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Published
September 23, 2024

Cheryl Hines spends birthday in Milan sans husband RFK Jr. or ring

Her spouse allegedly had a 'personal relationship' with a New York magazine reporter.
Published
September 22, 2024

For some parents, surging child care costs could determine how they vote

Parents struggle with access to child care, and once they find it, with how to pay for it.
Published
September 22, 2024

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.
Published
September 12, 2024

‘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.
Published
September 4, 2024

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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Published
August 26, 2024

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.
Published
July 21, 2024

The 1995 political thriller that now feels prescient

Charles McCarry’s 'Shelley’s Heart' is not only exceptionally suspenseful but also unnervingly realistic.
Published
July 5, 2024

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.
Published
July 5, 2024

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.
Published
June 12, 2024

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.