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Why Portland voters are seeing ads for a Washington race
Portlanders will be just as inundated with advertisements and campaign messaging for Washington's 3rd Congressional District race as our neighbors across the Columbia. Why it matters: Despite being in an entirely different state, WA-03 — which encompasses the southernmost portion of Western Washington, including Clark County — is located in the broader Portland metro area's media market.
Q&A: Lake Oswego city councilors shed light on what inspires them and what they have learned
Editor's note: This story appears in the October edition of LO Monthly. The stereotypical image of a local politician glad-handing power brokers and negotiating deals in smoke-filled rooms isn’t the Lake Oswego’s City Council’s reality. Instead, the work of a councilor largely involves diving deep into topics they had never thought about before and trying to use their moral compass and the information in front of them to make the...
Bulletin Board: Oct. 2, 2024
To have your meeting or event listed on the community calendar, send information to ckeizur@theoutlookonline.com at least two weeks before the event takes place. Events Food For Thought: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, Oct. 1-31, Gresham Area League for the Arts monthly show at Gresham Council Chambers, 1331 N.W. Eastman Parkway. Featuring 28 local artists. 5:30-7 p.m. Oct. 4, artist reception with live music, light refreshments. ...
$14.6 million project at Terminal 6 in Portland building permits | Sept. 30, 2024
A weekly list of the most notable commercial building and facility permits issued and received in Portland by Permitting & Development in the prior week. Building Permits Issued: $700,000 A...
Volleyball coaches polls: Jesuit, Valley Catholic, Scappoose continue to impress
Below are the most recent statewide volleyball coaches polls in all classifications, brought to you by the OSAAtoday. Please note: these polls are for generating interest and discussion only and have no impact on the OSAA ratings that form the basis of the OSAA’s rankings for playoff purposes. First-place votes in parenthesesLast ranking in bracketsRecord listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Sept. 25. ...
Tuesday promises to be Portland’s sunniest, warmest day of the week; highs near 78
Portland will start October with some high clouds dotting the sky in the morning, but by the afternoon we’ll see sunny skies and temps reaching into the upper 70s. Tuesday should be Portland’s warmest day of the week as a high of near 78 is likely. The rest of the week will feature more cloud cover and even the chance of some light showers by Friday.
Readers respond: Natural gas withdrawal needs longer term plan
Regarding the article suggesting that NW Natural oversold its efforts to go green, the limited availability of renewable natural gas is no secret to the industry, (“NW Natural said it was going green. It sells as much fossil fuel as before,” Sept. 13). Yet supply isn’t the only issue—the cost of renewable gas is significantly higher than the price for natural gas. Hydrogen is a less supply-constrained option that NW Natural is exploring, but it is similarly expensive. At those prices, complete conversion to renewable gas – even if possible – would cause most consumers to switch to other forms of energy of their own accord.
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