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Published: 27 March 2017

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Seattle mayor asks for $55 million in new taxes to fight problem

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Published: 27 March 2017

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Oregon vs. North Carolina at Semifinals Apr. 1, Oregon women in Elite Eight Monday

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Published: 23 March 2017

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Black detainees are overrepresented among inmates experiencing mental illness

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Published: 23 March 2017

 

On May 16, three out of seven seats on the Portland Public School board will be up for grabs

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Published: 23 March 2017

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Mary Gardner, OPB’s programming director, retires at the end of March

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Written by Christen McCurdy

Published: 22 March 2017

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Finding was released Tuesday afternoon

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Written by DOUG FEINBERG, AP Basketball Writer

Published: 21 March 2017

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Two double-digit seeds joined a field of mostly top seeds in the women's regional semifinals that will be played next weekend

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Published: 16 March 2017

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Unsolicited scholarship was 'like winning the lottery' -- until it wasn't 

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Published: 16 March 2017

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Read Jamila Singleton Munson and Rita Moore’s answers to questions on disproportionate discipline, infrastructure

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Written by Melanie Sevcenko

Published: 16 March 2017

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Portland’s newest residents are more diverse than the region -- except when it comes to African Americans