Parents struggle with access to child care, and once they find it, with how to pay for it.
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In a new memoir, conservative Sam Patten details the ‘Dangerous Company’ he keeps
Patten’s adventures – and misadventures – took him from Kazakhstan to Ukraine, from Nigeria to Iraq. His legal troubles didn’t lessen his self-confidence.
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‘Conscience’ tells the story of Margaret Chase Smith’s most famous speech
In the runup to a presidential election, Portland Stage is presenting the play, which is set in the time immediately before and after Smith’s confrontation with powerful demagogue Joseph McCarthy.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics
Republican Liz Cheney says she will vote for Kamala Harris this election
‘Because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I will be voting for Kamala Harris,’ Cheney said Wednesday at Duke University.
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Portland councilors split over pace of progress in city’s DEI efforts
In the first workshop from the department, some councilors found the presentation underwhelming and unambitious, while others supported a gradual internal approach to creating diversity, equity and inclusion.
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The 1995 political thriller that now feels prescient
Charles McCarry’s ‘Shelley’s Heart’ is not only exceptionally suspenseful but also unnervingly realistic.
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The nation is divided, but these Mainers are more optimistic than you might think
As the country celebrates the long Fourth of July weekend, we invited Mainers to talk about patriotism, freedom and the future.
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With suggestive poses and pets, election campaigning tests Tokyo’s patience
Tokyo elects a new governor this weekend, but residents say personal publicity stunts have overtaken serious campaigning to a degree never seen before.
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Group launches petition to limit Portland’s hazard pay law
The change, if it gets on the ballot and is approved by voters in November, would mean hazard pay in the city would only take effect if Portland itself declared a state of emergency, regardless of what the state does.
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Lawmakers expensed millions in 2023 under new program that doesn’t require receipts
Critics say the program’s lack of transparency and record-keeping opens it up to abuse. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., was the program’s top spender.