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The Pacific Northwest might seem like an unlikely place for mermaid culture to catch on, given the cold water here. Yet, putting on an eye-catching tail and pretending to be a mythical sea being is a thing across the Northwest. -
Doctors and other health experts predict that, in the near future, the year-long delays in patients seeking medical care brought about by the pandemic could cause worsening health conditions, delayed diagnoses and earlier deaths.
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Kelp forests along Northern California have almost vanished. Divers and scientists are racing to stop purple sea urchins from taking over critical habitat. -
The two states are both led by strong Democratic majorities and face similar issues. But only one of them is successfully passing legislation.
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The state went deep into debt to keep jobless benefits flowing during the pandemic. And if it doesn’t fix its $48 billion unemployment problem, that could derail COVID-19 recovery.
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Humboldt County’s name has become a valuable brand for its main agricultural product – cannabis. But as the size of cannabis farming scales up, the clash between what state and local laws allow — and what the county’s residents and traditional cannabis growers are willing to accept — is on full display.
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Tinkerers and small repair shops in Oregon are asking the Legislature to pass a bill giving them the right to repair their household electronics, like computers and phones.
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Political smears helped flip four California Congressional seats in 2020 — distributed by GOP dossiers, partisan news sites, and a social media megaphone. What that might mean for a Newsom recall and 2022 races.
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Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ralph the Mouse are among some of her best-known characters. More than half a century after her first book was published, sales are still strong, with more than 91 million books sold and counting.
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Health officials say all Oregoninians will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines on May 1. What happens after that initial demand for vaccine starts to wane?
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Oregon's case and mortality data show COVID-19 has been particularly hard on some communities of color. Have public health changes improved the outlook?
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Oregon has managed to keep its case numbers and deaths extremely low compared to the rest of the country. But, perversely, that could create challenges for the state's recovery, because fewer people here are likely immune than in much of the rest of the U.S.
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Big Basin Redwoods State Park, in the Santa Cruz Mountains, was nearly wiped out by fire. It remains closed as the state struggles to protect nearly 300 parks from climate change. Solutions are costly: thinning forests, adding sand to beaches, moving parking lots and buildings.
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This coming Sunday, March 21, will mark one year since the U.S. and Canada closed their shared border to nonessential crossings due to the pandemic. But every weekend, rain or shine, Peace Arch State Park in Blaine, Washington, becomes a meetup point for couples and families separated by the northern border.
