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In South Dakota, a proposed Bakken oil pipeline is being fought by local indigenous communities who say the US Army Corps of Engineers have thrown out its own process to push the deal through. KBOO’s Chris Andreae spoke today with Billy Wilson of the Standing Rock Sioux tr... Read more

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On Friday, the Service Employees International Union and the Oregon Education Association each gave $750,000 to a newly formed campaign committee backing Measure 97.                                                                    Here’s Jamani (Juh-Mah-Knee) Ward-Lewis ... Read more

On August 9th, Clackamas County Jail Commander Captain Lee Eby (EEBEE) spoke in Milwaukie, to the Clackamas NAMI (NAH-mee) -the National Alliance on Mental Illness. He spoke about the new Transition Center for people releasing from the Clackamas jail and programs and servi... Read more

Oregon Public Broadcasting employees staged an informational picket outside the station’s studios last night to call attention to issues around union negotiations. The Service Employees International Union represents dozens of workers at the National Public Radio affiliate... Read more

Portlanders commemorated the US nuclear attack on Hiroshima last night with speakers and taiko drumming at the Portland Art Museum. Drummer Todo Watanabe of Unit Souzou (Soh-zoh) spoke briefly before the event’s last Taiko performance. Read more

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Yesterday marked the second-year anniversary of the death of 18-year-old michael brown, shot by ferguson missouri police officer darrin wilson. Local groups such as Black Lives Matter Portland and Don’t SHoot PDX gathered at the Portland Art Museum to remember the shooting ... Read more