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Mt. Hood Community College Opens Opportunities for First-Generation Students

Daniela Baltag, the first in her Moldovan family to go to college, is exploring the new possibilities thanks to what Mt. Hood Community College offers. Thanks to the support system of TRiO, a federally funded program at MHCC to assist first-generation students like her, Daniela is preparing for whatever her future holds.

Oregon Public Broadcasting Will Continue to Operate Portland Jazz Station KMHD Following Vote by Mt. Hood Community College’s Board of Education

At last night’s meeting, after accepting public comment about KMHD, MHCC’s board motioned to rescind its previous vote, affectively reactivating the automatic extension clause in its contract with OPB. The only dissenting vote came from board member and jazz musician Kenney Polson.

Mt. Hood Community College is Considering Returning KMHD to its Campus as Early as August, But the Jazz Station’s Future is Still Uncertain

The committee’s report also throws out the possibility of moving KMHD away from jazz programing. The report includes a survey of MHCC student’s music tastes, and according to the findings, less than 3 percent of the current student body listens to jazz. “I would not recommend the same format if this is going to be considered a recruitment tool,” committee member and MHCC’s marketing director Lauren Griswold told the board.

Oregon’s Newly Discovered Fault Lines Stretch for 34 Miles Along Two Flanks of Mount Hood

While most of the West Coast has been focusing on the prospect of a Cascadia subduction zone earthquake known as the Big One, geologists at Portland State University have been studying a completely different network of fault lines.

An Oregon Episcopal School Parent Wanted to Write About the 1986 Mount Hood Tragedy That Claimed Nine Lives. The Prep School Said No.

We Went Pub Crawling on the Mount Hood Express to Find the Best Bars on the Way Down From Timberline

Even with the aid of two bus fleets and a well-planned schedule, it’d be nearly impossible to hit every bar between Timberline and Sandy in a single day. But here are some of my favorites that are worth a pit stop and a far preferable way to wait out homeward-bound ski traffic than sitting in your car.

Top Five Places to Drink in Portland This Week

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Oregon Officials End Cougar Hunt, Saying They Believe They Killed the Big Cat that Fatally Attacked Hiker Diana Bober

State officials are convinced they killed the right cougar. They will begin opening the wilderness to hikers again—and expect most trails to be reopened by Monday.

Two Decades Ago, Oregonians Were Arguing About Whether to Hunt Cougars. Sound Familiar?

Two decades ago, the Oregon ballot asked voters a question: Should hunters be allowed to track and kill cougars with hounds? In 1994, Measure 18 effectively banned using dogs in cougar hunts. Just two years later, in 1996, Measure 34 tried to reverse the ban.

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