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Photos | Cycling group Sorella Forte hosts Pedalpalooza ride
A stinging heat hung under the blue skies at the River City Bicycles parking lot in Southeast Portland. The clink of shifting bike gears and skidding wheels echoed through the parking lot as the women of Sorella Forte congregated before their weekly 9 a.m. ride. Most already warmed up, they talked amongst themselves in anticipation…
Students oppose PCC’s planned budget cuts as school faces budget shortfall
Students and faculty are fighting planned cuts to programs at Portland Community College. Appeals, petitions and protests are among the tactics to fight cuts the school says are necessary to balance a nearly $15 million budget deficit. Sections of the Gerontology and Music & Sonic Arts programs will be absorbed into the sociology and music…
Low-income Oregonians may be ensnared in undue medical debt, despite state protections
Six years ago, Oregon lawmakers expanded hospital charity care requirements to keep low-income patients from becoming ensnared in medical debt. But a recent court case highlights how hundreds of low-income patients may face debt despite those safeguards. The case centers on Kristine Reiger, who was admitted to St. Charles Medical Center in Bend after a…
Opinion
Opinion | We can’t shelter our way out of homelessness
At Community Warehouse, we see how close our neighbors are to losing their housing. We meet families sleeping on the floor after finally securing a roof overhead. We see how one job transition or medical emergency can unravel a family’s stability. And we know: keeping people housed is not only the humane and right thing…
