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Details Written by Saundra Sorenson Published: 22 March 2024
$450 Million Awarded to Lower Albina Neighborhood
Portland receives the largest grant in competitive national program.READ MORE
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Details Written by AP News Published: 18 March 2024
(Mark Graves/The Oregonian via AP)
Oregon County Plants Trees to Honor Victims of Killer 2021 Heat Wave
Family members of people killed by record-breaking heat in the Portland area three years ago gathered over the weekend to plant trees across Multnomah County in honor of its 72 victims. Authorities say more people died from the heat in the greater Portland area that June than in the entire state over the past 20 years.READ MORE
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Details Written by AP Published: 14 March 2024
Washington State Bar Association OKs Far Lower Caseloads for Public Defenders
The Washington State Bar Association has approved far lower case limits for public defenders in an effort to stop them from quitting, to help with recruiting and to fairly represent defendants. Skeptics agree the system is breaking down but are concerned about finding more attorneys to hire. Many counties, especially rural ones, already struggle to employ enough public defenders and get almost no state funding, which some say should change.READ MORE
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Details Written by Saundra Sorenson Published: 13 March 2024
(photo by Kymberly Jeka)
Portland Establishes Monument Review Process
City Council unanimously votes to create policy for questioning public monuments, now classified as separate from public art. READ MORE
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Details Written by Associated Press Published: 11 March 2024
Lawsuit Accuses Portland Police Officer of Fatally Shooting Unarmed Black Man in the Back
According to the complaint, in 2022, the officer shot Immanueal Clark in the back as he ran away.READ MORE
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Details Written by HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press Published: 10 March 2024
Washington State has Bipartisan Support to Ban Police Hog-tying
Washington state's legislative session is ending with bipartisan support to address the opioid crisis and ban the police practice of hog-tying, but fell short in getting some of the most progressive bills across the finish line. Over 300 bills are heading to Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee's desk.most with bipartisan support. At the samr time some initiatives would overturn Democrats' biggest recent wins, including the year-old Climate Commitment Act, which works to cap and reduce pollutionREAD MORE
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Details Written by Saundra Sorenson Published: 06 March 2024
Katrina Holland of the Urban League of Portland
Legislature Passes Affordable Housing Bills
More than $350 million will be dedicated to new housing, interest-free loans to cities, eviction prevention and stable housing programs.READ MORE
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Details Written by HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press Published: 05 March 2024
Legislative Building at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash.(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Washington State Lawmakers Approve Police Pursuit and Income Tax Initiatives
These initiatives approved Monday are just three of six certified after the group Let's Go Washington, which is primarily bankrolled by hedge fund executive Brian Heywood, submitted hundreds of thousands of signatures in support of them. Initiatives to overturn the state's landmark carbon pricing program and tax on the sale of stocks and bonds as well as one that could threaten a long-term care insurance program will likely head straight to voters.READ MORE
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Details Written by CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press Published: 05 March 2024
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
Oregon Lawmakers Voted to Recriminalize Drugs. The Bill's Future Is Now in the Governor's Hands
Kotek's office says the bill has yet to reach her desk. Once it does, state law says she will have 30 days to issue a veto, as the Legislature is set to adjourn Sunday. If she signs the bill -- or does nothing -- it will take effect.READ MORE
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Details Written by HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press Published: 02 March 2024
Washington State Agrees $8 Million a Year for Tribes Hit By Opioid Deaths
With Native Americans and Alaska Natives in Washington dying of opioid overdoses at five times the state average Washington lawmakers have agreed to allocate $8 milliona year to 29 federally recognized tribes in Washington from a half-billion-dollar settlement between the state and major opioid distributors. The funds will help tribes address the opioid crisisREAD MORE
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* Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump Receives Honorary Doctorate from Lewis & Clark College
* Washington State House Overwhelmingly Passes Ban on Hog-tying by Police
* In 'Uptown One Saturday Night,' Black Historian Details Often-Forgotten MLK Assassination Attempt
* Amid Fentanyl Crisis, Oregon Lawmakers Propose More Funding for Opioid Addiction Medication in Jails
* KGW Apologizes After Airing Racist Image
* Rep. Blumenauer Talks Retirement from Congress and His Plans to Help Put Portland Back Together
* Former Audubon Group Changes Name to 'Bird Alliance of Oregon'
* Childcare, Rural Investment, Wealth Creation, 'Actually' Affordable Housing: State BIPOC Caucus Talks Priorities at Start of Legislative Session
* Adult Dancers in Washington State Want a Strippers' Bill of Rights. Here's How It Could Help Them
* After Record GOP Walkout, Oregon Lawmakers Set to Reconvene for Session Focused on Housing and Drugs
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Ed Dwight Was to Be the First Black Astronaut. At 90, He's Finally Getting His Due
An accomplished Air Force pilot, Dwight was groomed by John F. Kennedy's White House to be the first Black astronaut. But in training, he faced discrimination that detoured his path. Read More
Rep. Blumenauer Talks Retirement from Congress and His Plans to Help Put Portland Back Together
U.S. Representative for Oregon has held his seat for nearly 30 years. Read More
Historic White House Gathering Celebrates Descendants of Civil Rights Icons
Descendants of such prominent figures as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, Emmett Till, Thomas Jefferson, and Sally Hemings were scheduled to attend. Read More
100 Years of Radio in Africa: From Propaganda to People's Power
Radio is thriving across Africa. Exact figures are difficult to come by because audience research differs across countries. But studies estimate radio listenership to be between 60% and 80% of the continent's 1.4 billion population. Read More
A Black Author Looks at Failed Attempt by Founder of Georgia to Ban Slavery
Black author Michael Thurmond says Georgia's white founding father deserves credit for inspiring the abolitionist movement that ultimately ended slavery. His new book - "James Oglethorpe, Father of Georgia" --focuses on Oglethorpe's failed attempt to ban slavery after starting Britain's 13th American colony in 1733. Georgia's early prohibition on slavery ended and Oglethorpe returned to England where he inspired activists who would become Britain's first abolitionists Read More
KGW Apologizes After Airing Racist Image
Television station KGW says it deeply regrets inadvertently showing a racist image during a segment called "The Good Stuff," which invited viewers to share "cheesy, silly, or memorable" photos from the past. The 1950s image showed children throwing balls towards a sign prominently displaying a racial slur. KGW apologised for "the profound hurt this image inflicted upon our viewers and staff, particularly members of our Black community." Leaders of the Portland NAACP chapter said they were appalled Read More
States Aim to Protect Health Data Used in Abortion Battle
State governments across the U.S. are adopting or considering laws that would block the sale of personal health data or information about who visits sensitive sites such as sexual health facilities. Medical records are protected by a federal privacy law, but information collected by a lot of apps is not and state legislation is trying to close that gap. Data privacy ihas been a growing concern since the.Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and state abortion bans started kicking in. The Federal Trade Commission has also been using a ban on deceptive practices to sue data brokers Read More
Separate Water Fountains for Black People Still Stand in the South -- Thinly Veiled Monuments to the Long, Strange, Dehumanizing History of Segregation
In Ellisville, Mississippi, two water fountains remain standing in front of the Jones County Courthouse. When they were first built in the late 1930s, the words "white" and "colored" designated which fountain was to be used by which race. Those words are now covered up by ceremonial plaques, but for some Black residents, the fountains still stir up painful memories Read More
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incarceration/prison mentioned? yes .
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| drug of abuse implied / mentioned
drug related [news] [concept] | legalization illegal drugs | | |
| propaganda
drugwar propaganda [news] [concept] | propaganda theme1 propaganda theme2 propaganda theme3 propaganda theme5 propaganda theme6 propaganda theme7 | | •Why Are Americans So Easy to Manipulate? (Bruce E Levine, 2012) •Classic Modern Drug Propaganda •Themes in Chemical Prohibition •Drug War Propaganda (kindle edition)
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| hated group
propaganda theme1 [news] [concept] | "racial" "Black community" "Black People" "Strippers" dehumanization | 4 | •Hated Groups (propaganda theme 1) •drugwarfacts.org/druguse.htm •drugwarfacts.org/racepris.htm •America's Racist Drug laws •narcoterror.org/ •Labeling theory •Transfer (propaganda)
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| addiction 60% [news] [concept] | "Addiction" | 1 | •Twelve-Step Snake Oil (2012) •Ceremonial Chemistry: The Ritual Persecution of Drugs, Addicts, and Pushers (Thomas Szasz) •Rat Park •substance.com/stop-nora-volkow-l... •iboga-experience.nl/ •lewrockwell.com/2013/08/stephen-... •wakingtimes.com/2014/03/12/canna... •Most People With Addiction Simply Grow Out of It: Why Is This Widely Denied? (2014)
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| madness, violence, illness
propaganda theme2 90% [news] [concept] | "overdoses" "Killer" "hurt" "Assassination" "Fatally" "threaten" "Deaths" addiction | 7 | •Madness Crime Violence Illness (propaganda theme 2) •drugwarfacts.org/crime.htm •drugwarfacts.org/causes.htm •Distortion 18: Cannabis and Mental Illness •No, marijuana use doesn't lower your IQ (10/2014)
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| survival of society
propaganda theme3 50% [news] [concept] | "Americans" "American" "community" "Neighborhood" | 4 | •Survival of Society (propaganda theme 3) •The "Nation" as a Device To Create a Psychological Crowd
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| children
propaganda theme5 60% [news] [concept] | "children" | 1 | •Children Corrupted (propaganda theme 5) •drugwarfacts.org/adolesce.htm •Think of the children
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| demonize, war, epidemic
propaganda theme6 [news] [concept] | "epidemic" "Battle" "struggle" dehumanization | 4 | •Demonize, War (propaganda theme 6) •List of Wars on Concepts •Perpetual war •The Failed War on Drugs (2012)
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| total prohibition
propaganda theme7 80% [news] [concept] | "decriminalization" legalization | 1 | •Total Prohibition or Access (propaganda theme 7)
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| dehumanization [news] [concept] | "Dehumanizing" | 1 | •Dehumanization •Dehumanized Drug Offenders (2014) •richardwebster.net/print/xofrats...
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| drug of abuse
illegal drugs [news] [concept] | addiction narcotic | | |
| drugs 95% [news] [concept] | various drugs | | |
| legalization 80% [news] [concept] | "drug-decriminalization" "decriminalization" | 2 | •mapinc.org/decrim.htm
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| psychoactive pharmaceutical
pharms [news] [concept] | fentanyl | | •erowid.org/pharms/pharms.shtml
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| analgesic [news] [concept] | fentanyl | | |
| anesthetic [news] [concept] | fentanyl | | |
| opioid
opioid [news] [concept] | "opioid-epidemic" "opioid" | 8 | •Managing Pain
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| narcotic [news] [concept] | opioid | | •Managing Pain
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| Fentanyl
fentanyl [news] [concept] | "Fentanyl" | 1 | •erowid.org/pharms/fentanyl/
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| various drugs 95% [news] [concept] | "drug-decriminalization" "Drugs" | 5 | |
| incarceration [news] [concept] | "Jails" | 1 | •Prison Hell in America (Stephen Lendman, Oct. 2011) •Understanding the U.S. Torture State •this is what a police state looks like •Torture and the United States •drugwarfacts.org/cms/Prisons and... •aclu.org/combating-mass-incarcer... •november.org •mapinc.org/prison.htm •hermes-press.com/prisons drugs.htm •US Official Prison Policy: Encourage Men's Rape (2014) •Profit Driven Prison Industrial Complex (2012) •The Top Five Special Interest Groups Lobbying To Keep Marijuana Illegal •Sing a Little Louder •Prison Rape Widely Ignored by Authorities •thedailysheeple.com/prisons-are-... •Push Back Against Drug War Profiteering with Jury Nullification
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| youth 60% [news] [concept] | propaganda theme5 | | •ssdp.org/ •mapinc.org/youth.htm
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| school [news] [concept] | "College" | 1 | •ssdp.org/
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| aggrandizing government
aggrandizement 85% [news] [concept] | "Authorities" | 1 | •Statism: the Most Dangerous Religion (2014 video) •What is Statism? •Conservapedia: Statism •Wikipedia: Statolatry •lewrockwell.com/2014/07/thomas-d... •Bought Priesthood •Worship of the U. S. Government (2011) •Bureaucratic Thrust •Tyranny of Experts •The Threat of Authority (2012) •The Media As Enablers of Government Lies •The Statist Mindset (Jacob Hornberger, 2011) •Thinking Critically about Experts and Authority •'Scientific' evidence for FDA-approved drugs isn't so scientific, it turns out (2014) •The Intellectual Gravy Train (2015)
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| mainstream (controlled) media
msm [news] [concept] | mockingbird | | •Mainstream Media •whowhatwhy.org/2014/04/09/media-... •archive.lewrockwell.com/orig14/a... •Michael Levine, Mainstream Media: The Drug War Shills •beforeitsnews.com/alternative/20... •Mainstream Media: The Most Significant Threat To Freedom •msm.rt.com/ •sputniknews.com/europe/20160225/...
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| Mockingbird / Wurlitzer; US intel-controlled media
mockingbird [news] [concept] | assoc press | | •Operation Mockingbird - Mighty Wurlitzer •carlbernstein.com/magazine cia a... •US Media Conceals News (2013) •Two of the Largest American Newspapers Opine in Favor of Allowing States to Legalize Marijuana (2012) •reuters.com/article/2014/07/27/u... •https://web.archive.org/web/2013... •Propaganda 101: Operation Mockingbird Continues (2015)
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| assoc press [news] [concept] | "Associated Press" "AP" | 10 | •carlbernstein.com/magazine cia a... •Associated Press (AP) - Mockingbird / Wurlitzer
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