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On Asian America: Living in the rural NW, historical and contemporary stories
‘And as she walked by, she said ‘In America, we say excuse me!’ She just looked angry, and I looked around. I was stunned.’
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Federal Legalization Of Hemp Creates Confusion For State And Local Police
Federal legalization of hemp arrived in the U.S. late last year and expanded an industry already booming because of the skyrocketing popularity of CBDs, a compound in hemp that many see as a health aid. But now, just a few months after Congress placed the marijuana look-alike squarely in safe legal territory, the hemp industry has been unsettled by an unexpected development.
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Turns Earned: Saving Mount Hood's Historic Backcountry Ski Cabin
Some remote cabins are for solo retreats – not this one. Staying at Tilly Jane A-Frame is a shared experience. And sharing it has saved it.
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Washington's Wolf Population Likely Larger Than Estimated, Researcher Says
The number of wolves in Washington state is likely much higher than previously thought, according to a University of Washington researcher who spent two years studying the animals using scat-sniffing dogs.
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3 Dead After Commercial Fishing Boat Capsizes Off Central Oregon Coast
A commercial crabbing boat capsized in rough waters off the Oregon coast, killing the three men aboard and sending a shock wave through a seafaring community already struggling from a monthlong delay to the annual crabbing season.
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For Undocumented Immigrants, Getting A Driver's License Could Spell Trouble With ICE
In Washington and 11 other states, and Washington, D.C., undocumented people can still get a license to drive. The idea is that roads are safer if everyone using them has passed a driver's test. But that licensing process may put undocumented people at risk of deportation.
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Oregon Adventurer Becomes 1st Known Person To Cross Antarctica Solo
Colin O’Brady is a professional endurance athlete, a motivational speaker, a world record holder and, now, the first person in history to cross the continent of Antarctica alone and without wind assistance. He spoke with Oregon Public Broadcasting ahead of the finish.
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Two Gonzaga University Vice Presidents Resign After Investigation Into Jesuit Sex Abuse
Two Gonzaga University vice presidents have resigned amid fallout from their role in the Catholic order of Jesuits shuffling priests accused of sexual abuse. The Jesuits, Frank Case and Pat Lee, served in leadership capacities at Gonzaga and both previously led the Jesuit order in the Northwest, formerly called the Oregon Province.
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Cinder, Inspirational Bear Damaged And Healed After 2014 Carlton Fire, Found Dead Near Leavenworth
A young black bear that was badly burned in the 2014 Carlton Complex Fire in north-central Washington and later became an international inspiration, has died. Officials with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife say Cinder the bear was killed by a hunter in fall 2017 but have just this year discovered remains and determined it was Cinder.
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Report Finds Seattle Has Most Missing And Murdered Native Women
More than 500 Native American women have disappeared or been murdered in U.S. cities, many since the year 2000, according to a new report from Seattle’s Urban Indian Health Institute.