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Our TV picks for Friday, May 10: Beetlejuice; Jeopardy! Masters
Beetlejuice AMC 8 p.m. When newlydeads Barbara (Geena Davis) and Adam (Alec Baldwin) are stuck haunting their country home, they try to scare away the new owners (Catherine O’Hara, Jeffrey Jones) and their daughter (Winona Ryder) with the help of Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton). Jeopardy! Masters KATU 8 p.m. Mensa will be missing a few members as six of the highest-ranked current “Jeopardy!” contestants battle it out in two games over this one-hour episode. James Holzhauer, Matt Amodio, Mattea Roach, Yogesh Raut, Victoria Groce and others compete.
OPINION: Urban renewal works for Wilsonville
I was invited to speak at the 2021 Oregon Government Financial Officers Association Annual Conference and the 2020 Oregon Economic Development Conference specifically about the use of urban renewal in Wilsonville. Wilsonville’s careful approach to using urban renewal has served our city well, and other communities have been interested in learning about elements critical to our success, including the work of our Urban Renewal Task Force and practice of revenue sharing. Revenue sharing is when parcels of the district are released to the tax rolls...
Tragedy forms foundation of new music for Portland band
From the pain of loss through personal tragedy has emerged something musically special for a Portland-area group with roots in the local area. Shannon and the Clams will officially release its new album, “The Moon is in the Wrong Place,” on May 10 at The Showdown, but the genesis of its creation reaches back to a dark time for the group two years in the making. In 2022, singer and...
Fentanyl awareness campaigns kick off in Oregon amid epidemic
A national nonprofit organization released a new program on Tuesday, May 7, to help families navigate the hazards of fentanyl and to prevent deaths of young people as Oregon continues to battle the lethal drug epidemic. Song for Charlie, a nonprofit focused on raising awareness about fake fentanyl pills, launched The New Drug Talk Oregon, an educational web-based platform with free information about the risks of fentanyl and the dangers of self-medication and experimentation. The program also gives families guidance on how to discuss the...
Jigsaw: Solar Panels
Can you install these solar panels on Sexton Mountain in Beaverton? Photo: Jonathan House
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