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Eight Portland LGBTQ Nonprofits

Because Pride doesn’t stop when the rainbow flags come down.

Youth Activists Demand Metro Remove Highways From its Transportation Bond

For the past month, high school students have been showing up at meetings of the regional government Metro, which is preparing to present voters with a massive transportation bond in 2020.

Thousands of Portland Public School Students Stage Walkout Against Climate Change

Thousands of Portland high school and middle school students walked out of class today to protest climate change.

Oregon Is One of Three States That Don’t Have Suicide Prevention Plans in Schools. A New Bill Seeks to Change That

Suicide is currently the leading cause of death for Oregon youth ages 10 to 24, according to the Oregon Health Authority. A bill proposed last month in the state Legislature seeks to address that alarming statistic.

A Multnomah County Contractor Closed Its Doors—and a Portland Teenager Was Sexually Assaulted. County Officials Did Nothing.

One elected official says she should have done more. But the contractor is still getting public dollars.

An Embattled Portland Nonprofit Locked the Doors of Its Reception Center for At-Risk Teens During September Weekends

“Kids probably did come and find the doors locked. We don’t know the potential harm that came from that.”

Public Eye Channels the Agitated Energy of Youth With Veteran Punk Swagger

Two years ago, Autistic Youth hit a wall. After three albums and extensive touring, the Portland garage-punk veterans were burned out—with the project, but not each other.

A Youth Softball Team in Oregon is Holding a Raffle for An AR-15. Yes, Again.

Community members opposed the raffle of the assault rifle—the same kind that was used in the Florida shooting—but the team says the fundraiser will continue as planned.

Needle Exchange: A Year-End DJ Questionnaire

Portland DJs on their craziest gig of 2017, what they’re dropping at midnight and the song that best sums up the year.

Did You Know There’s an Actual Oregon Music Hall of Fame in West Linn?

Now, newly-minted members of the OMHOF have reason to believe the honor shall endure for longer than the induction ceremony itself.

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