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Gosia Wozniacka @gosiawoz.bsky.social · 13h

Her life fell apart after a tragic accident but a secondhand furniture warehouse helped restore her dignity. Great story by @lmonghughes.bsky.social www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

How secondhand furniture, home goods could help restore dignity for a Portlander in need

For more than two decades, this Northeast Portland nonprofit has been collecting donated items to help people furnish their homes.

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Gosia Wozniacka @gosiawoz.bsky.social · 6d

This one may be a lot more critical for Oregon than 'war ravaged' headlines. "There are not many indicators that are as important for our current and future economic outlook as this one." via @jrlsilverman.bsky.social www.oregonlive.com/education/20...

Minuscule test score gains signal Oregon faces years of digging out from its post-pandemic academic hole

Overall, the state’s students are still performing far below pre-COVID levels, according to results released Thursday by the Oregon Department of Education.

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Gosia Wozniacka @gosiawoz.bsky.social · 8d

RIP Jane Goodall www.oregonlive.com/entertainmen...

Jane Goodall, legendary researcher and advocate for the planet, dies at 91

Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research, has died.

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Gosia Wozniacka @gosiawoz.bsky.social · 13d

And... environmentally-minded Portland may soon weigh whether to weaken its policy to phase out diesel, replace it with biofuels. (Hint: some biofuel feedstocks can result in emissions comparable to or higher to those of petroleum diesel). www.oregonlive.com/environment/...

Will Portland weaken its policy to phase out diesel, replace it with biofuels?

Portland’s Renewable Fuels Standards Advisory Committee is poised to recommend delaying the phase-out -- but the decision on how to move ahead will be made by city leaders.

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Gosia Wozniacka @gosiawoz.bsky.social · 13d

Great weekend reading! @editorswindler.bsky.social visited Oregon's 5 smallest towns. Places like that have some amazing stories. Read the series here: www.oregonlive.com/living/2025/...

How Oregon’s smallest city, population 0, keeps itself alive

Greenhorn needed a special state law to allow it to continue to have a city government.

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Gosia Wozniacka @gosiawoz.bsky.social · 21d

"Amid the cacophony of Oregon's dangerous wildfires, the music of flames" A story fitting for our times. Farewell, David Stabler. www.oregonlive.com/O/2009/09/am...

Amid the cacophony of Oregon's dangerous wildfires, the music of flames

Music of Flames I am standing next to a forest fire, waiting. The flames are no bigger than a campfire, something you could shuffle up to and warm your hands on. Not something that could crack your bo...

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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 22d

There's a new effort in Oregon to replace offensive geographic names across the state. The to-do list is currently 91 names long.

91 offensive landmark names in Oregon will be replaced. Here’s how you can help

Oregon is in the process of renaming geographic places with "insulting and derogatory" words.

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Gosia Wozniacka @gosiawoz.bsky.social · 22d

This series by @lizzyacker.bsky.social is definitely giving me nightmares. Must read.

Lizzy Acker @lizzyacker.bsky.social · 22d

I've been working on this story for months and today the first part is live! Will it give you nightmares? Maybe! But, ultimately, this is a solvable problem. www.oregonlive.com/education/20...

When the Cascadia earthquake hits, which Portland-area schools could crumble? Earthquakes and schools, Part 1

What will it take to make sure Oregonians don’t find themselves pulling children from crushing brick and concrete, desperately hoping for a miracle?

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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · Sep 8

Whale (and bird, and people) watching on the Oregon coast.

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Gosia Wozniacka @gosiawoz.bsky.social · Sep 9

Last year, Oregon got a $86.6 million federal grant to pay for solar projects that would reduce electric bills for Oregonians throughout the state. The Trump administration cancelled the award last month. Now, Oregon is fighting back. www.oregonlive.com/environment/...

Oregon fights back after losing $86M in solar funding

The state has filed an administrative challenge to claw back the Solar for All grant award terminated by the Trump administration.

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Gosia Wozniacka @gosiawoz.bsky.social · Sep 8

Check out our map to see which areas in Oregon could be logged if Trump admin. rescinds the roadless rule. with @mfriesen.bsky.social www.oregonlive.com/environment/...

Map: These Oregon natural areas could be logged, developed if Trump rescinds roadless rule

Check out our map to find out what Oregon landmarks are included in the neary 2 million acres of Oregon wilderness that could open up to roadbuilding and logging.

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Gosia Wozniacka @gosiawoz.bsky.social · Sep 5

fascinating story!

Maxine Bernstein @maxbernstein.bsky.social · Sep 5

The massive drug bust that wasn’t: How 50 million ‘fatal doses’ turned out to be mostly water

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The massive drug bust that wasn’t: How 50 million ‘fatal doses’ turned out to be mostly water

It took a forensic chemist hired by defense lawyers to identify the actual amount of heroin in the seized barrels.

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Bill Oram @billoram.bsky.social · Sep 2

An ugly injury ended his career but Marcus Lattimore could always fall back on being a South Carolina football icon.

But after a few years, he started to ask: "Is this all it's gonna be for me?"

He moved to Oregon, found a home and found his voice — remarkably, as a poet.

New at @oregonian.com:

Football made him a star. Poetry, and Portland, made him whole. | Bill Oram

After the world watched him suffer a career-ending injury, the former NFL draft pick says Portland gave him his life back.

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Gosia Wozniacka @gosiawoz.bsky.social · Sep 4

This is pretty cool, an Oregon first: state wildlife officials and tribes would co-manage this proposed wildlife area in the Blue Mountains.

Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · Sep 2

The Qapqápa Wildlife Area would provide access to hunting and recreation, and would be managed for conservation of first food sources in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.

Oregon wildlife area would make history with tribal-state partnership on ceded lands

The proposed area would be open to hunting, wildlife viewing and managed for first foods.

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Gosia Wozniacka @gosiawoz.bsky.social · Sep 3

The anniversary of Opal Creek's devastation is Sept. 7th. Can the treasured natural area devastated by the 2020 Labor Day wildfires come back to life? I hiked into Opal Creek to find out. www.oregonlive.com/environment/...

Can Opal Creek, a treasured natural area devastated by the 2020 Labor Day wildfires, come back to life?

Research at Opal Creek shows a new forest is growing where the fire severely damaged old-growth trees and plants. The public can soon see the recovery in real time.

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Gosia Wozniacka @gosiawoz.bsky.social · Aug 26

They are still here. Excellent story by @mkhaw.bsky.social

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · Aug 26

“This mural honors Black residents that are still here. Tagging it is racist,” reads a sign on the mural.

After a torrent of graffiti and a provocative sign, what remains of this NE Portland mural?

“This mural honors Black residents that are still here. Tagging it is racist,” reads a sign on the mural.

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Shane Dixon Kavanaugh @shanedkavanaugh.bsky.social · Jul 16

Portland parks director resigns weeks after placed on administrative leave (and hours before City Council's scheduled vote to refer a significant parks levy increase to voters this fall).

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Portland parks director resigns weeks after placed on administrative leave

Adena Long, the director of Portland Parks & Recreation, stepped down from her job Wednesday, weeks after she was placed on administrative leave.

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Gosia Wozniacka @gosiawoz.bsky.social · Jul 18

Portland landlords and property owners might soon have to install ACs or heat pumps in all rental apartments and homes in the city -- assuming a proposal for a maximum temperature standard moves forward. www.oregonlive.com/environment/...

AC requirement may hit rentals in Portland

The proposal is still in the early planning stages and would require landlords to install air conditioners or heat pumps in rental units to maintain a maximum indoor temperature during summer heat.

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Maxine Bernstein @maxbernstein.bsky.social · Jul 8

US Homeland Security Dept. Secretary Kristi Noem & ICE have filed a notice of intent to appeal fed Judge Michael J. McShane's prelim injunction issued in May --

May story: Judge bars US from arbitrarily terminating 2 Oregon university students' legal status

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Judge bars US from arbitrarily terminating 2 Oregon university students’ legal status

“Deafening silence has been the only response by the Defendants in explaining, let alone justifying, the actions taken here,” the judge wrote.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · Jul 7

Health policy experts predict that cuts to Medicaid will push more rural hospitals to close.

Rural hospitals will be hit hard by Trump’s signature spending package: commentary

Health policy experts predict that cuts to Medicaid will push more rural hospitals to close.

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Gosia Wozniacka @gosiawoz.bsky.social · Jul 7

Wondering about energy-related impacts of Trump's 900-page tax breaks and spending cuts bill? It eliminates the federal EV tax credit by Sept. 30, also does away with tax credits for rooftop solar, heat pumps, insulation, etc. by year's end.

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Zane @zane.bsky.social · Jul 3

The foundational (but often overlooked) Portland painter Isaka Shamsud-Din has died.

A survivor of the Vanport floods, Shamsud-Din is the artist behind many of the city's best loved murals.

He was 84.

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Foundational Portland painter who revealed Black history in PNW dies at 84

Isaka Shamsud-Din was a dedicated Civil Rights activist and created many of the city’s best loved murals.

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Gosia Wozniacka @gosiawoz.bsky.social · Jul 7

great story by @mkhaw.bsky.social about the effort to revive historic train from Oregon Zoo through Washington Park www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

Oregon Zoo not yet ‘all aboard’ with reviving historic 3-mile train loop

The zoo contends that the project would be much more complicated — and expensive — than simply dusting off the old tracks.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Jul 7

The United States has recorded its highest annual measles cases in 33 years. The milestone marks a public health reversal in defeating a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease as the anti-vaccine movement gains strength.

U.S. measles cases reach 33-year record high as outbreaks spread

Johns Hopkins University data reflects the public health reversal in defeating the vaccine-preventable disease since measles was officially eliminated from the U.S. in 2000.

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