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Supporters of a voting method that allows people to rank candidates in order of preference want to give Oregonians the chance to use the method in statewide elections.
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Courtesy US SpeedskatingThe presence of eleven skiers, skaters and sliders with ties to the Northwest should add intrigue to the 2022 Beijing Olympics, although the upcoming sports spectacle beset with extreme COVID precautions, a diplomatic boycott and scarce snowfall hardly needs more drama. -
Anne Wernikoff/CalMattersWe asked four public health experts all your pressing questions about how to avoid catching omicron on campus.
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"It's not a contest. The only contest is with yourself." Folk singer Janis Ian reminisces on her six decades in music and her final studio album The Light at the End of the Line.
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Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty ImagesRock & Roll Hall of Famer John Mellencamp returns with his first album of original songs in five years, Strictly a One-Eyed Jack.
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Gareth Cattermole/Getty ImagesWeekends with Adele was originally set to run from Jan. 21 to April 16. The singer announced that the Las Vegas residency was postponed due to COVID issues.
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Jack Plunkett/Invision/APThe 64th annual Grammy Awards were postponed earlier this month following the rise in the omicron variant. Now the show will be televised on April 3.
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Press Information Department via APMalik was sworn in on Monday, shattering a glass ceiling in a country where only about 17% of judges are women.
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NASA/APThe $10 billion telescope is nearly ready to begin capturing images that scientists hope will help uncover the mysteries of the universe — and scope out other possible habitable planets.
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The ABA report is just the latest indicators that Oregon’s public defense system is failing to meet its constitutional requirements.
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A comedy short film shot in the Ashland area is airing in the Sundance Film Festival this week. It has ties to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
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Former House Minority Leader Christine Drazan, a Republican who wasn’t afraid to use legislative tactics to leverage power for her caucus, will resign from the Legislature at the end of this month.
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The Oregon Health Authority reported 10,947 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the state’s highest single-day total to date.
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Advocates say federal spending on wildfire prevention could rebuild forest industry jobs and help rural communities. Critics say the plan relies too heavily on logging.
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Since 2017 Pacific Gas & Electric has been blamed for more than 30 wildfires that destroyed more than 23,000 homes and businesses and killed more than 100 people.
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With 7 million Californians infected, how risky is it to work? When is it safe for omicron-infected workers to return?
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Ahead of the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling which legalized abortion and is now in jeopardy, California Democrats renewed a pledge to make the state a “safe haven” for those seeking an abortion and other reproductive care.
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Essential workers say they are bearing the brunt of the pandemic again but this time, there is less government support. Economists say jobs in California’s low-wage sectors could take longer to recover.
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In Blodgett Forest, west of Lake Tahoe, researchers grapple with the state’s forest-management history while investigating what it means to have a healthy one.
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Buffy Wicks, the new Assembly Housing Committee chairperson, talks about her priorities for strengthening California's response to the state's acute shortage of affordable housing.
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