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Tom Henderson

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Tom Henderson has been a reporter and editor in the Northwest for 40 years and has won more than 100 awards for his work. He is the former president of the Oregon and Idaho chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists and has taught journalism at Washington State University. He portrayed 19th-century journalist Edgar Wilson Nye in the 2015 movie "10 Days in a Madhouse." He lives in Beaverton.

Articles by Tom Henderson

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    Carolyn Restorff and Jared Madsen

    Up against polarization and COVID-19, McMinnville homeless-service providers find a way

    In a town where residents are often contentious with the homeless population, resources for unhoused residents are scarce during the pandemic
    By
    Tom Henderson
    April 15, 2020
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    Oregon farmworker in the field

    Fields of fear: Oregon farmworkers lack safety net as pandemic threatens jobs, health

    Farmworkers are considered essential workers, but they don’t necessarily receive essential services such as health care and unemployment benefits
    By
    Anna Pedersen Tom Henderson
    April 11, 2020
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    The entry to the House of Representatives chambers

    Housing-insecure Oregonians left in the lurch, eager for Legislature to convene

    The governor’s decision not to call a special session leaves housing policy recommendations in the balance
    By
    Tom Henderson
    April 7, 2020
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    Illustration of the sea filled with bottles containing houses

    Renters push for support as uncertainty looms during pandemic

    An extension of Oregon’s evictions moratorium and a freeze on rent increases are floated at a Community Alliance of Tenants town hall
    By
    Tom Henderson
    April 7, 2020

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