what's going on. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices As the pandemic raged last fall, some families decided not to enroll their kids in public online-only kindergarten. According to enrollment data, white families were twice as likely as Black and Latino families to skip kindergarten. Eder Campuzano, an education reporter for The Oregonian/OregonLive, explains what's going on.

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]]> 1624 no A look at Multnomah County's reform-minded DA after 6 months on the job https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/alookatmultnomahcountysreform-mindeddaafter6monthsonthejob For Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt, there was no easing into the new gig. No honeymoon period. The prosecutor, elected in a landslide last May, was thrown right into the fire. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Noelle Crombie talks about Schmidt’s first six months on the job as one of the state’s most prominent attorneys. On OregonLive: Portland protests shape District Attorney Mike Schmidt’s young tenure: Now what? You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 08 Feb 2021 13:00:00 -0000 A look at Multnomah County's reform-minded DA after 6 months on the job full The Oregonian/OregonLive For Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt, there was no easing into the new gig. No honeymoon period. The prosecutor, elected in a landslide last May, was thrown right into the fire. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, rep... For Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt, there was no easing into the new gig. No honeymoon period. The prosecutor, elected in a landslide last May, was thrown right into the fire. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Noelle Crombie talks about Schmidt’s first six months on the job as one of the state’s most prominent attorneys. On OregonLive: Portland protests shape District Attorney Mike Schmidt’s young tenure: Now what? You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt, there was no easing into the new gig. No honeymoon period. The prosecutor, elected in a landslide last May, was thrown right into the fire. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Noelle Crombie talks about Schmidt’s first six months on the job as one of the state’s most prominent attorneys.

On OregonLive: Portland protests shape District Attorney Mike Schmidt’s young tenure: Now what?

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]]> 1569 no Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler's second term off to an interesting start https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/portlandmayortedwheelerssecondtermofftoaninterestingstart Portland City Hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh talks about what’s going on with Mayor Ted Wheeler. Obviously Oregon, Portland and the nation are coping with a lot right now. We talked about that, but also discussed Wheeler’s policy priorities, the two high profile public confrontations he experienced this January, why he hired former mayor Sam Adams and what all of his staff shakeups may mean for the city and his governing plans. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 01 Feb 2021 13:00:00 -0000 Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler's second term off to an interesting start full The Oregonian/OregonLive Portland City Hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh talks about what’s going on with Mayor Ted Wheeler. Obviously Oregon, Portland and the nation are coping with a lot right now. We talked about that, but also discussed Wheeler’s policy priorities, the t... Portland City Hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh talks about what’s going on with Mayor Ted Wheeler. Obviously Oregon, Portland and the nation are coping with a lot right now. We talked about that, but also discussed Wheeler’s policy priorities, the two high profile public confrontations he experienced this January, why he hired former mayor Sam Adams and what all of his staff shakeups may mean for the city and his governing plans. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Portland City Hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh talks about what’s going on with Mayor Ted Wheeler. Obviously Oregon, Portland and the nation are coping with a lot right now. We talked about that, but also discussed Wheeler’s policy priorities, the two high profile public confrontations he experienced this January, why he hired former mayor Sam Adams and what all of his staff shakeups may mean for the city and his governing plans.

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]]> 1946 no Stuck in a snowstorm, Oregon health officials go car to car to ensure vaccine doses aren't wasted https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/stuckinasnowstorm-oregonhealthofficialsgocartocartoensureexpiringcoronavirusvaccineisntwasted Public health officials in Josephine County were headed home from a vaccine clinic in Cave Junction as a snowstorm hit Tuesday. A jackknifed semi blocked their way home, and six doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were about to expire. Up next, reporter Noelle Crombie talks to Mike Weber, Josephine County’s public health director, about the fateful trip and how staff administered the six doses to lucky travelers caught in the traffic jam. Read more: 6 stranded motorists win the coronavirus vaccine jackpot See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 28 Jan 2021 19:09:38 -0000 Stuck in a snowstorm, Oregon health officials go car to car to ensure vaccine doses aren't wasted bonus The Oregonian/OregonLive Public health officials in Josephine County were headed home from a vaccine clinic in Cave Junction as a snowstorm hit Tuesday. A jackknifed semi blocked their way home, and six doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were about to expire. Up next, reporter Noel... Public health officials in Josephine County were headed home from a vaccine clinic in Cave Junction as a snowstorm hit Tuesday. A jackknifed semi blocked their way home, and six doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were about to expire. Up next, reporter Noelle Crombie talks to Mike Weber, Josephine County’s public health director, about the fateful trip and how staff administered the six doses to lucky travelers caught in the traffic jam. Read more: 6 stranded motorists win the coronavirus vaccine jackpot See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Public health officials in Josephine County were headed home from a vaccine clinic in Cave Junction as a snowstorm hit Tuesday. A jackknifed semi blocked their way home, and six doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were about to expire. Up next, reporter Noelle Crombie talks to Mike Weber, Josephine County’s public health director, about the fateful trip and how staff administered the six doses to lucky travelers caught in the traffic jam.


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]]> 762 no The 'speck of light' a Biden presidency brings to Oregon Dreamers https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/thespeckoflightabidenpresidencybringstooregondreamers Donald Trump’s presidency is over, and President Joe Biden has pledged sweeping immigration reforms. Those plans may include a path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of people brought to the US as children. It’s a familiar story, but this time there may be some momentum. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Eder Campuzano talks about what a new administration in Washington DC may mean for some 10,000 so-called Dreamers in Oregon. Campuzano talked to two men — Esli Becerra and Leo Reyes —who were granted protections under President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. They discussed President Biden’s proposals and their thoughts on the insurrection at the Capitol three years after they attended Trump’s first State of the Union address. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 25 Jan 2021 13:00:31 -0000 The 'speck of light' a Biden presidency brings to Oregon Dreamers full The Oregonian/OregonLive Donald Trump’s presidency is over, and President Joe Biden has pledged sweeping immigration reforms. Those plans may include a path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of people brought to the US as children. It’s a familiar story, but this time t... Donald Trump’s presidency is over, and President Joe Biden has pledged sweeping immigration reforms. Those plans may include a path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of people brought to the US as children. It’s a familiar story, but this time there may be some momentum. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Eder Campuzano talks about what a new administration in Washington DC may mean for some 10,000 so-called Dreamers in Oregon. Campuzano talked to two men — Esli Becerra and Leo Reyes —who were granted protections under President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. They discussed President Biden’s proposals and their thoughts on the insurrection at the Capitol three years after they attended Trump’s first State of the Union address. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 10,000 so-called Dreamers in Oregon. Campuzano talked to two men — Esli Becerra and Leo Reyes —who were granted protections under President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. They discussed President Biden’s proposals and their thoughts on the insurrection at the Capitol three years after they attended Trump’s first State of the Union address.

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]]> 1814 no When a fertility clinic, bankruptcy and COVID-19 collide https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/whenafertilityclinic-bankruptcyandcovid-19collide COVID-19 has affected everything in our world — including the long-term plans for people hoping to start a family with help from fertility clinics like those housed at OHSU in Portland. The pandemic proved to be a fatal blow for IntegraMed, an obscure company with a decade long relationship with OHSU. The she company went bankrupt, owing nearly $20 million to thousands of people around the country. The company’s demise had ripple effects from Oregon to Florida. On this episode, investigative reporter Jeff Manning talks about what IntegraMed’s implosion means for OHSU’s patients and how the company’s demise added further stress to couples during an already calamitous year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:00:00 -0000 When a fertility clinic, bankruptcy and COVID-19 collide full The Oregonian/OregonLive COVID-19 has affected everything in our world — including the long-term plans for people hoping to start a family with help from fertility clinics like those housed at OHSU in Portland.The pandemic proved to be a fatal blow for IntegraMed, an obsc... COVID-19 has affected everything in our world — including the long-term plans for people hoping to start a family with help from fertility clinics like those housed at OHSU in Portland. The pandemic proved to be a fatal blow for IntegraMed, an obscure company with a decade long relationship with OHSU. The she company went bankrupt, owing nearly $20 million to thousands of people around the country. The company’s demise had ripple effects from Oregon to Florida. On this episode, investigative reporter Jeff Manning talks about what IntegraMed’s implosion means for OHSU’s patients and how the company’s demise added further stress to couples during an already calamitous year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COVID-19 has affected everything in our world — including the long-term plans for people hoping to start a family with help from fertility clinics like those housed at OHSU in Portland.


The pandemic proved to be a fatal blow for IntegraMed, an obscure company with a decade long relationship with OHSU. The she company went bankrupt, owing nearly $20 million to thousands of people around the country. The company’s demise had ripple effects from Oregon to Florida.


On this episode, investigative reporter Jeff Manning talks about what IntegraMed’s implosion means for OHSU’s patients and how the company’s demise added further stress to couples during an already calamitous year.


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]]> 1508 no The slow COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Oregon https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/theslowcovid-19vaccinerolloutinoregon It hasn’t yet been a month since Oregon received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines. How are we doing?  In typical Oregon fashion – we’re doing OK. Better than some states, not as well as others, but demand for the vaccine is outpacing supply, and even supplies aren’t reaching Oregonians – and their arms – as quickly as anyone would like. On this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Aimee Green talks about the vaccine rollout in Oregon so far. We talked about where we rank nationally in terms of administering vaccines, WHICH states are doing well, how Oregon could improve and why some health care workers are frustrated about the rollout. We talked shortly after Gov. Kate Brown’s Friday news conference where she announced the National Guard would be activated in Salem to assist with a weekend vaccination clinic. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 Jan 2021 13:00:00 -0000 The slow COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Oregon full The Oregonian/OregonLive It hasn’t yet been a month since Oregon received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines. How are we doing?&nbsp;In typical Oregon fashion – we’re doing OK. Better than some states, not as well as others, but demand for the vaccine is outpacing su... It hasn’t yet been a month since Oregon received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines. How are we doing?  In typical Oregon fashion – we’re doing OK. Better than some states, not as well as others, but demand for the vaccine is outpacing supply, and even supplies aren’t reaching Oregonians – and their arms – as quickly as anyone would like. On this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Aimee Green talks about the vaccine rollout in Oregon so far. We talked about where we rank nationally in terms of administering vaccines, WHICH states are doing well, how Oregon could improve and why some health care workers are frustrated about the rollout. We talked shortly after Gov. Kate Brown’s Friday news conference where she announced the National Guard would be activated in Salem to assist with a weekend vaccination clinic. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It hasn’t yet been a month since Oregon received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines. How are we doing?

 In typical Oregon fashion – we’re doing OK. Better than some states, not as well as others, but demand for the vaccine is outpacing supply, and even supplies aren’t reaching Oregonians – and their arms – as quickly as anyone would like.

On this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Aimee Green talks about the vaccine rollout in Oregon so far.

We talked about where we rank nationally in terms of administering vaccines, WHICH states are doing well, how Oregon could improve and why some health care workers are frustrated about the rollout. We talked shortly after Gov. Kate Brown’s Friday news conference where she announced the National Guard would be activated in Salem to assist with a weekend vaccination clinic.

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]]> 1783 no How has 2020 changed us? https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/howhas2020changedus- How did we change in 2020, and what does 2021 have in store as the nation, we hope, gradually emerges from the pandemic? Reporter Lizzy Acker shares perspectives from The Oregonian/OregonLive's readers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 04 Jan 2021 13:00:00 -0000 How has 2020 changed us? full The Oregonian/OregonLive How did we change in 2020, and what does 2021 have in store as the nation, we hope, gradually emerges from the pandemic? Reporter Lizzy Acker shares perspectives from The Oregonian/OregonLive's readers. How did we change in 2020, and what does 2021 have in store as the nation, we hope, gradually emerges from the pandemic? Reporter Lizzy Acker shares perspectives from The Oregonian/OregonLive's readers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1091 no Beat Check roundtable: A look back at 2020 https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/2020yearinreview It’s finally time to turn the page on 2020 and look ahead to what 2021 will bring. Reporters Kale Williams and Lizzy Acker and visual journalist Dave Killen joined host Andrew Theen to talk about the tumultuous year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 28 Dec 2020 13:00:00 -0000 Beat Check roundtable: A look back at 2020 full The Oregonian/OregonLive It’s finally time to turn the page on 2020 and look ahead to what 2021 will bring. Reporters Kale Williams and Lizzy Acker and visual journalist Dave Killen joined host Andrew Theen to talk about the tumultuous year. It’s finally time to turn the page on 2020 and look ahead to what 2021 will bring. Reporters Kale Williams and Lizzy Acker and visual journalist Dave Killen joined host Andrew Theen to talk about the tumultuous year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Kale Williams and Lizzy Acker and visual journalist Dave Killen joined host Andrew Theen to talk about the tumultuous year.

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]]> 2313 no Oregon's looming eviction and foreclosure crisis https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/oregonsloomingevictionandforeclosurecrisis As 2020 comes to a close, more Oregonians are struggling to pay for their housing. This week on Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Jamie Goldberg talks about the challenges facing renters, homeowners and business owners. The state Legislature is expected to confront the issue in some form on Monday, the same day this episode is released. But their action now might only delay — not solve — a looming eviction and foreclosure crisis in 2021.  You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Dec 2020 13:00:00 -0000 Oregon's looming eviction and foreclosure crisis full The Oregonian/OregonLive As 2020 comes to a close, more Oregonians are struggling to pay for their housing.&nbsp;This week on Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Jamie Goldberg talks about the challenges facing renters, homeowners and business owners. The state Legisla... As 2020 comes to a close, more Oregonians are struggling to pay for their housing. This week on Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Jamie Goldberg talks about the challenges facing renters, homeowners and business owners. The state Legislature is expected to confront the issue in some form on Monday, the same day this episode is released. But their action now might only delay — not solve — a looming eviction and foreclosure crisis in 2021.  You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices As 2020 comes to a close, more Oregonians are struggling to pay for their housing. This week on Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Jamie Goldberg talks about the challenges facing renters, homeowners and business owners. The state Legislature is expected to confront the issue in some form on Monday, the same day this episode is released. But their action now might only delay — not solve — a looming eviction and foreclosure crisis in 2021. 

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]]> 1507 no One of Oregon's first vaccinated healthcare workers on the COVID-19 shot, the pandemic https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/oneoforegonsfirstvaccinatedhealthcareworkersonthecovid-19shot-thepandemic The first healthcare workers in Oregon were vaccinated against COVID-19 on Wednesday, a historic moment in the pandemic that’s killed more than 1200 Oregonians in less than a year. On this episode, we hear from one of the first Oregonians to receive the vaccine. Jeremy Howard is a respiratory therapist at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in Northwest Portland, where he’s worked since 2003. We talked about how he ended up on the short list to receive the vaccine, how it may change his life in the short and long term and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 Dec 2020 01:10:03 -0000 One of Oregon's first vaccinated healthcare workers on the COVID-19 shot, the pandemic bonus The Oregonian/OregonLive The first healthcare workers in Oregon were vaccinated against COVID-19 on Wednesday, a historic moment in the pandemic that’s killed more than 1200 Oregonians in less than a year.On this episode, we hear from one of the first Oregonians to receive ... The first healthcare workers in Oregon were vaccinated against COVID-19 on Wednesday, a historic moment in the pandemic that’s killed more than 1200 Oregonians in less than a year. On this episode, we hear from one of the first Oregonians to receive the vaccine. Jeremy Howard is a respiratory therapist at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in Northwest Portland, where he’s worked since 2003. We talked about how he ended up on the short list to receive the vaccine, how it may change his life in the short and long term and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The first healthcare workers in Oregon were vaccinated against COVID-19 on Wednesday, a historic moment in the pandemic that’s killed more than 1200 Oregonians in less than a year.


On this episode, we hear from one of the first Oregonians to receive the vaccine. Jeremy Howard is a respiratory therapist at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in Northwest Portland, where he’s worked since 2003. We talked about how he ended up on the short list to receive the vaccine, how it may change his life in the short and long term and much more.


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]]> 1585 no What a serial stalker case says about Portland's police woes https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/whataserialstalkercasesaysaboutportlandspolicewoes When a serial stalker terrorized multiple families with young daughters earlier this year, a Northeast Portland neighborhood did what the Portland Police Bureau couldn’t – they banded together and tracked down a suspect, who was ultimately arrested on a warrant for a previous charge. On this episode, reporter Maxine Bernstein talks about her recent story highlighting that stalking case and what it says about the city's police bureau. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 14 Dec 2020 13:00:00 -0000 What a serial stalker case says about Portland's police woes full The Oregonian/OregonLive When a serial stalker terrorized multiple families with young daughters earlier this year, a Northeast Portland neighborhood did what the Portland Police Bureau couldn’t – they banded together and tracked down&nbsp;a&nbsp;suspect, who was ultim... When a serial stalker terrorized multiple families with young daughters earlier this year, a Northeast Portland neighborhood did what the Portland Police Bureau couldn’t – they banded together and tracked down a suspect, who was ultimately arrested on a warrant for a previous charge. On this episode, reporter Maxine Bernstein talks about her recent story highlighting that stalking case and what it says about the city's police bureau. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When a serial stalker terrorized multiple families with young daughters earlier this year, a Northeast Portland neighborhood did what the Portland Police Bureau couldn’t – they banded together and tracked down a suspect, who was ultimately arrested on a warrant for a previous charge.


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]]> 1797 no The Seaside man who survived a great white shark attack https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/theseasidemanwhosurvivedagreatwhitesharkattack Cole Herrington, the 20-year-old man who survived what experts and observers say was likely a great white shark attack Dec. 6, talks to The Oregonian/OregonLive about his surreal encounter. Herrington spoke with Noelle Crombie from his hospital bed at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in North Portland. Here's Noelle's story. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 09 Dec 2020 21:08:40 -0000 The Seaside man who survived a great white shark attack bonus The Oregonian/OregonLive Cole Herrington, the 20-year-old man who survived what experts and observers say was likely a great white shark attack Dec. 6, talks to The Oregonian/OregonLive about his surreal encounter.Herrington spoke with Noelle Crombie from his hospital bed a... Cole Herrington, the 20-year-old man who survived what experts and observers say was likely a great white shark attack Dec. 6, talks to The Oregonian/OregonLive about his surreal encounter. Herrington spoke with Noelle Crombie from his hospital bed at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in North Portland. Here's Noelle's story. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Cole Herrington, the 20-year-old man who survived what experts and observers say was likely a great white shark attack Dec. 6, talks to The Oregonian/OregonLive about his surreal encounter.


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]]> 723 no In a challenging year, help those who are making a difference https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/inachallengingyear-helpthosewhoaremakingadifference It’s been a hard year — but for tens of thousands of Oregonians, these are desperate times. And amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the ensuing recession and the state’s wildfires, help has been even harder to find. On this episode, journalists highlight some of the charities and social service groups featured in The Oregonian/OregonLive's Season of Sharing campaign. You'll hear from newsletters and special projects editors Amy Wang, daily life editor Grant Butler, Portland Trail Blazers beat reporter Aaron Fentress, and breaking news reporter Jayati Ramakrishnan. Read about all 12 beneficiaries of the drive at oregonlive.com/sharing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 07 Dec 2020 13:00:00 -0000 In a challenging year, help those who are making a difference full The Oregonian/OregonLive It’s been a hard year — but for tens of thousands of Oregonians, these are desperate times. And amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the ensuing recession and the state’s wildfires, help has been even harder to find. On this episode, journalists highlight some ... It’s been a hard year — but for tens of thousands of Oregonians, these are desperate times. And amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the ensuing recession and the state’s wildfires, help has been even harder to find. On this episode, journalists highlight some of the charities and social service groups featured in The Oregonian/OregonLive's Season of Sharing campaign. You'll hear from newsletters and special projects editors Amy Wang, daily life editor Grant Butler, Portland Trail Blazers beat reporter Aaron Fentress, and breaking news reporter Jayati Ramakrishnan. Read about all 12 beneficiaries of the drive at oregonlive.com/sharing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It’s been a hard year — but for tens of thousands of Oregonians, these are desperate times. And amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the ensuing recession and the state’s wildfires, help has been even harder to find. On this episode, journalists highlight some of the charities and social service groups featured in The Oregonian/OregonLive's Season of Sharing campaign.


You'll hear from newsletters and special projects editors Amy Wang, daily life editor Grant Butler, Portland Trail Blazers beat reporter Aaron Fentress, and breaking news reporter Jayati Ramakrishnan.


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]]> 1571 no Oregon missed red flags at workplaces that became COVID-19 hotspots https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/oregonmissedredflagsatworkplacesthatbecamecovid-19hotspots At nearly two dozen Oregon workplaces that would later suffer major COVID-19 outbreaks, state regulators got an early heads up in the form of complaints from workers or their representatives. State officials inspected just two of these factories, prisons and other potential hotspots before the virus ripped through, sickening dozens in each case. Investigative reporter Rob Davis and business reporter Jamie Goldberg analyzed thousands of workplace complaints and found that state officials missed warning signs at many job sites across Oregon. On this episode, Davis talked about their story, how they went about analyzing the thousands of complaints, what it says about Oregon and the nation’s handling of COVID-19 and why Oregon is sharing more information about its own failings than most of the country. Sign up for free text messages with coronavirus updates. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 Nov 2020 13:00:00 -0000 Oregon missed red flags at workplaces that became COVID-19 hotspots full The Oregonian/OregonLive At nearly two dozen Oregon workplaces that would later suffer major COVID-19 outbreaks, state regulators got an early heads up in the form of complaints from workers or their representatives. State officials inspected just two of these factories, priso... At nearly two dozen Oregon workplaces that would later suffer major COVID-19 outbreaks, state regulators got an early heads up in the form of complaints from workers or their representatives. State officials inspected just two of these factories, prisons and other potential hotspots before the virus ripped through, sickening dozens in each case. Investigative reporter Rob Davis and business reporter Jamie Goldberg analyzed thousands of workplace complaints and found that state officials missed warning signs at many job sites across Oregon. On this episode, Davis talked about their story, how they went about analyzing the thousands of complaints, what it says about Oregon and the nation’s handling of COVID-19 and why Oregon is sharing more information about its own failings than most of the country. Sign up for free text messages with coronavirus updates. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices At nearly two dozen Oregon workplaces that would later suffer major COVID-19 outbreaks, state regulators got an early heads up in the form of complaints from workers or their representatives. State officials inspected just two of these factories, prisons and other potential hotspots before the virus ripped through, sickening dozens in each case.


Investigative reporter Rob Davis and business reporter Jamie Goldberg analyzed thousands of workplace complaints and found that state officials missed warning signs at many job sites across Oregon.


On this episode, Davis talked about their story, how they went about analyzing the thousands of complaints, what it says about Oregon and the nation’s handling of COVID-19 and why Oregon is sharing more information about its own failings than most of the country.


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]]> 1502 no Boy Scouts face 95,000 abuse claims in fallout from Portland case (rebroadcast) https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/rebroadcast-boyscoutsface95-000abuseclaimsinfalloutfromportlandcase More than 95,000 people filed sex-abuse claims against the Boy Scouts of America before a key deadline passed last week in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. It's an astonishing figure that, according to victims' attorneys, exceeds the number of claims ever filed against the Catholic Church. The avalanche of sex abuse filings that forced the youth organization into bankruptcy has its origins in a Portland abuse case from a decade ago. A multi-million dollar jury award made it clear the Boy Scouts could face massive liability. And after the case, The Oregonian and other news organizations fought for, and won, the release of the Boy Scout's secret files on known abusers. We're revisiting a conversation from February with Molly Young, an editor for The Oregonian and OregonLive who reported on the bankruptcy, as well as Charlie Hinkle, a longtime First Amendment attorney who argued the case for the news organization.  You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Nov 2020 13:00:00 -0000 Boy Scouts face 95,000 abuse claims in fallout from Portland case (rebroadcast) full The Oregonian/OregonLive More than 95,000 people filed&nbsp;sex-abuse claims against the Boy Scouts of America before a key deadline passed last week in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. It's an astonishing figure that, according to victims' attorneys, exceeds the ... More than 95,000 people filed sex-abuse claims against the Boy Scouts of America before a key deadline passed last week in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. It's an astonishing figure that, according to victims' attorneys, exceeds the number of claims ever filed against the Catholic Church. The avalanche of sex abuse filings that forced the youth organization into bankruptcy has its origins in a Portland abuse case from a decade ago. A multi-million dollar jury award made it clear the Boy Scouts could face massive liability. And after the case, The Oregonian and other news organizations fought for, and won, the release of the Boy Scout's secret files on known abusers. We're revisiting a conversation from February with Molly Young, an editor for The Oregonian and OregonLive who reported on the bankruptcy, as well as Charlie Hinkle, a longtime First Amendment attorney who argued the case for the news organization.  You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices More than 95,000 people filed sex-abuse claims against the Boy Scouts of America before a key deadline passed last week in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. It's an astonishing figure that, according to victims' attorneys, exceeds the number of claims ever filed against the Catholic Church.

The avalanche of sex abuse filings that forced the youth organization into bankruptcy has its origins in a Portland abuse case from a decade ago. A multi-million dollar jury award made it clear the Boy Scouts could face massive liability. And after the case, The Oregonian and other news organizations fought for, and won, the release of the Boy Scout's secret files on known abusers.

We're revisiting a conversation from February with Molly Young, an editor for The Oregonian and OregonLive who reported on the bankruptcy, as well as Charlie Hinkle, a longtime First Amendment attorney who argued the case for the news organization. 

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]]> 1567 no The COVID-19 resurgence and Oregon’s new 'freeze' https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/thecovid-19resurgenceandoregon-snewfreeze If you thought COVID-19 was in the rear view mirror, you’re wrong. Now, Oregon faces its toughest restrictions since March as cases spike across the state, threatening to overload the healthcare system. On this episode, investigative reporter Brad Schmidt talks about the statewide "freeze" ordered by the governor and answers questions submitted by readers about a whole range of topics. Sign up for free text messages with coronavirus updates sent by The Oregonian/OregonLive's journalists — and text them back with your questions and suggestions. We also have a newsletter devoted to news about the coronavirus in Oregon. Subscribe here. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 16 Nov 2020 13:00:00 -0000 The COVID-19 resurgence and Oregon’s new 'freeze' full The Oregonian/OregonLive If you thought COVID-19 was in the rear view mirror, you’re wrong. Now, Oregon faces its toughest restrictions since March as cases spike across the state, threatening to overload the healthcare system. On this episode, investigative reporter Brad Schm... If you thought COVID-19 was in the rear view mirror, you’re wrong. Now, Oregon faces its toughest restrictions since March as cases spike across the state, threatening to overload the healthcare system. On this episode, investigative reporter Brad Schmidt talks about the statewide "freeze" ordered by the governor and answers questions submitted by readers about a whole range of topics. Sign up for free text messages with coronavirus updates sent by The Oregonian/OregonLive's journalists — and text them back with your questions and suggestions. We also have a newsletter devoted to news about the coronavirus in Oregon. Subscribe here. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices If you thought COVID-19 was in the rear view mirror, you’re wrong. Now, Oregon faces its toughest restrictions since March as cases spike across the state, threatening to overload the healthcare system. On this episode, investigative reporter Brad Schmidt talks about the statewide "freeze" ordered by the governor and answers questions submitted by readers about a whole range of topics.

Sign up for free text messages with coronavirus updates sent by The Oregonian/OregonLive's journalists — and text them back with your questions and suggestions.

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]]> 1879 no What's in store for Portland's acclaimed food scene? https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/whatwillhappentoportlandsacclaimedfoodscene Winter is coming, and with it, huge questions for Portland’s already struggling food and bar scene. On this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, restaurant reporter and critic Michael Russell talks about the state of the restaurant industry right now. We talked about the big names and brands like Pok Pok and Beast that have closed their doors for good, why businesses are nervous about the long wet winter to come, why some new businesses are opening and a few other reasons for optimism. Yes, cautious optimism. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Nov 2020 13:00:00 -0000 What's in store for Portland's acclaimed food scene? full The Oregonian/OregonLive Winter is coming, and with it, huge questions for Portland’s already struggling food and bar scene.&nbsp;On this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, restaurant reporter and critic Michael Russell talks about the state of the restaurant indust... Winter is coming, and with it, huge questions for Portland’s already struggling food and bar scene. On this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, restaurant reporter and critic Michael Russell talks about the state of the restaurant industry right now. We talked about the big names and brands like Pok Pok and Beast that have closed their doors for good, why businesses are nervous about the long wet winter to come, why some new businesses are opening and a few other reasons for optimism. Yes, cautious optimism. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Winter is coming, and with it, huge questions for Portland’s already struggling food and bar scene. On this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, restaurant reporter and critic Michael Russell talks about the state of the restaurant industry right now.

We talked about the big names and brands like Pok Pok and Beast that have closed their doors for good, why businesses are nervous about the long wet winter to come, why some new businesses are opening and a few other reasons for optimism. Yes, cautious optimism.

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]]> 1956 no Oregon passed a historic drug decriminalization measure. Now what? https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/oregonpassedahistoricdrugdecriminalizationmeasure.nowwhat- Oregon voters overwhelmingly approved Measure 110, decriminalizing small amounts of heroin and other street drugs. Now what? On this bonus episode, The Oregonian and OregonLive’s Noelle Crombie talks about Measure 110, how this isn’t the first time the state took a historic step on drug reform, how the Legislature is reacting and how the pioneering vote is creating waves around the country and beyond. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 Nov 2020 23:44:14 -0000 Oregon passed a historic drug decriminalization measure. Now what? bonus The Oregonian/OregonLive Oregon voters overwhelmingly approved Measure 110, decriminalizing small amounts of heroin and other street drugs. Now what? On this bonus episode, The Oregonian and OregonLive’s Noelle Crombie talks about Measure 110,&nbsp;how this isn’t the first... Oregon voters overwhelmingly approved Measure 110, decriminalizing small amounts of heroin and other street drugs. Now what? On this bonus episode, The Oregonian and OregonLive’s Noelle Crombie talks about Measure 110, how this isn’t the first time the state took a historic step on drug reform, how the Legislature is reacting and how the pioneering vote is creating waves around the country and beyond. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices pioneering vote is creating waves around the country and beyond.

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]]> 1077 no Election night recap: What went down in Oregon's biggest races https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/electionnightrecap-whatweknowinoregonsbiggestraces All eyes were on the top of the ticket Tuesday, but in this election night episode, journalists from The Oregonian/OregonLive discuss the potential impact of down-ballot races in Oregon and the Portland metro area. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 04 Nov 2020 10:20:48 -0000 Election night recap: What went down in Oregon's biggest races full The Oregonian/OregonLive All eyes were on the top of the ticket Tuesday, but in this election night episode, journalists from The Oregonian/OregonLive discuss the potential impact of down-ballot races in Oregon and the Portland metro area.You can support this podcast and our ... All eyes were on the top of the ticket Tuesday, but in this election night episode, journalists from The Oregonian/OregonLive discuss the potential impact of down-ballot races in Oregon and the Portland metro area. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices All eyes were on the top of the ticket Tuesday, but in this election night episode, journalists from The Oregonian/OregonLive discuss the potential impact of down-ballot races in Oregon and the Portland metro area.

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]]> 1767 no Explaining vote-by-mail, plus how we call election winners https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/explainingvotebymail-plushowwecallelectionwinners Oregonians love vote-by-mail. Do we actually how it works? On this episode, politics editor Betsy Hammond talks about the nitty gritty details behind our vote by mail system and the task ahead for much of the rest of the country at states are now trying to figure out — during a pandemic no less — what Oregon has been refining since 1998. We talked about voter turnout, what to expect on election night and how she’s helped lead the newsroom’s decision desk for since 2008 to call races quickly and accurately. We've updated this episode to reflect a correction: We incorrectly stated when Oregon counties can start counting ballots. Counties can start scanning ballots up to one week before Election Day with the state's approval. Multnomah County, for example, plans to start scanning ballots on Wednesday, Oct. 28. We regret the error. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 26 Oct 2020 12:00:00 -0000 Explaining vote-by-mail, plus how we call election winners full The Oregonian/OregonLive Oregonians love vote-by-mail. Do we actually how it works?On this episode, politics editor Betsy Hammond talks about the nitty gritty details behind our vote by mail system and the task ahead for much of the rest of the country at states are now try... Oregonians love vote-by-mail. Do we actually how it works? On this episode, politics editor Betsy Hammond talks about the nitty gritty details behind our vote by mail system and the task ahead for much of the rest of the country at states are now trying to figure out — during a pandemic no less — what Oregon has been refining since 1998. We talked about voter turnout, what to expect on election night and how she’s helped lead the newsroom’s decision desk for since 2008 to call races quickly and accurately. We've updated this episode to reflect a correction: We incorrectly stated when Oregon counties can start counting ballots. Counties can start scanning ballots up to one week before Election Day with the state's approval. Multnomah County, for example, plans to start scanning ballots on Wednesday, Oct. 28. We regret the error. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Oregonians love vote-by-mail. Do we actually how it works?


On this episode, politics editor Betsy Hammond talks about the nitty gritty details behind our vote by mail system and the task ahead for much of the rest of the country at states are now trying to figure out — during a pandemic no less — what Oregon has been refining since 1998. We talked about voter turnout, what to expect on election night and how she’s helped lead the newsroom’s decision desk for since 2008 to call races quickly and accurately.


We've updated this episode to reflect a correction: We incorrectly stated when Oregon counties can start counting ballots. Counties can start scanning ballots up to one week before Election Day with the state's approval. Multnomah County, for example, plans to start scanning ballots on Wednesday, Oct. 28. We regret the error.


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]]> 1857 no Previewing the 2020 election https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/previewingthe2020election Finally, ballots have arrived — or are arriving imminently — at Oregonians' mailboxes. On this episode, politics reporters Hillary Borrud and Everton Bailey Jr. discuss the big stories and issues they are tracking this year. We talked about the Portland mayor's race, the secretary of state contest, the proposed Portland police oversight reform measure and much more. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 19 Oct 2020 12:00:00 -0000 Previewing the 2020 election full The Oregonian/OregonLive Finally, ballots have arrived — or are arriving imminently — at Oregonians' mailboxes.On this episode, politics reporters Hillary Borrud and Everton Bailey Jr. discuss the big stories and issues they are tracking this year. We talked about the Po... Finally, ballots have arrived — or are arriving imminently — at Oregonians' mailboxes. On this episode, politics reporters Hillary Borrud and Everton Bailey Jr. discuss the big stories and issues they are tracking this year. We talked about the Portland mayor's race, the secretary of state contest, the proposed Portland police oversight reform measure and much more. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Finally, ballots have arrived — or are arriving imminently — at Oregonians' mailboxes.

On this episode, politics reporters Hillary Borrud and Everton Bailey Jr. discuss the big stories and issues they are tracking this year. We talked about the Portland mayor's race, the secretary of state contest, the proposed Portland police oversight reform measure and much more.

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]]> 1969 no What's in store for Oregon's economy? https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/checkinginonoregonseconomy Businesses across the state are locked into a new normal — and any true economic revival could be years away. But things could actually be much worse. On this episode, reporter Mike Rogoway talks about the latest unemployment figures and the overall state economic forecast and explains why things aren’t as bad as experts feared they would be. We also talked about downtown's struggles, how the recession is playing out differently across the state and much more. Interested in interacting more with Mike and our business team? Subscribe to our new text service to stay informed. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 12 Oct 2020 12:00:00 -0000 What's in store for Oregon's economy? full The Oregonian/OregonLive Businesses across the state are locked into a new normal — and any true economic revival could be years away. But things could actually be much worse.On this episode, reporter Mike Rogoway talks about the latest unemployment figures and the overall ... Businesses across the state are locked into a new normal — and any true economic revival could be years away. But things could actually be much worse. On this episode, reporter Mike Rogoway talks about the latest unemployment figures and the overall state economic forecast and explains why things aren’t as bad as experts feared they would be. We also talked about downtown's struggles, how the recession is playing out differently across the state and much more. Interested in interacting more with Mike and our business team? Subscribe to our new text service to stay informed. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Businesses across the state are locked into a new normal — and any true economic revival could be years away. But things could actually be much worse.


On this episode, reporter Mike Rogoway talks about the latest unemployment figures and the overall state economic forecast and explains why things aren’t as bad as experts feared they would be.


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]]> 1526 no Portland mayoral debate: Ted Wheeler vs. Sarah Iannarone https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/portlandmayoraldebate-tedwheelervs.sarahiannarone Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and challenger Sarah Iannarone faced off in their first televised debate this week, making their final pitch to voters before ballots start arriving in mailboxes next week. Wheeler and Iannarone discussed their stances on police reform, homelessness, the COVID-19 pandemic, how to rebuild Portland’s economy and much more. The debate was moderated by The Oregonian/OregonLive's Everton Bailey and KGW anchor Laural Porter. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 09 Oct 2020 03:00:00 -0000 Portland mayoral debate: Ted Wheeler vs. Sarah Iannarone bonus The Oregonian/OregonLive Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and challenger Sarah Iannarone faced off in their first televised debate this week, making their final pitch to voters before ballots start arriving in mailboxes next week. Wheeler and Iannarone discussed their stances on pol... Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and challenger Sarah Iannarone faced off in their first televised debate this week, making their final pitch to voters before ballots start arriving in mailboxes next week. Wheeler and Iannarone discussed their stances on police reform, homelessness, the COVID-19 pandemic, how to rebuild Portland’s economy and much more. The debate was moderated by The Oregonian/OregonLive's Everton Bailey and KGW anchor Laural Porter. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and challenger Sarah Iannarone faced off in their first televised debate this week, making their final pitch to voters before ballots start arriving in mailboxes next week. Wheeler and Iannarone discussed their stances on police reform, homelessness, the COVID-19 pandemic, how to rebuild Portland’s economy and much more. The debate was moderated by The Oregonian/OregonLive's Everton Bailey and KGW anchor Laural Porter.

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]]> 3357 no The road ahead for southern Oregon cities devastated by the Almeda fire https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/phoenixandtalentsextraordinaryloss As Oregon starts the monumental task of digging out from the most destructive fires in recent history, Phoenix and Talent, two small towns sandwiched between Medford and Ashland, face an unbelievable challenge. On this episode, reporters Noelle Crombie and Ted Sickinger talk about how the Almeda fire tore through those two Jackson County towns, devastating thousands of homes and ripping the community apart. Related reading: Almeda fire’s destruction of mobile home parks exacerbates Rogue Valley’s affordable housing shortage Southern Oregon wildfire razes close-knit Latino community, thousands face housing crisis How to help You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:00:00 -0000 The road ahead for southern Oregon cities devastated by the Almeda fire full The Oregonian/OregonLive As Oregon starts the monumental task of digging out from the most destructive fires in recent history, Phoenix and Talent, two small towns sandwiched between Medford and Ashland, face an unbelievable challenge. On this episode, reporters Noelle Crombie... As Oregon starts the monumental task of digging out from the most destructive fires in recent history, Phoenix and Talent, two small towns sandwiched between Medford and Ashland, face an unbelievable challenge. On this episode, reporters Noelle Crombie and Ted Sickinger talk about how the Almeda fire tore through those two Jackson County towns, devastating thousands of homes and ripping the community apart. Related reading: Almeda fire’s destruction of mobile home parks exacerbates Rogue Valley’s affordable housing shortage Southern Oregon wildfire razes close-knit Latino community, thousands face housing crisis How to help You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices As Oregon starts the monumental task of digging out from the most destructive fires in recent history, Phoenix and Talent, two small towns sandwiched between Medford and Ashland, face an unbelievable challenge. On this episode, reporters Noelle Crombie and Ted Sickinger talk about how the Almeda fire tore through those two Jackson County towns, devastating thousands of homes and ripping the community apart.


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]]> 1790 no TriMet's leader on the pandemic, wildfires, the future https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/trimetsleaderonthepandemic-wildfires-thefuture A pandemic, months of racial justice protests and devastating fires haven’t stopped TriMet’s buses and trains from running. But where does the transit agency go from here? On this episode, a conversation with TriMet general manager Doug Kelsey about this challenging year and how its affected the agency and its staff, the future of public transit and why he says TriMet needs another federal stimulus infusion. We talked about whether TriMet’s future is with buses or light rail, why Vancouver British Columbia has a greater share of transit riders and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 28 Sep 2020 12:00:00 -0000 TriMet's leader on the pandemic, wildfires, the future full The Oregonian/OregonLive A pandemic, months of racial justice protests and devastating fires haven’t stopped TriMet’s buses and trains from running. But where does the transit agency go from here?On this episode, a conversation with TriMet general manager Doug Kelsey about ... A pandemic, months of racial justice protests and devastating fires haven’t stopped TriMet’s buses and trains from running. But where does the transit agency go from here? On this episode, a conversation with TriMet general manager Doug Kelsey about this challenging year and how its affected the agency and its staff, the future of public transit and why he says TriMet needs another federal stimulus infusion. We talked about whether TriMet’s future is with buses or light rail, why Vancouver British Columbia has a greater share of transit riders and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A pandemic, months of racial justice protests and devastating fires haven’t stopped TriMet’s buses and trains from running. But where does the transit agency go from here?


On this episode, a conversation with TriMet general manager Doug Kelsey about this challenging year and how its affected the agency and its staff, the future of public transit and why he says TriMet needs another federal stimulus infusion.


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]]> 2048 no Oregon's catastrophic fires: Covering the Clackamas County evacuations https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/oregonscatastrophicfires-coveringtheclackamascountyevacuations After a tumultuous and frightening week of catastrophic wildfires, Oregonians finally have a chance to breathe — literally and figuratively. But for thousands of families, here is no home to go back to. On this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Jamie Goldberg and Samantha Swindler talk about their experiences covering the Riverside fire, which raced through Clackamas County and led to widespread evacuations In the state’s third most populous county. In the second half of the show, hear directly from people affected by the fires. Support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Sep 2020 12:00:00 -0000 Oregon's catastrophic fires: Covering the Clackamas County evacuations full The Oregonian/OregonLive After a tumultuous and frightening week of catastrophic wildfires, Oregonians finally have a chance to breathe — literally and figuratively. But for thousands of families, here is no home to go back to.&nbsp;On this episode of Beat Check with The O... After a tumultuous and frightening week of catastrophic wildfires, Oregonians finally have a chance to breathe — literally and figuratively. But for thousands of families, here is no home to go back to. On this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Jamie Goldberg and Samantha Swindler talk about their experiences covering the Riverside fire, which raced through Clackamas County and led to widespread evacuations In the state’s third most populous county. In the second half of the show, hear directly from people affected by the fires. Support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices After a tumultuous and frightening week of catastrophic wildfires, Oregonians finally have a chance to breathe — literally and figuratively. But for thousands of families, here is no home to go back to. On this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Jamie Goldberg and Samantha Swindler talk about their experiences covering the Riverside fire, which raced through Clackamas County and led to widespread evacuations In the state’s third most populous county.


In the second half of the show, hear directly from people affected by the fires.


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]]> 1863 no Climate change, timber management and the 'unprecedented' wildfires https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/climatechange-timbermanagementandtheunprecedentedwildfires The cost from the wildfires raging across our state, in damaged property and lives lost, will be unprecedented for Oregon. But the strong winds that stoked the flames and pushed the blazers toward populated areas? Forecasters saw those coming. And the winds fit a pattern that have played out through history. On this episode, reporters Kale Williams and Ted Sickinger talk about how climate change and federal forest management policies have put our state in this terrible predicament, where small blazes can turn into raging infernos — and whether we have any reason for optimism going forward. Related Reading: Wind, fuel heat: 3 factors combined to set Western Oregon ablaze Oregon's historic wildfires: unusual but not unprecedented See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 15 Sep 2020 17:00:00 -0000 Climate change, timber management and the 'unprecedented' wildfires full The Oregonian/OregonLive The cost from the wildfires raging across our state, in damaged property and lives lost, will be unprecedented for Oregon. But the strong winds that stoked the flames and pushed the blazers toward populated areas? Forecasters saw those coming. And the ... The cost from the wildfires raging across our state, in damaged property and lives lost, will be unprecedented for Oregon. But the strong winds that stoked the flames and pushed the blazers toward populated areas? Forecasters saw those coming. And the winds fit a pattern that have played out through history. On this episode, reporters Kale Williams and Ted Sickinger talk about how climate change and federal forest management policies have put our state in this terrible predicament, where small blazes can turn into raging infernos — and whether we have any reason for optimism going forward. Related Reading: Wind, fuel heat: 3 factors combined to set Western Oregon ablaze Oregon's historic wildfires: unusual but not unprecedented See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The cost from the wildfires raging across our state, in damaged property and lives lost, will be unprecedented for Oregon. But the strong winds that stoked the flames and pushed the blazers toward populated areas? Forecasters saw those coming. And the winds fit a pattern that have played out through history.


On this episode, reporters Kale Williams and Ted Sickinger talk about how climate change and federal forest management policies have put our state in this terrible predicament, where small blazes can turn into raging infernos — and whether we have any reason for optimism going forward.


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]]> 1796 no Santiam River survivors: How a Gates couple and their dogs escaped the wildfire https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/santiamriversurvivors-howagatescoupleandtheirdogsescapedthewildfire Fran Howe and Larry Tripoli built their dream home 13 years ago in Gates, about 35 miles east of Salem along the Santiam River. The couple could see the river, trees and nothing else from their big windows overlooking rural Marion County's majesty. Their house was destroyed this week and Howe and Tripoli narrowly escaped the Beachie Creek fire and spent 18 hours alongside that river before being rescued. Here's their story. Reporter Fedor Zarkhin and photographer/videographer Brooke Herbert interviewed the couple at a Salem hotel where they are currently staying. All parties wore face coverings. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 11 Sep 2020 23:25:54 -0000 Santiam River survivors: How a Gates couple and their dogs escaped the wildfire bonus The Oregonian/OregonLive Fran Howe and Larry Tripoli built their dream home 13 years ago in Gates, about 35 miles east of Salem along the Santiam River. The couple could see the river, trees and nothing else from their big windows overlooking rural Marion County's majesty... Fran Howe and Larry Tripoli built their dream home 13 years ago in Gates, about 35 miles east of Salem along the Santiam River. The couple could see the river, trees and nothing else from their big windows overlooking rural Marion County's majesty. Their house was destroyed this week and Howe and Tripoli narrowly escaped the Beachie Creek fire and spent 18 hours alongside that river before being rescued. Here's their story. Reporter Fedor Zarkhin and photographer/videographer Brooke Herbert interviewed the couple at a Salem hotel where they are currently staying. All parties wore face coverings. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fran Howe and Larry Tripoli built their dream home 13 years ago in Gates, about 35 miles east of Salem along the Santiam River. The couple could see the river, trees and nothing else from their big windows overlooking rural Marion County's majesty. Their house was destroyed this week and Howe and Tripoli narrowly escaped the Beachie Creek fire and spent 18 hours alongside that river before being rescued. Here's their story.


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]]> 2154 no 100 days of protests https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/100daysofprotests On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, videographer and photographer Brooke Herbert talks about her documentary exploring the first 100 days of protests in Portland since George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis. Support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 07 Sep 2020 14:14:55 -0000 100 days of protests full The Oregonian/OregonLive On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, videographer and photographer Brooke Herbert talks about her documentary exploring the first 100 days of protests in Portland since George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis.Support this podcast an... On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, videographer and photographer Brooke Herbert talks about her documentary exploring the first 100 days of protests in Portland since George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis. Support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, videographer and photographer Brooke Herbert talks about her documentary exploring the first 100 days of protests in Portland since George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis.


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]]> 1535 no 'I'm a Brown man...you're white' https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/imabrownman...yourewhite In April 2019, the star of a headlining show at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival went out to dinner with donors – then drinks with friends in downtown Ashland. Tony Sancho was intoxicated when police encountered him. Instead of detox, he ended up in county jail for more than 10 hours, handcuffed to a metal grate for hours. For nearly a minute a sheriff’s deputy pinned his knee to Sancho’s neck. The Oregonian/OregonLive's Noelle Crombie talks about her recent story examining Sancho's arrest and how it reverberated across Ashland and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's broader acting community. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 02 Sep 2020 12:00:00 -0000 'I'm a Brown man...you're white' full The Oregonian/OregonLive In April 2019, the star of a headlining show at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival went out to dinner with donors – then drinks with friends in downtown Ashland. Tony Sancho was intoxicated when police encountered him. Instead of detox, he ended up in cou... In April 2019, the star of a headlining show at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival went out to dinner with donors – then drinks with friends in downtown Ashland. Tony Sancho was intoxicated when police encountered him. Instead of detox, he ended up in county jail for more than 10 hours, handcuffed to a metal grate for hours. For nearly a minute a sheriff’s deputy pinned his knee to Sancho’s neck. The Oregonian/OregonLive's Noelle Crombie talks about her recent story examining Sancho's arrest and how it reverberated across Ashland and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's broader acting community. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In April 2019, the star of a headlining show at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival went out to dinner with donors – then drinks with friends in downtown Ashland. Tony Sancho was intoxicated when police encountered him. Instead of detox, he ended up in county jail for more than 10 hours, handcuffed to a metal grate for hours. For nearly a minute a sheriff’s deputy pinned his knee to Sancho’s neck.


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]]> 1585 no Oregon at 6 months into COVID-19 crisis https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/oregonat6monthsintocovid-19crisis It’s strange isn’t it? Time flies, and time also drags on, and on and on – like Groundhog Day when you’re in a pandemic. Oregon's first confirmed case of COVID-19 occurred six months ago this week. The Oregonian/OregonLive's Aimee Green looked at how we've fared so far, why the state is doing better than its neighbors and why there isn't cause to celebrate just yet. A reminder, you can support the show directly by subscribing to OregonLive. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 25 Aug 2020 12:00:00 -0000 Oregon at 6 months into COVID-19 crisis full The Oregonian/OregonLive It’s strange isn’t it? Time flies, and time also drags on, and on and on – like Groundhog Day when you’re in a pandemic.Oregon's first confirmed case of COVID-19 occurred six months ago this week. The Oregonian/OregonLive's Aimee Green loo... It’s strange isn’t it? Time flies, and time also drags on, and on and on – like Groundhog Day when you’re in a pandemic. Oregon's first confirmed case of COVID-19 occurred six months ago this week. The Oregonian/OregonLive's Aimee Green looked at how we've fared so far, why the state is doing better than its neighbors and why there isn't cause to celebrate just yet. A reminder, you can support the show directly by subscribing to OregonLive. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It’s strange isn’t it? Time flies, and time also drags on, and on and on – like Groundhog Day when you’re in a pandemic.


Oregon's first confirmed case of COVID-19 occurred six months ago this week. The Oregonian/OregonLive's Aimee Green looked at how we've fared so far, why the state is doing better than its neighbors and why there isn't cause to celebrate just yet.


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]]> 1549 no Shots fired: The story of 40 Portland police fatal shootings https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/shotsfired-thestoryof40portlandpolicefatalshootings As Portland approaches its fourth consecutive month of nightly demonstrations following George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police, The Oregonian/OregonLive examined a nearly two-decade history of police killings in Portland and found a disproportionate number of those killed were Black. According to a recent story by reporters Noelle Crombie and Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, half of those shot and killed by police also were experiencing mental illness at the time of the shootings. None of the officers involved ultimately experienced disciplinary action. Drugs, alcohol and violent acts play a role in many of these incidents, but some, particularly two fatal incidents involving unarmed Black Portlanders Kendra James and Aaron Campbell, included troubling sets of facts. Also, read vignettes on every fatal shooting. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 18 Aug 2020 12:00:00 -0000 Shots fired: The story of 40 Portland police fatal shootings full The Oregonian/OregonLive As Portland approaches its fourth consecutive month of nightly demonstrations following George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police, The Oregonian/OregonLive examined a nearly two-decade history of police killings in Portland and found a disproportion... As Portland approaches its fourth consecutive month of nightly demonstrations following George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police, The Oregonian/OregonLive examined a nearly two-decade history of police killings in Portland and found a disproportionate number of those killed were Black. According to a recent story by reporters Noelle Crombie and Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, half of those shot and killed by police also were experiencing mental illness at the time of the shootings. None of the officers involved ultimately experienced disciplinary action. Drugs, alcohol and violent acts play a role in many of these incidents, but some, particularly two fatal incidents involving unarmed Black Portlanders Kendra James and Aaron Campbell, included troubling sets of facts. Also, read vignettes on every fatal shooting. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices As Portland approaches its fourth consecutive month of nightly demonstrations following George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police, The Oregonian/OregonLive examined a nearly two-decade history of police killings in Portland and found a disproportionate number of those killed were Black.


According to a recent story by reporters Noelle Crombie and Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, half of those shot and killed by police also were experiencing mental illness at the time of the shootings. None of the officers involved ultimately experienced disciplinary action.


Drugs, alcohol and violent acts play a role in many of these incidents, but some, particularly two fatal incidents involving unarmed Black Portlanders Kendra James and Aaron Campbell, included troubling sets of facts.


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]]> 1916 no Jim Tankersley of the New York Times https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/jimtankersleyofthenewyorktimes Americans love a good story, and if it’s a tall tale, all the better. But the stories we tell about our own history are often incomplete – at best – or outright deceptions at worst. A new book from an Oregon-born reporter outlines what he says actually happened to the middle class over the past half century – the truth, lies and omissions by our political leaders -- and explains why a true economic recovery and rebirth of the middle class will require more opportunities for women and people of color first and foremost. On this episode, Jim Tankersley, who covers the economic and tax policy for the New York Times, talks about his new book – “The Riches of This Land.” Tankersley grew up in McMinnville and was a reporter for The Oregonian before landing in Washington DC, where he has worked for the Washington Post, Vox and now the Times. He will be appearing, virtually, at Powell's August 19. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 10 Aug 2020 12:00:00 -0000 Jim Tankersley of the New York Times full The Oregonian/OregonLive Americans love a good story, and if it’s a tall tale, all the better. But the stories we tell about our own history are often incomplete – at best – or outright deceptions at worst.A new book from an Oregon-born reporter outlines what he says actual... Americans love a good story, and if it’s a tall tale, all the better. But the stories we tell about our own history are often incomplete – at best – or outright deceptions at worst. A new book from an Oregon-born reporter outlines what he says actually happened to the middle class over the past half century – the truth, lies and omissions by our political leaders -- and explains why a true economic recovery and rebirth of the middle class will require more opportunities for women and people of color first and foremost. On this episode, Jim Tankersley, who covers the economic and tax policy for the New York Times, talks about his new book – “The Riches of This Land.” Tankersley grew up in McMinnville and was a reporter for The Oregonian before landing in Washington DC, where he has worked for the Washington Post, Vox and now the Times. He will be appearing, virtually, at Powell's August 19. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Americans love a good story, and if it’s a tall tale, all the better. But the stories we tell about our own history are often incomplete – at best – or outright deceptions at worst.


A new book from an Oregon-born reporter outlines what he says actually happened to the middle class over the past half century – the truth, lies and omissions by our political leaders -- and explains why a true economic recovery and rebirth of the middle class will require more opportunities for women and people of color first and foremost.


On this episode, Jim Tankersley, who covers the economic and tax policy for the New York Times, talks about his new book – “The Riches of This Land.”


Tankersley grew up in McMinnville and was a reporter for The Oregonian before landing in Washington DC, where he has worked for the Washington Post, Vox and now the Times.


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]]> 2435 no The predictable computer failure at the Oregon Employment Department https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/thepredictablecomputerfailureattheoregonemploymentdepartment With hundreds of million dollars owed to tens of thousands of unemployed Oregonians, the state employment department made an unusual decision recently -- to wait until August to even touch a long-standing computer problem. But the massive tech problem isn’t new – the state had been putting it off for a decade, despite having money from the feds to fix it. Now, even with those delays, it’s unclear the state will get the job done and ensure unemployed Oregonians receive critical payments during the pandemic. On the first half of the show, politics reporter Hillary Borrud explains the slow road to the sudden crisis. On the second half of the show, two voices from among the tens of thousands of unemployed Oregonians. Read: Hillary Borrud and Mike Rogoway: Why Oregon's leaders failed to address the computer crisis for years Jamie Goldberg: Stories of the unemployed See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 05 Aug 2020 23:08:38 -0000 The predictable computer failure at the Oregon Employment Department full The Oregonian/OregonLive With hundreds of million dollars owed to tens of thousands of unemployed Oregonians, the state employment department made an unusual decision recently -- to wait until August to even touch a&nbsp;long-standing computer problem.But the massive te... With hundreds of million dollars owed to tens of thousands of unemployed Oregonians, the state employment department made an unusual decision recently -- to wait until August to even touch a long-standing computer problem. But the massive tech problem isn’t new – the state had been putting it off for a decade, despite having money from the feds to fix it. Now, even with those delays, it’s unclear the state will get the job done and ensure unemployed Oregonians receive critical payments during the pandemic. On the first half of the show, politics reporter Hillary Borrud explains the slow road to the sudden crisis. On the second half of the show, two voices from among the tens of thousands of unemployed Oregonians. Read: Hillary Borrud and Mike Rogoway: Why Oregon's leaders failed to address the computer crisis for years Jamie Goldberg: Stories of the unemployed See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices With hundreds of million dollars owed to tens of thousands of unemployed Oregonians, the state employment department made an unusual decision recently -- to wait until August to even touch a long-standing computer problem.


But the massive tech problem isn’t new – the state had been putting it off for a decade, despite having money from the feds to fix it. Now, even with those delays, it’s unclear the state will get the job done and ensure unemployed Oregonians receive critical payments during the pandemic. On the first half of the show, politics reporter Hillary Borrud explains the slow road to the sudden crisis. On the second half of the show, two voices from among the tens of thousands of unemployed Oregonians.


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]]> 1993 no How an obscure public agency protects Oregon's timber industry https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/howanobscurepublicagencyprotectsoregonstimberindustry Oregon’s timber industry has undergone an extreme makeover in the 30 years since the fight over old growth forests and spotted owls. But despite timber companies’ diminished economic contributions, they have held on to much of their status and influence. They’ve done that with the help of an obscure public agency -- called The Oregon Forest Resources Institute. OPB, The Oregonian and ProPublica teamed up to investigate. Here’s OPB’s Tony Schick, explaining how this public agency has aided industry lobbying and image-making efforts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 04 Aug 2020 13:00:00 -0000 How an obscure public agency protects Oregon's timber industry bonus The Oregonian/OregonLive Oregon’s timber industry has undergone an extreme makeover in the 30 years since the fight over old growth forests and spotted owls. But despite timber companies’ diminished economic contributions, they have held on to much of their status and influenc... Oregon’s timber industry has undergone an extreme makeover in the 30 years since the fight over old growth forests and spotted owls. But despite timber companies’ diminished economic contributions, they have held on to much of their status and influence. They’ve done that with the help of an obscure public agency -- called The Oregon Forest Resources Institute. OPB, The Oregonian and ProPublica teamed up to investigate. Here’s OPB’s Tony Schick, explaining how this public agency has aided industry lobbying and image-making efforts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Oregon’s timber industry has undergone an extreme makeover in the 30 years since the fight over old growth forests and spotted owls. But despite timber companies’ diminished economic contributions, they have held on to much of their status and influence. They’ve done that with the help of an obscure public agency -- called The Oregon Forest Resources Institute.


OPB, The Oregonian and ProPublica teamed up to investigate.


Here’s OPB’s Tony Schick, explaining how this public agency has aided industry lobbying and image-making efforts.


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]]> 499 no Covering the Portland protests: Feds, tear gas and the ‘powder keg’ https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/coveringtheportlandprotests-feds-teargasandthe-powderkeg- Portland’s protests against racial injustice seemed to be dwindling, then the federal government came to town, ratcheting up tension. Now, state and federal leaders said they’ve reached an agreement in which state troopers will protect the courthouse and federal forces will step away, some leaving as soon as Thursday.   On this episode, three of The Oregonian/OregonLive reporters most experienced in protest coverage discussed the latest situation on the ground in a small section of downtown. Eder Campuzano, our schools reporter, joined photojournalists Beth Nakamura and Dave Killen to discuss the latest developments. We talked about tear gas and rubber bullets, the best images from the months of demonstrations and what people should know about the nightly protests if they haven’t been down there. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 30 Jul 2020 17:36:16 -0000 Covering the Portland protests: Feds, tear gas and the ‘powder keg’ full The Oregonian/OregonLive Portland’s protests against racial injustice seemed to be dwindling, then the federal government came to town,&nbsp;ratcheting up tension. Now, state and federal leaders said they’ve reached an agreement&nbsp;in which&nbsp;state troopers wi... Portland’s protests against racial injustice seemed to be dwindling, then the federal government came to town, ratcheting up tension. Now, state and federal leaders said they’ve reached an agreement in which state troopers will protect the courthouse and federal forces will step away, some leaving as soon as Thursday.   On this episode, three of The Oregonian/OregonLive reporters most experienced in protest coverage discussed the latest situation on the ground in a small section of downtown. Eder Campuzano, our schools reporter, joined photojournalists Beth Nakamura and Dave Killen to discuss the latest developments. We talked about tear gas and rubber bullets, the best images from the months of demonstrations and what people should know about the nightly protests if they haven’t been down there. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Portland’s protests against racial injustice seemed to be dwindling, then the federal government came to town, ratcheting up tension. Now, state and federal leaders said they’ve reached an agreement in which state troopers will protect the courthouse and federal forces will step away, some leaving as soon as Thursday.

 

On this episode, three of The Oregonian/OregonLive reporters most experienced in protest coverage discussed the latest situation on the ground in a small section of downtown. Eder Campuzano, our schools reporter, joined photojournalists Beth Nakamura and Dave Killen to discuss the latest developments.


We talked about tear gas and rubber bullets, the best images from the months of demonstrations and what people should know about the nightly protests if they haven’t been down there.


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]]> 2275 no Why people of color in Oregon are disproportionately hit by the coronavirus https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/whypeopleofcolorinoregonaredisproportionatelyhitbythecoronavirus Reporter Celina Tebor discusses how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting a wide range of communities of color in the state. We talked about her reporting on the community that is perhaps hardest hit, Pacific Islanders, and how health officials and community leaders are racing to try and address the crisis. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 22 Jul 2020 12:00:00 -0000 Why people of color in Oregon are disproportionately hit by the coronavirus full The Oregonian/OregonLive Reporter Celina Tebor discusses how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting a wide range of communities of color in the state. We talked about her reporting on the community that is perhaps hardest hit, Pacific Islanders, and how health officials and communit... Reporter Celina Tebor discusses how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting a wide range of communities of color in the state. We talked about her reporting on the community that is perhaps hardest hit, Pacific Islanders, and how health officials and community leaders are racing to try and address the crisis. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Reporter Celina Tebor discusses how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting a wide range of communities of color in the state. We talked about her reporting on the community that is perhaps hardest hit, Pacific Islanders, and how health officials and community leaders are racing to try and address the crisis.


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]]> 1563 no Reopening — and renaming — Portland's schools https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/reopening-andrenaming-portlandsschools Portland Public Schools reporter Eder Campuzano talks about the state’s largest school district’s reopening plan and what it means for everyone involved. Also, why the district is suddenly agreeing to rename Wilson High School, and potentially other public schools, in the wake of national protests surrounding racism in America. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 Jul 2020 12:00:00 -0000 Reopening — and renaming — Portland's schools full The Oregonian/OregonLive Portland Public Schools&nbsp;reporter Eder Campuzano talks about the state’s largest school district’s reopening plan and what it means for everyone involved. Also, why the district is suddenly agreeing to rename Wilson High School, and potentially... Portland Public Schools reporter Eder Campuzano talks about the state’s largest school district’s reopening plan and what it means for everyone involved. Also, why the district is suddenly agreeing to rename Wilson High School, and potentially other public schools, in the wake of national protests surrounding racism in America. You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Portland Public Schools reporter Eder Campuzano talks about the state’s largest school district’s reopening plan and what it means for everyone involved. Also, why the district is suddenly agreeing to rename Wilson High School, and potentially other public schools, in the wake of national protests surrounding racism in America.


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]]> 1847 no Toro Bravo's demise and Portland's restaurant reckoning https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/torobravosdemiseandportlandsrestaurantreckoning The Oregonian/OregonLive's Michael Russell discusses John Gorham's social media attacks on a trans woman of color and how it led to his abrupt downfall and shuttering of his famed Toro Bravo restaurant and several other businesses. Russell also talked about cultural appropriation in Portland's food scene and the other social media stories currently swirling that include allegations of toxic work cultures at several prominent restaurants citywide. Plus, we discussed how restaurants are adapting in the COVID-19 world. Related reading: Inside the Facebook outburst that led to John Gorham's ouster See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 09 Jul 2020 07:00:00 -0000 Toro Bravo's demise and Portland's restaurant reckoning full The Oregonian/OregonLive The Oregonian/OregonLive's Michael Russell discusses John Gorham's social media attacks on a trans woman of color and how it led to his abrupt downfall and shuttering of his famed Toro Bravo restaurant and several other businesses.Russell ... The Oregonian/OregonLive's Michael Russell discusses John Gorham's social media attacks on a trans woman of color and how it led to his abrupt downfall and shuttering of his famed Toro Bravo restaurant and several other businesses. Russell also talked about cultural appropriation in Portland's food scene and the other social media stories currently swirling that include allegations of toxic work cultures at several prominent restaurants citywide. Plus, we discussed how restaurants are adapting in the COVID-19 world. Related reading: Inside the Facebook outburst that led to John Gorham's ouster See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Oregonian/OregonLive's Michael Russell discusses John Gorham's social media attacks on a trans woman of color and how it led to his abrupt downfall and shuttering of his famed Toro Bravo restaurant and several other businesses.


Russell also talked about cultural appropriation in Portland's food scene and the other social media stories currently swirling that include allegations of toxic work cultures at several prominent restaurants citywide.


Plus, we discussed how restaurants are adapting in the COVID-19 world.


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]]> 1901 no Portland State's police chief on being a Black police officer right now https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/williehalliburton-portlandstatepolicechief-onbeingablackpoliceofficer Willie Halliburton said he considered quitting a 30-year career in law enforcement after watching the video of George Floyd's death while pinned under a Minneapolis police officer's knee. Soon after, he got a phone call. He was being promoted to chief the Portland State University police department. He talked to The Oregonian/OregonLive's Maxine Bernstein about how he believes policing must change. Bernstein interviewed six other Black police officers about how the death of George Floyd has affected their lives, both on and off the job, over the past month and a half. You can support this podcast and local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Jul 2020 12:00:00 -0000 Portland State's police chief on being a Black police officer right now full The Oregonian/OregonLive Willie Halliburton said he considered quitting a 30-year career in law enforcement after watching the video of George Floyd's death while pinned under a Minneapolis police officer's knee. Soon after, he got a phone call. He was being promoted... Willie Halliburton said he considered quitting a 30-year career in law enforcement after watching the video of George Floyd's death while pinned under a Minneapolis police officer's knee. Soon after, he got a phone call. He was being promoted to chief the Portland State University police department. He talked to The Oregonian/OregonLive's Maxine Bernstein about how he believes policing must change. Bernstein interviewed six other Black police officers about how the death of George Floyd has affected their lives, both on and off the job, over the past month and a half. You can support this podcast and local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Willie Halliburton said he considered quitting a 30-year career in law enforcement after watching the video of George Floyd's death while pinned under a Minneapolis police officer's knee. Soon after, he got a phone call. He was being promoted to chief the Portland State University police department. He talked to The Oregonian/OregonLive's Maxine Bernstein about how he believes policing must change.


Bernstein interviewed six other Black police officers about how the death of George Floyd has affected their lives, both on and off the job, over the past month and a half.


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]]> 1316 no UO’s anticipated new Hayward Field sits empty https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/uo-santicipatednewhaywardfieldsitsempty In an alternate universe, the University of Oregon and Nike would be celebrating the end of an action-packed week of the track and field Olympic Trials inside the new Hayward Field in Eugene. But we don’t live in that world. The brand-new track and field stadium sits empty. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, veteran sports reporter Ken Goe talks about the lost spring and summer and what might come next. You can support local journalism and this podcast with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 29 Jun 2020 12:00:00 -0000 UO’s anticipated new Hayward Field sits empty full The Oregonian/OregonLive In an alternate universe, the University of Oregon and Nike would be celebrating the end of an action-packed week of the track and field Olympic Trials inside the new Hayward Field in Eugene. But we don’t live in that world. The brand-new track and fie... In an alternate universe, the University of Oregon and Nike would be celebrating the end of an action-packed week of the track and field Olympic Trials inside the new Hayward Field in Eugene. But we don’t live in that world. The brand-new track and field stadium sits empty. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, veteran sports reporter Ken Goe talks about the lost spring and summer and what might come next. You can support local journalism and this podcast with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In an alternate universe, the University of Oregon and Nike would be celebrating the end of an action-packed week of the track and field Olympic Trials inside the new Hayward Field in Eugene. But we don’t live in that world. The brand-new track and field stadium sits empty. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, veteran sports reporter Ken Goe talks about the lost spring and summer and what might come next.


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]]> 2109 no Portland Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty on what's next for police reform https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/joannhardesty For years, she was part of a chorus of voices outside Portland City Hall, pushing for change, police reform and recognition that people of color in the Rose City are unfairly targeted by law enforcement.   And when the national turmoil and pain swept through the country following George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police, Jo Ann Hardesty was ready. And this time, the former state legislator and community organizer was on the inside. City Hall Reporter Everton Bailey Jr. interviewed Hardesty following a historic week of police reform inside City Hall.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 22 Jun 2020 12:00:00 -0000 Portland Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty on what's next for police reform full The Oregonian/OregonLive For years, she was part of a chorus of voices outside Portland City Hall, pushing for change, police reform and recognition that people of color in&nbsp;the Rose City&nbsp;are unfairly targeted by law enforcement.&nbsp;And when the nation... For years, she was part of a chorus of voices outside Portland City Hall, pushing for change, police reform and recognition that people of color in the Rose City are unfairly targeted by law enforcement.   And when the national turmoil and pain swept through the country following George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police, Jo Ann Hardesty was ready. And this time, the former state legislator and community organizer was on the inside. City Hall Reporter Everton Bailey Jr. interviewed Hardesty following a historic week of police reform inside City Hall.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For years, she was part of a chorus of voices outside Portland City Hall, pushing for change, police reform and recognition that people of color in the Rose City are unfairly targeted by law enforcement.

 

And when the national turmoil and pain swept through the country following George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police, Jo Ann Hardesty was ready. And this time, the former state legislator and community organizer was on the inside.


City Hall Reporter Everton Bailey Jr. interviewed Hardesty following a historic week of police reform inside City Hall.

 


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]]> 2019 no How a forgotten timber tax cut cost Oregon billions https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/howaforgottentimbertaxcutcostoregonbillions For decades, many Oregonians were told one story about how a small endangered bird -- the northern spotted owl – played an outsized role in undercutting counties that depend on timber revenue to fund schools and other public services. But that wasn’t – and isn’t the whole story. Guests: The Oregonian/OregonLive's Rob Davis, OPB's Tony Schick Read: Rob and Tony's story Respond: Reach out to the reporters See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 15 Jun 2020 12:00:00 -0000 How a forgotten timber tax cut cost Oregon billions full The Oregonian/OregonLive For decades, many Oregonians were told one story about how a&nbsp;small&nbsp;endangered bird -- the northern spotted owl – played an outsized role in undercutting counties that depend on timber revenue to fund schools and other public services.... For decades, many Oregonians were told one story about how a small endangered bird -- the northern spotted owl – played an outsized role in undercutting counties that depend on timber revenue to fund schools and other public services. But that wasn’t – and isn’t the whole story. Guests: The Oregonian/OregonLive's Rob Davis, OPB's Tony Schick Read: Rob and Tony's story Respond: Reach out to the reporters See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For decades, many Oregonians were told one story about how a small endangered bird -- the northern spotted owl – played an outsized role in undercutting counties that depend on timber revenue to fund schools and other public services. But that wasn’t – and isn’t the whole story.


Guests: The Oregonian/OregonLive's Rob Davis, OPB's Tony Schick

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]]> 1883 no Beyond the protests https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/wheredowegofromhere- Portland is now in its second week of massive demonstrations and protests – with thousands of people in the street every night demanding racial justice in the name of George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor and so many other Black Americans killed by police. On this episode, you’ll hear from six community leaders -- some who have been active in Portland for decades, and others who are among the newest generation fighting for civil rights. They spoke about how they are doing, what they’re feeling, how racism has affected their lives and whether they have hope that true change is coming. Featuring: Markayla Ballard, 21, from Tualatin; Fahim Acuay, 39, from Portland; Avel Gordly, 73, from Portland; Ernest Warren Jr., 60, from Portland; Laquida Landford, 43, from Portland; Stephen Green, 42, from Portland. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 08 Jun 2020 12:00:00 -0000 Beyond the protests full The Oregonian/OregonLive Portland is now in its second week of massive demonstrations and protests – with thousands of people in the street every night demanding racial justice in the name of George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor and so many other Black Americans killed by police.... Portland is now in its second week of massive demonstrations and protests – with thousands of people in the street every night demanding racial justice in the name of George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor and so many other Black Americans killed by police. On this episode, you’ll hear from six community leaders -- some who have been active in Portland for decades, and others who are among the newest generation fighting for civil rights. They spoke about how they are doing, what they’re feeling, how racism has affected their lives and whether they have hope that true change is coming. Featuring: Markayla Ballard, 21, from Tualatin; Fahim Acuay, 39, from Portland; Avel Gordly, 73, from Portland; Ernest Warren Jr., 60, from Portland; Laquida Landford, 43, from Portland; Stephen Green, 42, from Portland. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Portland is now in its second week of massive demonstrations and protests – with thousands of people in the street every night demanding racial justice in the name of George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor and so many other Black Americans killed by police.


On this episode, you’ll hear from six community leaders -- some who have been active in Portland for decades, and others who are among the newest generation fighting for civil rights. They spoke about how they are doing, what they’re feeling, how racism has affected their lives and whether they have hope that true change is coming.


Featuring: Markayla Ballard, 21, from Tualatin; Fahim Acuay, 39, from Portland; Avel Gordly, 73, from Portland; Ernest Warren Jr., 60, from Portland; Laquida Landford, 43, from Portland; Stephen Green, 42, from Portland.


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]]> 2240 no Turmoil at Oregon's Employment Department https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/turmoilatoregonsemploymentdepartment Tens of thousands of unemployed Oregonians are spending a lot of time on their phones right now. But this isn’t mindless scrolling. these Oregonians are waiting, and waiting, and waiting -- on hold trying to get through to the state Employment Department. The past few months have been historic in the country, and they are also unprecedented for the state's employment department, which faces a tremendous backlog, massive wait times for callers and an inability to set any timetable to pay money it said it will pay to unemployed workers. Mike Rogoway, The Oregonian/OregonLive's business reporter, chronicled all those woes during the past few months. The crisis has culminated in Kay Erickson, the department's director, resigning under pressure this weekend. Related reading: Department director resigns under pressure 200,000 backlog in paid claims Other states are doing different things to meet the pandemic pressure Oregon's computer system is a costly failure See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 01 Jun 2020 12:00:00 -0000 Turmoil at Oregon's Employment Department full The Oregonian/OregonLive Tens of thousands of unemployed Oregonians are spending a lot of time on their phones right now. But this isn’t mindless scrolling. these Oregonians are waiting, and waiting, and waiting -- on hold trying to get through to the state Employment Departme... Tens of thousands of unemployed Oregonians are spending a lot of time on their phones right now. But this isn’t mindless scrolling. these Oregonians are waiting, and waiting, and waiting -- on hold trying to get through to the state Employment Department. The past few months have been historic in the country, and they are also unprecedented for the state's employment department, which faces a tremendous backlog, massive wait times for callers and an inability to set any timetable to pay money it said it will pay to unemployed workers. Mike Rogoway, The Oregonian/OregonLive's business reporter, chronicled all those woes during the past few months. The crisis has culminated in Kay Erickson, the department's director, resigning under pressure this weekend. Related reading: Department director resigns under pressure 200,000 backlog in paid claims Other states are doing different things to meet the pandemic pressure Oregon's computer system is a costly failure See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tens of thousands of unemployed Oregonians are spending a lot of time on their phones right now. But this isn’t mindless scrolling. these Oregonians are waiting, and waiting, and waiting -- on hold trying to get through to the state Employment Department.


The past few months have been historic in the country, and they are also unprecedented for the state's employment department, which faces a tremendous backlog, massive wait times for callers and an inability to set any timetable to pay money it said it will pay to unemployed workers.


Mike Rogoway, The Oregonian/OregonLive's business reporter, chronicled all those woes during the past few months. The crisis has culminated in Kay Erickson, the department's director, resigning under pressure this weekend.


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]]> 2045 no The end of death row https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/theendofdeathrow Twenty seven men sit in solitary confinement on death row in the Oregon State Penitentiary. This summer those men will be moved – but they‘re not going far. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, investigative reporter Noelle Crombie talks about her most recent stories about those inmates and the long path toward the end of capital punishment in Oregon. On the second half of the show, we talk about COVID-19's effect on the prison system in the state. After this recording, Crombie reported that the state penitentiary is now the state's largest COVID-19 hotspot. Support local journalism and this podcast by subscribing to OregonLive for just $10 a month. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 25 May 2020 12:25:27 -0000 The end of death row full The Oregonian/OregonLive Twenty seven men sit in solitary confinement on death row in the Oregon State Penitentiary. This summer those men will be moved – but they‘re not going far.On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, investigative reporter Noelle Crombie... Twenty seven men sit in solitary confinement on death row in the Oregon State Penitentiary. This summer those men will be moved – but they‘re not going far. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, investigative reporter Noelle Crombie talks about her most recent stories about those inmates and the long path toward the end of capital punishment in Oregon. On the second half of the show, we talk about COVID-19's effect on the prison system in the state. After this recording, Crombie reported that the state penitentiary is now the state's largest COVID-19 hotspot. Support local journalism and this podcast by subscribing to OregonLive for just $10 a month. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Twenty seven men sit in solitary confinement on death row in the Oregon State Penitentiary. This summer those men will be moved – but they‘re not going far.


On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, investigative reporter Noelle Crombie talks about her most recent stories about those inmates and the long path toward the end of capital punishment in Oregon. On the second half of the show, we talk about COVID-19's effect on the prison system in the state. After this recording, Crombie reported that the state penitentiary is now the state's largest COVID-19 hotspot.


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]]> 1527 no Elections recap: Top takeaways on key races https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/electionsrecap-toptakeawaysonkeyraces Reporters for The Oregonian/OregonLive share their top takeaways from some key races in Oregon's May 19 primary election. 1:04: Everton Bailey Jr. on four Portland City Council races 15:57: Noelle Crombie on the next Multnomah County district attorney 21:47: Molly Harbarger on the Metro homeless services funding measure 26:48: Jeff Manning on the 2nd Congressional District Correction: On this episode, we incorrectly stated that Mingus Mapps would be the first African American male on council since Charles Jordan. Dick Bogle was on the council more recently. We regret the error. Support local journalism and this podcast by subscribing to OregonLive for just $10 a month. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 21 May 2020 19:50:50 -0000 Elections recap: Top takeaways on key races bonus The Oregonian/OregonLive Reporters for The Oregonian/OregonLive share their top takeaways from some key races in Oregon's May 19 primary election.1:04: Everton Bailey Jr. on four Portland City Council races15:57: Noelle Crombie on the next Multnomah County district at... Reporters for The Oregonian/OregonLive share their top takeaways from some key races in Oregon's May 19 primary election. 1:04: Everton Bailey Jr. on four Portland City Council races 15:57: Noelle Crombie on the next Multnomah County district attorney 21:47: Molly Harbarger on the Metro homeless services funding measure 26:48: Jeff Manning on the 2nd Congressional District Correction: On this episode, we incorrectly stated that Mingus Mapps would be the first African American male on council since Charles Jordan. Dick Bogle was on the council more recently. We regret the error. Support local journalism and this podcast by subscribing to OregonLive for just $10 a month. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Reporters for The Oregonian/OregonLive share their top takeaways from some key races in Oregon's May 19 primary election.


1:04: Everton Bailey Jr. on four Portland City Council races

15:57: Noelle Crombie on the next Multnomah County district attorney

21:47: Molly Harbarger on the Metro homeless services funding measure

26:48: Jeff Manning on the 2nd Congressional District


Correction: On this episode, we incorrectly stated that Mingus Mapps would be the first African American male on council since Charles Jordan. Dick Bogle was on the council more recently. We regret the error.


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]]> 2161 no Emily Powell on the future of Powell's Books https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/emilypowellonthefutureofpowellsbooks Emily Powell, the CEO of Powell's Books, is a third generation leader of one of Portland's most famous businesses. But what does the iconic bookstore look like during an age of social distancing? How can it adjust and adapt. as society slowly starts to reopen? The Oregonian/OregonLive's Mike Rogoway interviewed Powell about the bookstore's future, what she's reading right now, what it's like competing against Amazon during the pandemic and how she's considering opening the store for special "sweepstakes" events for individual shoppers. Support local journalism and this podcast by subscribing to OregonLive for just $10 a month. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 20 May 2020 17:30:00 -0000 Emily Powell on the future of Powell's Books bonus The Oregonian/OregonLive Emily Powell, the CEO of Powell's Books, is a third generation leader of one of Portland's most famous businesses.But what does the iconic bookstore look like during an age of social distancing? How can it adjust and adapt. as society slow... Emily Powell, the CEO of Powell's Books, is a third generation leader of one of Portland's most famous businesses. But what does the iconic bookstore look like during an age of social distancing? How can it adjust and adapt. as society slowly starts to reopen? The Oregonian/OregonLive's Mike Rogoway interviewed Powell about the bookstore's future, what she's reading right now, what it's like competing against Amazon during the pandemic and how she's considering opening the store for special "sweepstakes" events for individual shoppers. Support local journalism and this podcast by subscribing to OregonLive for just $10 a month. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Emily Powell, the CEO of Powell's Books, is a third generation leader of one of Portland's most famous businesses.


But what does the iconic bookstore look like during an age of social distancing? How can it adjust and adapt. as society slowly starts to reopen?


The Oregonian/OregonLive's Mike Rogoway interviewed Powell about the bookstore's future, what she's reading right now, what it's like competing against Amazon during the pandemic and how she's considering opening the store for special "sweepstakes" events for individual shoppers.


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]]> 1752 no Remembering Mount St. Helens 40 years later https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/rememberingmountst.helens40yearslater Forty years ago today, Mount St. Helens erupted, spewing a cloud of ash and smoke for hundreds of square miles and reshaping a Cascade mountain ecosystem. But the May 18, 1980 explosion didn’t come out of nowhere, and it wasn't the only eruption that spring. Julie Tripp, a former reporter for The Oregonian, reflects on the mood of the city during that time, how The Oregonian covered the eruption and tells the story of her close encounter with one of the subsequent eruptions and explains how cans of Fresca and beer helped her escape. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 May 2020 12:00:00 -0000 Remembering Mount St. Helens 40 years later full The Oregonian/OregonLive Forty years ago today, Mount St. Helens erupted, spewing a cloud of ash and smoke for hundreds of square miles and reshaping a Cascade mountain ecosystem. But the May 18, 1980 explosion didn’t come out of nowhere, and it wasn't the only eruption t... Forty years ago today, Mount St. Helens erupted, spewing a cloud of ash and smoke for hundreds of square miles and reshaping a Cascade mountain ecosystem. But the May 18, 1980 explosion didn’t come out of nowhere, and it wasn't the only eruption that spring. Julie Tripp, a former reporter for The Oregonian, reflects on the mood of the city during that time, how The Oregonian covered the eruption and tells the story of her close encounter with one of the subsequent eruptions and explains how cans of Fresca and beer helped her escape. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1594 no Students on the edge during the coronavirus pandemic https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/studentsontheedgeduringthecoronavirus Coronavirus has shut down schools across the country. The impact on Oregon students is enormous. So OPB and The Oregonian are teaming up to cover the effects in a state already struggling with chronic absenteeism and low graduation rates. Today we bring you this radio story from education reporters Eder Campuzano and Elizabeth Miller. They looked at how students are faring with the difficult situation, particularly those most at risk due to losing an important connection to their education. Related reading: Without face-to-face contact, Oregon schools struggle to keep disengaged students on track See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 May 2020 21:02:56 -0000 Students on the edge during the coronavirus pandemic bonus The Oregonian/OregonLive Coronavirus has shut down schools across the country. The impact on Oregon students is enormous.&nbsp;So OPB and The Oregonian are teaming up to cover the effects in a state already struggling with chronic absenteeism and low graduation rates.... Coronavirus has shut down schools across the country. The impact on Oregon students is enormous. So OPB and The Oregonian are teaming up to cover the effects in a state already struggling with chronic absenteeism and low graduation rates. Today we bring you this radio story from education reporters Eder Campuzano and Elizabeth Miller. They looked at how students are faring with the difficult situation, particularly those most at risk due to losing an important connection to their education. Related reading: Without face-to-face contact, Oregon schools struggle to keep disengaged students on track See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Coronavirus has shut down schools across the country. The impact on Oregon students is enormous. So OPB and The Oregonian are teaming up to cover the effects in a state already struggling with chronic absenteeism and low graduation rates. Today we bring you this radio story from education reporters Eder Campuzano and Elizabeth Miller. They looked at how students are faring with the difficult situation, particularly those most at risk due to losing an important connection to their education.


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]]> 428 no The road to reopening Oregon https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/theroadtoreopeningoregon Weeks into a coronavirus-induced economic shutdown, some parts of Oregon could see some very small steps toward normalcy within days. Reporters Ted Sickinger and Brad Schmidt break down Gov. Kate Brown's plan for reopening the state. Reliable local journalism matters now more than ever. Please support our work for just $10 a month. Subscribe now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 08 May 2020 02:03:13 -0000 The road to reopening Oregon full The Oregonian/OregonLive Weeks into a coronavirus-induced economic shutdown, some parts of Oregon could see some very small steps toward normalcy within days. Reporters Ted Sickinger and Brad Schmidt break down Gov. Kate Brown's plan for reopening the state.Reliable lo... Weeks into a coronavirus-induced economic shutdown, some parts of Oregon could see some very small steps toward normalcy within days. Reporters Ted Sickinger and Brad Schmidt break down Gov. Kate Brown's plan for reopening the state. Reliable local journalism matters now more than ever. Please support our work for just $10 a month. Subscribe now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Weeks into a coronavirus-induced economic shutdown, some parts of Oregon could see some very small steps toward normalcy within days. Reporters Ted Sickinger and Brad Schmidt break down Gov. Kate Brown's plan for reopening the state.


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]]> 1928 no Previewing Portland's action-packed City Council races, state politics https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/previewingportlandsaction-packedcitycouncilraces-statepolitics Portland voters have one of the most interesting City Hall races in years. Four of the five seats on City Council are up for grabs. The Oregonian/OregonLive's Everton Bailey Jr., who covers City Hall, previews those hotly contested races and discusses why this could be the beginning of the end of the city's unique commissioner form of government. Then, state politics reporter Hillary Borrud discusses the Democratic race for Secretary of State and other legislative races of significance. Programming note: The Everton Bailey Jr. interview, and podcast production, occurred several days before a few developments in the mayor’s race involving Wheeler’s campaign operations. The mayor’s campaign distributed a flyer included several listed endorsements that were not accurate. Read more about that here. The interview also occurred before the city elections officer cited the mayor’s campaign for violating campaign rules by not listing his top donors. Background Reading: Everton's coverage of the City Hall races. Hillary's preview of the Democratic race for Secretary of State. Reliable local journalism matters now more than ever. Please support our work for just $10 a month. Subscribe now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 04 May 2020 12:00:00 -0000 Previewing Portland's action-packed City Council races, state politics full The Oregonian/OregonLive Portland voters have one of the most interesting City Hall races in years. Four of the five seats on City Council are up for grabs. The Oregonian/OregonLive's Everton Bailey Jr., who covers City Hall, previews those hotly contested races and discu... Portland voters have one of the most interesting City Hall races in years. Four of the five seats on City Council are up for grabs. The Oregonian/OregonLive's Everton Bailey Jr., who covers City Hall, previews those hotly contested races and discusses why this could be the beginning of the end of the city's unique commissioner form of government. Then, state politics reporter Hillary Borrud discusses the Democratic race for Secretary of State and other legislative races of significance. Programming note: The Everton Bailey Jr. interview, and podcast production, occurred several days before a few developments in the mayor’s race involving Wheeler’s campaign operations. The mayor’s campaign distributed a flyer included several listed endorsements that were not accurate. Read more about that here. The interview also occurred before the city elections officer cited the mayor’s campaign for violating campaign rules by not listing his top donors. Background Reading: Everton's coverage of the City Hall races. Hillary's preview of the Democratic race for Secretary of State. Reliable local journalism matters now more than ever. Please support our work for just $10 a month. Subscribe now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Portland voters have one of the most interesting City Hall races in years. Four of the five seats on City Council are up for grabs. The Oregonian/OregonLive's Everton Bailey Jr., who covers City Hall, previews those hotly contested races and discusses why this could be the beginning of the end of the city's unique commissioner form of government.


Then, state politics reporter Hillary Borrud discusses the Democratic race for Secretary of State and other legislative races of significance.


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]]> 2371 no Tale of two assisted living centers at heart of the coronavirus pandemic https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/ataleof2assistedlivingcentersatheartofthepandemic What can Oregonians learn from the coronavirus outbreak at two very different facilities – a veterans’ home in Lebanon and a Southeast Portland care facility that is now home to the state’s largest outbreak? Health reporter Fedor Zarkhin talks tried to answer that question and described his extensive reporting on the COVID-19 outbreaks at each of those two statewide hot spots. Here are five of Fedor's essential stories from those facilities: "They were going down fast" Inside the Lebanon veteran's home The world's oldest coronavirus survivor? The state withheld extent of virus at nursing homes 10 residents dead at Southeast Portland center Reliable local journalism matters now more than ever. Please support our work for just $10 a month. Subscribe now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:00:00 -0000 Tale of two assisted living centers at heart of the coronavirus pandemic full The Oregonian/OregonLive What can Oregonians learn from the coronavirus outbreak at two very different facilities – a veterans’ home in Lebanon and a Southeast Portland care facility that is now home to the state’s largest outbreak? Health reporter Fedor Zarkhin talks tried to... What can Oregonians learn from the coronavirus outbreak at two very different facilities – a veterans’ home in Lebanon and a Southeast Portland care facility that is now home to the state’s largest outbreak? Health reporter Fedor Zarkhin talks tried to answer that question and described his extensive reporting on the COVID-19 outbreaks at each of those two statewide hot spots. Here are five of Fedor's essential stories from those facilities: "They were going down fast" Inside the Lebanon veteran's home The world's oldest coronavirus survivor? The state withheld extent of virus at nursing homes 10 residents dead at Southeast Portland center Reliable local journalism matters now more than ever. Please support our work for just $10 a month. Subscribe now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices What can Oregonians learn from the coronavirus outbreak at two very different facilities – a veterans’ home in Lebanon and a Southeast Portland care facility that is now home to the state’s largest outbreak? Health reporter Fedor Zarkhin talks tried to answer that question and described his extensive reporting on the COVID-19 outbreaks at each of those two statewide hot spots.


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]]> 1750 no Oregon's poet laureate finds poetry in the pandemic https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/oregonspoetlaureateonpoetryduringthepandemic Kim Stafford is a rarity -- a second generation poet laureate. His father, William Stafford, was a famous poet who served in the state role appointed by Oregon's governor for 15 years. Stafford talks about his poetry during the pandemic, why he decided to share his thoughts and work on Instagram and how his view of the world has shifted during the coronavirus era. On the second half of the show, The Oregonian/OregonLive's Brooke Herbert and Beth Nakamura discuss their recent project that paired some of Stafford's poems with their photos and videos. Reliable local journalism matters now more than ever. Please support our work for just $10 a month. Subscribe now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Apr 2020 12:00:00 -0000 Oregon's poet laureate finds poetry in the pandemic full The Oregonian/OregonLive Kim Stafford is a rarity -- a second generation poet laureate. His father, William Stafford, was a famous poet who served in the state role appointed by Oregon's governor for 15 years. Stafford talks about his poetry during the pandemic, why he de... Kim Stafford is a rarity -- a second generation poet laureate. His father, William Stafford, was a famous poet who served in the state role appointed by Oregon's governor for 15 years. Stafford talks about his poetry during the pandemic, why he decided to share his thoughts and work on Instagram and how his view of the world has shifted during the coronavirus era. On the second half of the show, The Oregonian/OregonLive's Brooke Herbert and Beth Nakamura discuss their recent project that paired some of Stafford's poems with their photos and videos. Reliable local journalism matters now more than ever. Please support our work for just $10 a month. Subscribe now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Kim Stafford is a rarity -- a second generation poet laureate. His father, William Stafford, was a famous poet who served in the state role appointed by Oregon's governor for 15 years. Stafford talks about his poetry during the pandemic, why he decided to share his thoughts and work on Instagram and how his view of the world has shifted during the coronavirus era. On the second half of the show, The Oregonian/OregonLive's Brooke Herbert and Beth Nakamura discuss their recent project that paired some of Stafford's poems with their photos and videos.


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]]> 2369 no What we know and don't know about Oregonians with coronavirus https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/whatweknowanddontknowaboutoregonianswithcoronavirus There's still so much that we don't know about those Oregonians who have coronavirus. Despite pushing from The Oregonian/OregonLive reporters like Rob Davis, there are still many unknowns. Davis talks about what we now know, including racial demographics, but also what he is still hoping to learn about the virus in Oregon and how the state is responding. Plus, Shane Dixon Kavanaugh talks about his obituary for the state's first known fatality tied to COVID-19, and why we need to know more about all those who've died so far. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 13 Apr 2020 12:00:00 -0000 What we know and don't know about Oregonians with coronavirus full The Oregonian/OregonLive There's still so much that we don't know about those Oregonians who have coronavirus. Despite pushing from The Oregonian/OregonLive reporters like Rob Davis, there are still many unknowns. Davis talks about what we now know, including racial ... There's still so much that we don't know about those Oregonians who have coronavirus. Despite pushing from The Oregonian/OregonLive reporters like Rob Davis, there are still many unknowns. Davis talks about what we now know, including racial demographics, but also what he is still hoping to learn about the virus in Oregon and how the state is responding. Plus, Shane Dixon Kavanaugh talks about his obituary for the state's first known fatality tied to COVID-19, and why we need to know more about all those who've died so far. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices including racial demographics, but also what he is still hoping to learn about the virus in Oregon and how the state is responding. Plus, Shane Dixon Kavanaugh talks about his obituary for the state's first known fatality tied to COVID-19, and why we need to know more about all those who've died so far.

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]]> 2142 no 'Seabiscuit' author Laura Hillenbrand on her COVID-19 scare https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/authorlaurahillenbrandoncovid-19 Laura Hillenbrand, the best-selling author of Unbroken and Seabiscuit, moved to Oregon a few years ago. For more than three weeks now, she's endured symptoms consistent with COVID-10, but her test results were negative. Hillenbrand said three doctors said she definitely has the coronavirus. On this bonus episode, The Oregonian/OregonLive's Noelle Crombie talks with Hillenbrand about her illness, how her Chronic Fatigue Syndrome has helped and hindered her through the health scare and what she's doing to cope her respiratory issues. Reliable local journalism matters now more than ever. Please support our work for just $10 a month. Subscribe now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 10 Apr 2020 14:00:00 -0000 'Seabiscuit' author Laura Hillenbrand on her COVID-19 scare bonus The Oregonian/OregonLive Laura Hillenbrand, the best-selling author of Unbroken and Seabiscuit, moved to Oregon a few years ago. For more than three weeks now, she's endured symptoms consistent with COVID-10, but her test results were negative. Hillenbrand said three doct... Laura Hillenbrand, the best-selling author of Unbroken and Seabiscuit, moved to Oregon a few years ago. For more than three weeks now, she's endured symptoms consistent with COVID-10, but her test results were negative. Hillenbrand said three doctors said she definitely has the coronavirus. On this bonus episode, The Oregonian/OregonLive's Noelle Crombie talks with Hillenbrand about her illness, how her Chronic Fatigue Syndrome has helped and hindered her through the health scare and what she's doing to cope her respiratory issues. Reliable local journalism matters now more than ever. Please support our work for just $10 a month. Subscribe now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Laura Hillenbrand, the best-selling author of Unbroken and Seabiscuit, moved to Oregon a few years ago. For more than three weeks now, she's endured symptoms consistent with COVID-10, but her test results were negative. Hillenbrand said three doctors said she definitely has the coronavirus. On this bonus episode, The Oregonian/OregonLive's Noelle Crombie talks with Hillenbrand about her illness, how her Chronic Fatigue Syndrome has helped and hindered her through the health scare and what she's doing to cope her respiratory issues.


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]]> 2035 no Two sports reporters on a world without sports https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/aworldwithoutsports Jamie Goldberg and Joe Freeman, two of The Oregonian/OregonLive's sports reporters, had a ton on their plate in March. Goldberg was covering the Trail Blazers for the first time, and their playoff chase. Freeman, who covered the team for 13 seasons, was stepping back a bit and jumping into enterprise coverage and chasing Sabrina Ionescu and the Oregon Ducks. Then, coronavirus changed everything. Goldberg has written about people receiving food assistance amid the pandemic, those Oregonians trapped overseas and much more. Freeman has written about mental health and living alone, cyber socializing and many other topics. We discussed the transition from sports to hard news. Reliable local journalism matters now more than ever. Please support our work for just $10 a month. Subscribe now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Apr 2020 12:00:00 -0000 Two sports reporters on a world without sports full The Oregonian/OregonLive Jamie Goldberg and Joe Freeman, two of The Oregonian/OregonLive's sports reporters, had a ton on their plate in March. Goldberg was covering the Trail Blazers for the first time, and their playoff chase. Freeman, who covered the team for 13 season... Jamie Goldberg and Joe Freeman, two of The Oregonian/OregonLive's sports reporters, had a ton on their plate in March. Goldberg was covering the Trail Blazers for the first time, and their playoff chase. Freeman, who covered the team for 13 seasons, was stepping back a bit and jumping into enterprise coverage and chasing Sabrina Ionescu and the Oregon Ducks. Then, coronavirus changed everything. Goldberg has written about people receiving food assistance amid the pandemic, those Oregonians trapped overseas and much more. Freeman has written about mental health and living alone, cyber socializing and many other topics. We discussed the transition from sports to hard news. Reliable local journalism matters now more than ever. Please support our work for just $10 a month. Subscribe now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jamie Goldberg and Joe Freeman, two of The Oregonian/OregonLive's sports reporters, had a ton on their plate in March. Goldberg was covering the Trail Blazers for the first time, and their playoff chase. Freeman, who covered the team for 13 seasons, was stepping back a bit and jumping into enterprise coverage and chasing Sabrina Ionescu and the Oregon Ducks. Then, coronavirus changed everything. Goldberg has written about people receiving food assistance amid the pandemic, those Oregonians trapped overseas and much more. Freeman has written about mental health and living alone, cyber socializing and many other topics. We discussed the transition from sports to hard news.


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]]> 2147 no Editor Therese Bottomly on covering the coronavirus and more https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/aconversationwiththeresebottomly Therese Bottomly, The Oregonian/OregonLive's editor, talks about covering the coronavirus pandemic, the state of the local news industry and her career at the paper. Bottomly, a Portland native, first started working at the paper in 1983. If you value our journalism, please considering subscribing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 Mar 2020 12:00:00 -0000 Editor Therese Bottomly on covering the coronavirus and more full The Oregonian/OregonLive Therese Bottomly, The Oregonian/OregonLive's editor, talks about covering the coronavirus pandemic, the state of the local news industry and her career at the paper. Bottomly, a Portland native, first started working at the paper in 1983.If you... Therese Bottomly, The Oregonian/OregonLive's editor, talks about covering the coronavirus pandemic, the state of the local news industry and her career at the paper. Bottomly, a Portland native, first started working at the paper in 1983. If you value our journalism, please considering subscribing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Therese Bottomly, The Oregonian/OregonLive's editor, talks about covering the coronavirus pandemic, the state of the local news industry and her career at the paper. Bottomly, a Portland native, first started working at the paper in 1983.


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]]> 1947 no Coping through social distancing https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/copingwithsocialdistancing What are you doing to cope with extensive social distancing and the coronavirus pandemic? Grant Butler, an editor and reporter with The Oregonian/OregonLive, talks about what people and grocery stores are doing in response to the state crackdown. Some people turn to cooking, exercise or therapy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 25 Mar 2020 12:00:00 -0000 Coping through social distancing bonus The Oregonian/OregonLive What are you doing to cope with extensive social distancing and the coronavirus pandemic? Grant Butler, an editor and reporter with The Oregonian/OregonLive, talks about what people and grocery stores are doing in response to the state crackdown. Some ... What are you doing to cope with extensive social distancing and the coronavirus pandemic? Grant Butler, an editor and reporter with The Oregonian/OregonLive, talks about what people and grocery stores are doing in response to the state crackdown. Some people turn to cooking, exercise or therapy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1174 no Coronavirus: The educational, social and economic fallout in Oregon https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/coronvirus-theeducational-socialandeconomicfalloutinoreogn Oregon's economy took a savage hit one week into the potentially months-long reality where bars, restaurants and other social hot spots are shuttered in an attempt to combat the coronavirus. Plus, schools are shuttered through April. Eder Campuzano, The Oregonian/OregonLive's schools reporter, talks about the situation for PPS plus a recent story on how the virus is affecting places like one St. Johns taqueria. Plus, Mike Rogoway talks about the economic fallout. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Mar 2020 12:00:00 -0000 Coronavirus: The educational, social and economic fallout in Oregon full The Oregonian/OregonLive Oregon's economy took a savage hit one week into the potentially months-long reality where bars, restaurants and other social hot spots are shuttered in an attempt to combat the coronavirus. Plus, schools are shuttered through April. Eder Campuzan... Oregon's economy took a savage hit one week into the potentially months-long reality where bars, restaurants and other social hot spots are shuttered in an attempt to combat the coronavirus. Plus, schools are shuttered through April. Eder Campuzano, The Oregonian/OregonLive's schools reporter, talks about the situation for PPS plus a recent story on how the virus is affecting places like one St. Johns taqueria. Plus, Mike Rogoway talks about the economic fallout. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices how the virus is affecting places like one St. Johns taqueria. Plus, Mike Rogoway talks about the economic fallout.

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]]> 2136 no Can Portland's restaurant scene weather the coronavirus? https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/canportlandsrestaurantsceneweatherthecoronavirus- The Oregonian/OregonLive's Michael Russell talks about the exceptional week that led more than 130 Portland restaurant and bar owners to demand Gov. Kate Brown take action to shut them down amid the coronavirus crisis, why some restaurants may never return and why delivery and to-go orders weren't in the cards for some of the city's biggest names in food. Tell us about how coronavirus has changed your daily life. Record a voice memo on your phone and send it to podcasts@oregonian.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 18 Mar 2020 12:00:00 -0000 Can Portland's restaurant scene weather the coronavirus? full The Oregonian/OregonLive The Oregonian/OregonLive's Michael Russell talks about the exceptional week that led more than 130 Portland restaurant and bar owners to demand Gov. Kate Brown take action to shut them down amid the coronavirus crisis, why some restaurants may nev... The Oregonian/OregonLive's Michael Russell talks about the exceptional week that led more than 130 Portland restaurant and bar owners to demand Gov. Kate Brown take action to shut them down amid the coronavirus crisis, why some restaurants may never return and why delivery and to-go orders weren't in the cards for some of the city's biggest names in food. Tell us about how coronavirus has changed your daily life. Record a voice memo on your phone and send it to podcasts@oregonian.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices exceptional week that led more than 130 Portland restaurant and bar owners to demand Gov. Kate Brown take action to shut them down amid the coronavirus crisis, why some restaurants may never return and why delivery and to-go orders weren't in the cards for some of the city's biggest names in food. Tell us about how coronavirus has changed your daily life. Record a voice memo on your phone and send it to podcasts@oregonian.com.

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]]> 1164 no Inside Italy's coronavirus lockdown; Oregon Legislative recap https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/insidetheitaliancoronaviruslockdown-plusoregonlegislativerecap Melissa Graboyes and Alfredo Burlando are professors at the University of Oregon, but the married couple and their two kids on now on lockdown in Italy. We talked about what life is like in the quarantine, why Oregonians need to let go of social plans and hunker down and what they do to pass the time. Plus, we catch up with The Oregonian/OregonLive's Hillary Borrud to talk about the failed legislative session, the latest Republican walkout and what comes next. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 15 Mar 2020 20:18:03 -0000 Inside Italy's coronavirus lockdown; Oregon Legislative recap full The Oregonian/OregonLive Melissa Graboyes and Alfredo Burlando are professors at the University of Oregon, but the married couple and their two kids on now on lockdown in Italy. We talked about what life is like in the quarantine, why Oregonians need to let go of social plans ... Melissa Graboyes and Alfredo Burlando are professors at the University of Oregon, but the married couple and their two kids on now on lockdown in Italy. We talked about what life is like in the quarantine, why Oregonians need to let go of social plans and hunker down and what they do to pass the time. Plus, we catch up with The Oregonian/OregonLive's Hillary Borrud to talk about the failed legislative session, the latest Republican walkout and what comes next. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Melissa Graboyes and Alfredo Burlando are professors at the University of Oregon, but the married couple and their two kids on now on lockdown in Italy. We talked about what life is like in the quarantine, why Oregonians need to let go of social plans and hunker down and what they do to pass the time.


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]]> 2456 no Covering the coronavirus and the unknown https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/coveringthecoronavirusandtheunknown Journalism is the search for truth, but what does a reporter do when a fast-breaking news story is filled with so many unknowns? As the coronovirus situation unfolds in the Portland area and around Oregon, The Oregonian's Fedor Zarkhin is working the phones and trying to get the best information possible. On this episode, Zarkhin talked about the challenges of covering a fast-moving story with so many unanswered questions, how this public health scare compares to other crises he's covered and what one family quarantined in Japan said about their surreal experience. We also talked about his previous investigative work on health issues and how that guides his reporting on this story. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Mar 2020 12:00:00 -0000 Covering the coronavirus and the unknown full The Oregonian/OregonLive Journalism is the search for truth, but what does a reporter do when a fast-breaking news story is filled with so many unknowns? As the coronovirus situation unfolds in the Portland area and around Oregon, The Oregonian's Fedor Zarkhin is working ... Journalism is the search for truth, but what does a reporter do when a fast-breaking news story is filled with so many unknowns? As the coronovirus situation unfolds in the Portland area and around Oregon, The Oregonian's Fedor Zarkhin is working the phones and trying to get the best information possible. On this episode, Zarkhin talked about the challenges of covering a fast-moving story with so many unanswered questions, how this public health scare compares to other crises he's covered and what one family quarantined in Japan said about their surreal experience. We also talked about his previous investigative work on health issues and how that guides his reporting on this story. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices coronovirus situation unfolds in the Portland area and around Oregon, The Oregonian's Fedor Zarkhin is working the phones and trying to get the best information possible. On this episode, Zarkhin talked about the challenges of covering a fast-moving story with so many unanswered questions, how this public health scare compares to other crises he's covered and what one family quarantined in Japan said about their surreal experience. We also talked about his previous investigative work on health issues and how that guides his reporting on this story.

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]]> 1921 no The coronavirus response in Oregon https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/thecoronavirusresponseinoregon It’s been less than a week since Oregonians first learned that the state had a prospective case of the novel coronavirus. We checked in with Dr. Carlos Crespo, a community health professor and vice-provost at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health to get his thoughts on the state’s response so far, why the state isn’t giving out lots of information about the cases we do know about, and why he said it’s not time to panic. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 04 Mar 2020 17:38:37 -0000 The coronavirus response in Oregon bonus The Oregonian/OregonLive It’s been less than a week since Oregonians first learned that the state had a prospective case of the novel coronavirus. We checked in with Dr. Carlos Crespo, a community health professor and vice-provost at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health to get... It’s been less than a week since Oregonians first learned that the state had a prospective case of the novel coronavirus. We checked in with Dr. Carlos Crespo, a community health professor and vice-provost at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health to get his thoughts on the state’s response so far, why the state isn’t giving out lots of information about the cases we do know about, and why he said it’s not time to panic. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices prospective case of the novel coronavirus. We checked in with Dr. Carlos Crespo, a community health professor and vice-provost at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health to get his thoughts on the state’s response so far, why the state isn’t giving out lots of information about the cases we do know about, and why he said it’s not time to panic.

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]]> 1598 no Concordia University's catastrophic deal with one company https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/concordiauniversityscatastrophicdealwithonecompany Concordia University's path to financial ruin may have been sealed a decade ago. The private Lutheran university, which called Northeast Portland home for more than a century, hitched its fate to an educational technology company known as HotChalk. The Oregonian's Molly Young highlighted that problematic relationship in 2016, but according to documents obtained by Young and Jeff Manning, Concordia's ties to HotChalk went far beyond that. If the school were to completely collapse, it faced a potential $400 million debt owed to the company. Young and Manning talk about their latest story, how the school collapsed, the reaction from students and staff and what it all means for the 24-acre campus. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:00:00 -0000 Concordia University's catastrophic deal with one company full The Oregonian/OregonLive Concordia University's path to financial ruin may have been sealed a decade ago. The private Lutheran university, which called Northeast Portland home for more than a century, hitched its fate to an educational technology company known as HotChalk... Concordia University's path to financial ruin may have been sealed a decade ago. The private Lutheran university, which called Northeast Portland home for more than a century, hitched its fate to an educational technology company known as HotChalk. The Oregonian's Molly Young highlighted that problematic relationship in 2016, but according to documents obtained by Young and Jeff Manning, Concordia's ties to HotChalk went far beyond that. If the school were to completely collapse, it faced a potential $400 million debt owed to the company. Young and Manning talk about their latest story, how the school collapsed, the reaction from students and staff and what it all means for the 24-acre campus. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Concordia University's path to financial ruin may have been sealed a decade ago. The private Lutheran university, which called Northeast Portland home for more than a century, hitched its fate to an educational technology company known as HotChalk. The Oregonian's Molly Young highlighted that problematic relationship in 2016, but according to documents obtained by Young and Jeff Manning, Concordia's ties to HotChalk went far beyond that. If the school were to completely collapse, it faced a potential $400 million debt owed to the company. Young and Manning talk about their latest story, how the school collapsed, the reaction from students and staff and what it all means for the 24-acre campus.



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]]> 1805 no The fight for the Boy Scouts' secret abuse files https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/howtwooregonlawsuitsledtotheboyscoutsofamericasbankruptcy The Boy Scouts of America have declared bankruptcy, an unprecedented move that reverberated around the nation. The wave of sex abuse lawsuits against the nonprofit organization started in Portland a decade ago. A nearly $20 million ruling against the scouts set the stage for more cases nationally. But a lawsuit filed by The Oregonian and other news organizations during that same period may have played a similarly important role. The Oregonian/OregonLive's Molly Young and Charlie Hinkle, an attorney who has represented the news organization for four decades, talk about that history and how it led to the unprecedented bankruptcy case. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 24 Feb 2020 13:00:00 -0000 The fight for the Boy Scouts' secret abuse files full The Oregonian/OregonLive The Boy Scouts of America have declared bankruptcy, an unprecedented move that reverberated around the nation. The wave of sex abuse lawsuits against the nonprofit organization started in Portland a decade ago. A nearly $20 million ruling against the s... The Boy Scouts of America have declared bankruptcy, an unprecedented move that reverberated around the nation. The wave of sex abuse lawsuits against the nonprofit organization started in Portland a decade ago. A nearly $20 million ruling against the scouts set the stage for more cases nationally. But a lawsuit filed by The Oregonian and other news organizations during that same period may have played a similarly important role. The Oregonian/OregonLive's Molly Young and Charlie Hinkle, an attorney who has represented the news organization for four decades, talk about that history and how it led to the unprecedented bankruptcy case. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices declared bankruptcy, an unprecedented move that reverberated around the nation. The wave of sex abuse lawsuits against the nonprofit organization started in Portland a decade ago. A nearly $20 million ruling against the scouts set the stage for more cases nationally. But a lawsuit filed by The Oregonian and other news organizations during that same period may have played a similarly important role. The Oregonian/OregonLive's Molly Young and Charlie Hinkle, an attorney who has represented the news organization for four decades, talk about that history and how it led to the unprecedented bankruptcy case.

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]]> 1709 no A Portland psychiatric hospital's struggles https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/aportlandpsychiatrichospitalsstruggles The Unity Center for Behavioral Health in Northeast Portland was supposed to be a game changer for mental illness in the city. Three years after it opened, the hospital is struggling. The Oregonian/OregonLive's Molly Harbarger and Brad Schmidt talk about the variety of woes -- financial, social and otherwise -- facing the still new hospital. The hospital it was designed to emulate is also in crisis. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 17 Feb 2020 13:00:00 -0000 A Portland psychiatric hospital's struggles full The Oregonian/OregonLive The Unity Center for Behavioral Health in Northeast Portland was supposed to be a game changer for mental illness in the city. Three years after it opened, the hospital is struggling. The Oregonian/OregonLive's Molly Harbarger and Brad Schmidt tal... The Unity Center for Behavioral Health in Northeast Portland was supposed to be a game changer for mental illness in the city. Three years after it opened, the hospital is struggling. The Oregonian/OregonLive's Molly Harbarger and Brad Schmidt talk about the variety of woes -- financial, social and otherwise -- facing the still new hospital. The hospital it was designed to emulate is also in crisis. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices financial, social and otherwise -- facing the still new hospital. The hospital it was designed to emulate is also in crisis.

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]]> 1822 no Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn: A national crisis unfolds in Yamhill, Oregon https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/nicholaskristofandsherylwudunn So many of Nicholas Kristof's friends, neighbors and classmates died young. The New York Times columnist and his wife, fellow Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Sheryl WuDunn tried to figure out what these tragic deaths of despair from so many Yamhill, Oregon friends and their family means and what it says about the United States. The resulting reporting led to "Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope," the couple's latest best-selling book. Kristof and WuDunn talked about the book, why so many white working class Americans are dying young and how challenging it was to report on their friends' deaths. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:00:00 -0000 Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn: A national crisis unfolds in Yamhill, Oregon full The Oregonian/OregonLive So many of Nicholas Kristof's friends, neighbors and classmates died young. The New York Times columnist and his wife, fellow Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Sheryl WuDunn tried to figure out what these tragic deaths of despair from so many Yamh... So many of Nicholas Kristof's friends, neighbors and classmates died young. The New York Times columnist and his wife, fellow Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Sheryl WuDunn tried to figure out what these tragic deaths of despair from so many Yamhill, Oregon friends and their family means and what it says about the United States. The resulting reporting led to "Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope," the couple's latest best-selling book. Kristof and WuDunn talked about the book, why so many white working class Americans are dying young and how challenging it was to report on their friends' deaths. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices "Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope," the couple's latest best-selling book. Kristof and WuDunn talked about the book, why so many white working class Americans are dying young and how challenging it was to report on their friends' deaths.

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]]> 2687 no Will Republicans walk out of Salem again? https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/willrepublicanswalkoutofsalemagain- Oregon's Legislature meets for the next 35 days in Salem, and a cap and trade bill is expected to be the centerpiece of the session. This comes less than a year after Senate Republicans walked out and left the state to prevent Democrats from moving forward with the climate change bill. The Oregonian's Hillary Borrud and Ted Sickinger preview that fight and other legislative battles expected this session. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 03 Feb 2020 13:00:00 -0000 Will Republicans walk out of Salem again? full The Oregonian/OregonLive Oregon's Legislature meets for the next 35 days in Salem, and a cap and trade bill is expected to be the centerpiece of the session. This comes less than a year after Senate Republicans walked out and left the state to prevent Democrats from movin... Oregon's Legislature meets for the next 35 days in Salem, and a cap and trade bill is expected to be the centerpiece of the session. This comes less than a year after Senate Republicans walked out and left the state to prevent Democrats from moving forward with the climate change bill. The Oregonian's Hillary Borrud and Ted Sickinger preview that fight and other legislative battles expected this session. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices legislative battles expected this session.

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]]> 2016 no How Catlin Gabel school abuse scandal came to light https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/thecatlingabelscandal Catlin Gabel is facing a reckoning. The Southwest Portland private school, known as a progressive educational institution that's educated the city's wealthy and elite for decades, released an explosive investigation in December that outlined serious sexual abuse allegations dating back decades. Jeff Manning, The Oregonian's senior investigative reporter, details the horrific details in the school's report, the nearly two dozen victims he spoke with and whether the school can survive the scandal. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:00:00 -0000 How Catlin Gabel school abuse scandal came to light full The Oregonian/OregonLive Catlin Gabel is facing a reckoning. The Southwest Portland private school, known as a progressive educational institution that's educated the city's wealthy and elite for decades, released an explosive investigation in December that outlined ... Catlin Gabel is facing a reckoning. The Southwest Portland private school, known as a progressive educational institution that's educated the city's wealthy and elite for decades, released an explosive investigation in December that outlined serious sexual abuse allegations dating back decades. Jeff Manning, The Oregonian's senior investigative reporter, details the horrific details in the school's report, the nearly two dozen victims he spoke with and whether the school can survive the scandal. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices explosive investigation in December that outlined serious sexual abuse allegations dating back decades. Jeff Manning, The Oregonian's senior investigative reporter, details the horrific details in the school's report, the nearly two dozen victims he spoke with and whether the school can survive the scandal.

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]]> 1903 no What to expect in Jeremy Christian's murder trial https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/jeremychristiansmurdertrial One of the darkest days in Portland's recent history will be back in the spotlight for the next five weeks. Jeremy Christian is on trial for fatally stabbing Ricky Best and Taliesin Namkai-Meche and seriously wounding Micah Fletcher on a MAX train May 26, 2017. The Oregonian's Aimee Green will be there for the entire trial. She talks about what to expect in the trial, including whether Christian might testify and what defense he might make. Also, Shane Dixon Kavanaugh talks about Christian's criminal past and Fletcher's background. Sign up for updates on the Jeremy Christian trial in your email inbox: oregonlive.com/newsletters See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Jan 2020 13:00:00 -0000 What to expect in Jeremy Christian's murder trial full The Oregonian/OregonLive One of the darkest days in Portland's recent history will be back in the spotlight for the next five weeks. Jeremy Christian is on trial for fatally stabbing Ricky Best and Taliesin Namkai-Meche and seriously wounding Micah Fletcher on a MAX train... One of the darkest days in Portland's recent history will be back in the spotlight for the next five weeks. Jeremy Christian is on trial for fatally stabbing Ricky Best and Taliesin Namkai-Meche and seriously wounding Micah Fletcher on a MAX train May 26, 2017. The Oregonian's Aimee Green will be there for the entire trial. She talks about what to expect in the trial, including whether Christian might testify and what defense he might make. Also, Shane Dixon Kavanaugh talks about Christian's criminal past and Fletcher's background. Sign up for updates on the Jeremy Christian trial in your email inbox: oregonlive.com/newsletters See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices One of the darkest days in Portland's recent history will be back in the spotlight for the next five weeks. Jeremy Christian is on trial for fatally stabbing Ricky Best and Taliesin Namkai-Meche and seriously wounding Micah Fletcher on a MAX train May 26, 2017. The Oregonian's Aimee Green will be there for the entire trial. She talks about what to expect in the trial, including whether Christian might testify and what defense he might make. Also, Shane Dixon Kavanaugh talks about Christian's criminal past and Fletcher's background.

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]]> 2711 no Another leadership shuffle at Portland Police Bureau https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/anotherleadershipshuffleatportlandpolicebureau Danielle Outlaw arrived in Portland as police chief in 2017 to much acclaim. She talked about changing the bureau, repairing the relationship with the public and much more. She quietly left Portland to become Philadelphia's chief just before New Year's. Maxine Bernstein, who has covered every police chief since 1998, talks about Outlaw's legacy, the bureau's challenges and the new chief, Jami Resch. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 13 Jan 2020 13:00:00 -0000 Another leadership shuffle at Portland Police Bureau full The Oregonian/OregonLive Danielle Outlaw arrived in Portland as police chief in 2017 to much acclaim. She talked about changing the bureau, repairing the relationship with the public and much more. She quietly left Portland to become Philadelphia's chief just before New Y... Danielle Outlaw arrived in Portland as police chief in 2017 to much acclaim. She talked about changing the bureau, repairing the relationship with the public and much more. She quietly left Portland to become Philadelphia's chief just before New Year's. Maxine Bernstein, who has covered every police chief since 1998, talks about Outlaw's legacy, the bureau's challenges and the new chief, Jami Resch. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 2017 to much acclaim. She talked about changing the bureau, repairing the relationship with the public and much more. She quietly left Portland to become Philadelphia's chief just before New Year's. Maxine Bernstein, who has covered every police chief since 1998, talks about Outlaw's legacy, the bureau's challenges and the new chief, Jami Resch.

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]]> 2383 no Meet the daredevil driver of an Oregon speed racing team https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/amoderndaredevilontheirneedforspee Life comes at you fast. For Valerie Thompson, the driver of the Aurora-based Target 550 racing team, fast is never fast enough. Thompson is one of the fastest drivers in the world and one of a handful of women who get behind the wheel of the fastest internal combustion engine vehicles on the planet with the sole purpose of setting land speed records. We talked about her quest to set a new land speed record, the death of fellow racer Jessi Combs in 2019 and why she still races. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Jan 2020 13:00:00 -0000 Meet the daredevil driver of an Oregon speed racing team full The Oregonian/OregonLive Life comes at you fast. For Valerie Thompson, the driver of the Aurora-based Target 550 racing team, fast is never fast enough. Thompson is one of the fastest drivers in the world and one of a handful of women who get behind the wheel of the fastest in... Life comes at you fast. For Valerie Thompson, the driver of the Aurora-based Target 550 racing team, fast is never fast enough. Thompson is one of the fastest drivers in the world and one of a handful of women who get behind the wheel of the fastest internal combustion engine vehicles on the planet with the sole purpose of setting land speed records. We talked about her quest to set a new land speed record, the death of fellow racer Jessi Combs in 2019 and why she still races. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Valerie Thompson, the driver of the Aurora-based Target 550 racing team, fast is never fast enough. Thompson is one of the fastest drivers in the world and one of a handful of women who get behind the wheel of the fastest internal combustion engine vehicles on the planet with the sole purpose of setting land speed records. We talked about her quest to set a new land speed record, the death of fellow racer Jessi Combs in 2019 and why she still races.

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]]> 1485 no Oregon's biggest stories of 2019: Gordon Sondland, Republican walkout and more https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/thebiggeststoriesof2019-gordonsondland-republicanwalkoutandmore A look back at the biggest stories in Oregon this year. The Oregonian/OregonLive's Everton Bailey and Kale Williams join Beat Check to talk about the memorable stories from 2019 and their broader meaning. The conversation touched on the Republican walkout in Salem, Portland protests, Gordon Sondland, Keanon Lowe and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 Dec 2019 13:00:00 -0000 Oregon's biggest stories of 2019: Gordon Sondland, Republican walkout and more full The Oregonian/OregonLive A look back at the biggest stories in Oregon this year. The Oregonian/OregonLive's Everton Bailey and Kale Williams join Beat Check to talk about the memorable stories from 2019 and their broader meaning. The conversation touched on the Republican... A look back at the biggest stories in Oregon this year. The Oregonian/OregonLive's Everton Bailey and Kale Williams join Beat Check to talk about the memorable stories from 2019 and their broader meaning. The conversation touched on the Republican walkout in Salem, Portland protests, Gordon Sondland, Keanon Lowe and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices the biggest stories in Oregon this year. The Oregonian/OregonLive's Everton Bailey and Kale Williams join Beat Check to talk about the memorable stories from 2019 and their broader meaning. The conversation touched on the Republican walkout in Salem, Portland protests, Gordon Sondland, Keanon Lowe and more.

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]]> 2124 no What's the best Portland brewery right now? https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/whatsthebestportlandbreweryrightnow- The Oregonian's Andre Meunier approached 2019 with a seemingly impossible task: to visit 49 breweries based in Portland (he squeezed in one more after recording) and designate the best shop in town this year. Meunier talked about his top 10 list, why so many legendary businesses closed up shop this year and how he approaches the job. We also talked about a special project he expects to launch in 2020. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Dec 2019 14:00:53 -0000 What's the best Portland brewery right now? full The Oregonian/OregonLive The Oregonian's Andre Meunier approached 2019 with a seemingly impossible task: to visit 49 breweries based in Portland (he squeezed in one more after recording) and designate the best shop in town this year. Meunier talked about his top 10 list, ... The Oregonian's Andre Meunier approached 2019 with a seemingly impossible task: to visit 49 breweries based in Portland (he squeezed in one more after recording) and designate the best shop in town this year. Meunier talked about his top 10 list, why so many legendary businesses closed up shop this year and how he approaches the job. We also talked about a special project he expects to launch in 2020. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Meunier talked about his top 10 list, why so many legendary businesses closed up shop this year and how he approaches the job. We also talked about a special project he expects to launch in 2020.

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]]> 2382 no Will Oregon's economic good times continue to roll into 2020? https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/willoregonsgoodtimescontinuetorollinto2020- A conversation with Mike Rogoway about some of the biggest business stories of the past year. We talked about Intel and Nike's internal strife but continued profitability, Gert Boyle's death, massive layoffs at a food processing plant in the Willamette Valley and what to watch for in Oregon business developments as we enter 2020. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 16 Dec 2019 13:00:00 -0000 Will Oregon's economic good times continue to roll into 2020? full The Oregonian/OregonLive A conversation with Mike Rogoway about some of the biggest business stories of the past year. We talked about Intel and Nike's internal strife but continued profitability, Gert Boyle's death, massive layoffs at a food processing plant in the ... A conversation with Mike Rogoway about some of the biggest business stories of the past year. We talked about Intel and Nike's internal strife but continued profitability, Gert Boyle's death, massive layoffs at a food processing plant in the Willamette Valley and what to watch for in Oregon business developments as we enter 2020. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 2083 no Vision Zero and Portland's surge in traffic fatalities https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/visionzeroandportlandssurgeintrafficfatalities Portland has seen a dramatic increase in traffic fatalities this year. The death toll this year is pushing toward 50, well above the average for the past two decades. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Officer Phillip Maynard discusses his time on the Portland Police Bureau’s Major Crash Team. Then, Portland Transportation Commissioner Chloe Eudaly discusses the dangerous year on the city’s streets and what we can do as a city to make things better.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Dec 2019 13:00:00 -0000 Vision Zero and Portland's surge in traffic fatalities full The Oregonian/OregonLive Portland has seen a dramatic increase in traffic fatalities this year. The death toll this year is pushing toward 50, well above the average for the past two decades. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Officer Phillip Maynard discu... Portland has seen a dramatic increase in traffic fatalities this year. The death toll this year is pushing toward 50, well above the average for the past two decades. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Officer Phillip Maynard discusses his time on the Portland Police Bureau’s Major Crash Team. Then, Portland Transportation Commissioner Chloe Eudaly discusses the dangerous year on the city’s streets and what we can do as a city to make things better.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 2183 no The man behind Darcelle XV, Portland's iconic drag queen https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/themanbehinddarcellexv-portlandsiconicdragquen Walter Cole is perhaps the most prominent living Portlander, but many people likely don’t know him by that name. Instead, they know him by his stage name, Darcelle XV. The Oregonian's Beth Nakamura and Brooke Herbert talked about Cole's life and legacy and about their contributions to a recent video and profile. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 Dec 2019 13:00:00 -0000 The man behind Darcelle XV, Portland's iconic drag queen full The Oregonian/OregonLive Walter Cole is perhaps the most prominent living Portlander, but many people likely don’t know him by that name. Instead, they know him by his stage name, Darcelle XV. The Oregonian's Beth Nakamura and Brooke Herbert talked about Cole's life ... Walter Cole is perhaps the most prominent living Portlander, but many people likely don’t know him by that name. Instead, they know him by his stage name, Darcelle XV. The Oregonian's Beth Nakamura and Brooke Herbert talked about Cole's life and legacy and about their contributions to a recent video and profile. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices video and profile.

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]]> 1794 no Brad Schmidt on his investigation into radon in public housing https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/bradschmidtonhisinvestigationintoradoninpublichousingcomplexes The Oregonian's Brad Schmidt spent the past year investigating how federal regulators and local housing authorities have failed to test for radon, an odorless gas that is the second-leading cause of lung cancer nationwide, in low-income housing complexes. He talks about the investigation and how he got the story. Also, a brief discussion of The Oregonian's Season of Sharing holiday fundraising campaign. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 25 Nov 2019 13:00:00 -0000 Brad Schmidt on his investigation into radon in public housing full The Oregonian/OregonLive The Oregonian's Brad Schmidt spent the past year investigating how federal regulators and local housing authorities have failed to test for radon, an odorless gas that is the second-leading cause of lung cancer nationwide, in low-income housing co... The Oregonian's Brad Schmidt spent the past year investigating how federal regulators and local housing authorities have failed to test for radon, an odorless gas that is the second-leading cause of lung cancer nationwide, in low-income housing complexes. He talks about the investigation and how he got the story. Also, a brief discussion of The Oregonian's Season of Sharing holiday fundraising campaign. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices He talks about the investigation and how he got the story. Also, a brief discussion of The Oregonian's Season of Sharing holiday fundraising campaign.

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]]> 2357 no Gordon Sondland goes to Washington https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/gordonsondlandgoestowashington The Oregonian's Jeff Manning reflects on a remarkable day in Washington, D.C., where Gordon Sondland, the Pacific Northwest hotelier and U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, testified before the House Impeachment Panel for hours. There were some revelations and lots of political theater. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 21 Nov 2019 01:01:53 -0000 Gordon Sondland goes to Washington bonus The Oregonian/OregonLive The Oregonian's Jeff Manning reflects on a remarkable day in Washington, D.C., where Gordon Sondland, the Pacific Northwest hotelier and U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, testified before the House Impeachment Panel for hours. There were some... The Oregonian's Jeff Manning reflects on a remarkable day in Washington, D.C., where Gordon Sondland, the Pacific Northwest hotelier and U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, testified before the House Impeachment Panel for hours. There were some revelations and lots of political theater. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There were some revelations and lots of political theater.

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]]> 721 no Ted Sickinger on Oregon's failing forests https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/tedsickingeronoregonsfailingforests Get an inside look at how The Oregonian's investigative reporter, Ted Sickinger, approached his series on the state forestry's financial woes, the $1 billion lawsuit facing the agency and why Oregon is owed more than $100 million in past wildfire costs. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 Nov 2019 13:00:00 -0000 Ted Sickinger on Oregon's failing forests full The Oregonian/OregonLive Get an inside look at how The Oregonian's investigative reporter, Ted Sickinger, approached his series on the state forestry's financial woes, the $1 billion lawsuit facing the agency and why Oregon is owed more than $100 million in past wild... Get an inside look at how The Oregonian's investigative reporter, Ted Sickinger, approached his series on the state forestry's financial woes, the $1 billion lawsuit facing the agency and why Oregon is owed more than $100 million in past wildfire costs. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices his series on the state forestry's financial woes, the $1 billion lawsuit facing the agency and why Oregon is owed more than $100 million in past wildfire costs.

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]]> 2251 no Jeff Manning on Gordon Sondland https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/jeffmanningongordonsondland Gordon Sondland is a well-known commodity in Portland business and civic circles, but now the Republican hotelier is an internationally-known character and one of the key players at the center of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Jeff Manning, an investigative reporter at The Oregonian, has reported on Sondland's rise to business power locally and his role in the impeachment inquiry. Manning discussed Sondland's rise, his background and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 Nov 2019 13:00:00 -0000 Jeff Manning on Gordon Sondland full The Oregonian/OregonLive Gordon Sondland is a well-known commodity in Portland business and civic circles, but now the Republican hotelier is an internationally-known character and one of the key players at the center of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Jeff Manni... Gordon Sondland is a well-known commodity in Portland business and civic circles, but now the Republican hotelier is an internationally-known character and one of the key players at the center of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Jeff Manning, an investigative reporter at The Oregonian, has reported on Sondland's rise to business power locally and his role in the impeachment inquiry. Manning discussed Sondland's rise, his background and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Jeff Manning, an investigative reporter at The Oregonian, has reported on Sondland's rise to business power locally and his role in the impeachment inquiry. Manning discussed Sondland's rise, his background and much more.

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]]> 1547 no Molly Harbarger on a new approach to homeless camp cleanups https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/mollyharbargeronhomelessness Portland hopes a new program will help break a vicious cycle -- where homeless camps pop up, are swept away, only to reappear again in the same place. Molly Harbarger, The Oregonian's homelessness reporter, talks about that program and the recent report documenting how any people experiencing homelessness died in 2018. We also chatted about my recent column regarding the inner struggle over whether to call the police or the emergency line on issues surrounding people experiencing homelessness. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 04 Nov 2019 13:00:00 -0000 Molly Harbarger on a new approach to homeless camp cleanups full The Oregonian/OregonLive Portland hopes a new program will help break a vicious cycle -- where homeless camps pop up, are swept away, only to reappear again in the same place. Molly Harbarger, The Oregonian's homelessness reporter, talks about that program and the recent ... Portland hopes a new program will help break a vicious cycle -- where homeless camps pop up, are swept away, only to reappear again in the same place. Molly Harbarger, The Oregonian's homelessness reporter, talks about that program and the recent report documenting how any people experiencing homelessness died in 2018. We also chatted about my recent column regarding the inner struggle over whether to call the police or the emergency line on issues surrounding people experiencing homelessness. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices a new program will help break a vicious cycle -- where homeless camps pop up, are swept away, only to reappear again in the same place. Molly Harbarger, The Oregonian's homelessness reporter, talks about that program and the recent report documenting how any people experiencing homelessness died in 2018. We also chatted about my recent column regarding the inner struggle over whether to call the police or the emergency line on issues surrounding people experiencing homelessness.

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]]> 2122 no Tania Culver Humphrey: Mercy Corps, faith, and light amid the darkness https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/taniaculverhumphrey-mercycorps-faith-andlightamidthedarkness Tania Culver Humphrey talks about what her life has been like since The Oregonian published a series of stories documenting her credible sexual assault claims against her father, Mercy Corps’ cofounder. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 28 Oct 2019 12:00:00 -0000 Tania Culver Humphrey: Mercy Corps, faith, and light amid the darkness full The Oregonian/OregonLive Tania Culver Humphrey talks about what her life has been like since The Oregonian published a series of stories documenting her credible sexual assault claims against her father, Mercy Corps’ cofounder. Tania Culver Humphrey talks about what her life has been like since The Oregonian published a series of stories documenting her credible sexual assault claims against her father, Mercy Corps’ cofounder. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Oregonian published a series of stories documenting her credible sexual assault claims against her father, Mercy Corps’ cofounder.

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]]> 2076 yes Michael Russell - An Interview with The Oregonian's food critic https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/michaelrussell-aninterviewwiththeoregoniansfoodcritic Michael Russell, The Oregonian's food critic, talks about his 2019 Restaurant of the Year, how he eats all that amazing food, and the latest trends in Portland's dining scene. More from Russell: Eem is Portland’s 2019 Restaurant of the Year Portland's 40 best restaurants, ranked See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Oct 2019 12:00:00 -0000 Michael Russell - An Interview with The Oregonian's food critic full The Oregonian/OregonLive Michael Russell, The Oregonian's food critic, talks about his 2019 Restaurant of the Year, how he eats all that amazing food, and the latest trends in Portland's dining scene. Michael Russell, The Oregonian's food critic, talks about his 2019 Restaurant of the Year, how he eats all that amazing food, and the latest trends in Portland's dining scene. More from Russell: Eem is Portland’s 2019 Restaurant of the Year Portland's 40 best restaurants, ranked See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Michael Russell, The Oregonian's food critic, talks about his 2019 Restaurant of the Year, how he eats all that amazing food, and the latest trends in Portland's dining scene.


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]]> 1505 no Trailer https://play.acast.com/s/nextquestion/trailer Beat Check with The Oregonian is a new weekly podcast from the state's largest news organization. Here's what to expect from the show, which is hosted by reporter Andrew Theen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 16 Oct 2019 07:00:00 -0000 Trailer full The Oregonian/OregonLive Beat Check with The Oregonian is a new weekly podcast from the state's largest news organization. Here's what to expect from the show, which is hosted by reporter Andrew Theen. Beat Check with The Oregonian is a new weekly podcast from the state's largest news organization. Here's what to expect from the show, which is hosted by reporter Andrew Theen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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