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Details: Written by Jessica Heiges, University of California, Berkeley and Kate O'Neill, University of California, Berkeley; Published: 08 September 2021

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Most consumers don’t pay much attention to the packaging that their purchases come in, unless it’s hard to open or the item is really over-wrapped. But packaging accounts for about 28% U.S. municipal solid waste.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 08 September 2021

Clifford Chappell, senior pastor of St. Johns All Nations Church of God in Christ in Portland

Religious and health care leaders share their own vaccination stories.

Details: Written by By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 08 September 2021

Governor Kate Brown

Gov. Kate Brown, alongside state health and education officials, urged Oregonians on Tuesday to wear masks and get vaccinated as the highly transmissible delta variant continues to run rampant.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 02 September 2021

Kenneth Forman and his son (Photo/Laurel Smith)

How a conscientious stranger, the Genealogical Forum of Oregon, and The Skanner teamed up to find the Foremans.

Details: Written by By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press; Published: 01 September 2021

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Backers of a measure that would change Seattle’s approach to homelessness are appealing a judge’s decision that blocked it from the November ballot.

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 01 September 2021

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Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat like Kotek, cannot run for re-election in 2022 due to term limits.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 31 August 2021

Creating sixth Congressional district should be person-centered work, Democrats say.

Details: Written by By SAM METZ and JANIE HAR Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 31 August 2021

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The streets of the popular vacation haven, normally filled with thousands of summer tourists, were all but deserted after rapid growth of the Caldor Fire forced a mass evacuation on Monday and triggered hours of gridlocked traffic.

Details: Written by GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press; Published: 30 August 2021

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In Oregon, where school staffers statewide are required to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 18, the board for the 7,500-student district of Redmond last week passed a resolution protesting the mandate and mandatory mask-wearing in schools after "significant" opposition.