Ice, snow and treacherous conditions were bad enough Thursday for Multnomah County to keep libraries and all of its offices closed again. But apparently not bad enough to provide warm, safe, dry emergency shelters for thousands living outside.

Worth remembering, Hockey Canada did everything it could to bury this. I'm glad they failed and I hope the victim gets whatever justice they're able to. It won't be sufficient whatever the punishment is, but hopefully it's enough to send a message.

A bill proposed by Oregon Sen. Elizabeth Steiner would shift millions in firefighting costs away from the logging industry's biggest landowners and onto taxpayers. Meanwhile, a competing bill would raise taxes on timber. propublica.org/article/oregon…

Migrants began sleeping in the Portland airport in summer 2022 with no other place to go. The state quietly created a welcome center with 125 hotel rooms to help. Demand climbed. The state shut down the $29 million program Dec. 31. By Yesenia Amaro oregonlive.com/watchdog/2024/…

Not something to celebrate. This is a 21-year-old being used to fight every game. Averaging 4 minutes of ice per game, averaging 6.4 penalty minutes per game. The NHL can deny traumatic brain injuries all they want, but it will not stop them from happening.

"If Admiral Janeway went back in time to help her past self get back to the Alpha Quadrant, doesn't that mean her past self will also have to do that again in her future to keep the timeline intact? Or is she already in an alternate quantum reality caused by the time paradox?"

As a queer player playing a sport - how are we not talking more about Korbin Albert being called into camp after demonstrating homophobic and transphobic actions? Her actions are creating an unsafe space for lgbtqia+ players. A thread:

Kind of amazing when you can point at a single company that has single-handedly managed to worsen the entire planet's health propublica.org/article/3m-for…

Hobey Baker was America's first hockey star and a heroic WWI fighter pilot. What’s lesser known is his love for another man and the struggles he endured in the early 20th century. Listen to "Searching for Hobey Baker" now wherever you get your podcasts.

this story is making me emotional about all the other queer love stories across hockey that will never be told

Lloyd Center mall is dotted with shops exhibiting the classic Portland quirk that some thought had gone extinct—and it’s a direct result of steeply discounted commercial rent. wweek.com/culture/2024/0…

Growing up, I learned to be generous toward my neighbors, compromise without compromising my values, and to work for the common good. Kamala Harris and I both believe in that common good – in that fundamental promise of America. We’re ready to fight for it. And like she says:

Window into a highway mega-project: ODOT spent $2.7 million on a consultant to sell a $1.9 billion freeway project to Portland's Black community. Meanwhile that consultant picked a fight with the city's largest Black civil rights organization. wweek.com/news/2024/09/0…

The PNW set a modern record for acres burned this season at 2.1 million, beating out 2020's 1.98 million acres in Oregon&Washington combined, Northwest Interagency Coordination Center reported. The record was fueled by Oregon's 1.8 million acres burned mainly in huge rangeland blazes: tinyurl.com/2aps8a93

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Rene's failed "tough on crime" stance is right-wing mass incarceration trash. It won't solve homelessness. His chief of staff is a known Republican campaign manager. He teamed up with an anti-LGBTQ group to push to re-open schools during COVID before vaccines. Don't rank Rene.