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Shining brightly: Water Lantern Festival returns to Laurelhurst Park
A warm glow of light reflecting off the calm waters of Portland’s Laurelhurst Park offer calmness, hope and a sense of community. In short, it is exactly what organizers hope as this year’s third annual Water Lantern Festival gets ready to kick off. This year’s release of thousands of personalized glowing lanterns will be part of the event on June 15 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the park. “Our...
Photos: Sun and fun at the Portland Rose Festival City Fair
The 2024 Portland Rose Festival is officially underway and sunshine and warm weather brought thousands to Tom McCall Waterfront Park in downtown on Sunday, May 26 for rides, games, various vendors and exhibits, and plenty of sweet treats and salty snacks. The annual City Fair is a ticketed event and...
Virginia seniors should take precations against rising attacks on older citizens
A 93-year-old Portland man had his wallet lifted from his pants pocket as he was pushing a grocery cart through a Costco parking lot in Portland, Oregon. WDBJ7 reported the incident to Southwest Virginia viewers with the accompanying video.
This woman led the fight for women’s rights in Oregon.
Women finally got the right to vote in 1912, who knows how much longer it would’ve taken without her. Her biggest rival happened to be her brother, Harvey Scott, who also edited the Oregonian and opposed woman suffrage in many editorials. It’s important that we remember folks like her and the sacrifices she made just to have basic humans rights.
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