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Raahi Reddy testified at last week’s meeting of Portland Public School’s board of education. The board passed a resolution last week saying it would not assist immigration officials in finding information about students or families who may be undocumented. Photo courtesy of Portland Public Schools. 

Portland Public Schools voted to make it harder for immigration officials to seek out undocumented students and families

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Stephen Bannon, campaign CEO for President-elect Donald Trump, leaves Trump Tower in New York, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. Trump on Sunday named Republican Party chief Reince Priebus as White House chief of staff and conservative media owner Bannon as his top presidential strategist, two men who represent opposite ends of the unsettled GOP. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) 

Sen Jeff Merkley is leading Senate opposition to Stephen Bannon

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Jo Ann Hardesty and other community leaders spoke with The Skanner this week about how community organizations are responding to the election of Donald Trump. 

Local community leaders talk about the way forward 

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Vanport survivor Betty Deulen speaks to documentary producers 

“The Wake of Vanport,” oral history documentary project will show ten new stories of Vanport survivors 

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University of Oregon President Michael Schill speaks at a Black Lives Matter rally at the university in Eugene, Ore., Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. (Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard via AP) 

Parents pulled out their student after social media abuse

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Portland protester holds a Hope sign 

Two 18-year-old men arrested in shooting

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In this April 17, 2015, file photo, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks during her State of the State address in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File) 

Election results for Oregon elections

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Supporters for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton react as Florida is called for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a Democratic Party election party in Eugene, Ore., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. (Andy Nelson/The Register-Guard via AP) 

Local Democrats, especially female candidates, saw big wins – but express fear, disappointment after Clinton’s loss

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A voter is reflected in the glass frame of a poster while leaving a polling site in Atlanta, during early voting ahead of the Nov. 8 election day, Nov. 1, 2016. If all goes smoothly, the American people will choose a new president on Tuesday, the Electoral College will affirm the election and either Democrat Hillary Clinton or Republican Donald Trump will take the oath of office Jan. 20. (AP Photo/David Goldman) 

The calls which told voters they were not registered appear to have been due to an error    

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Ballots are prepared for counting at Multnomah County election headquarters in Portland, Ore. May 17, 2016.The Oregon agency in charge of elections in the state says more than 1 million voters have cast their ballot so far, with almost a quarter-million more ballots returned than the same time-frame before the 2012 general elections. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File) 

Voters getting calls falsely saying they are not registered and ballot won't be counted       

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