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Articles by Thacher Schmid

In rural Oregon, trips to food banks are the new normal

In towns such as Junction City, rising housing costs push families to pantries to fill monthly budget gaps

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Thacher Schmid

March 2, 2018
No-cause evictions imminent at North Portland apartments; tenants push back

Some residents are suing the landlords of The Melrose apartments in St. Johns, claiming their ouster is retaliatory and discriminatory

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Thacher Schmid

January 26, 2018
The ‘heart-wrenching’ youth detention conditions in The Dalles

Disability Rights Oregon’s Sarah Radcliffe talks about her new report about juvenile incarceration at NORCOR

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Thacher Schmid

December 15, 2017
‘I had no choice’: Portland ‘Valve Turner’ convicted in climate fight

Leonard Higgins faces up to 10 years for his role in the nation’s biggest takeover of fossil fuel infrastructure

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Thacher Schmid

December 8, 2017
Divided by deportation: ‘Hope is what I lean on’

Margarita Reyes Pacheco’s story is one of immigration, family and hard work

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Thacher Schmid

November 10, 2017
What’s the problem with NORCOR?

Lawsuits, political resistance, immigrant rights and the state’s sanctuary law are forming a perfect storm over the Northern Oregon Regional Corrections Facilities

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Thacher Schmid

October 1, 2017

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