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A ’50s-Style Diner With Authentic Showpieces and Classic Comfort Food Is Opening in St. Johns

A ’50s-Style Diner With Authentic Showpieces and Classic Comfort Food Is Opening in St. Johns


Many Oregon Crime Victims of Color Don’t Report What Happens Because They Don’t Trust Police

Many Oregon Crime Victims of Color Don’t Report What Happens Because They Don’t Trust Police

From shootings to sexual assault, Black people are greatly overrepresented as victims of violent crime—and that’s just crime that gets reported.


Black Children Are Sent to Detention Centers at a Staggering Rate, Lowering Their Chances of a Successful Future

Black Children Are Sent to Detention Centers at a Staggering Rate, Lowering Their Chances of a Successful Future

Not only are Black youths drastically overrepresented in detention centers, but they also spend the most time there.


Black Oregonians Are Imprisoned at a Rate Almost Four Times That of White People

Black Oregonians Are Imprisoned at a Rate Almost Four Times That of White People

“Prisons and the criminal legal system are designed to control and dominate certain populations.”


Dialogue

Readers Respond to Home Forward CEO Pay, Taxing Vacant Properties, and Reviving the River

By WW StaffMay 04, 2026 at 6:00 am PDT

Why Is the Toilet Paper in Public Restrooms Shrinking?


What We Learned After Obtaining the Latest School Attendance Numbers


No Tear Gas on May Day as Détente Holds Between ICE and Protesters


In Oregon and Beyond, a Built-Out Crisis Hotline Shows Promising Results


Home Forward Board Approves Outgoing CEO’s Severance Package


Calls to Tap State Education Reserves Continue as PPS Proposes Hundreds of Layoffs


Mayor Wilson Says He ‘Does Not Support’ Ivory Mathews’ Severance Package