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Yesterday, regional government Metro gave a big boost to Portland Mayor Keith Wilson's plan to significantly expand shelter capacity in the city.

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Just out: Oregon State Hospital releases plan to address patient safety and care, spurred by Lane County man’s death lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/govern...

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A memorial is being planned for Dan Handelman, Portland's stalwart peace and justice reform advocate, by his friends and family. The memorial will be at Clinton Street Theater on June 28. Use the link below to reserve a seat. lnkd.in/gBggtjXu

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Yes Ted Kaczynski’s actions are impossible to comprehend & simple to misunderstand, if as in this NYT article, you completely ignore that he had schizophrenia. Take his schizophrenia into account, & it's all quite understandable. Not excusable, but understandable. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/u...

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Were they $20s and $50s wrapped in dirty underwear? Crisp $100s in serial order? In a sealed manila envelope? In three stacks with bank bands? Crumpled $1s panhandled from tourists? Did anyone actually see the 3 Gs prior to the theft? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...

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Here's the January 1943 issue of the Tarrytown Tattler, the patient-written newsletter of the Oregon State Hospital. Note the superb typography & sharp reportage. www.oregonarchive.org/wp-content/u...

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To prevent deer from being hit by cars Finland has tried using reflective paint. (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/avoid-deer-strikes-finland-painting-deer-antlers-reflective-paint-180949792/) File this under "solutions to modern problems that summon the old gods."

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And the brain worm. Let's not forget he's struggling with a brain worm as well. www.oregonlive.com/health/2025/...

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The Owl Perturbed But Calm, by Mr. Otis, 1959.

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In your guts you know he's nuts.

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"Emily Cooper, legal director for Disability Rights Oregon, a nonprofit advocacy group behind the latest legal effort to find the state and hospital in contempt, said she was surprised when she learned Walker was ousted."

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Bridgeway has been one of the best run, best managed addiction treatment agencies in Oregon. www.salemreporter.com/2025/04/07/b...

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"The city of Portland may drop its appeal of a jury verdict last year that found a Portland police officer negligent when he shot and killed a man in the middle of a mental health crisis."

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This is the first civil court loss for the City of Portland for a use of lethal force case in Portland history. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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🚨Georgetown University Law Center students are detailing which law firms have caved and which have stood up to the Trump regime. They have created this spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share widely.

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Buddy Ebsen shines in BORN TO DANCE, 1936 - a sweet trifle. mimicking Hoagy Carmichael with Swingin' the Jinx Away by Cole Porter. This is how you win a war of hearts and minds.

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I attended this meeting. The disrupters were attempting to intimidate testifiers. Miller chided the chairs - Kanal and Novick - to immediately call for order, which they did. Miller's experience in group management showed, & now the disrupters have nothing but gripe. www.wweek.com/news/city/20...

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We expected, certainly by 2002, both limited interest in DWDA, & as hospice practice expanded & got better, want would diminish. Good to see is the number of prescriptions still increasing while use may have plateau'ed. The law still works as planned. @wweek.com www.wweek.com/news/2025/03...

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Correct. The unforgivable unfixable crime is stupidity. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/o...

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The admins at Columbia River Mental Health Services in Vancouver Washington locked their doors Monday without warning to clients or community, stranding thousands of people with mental illness and addiction without help. www.oregonarchive.org/columbia-riv...

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Jo Ann Hardesty sitting for her portrait, in Henk Pander's studio in 2019. The painting is in the collection of the Portland Art Museum.

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Must be old photos day. This was a moment, circa 1980 - Randy and the Randies were the coolest thing in town. randyandtherandies.bandcamp.com/album/12-vin...

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Portland PR scheme, circa 2015.

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Example of a national security glitch.

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Unsurprising. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

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Heads up high school seniors, the army’s not for you. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/u...

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Good reminder for us all.

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A deep-dive into forgotten Victorian fonts brought me to this nice little interview with Robert Donona who rescues old typefaces at the library in Cleveland. Such a pity his archive isn't online, and what a good example of what libraries do in the 21st century! youtu.be/LtMdshXBuT4?...

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The City of Portland has paid Clinton Street Theater to screen a documentary film about the killing of a man with mental illness by their police officers - and how they, both the city and the cops, got away with it. And it is free for you to attend - 7 PM April 7. cstpdx.com/event/alien-...

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