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A 75-year-old school in West Linn, Oregon, might be historic. Its school district thinks the building is perfectly ordinary and shouldn't be on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Is West Linn's Bolton School historic . . . or just meh?
Suburban Portland school district tosses a monkey wrench into effort to name the 75-year-old building to the National Register of Historic Places
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July 17, 2026 at 3:07 PM
A 75-year-old school in West Linn, Oregon, might be historic. Its school district thinks the building is perfectly ordinary and shouldn't be on the National Register of Historic Places.
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An old school that was groundbreaking when it was built 76 years ago, closed because of declining enrollment, could end up with a historic honor thanks to a parent who just got curious.
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‘Labor of love’ could make West Linn’s old Bolton School a historic site
Curiosity and hours of research fueled Christi Lanz’s two-year push to nominate the 76-year-old suburban Portland building to the National Register of Historic Places
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June 24, 2026 at 3:54 PM
An old school that was groundbreaking when it was built 76 years ago, closed because of declining enrollment, could end up with a historic honor thanks to a parent who just got curious.
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Like Ursula Le Guin books? Her NW Portland home is now a national landmark.
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Ursula Le Guin’s NW Portland home now a national landmark
The Willamette Heights house where the prolific author wrote many of her bestsellers will become a writers’ residency
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June 23, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Like Ursula Le Guin books? Her NW Portland home is now a national landmark.
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April 25, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Lori Chavez-DeRemer represented for two years in Congress the mid-Willamette Valley, a top wine-growing region, and she has a bottle of Rose´ sent to her hotel room? Why not a bottle of Willamette Valley Pinot? If you're gonna scandal, scandal like a champ!
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Labor Dept. Investigates Texts Among Secretary’s Family and Staff
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April 21, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Lori Chavez-DeRemer represented for two years in Congress the mid-Willamette Valley, a top wine-growing region, and she has a bottle of Rose´ sent to her hotel room? Why not a bottle of Willamette Valley Pinot? If you're gonna scandal, scandal like a champ!
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@jefftiedrich.bsky.social My heart is with you in your grief. Love your writing. Be well, my friend.
February 11, 2026 at 5:32 PM
@jefftiedrich.bsky.social My heart is with you in your grief. Love your writing. Be well, my friend.
I am happy for my friend and former colleague Peter Wong, whose long career covering the Oregon Legislature was recognized this week when the capitol newsroom was named in his honor. Congrats Peter! You deserve all good things.
January 29, 2026 at 10:22 PM
I am happy for my friend and former colleague Peter Wong, whose long career covering the Oregon Legislature was recognized this week when the capitol newsroom was named in his honor. Congrats Peter! You deserve all good things.
Ursula Le Guin's home in Northwest Portland, Oregon, could become a national historic site.
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Ursula Le Guin’s NW Portland home ready for its place in history
A 1908 Willamette Heights house that inspired some of the prolific author’s love letters to her neighborhood and city is being considered for the National Register of Historic Places
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January 14, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Ursula Le Guin's home in Northwest Portland, Oregon, could become a national historic site.
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As someone who frequently visits Maui, this sounds like an interesting alternative to ending all short-term rentals in apartment zones.
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June 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
As someone who frequently visits Maui, this sounds like an interesting alternative to ending all short-term rentals in apartment zones.
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McMinnville, Ore., (population about 34,000). More than 500 lined the downtown streets.
June 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM
McMinnville, Ore., (population about 34,000). More than 500 lined the downtown streets.
“Formatting errors” is going to be my new excuse for everything!
May 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
“Formatting errors” is going to be my new excuse for everything!
MacTown Loop
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MacTown Loop | Kevin L. Harden | Substack
After a 50-year career in journalism, I have nestled comfortably in Oregon's Wine Country in the mid-Willamette Valley. I love to write about history's reach into the present and the weird connection ...
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May 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
MacTown Loop
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“So, let’s me get this straight. . . .” So now Pete Hegseth is Popeye??
a cartoon character , popeye , and a woman are standing next to each other .
ALT: a cartoon character , popeye , and a woman are standing next to each other .
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March 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
“So, let’s me get this straight. . . .” So now Pete Hegseth is Popeye??
The next time Charles Schumer tells us how Dems are bravely fighting for us little guys, we should pat him on the head and sweetly reply, “Of course you are deary, of course you are.”
March 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The next time Charles Schumer tells us how Dems are bravely fighting for us little guys, we should pat him on the head and sweetly reply, “Of course you are deary, of course you are.”
Dear Pres. Musk: Here are the Top 5 things I did at work last week.
No. 5: Taught AI to repeatedly type "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." Filled several single-space pages.
No. 4: Hung out in the hallway with a couple of twin girls and discussed their obsession with the word "redrum."
No. 5: Taught AI to repeatedly type "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." Filled several single-space pages.
No. 4: Hung out in the hallway with a couple of twin girls and discussed their obsession with the word "redrum."
February 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Dear Pres. Musk: Here are the Top 5 things I did at work last week.
No. 5: Taught AI to repeatedly type "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." Filled several single-space pages.
No. 4: Hung out in the hallway with a couple of twin girls and discussed their obsession with the word "redrum."
No. 5: Taught AI to repeatedly type "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." Filled several single-space pages.
No. 4: Hung out in the hallway with a couple of twin girls and discussed their obsession with the word "redrum."
Sometimes the political gods give us a joyous gift. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/02/12/o...
Oregon GOP leader cites false examples of government waste from parody X account • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon’s Senate Republican leader shared debunked claims from a social media parody account about federal government spending.
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February 14, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Sometimes the political gods give us a joyous gift. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/02/12/o...
I thought @stevebannonisright.bsky.social was supposed to get rid of Elon and his band of Misfit Toys by inauguration day. It's well past that, so what's up? Steve: We're with you on this one. Help us out.
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Lawmakers flooded with calls about Elon Musk: ‘It is a deluge on DOGE’
Angry and confused constituents have flooded the phone lines at the US Capitol this week, many of them asking questions about billionaire Elon Musk’s plans.
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February 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I thought @stevebannonisright.bsky.social was supposed to get rid of Elon and his band of Misfit Toys by inauguration day. It's well past that, so what's up? Steve: We're with you on this one. Help us out.
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What's the over/under on how many times Bret Baier will interrupt Trump during his pre-Super Bowl interview?
February 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
What's the over/under on how many times Bret Baier will interrupt Trump during his pre-Super Bowl interview?