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Multiple State Parks Are Closed Again Following Last Week’s Snow and Ice Storm

After an unprecedented network-wide shutdown due to COVID-19 last spring, staffing shortages throughout 2020, and then historic fires that burned land in September, the agency has now been forced to close multiple properties again following last week’s storm. At least nine parks are temporarily off limits to the public, either because of damage caused by snow and ice accumulation, power outages, or in some cases, a combination of both.

Murmurs: QAnon Supporter Faces State and Federal Charges

In other news: Courthouse loses a $35,000 window.

Slogans and Organizing Show the Anti-Vaxx Movement Is Bleeding Into Protests Demanding Oregon Reopen

An Oregon Rally Against Staying Home Risks Conservatives’ Health to Benefit President Trump

Over 2,000 Gather in Washington State to Protest Stay-Home Orders. Oregon Might Be Next.

Right-Wing Protesters Are Planning “Reopen America” Rallies at State Capitols in Oregon and Washington

A Searing Investigation of Workplace Culture in the Legislature Spotlights the Actions of Oregon’s Most Powerful Lawmaker: Peter Courtney

Brad Avakian’s report produced new, damning information about a culture of cover-ups and indifference.

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Marchers Set Fire at Apple Store and Shatter Windows Across Downtown Portland After Police Killing

A bartender in a downtown restaurant continues work after the storefront window is smashed. (Justin Yau)

Portland Police Officer Who Killed Man in Lents Park Is Former U.S Army Ranger

Riot cops at the edge of Lents Park. (Justin Yau)

Portland Police Fatally Shoot Man in Lents Park

Police guard the scene of a shooting in Lents Park as a man appeals to them. (Justin Yau)

Hike of the Week: The Oregon Badlands Are Vast, Desolate and Stunningly Beautiful

Chimney Rock near the Oregon Badlands. IMAGE: Shannon Gormley.

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Portlanders Are Furious at the Prospect of City Parks Being Used as Temporary Homes 105

U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer Says It’s Light Rail Or Bust For Next Columbia River Bridge 97

The Oregon Brothers Accused of Storming the U.S. Capitol Spent Much of Their Lives as the Children of Baptist Missionaries 85

Sorrow, Then Clashes in Portland After Minnesota Police Killing of Daunte Wright 82

Secretary of State Opens Investigation Into Portland Police Commander who Suggested Residents Should Vote Out the District Attorney 75

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