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OPB documentary ‘First Descent: Kayaking the Klamath’ follows Indigenous kayakers on a historic journey after dam removal https://loom.ly/0ifMUt4
OPB documentary ‘First Descent: Kayaking the Klamath’ follows Indigenous kayakers on a historic journey after dam removal
Oregon Field Guide's First Descent: Kayaking the Klamath documentary is available on OPB's website and YouTube.
www.opb.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Starbucks workers kick off 65-store US strike on company’s busy Red Cup Day https://loom.ly/TwLY-9Y
Starbucks workers kick off 65-store US strike on company’s busy Red Cup Day
More than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers are on strike Thursday at 65 U.S. stores. The strike has closed some stores on Starbucks’ Red Cup Day, which is typically one of the company’s busiest days of the year.
www.opb.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Federal workers question whether the longest government shutdown was worth their sacrifice https://loom.ly/BXsp3Qk
Federal workers question whether the longest government shutdown was worth their sacrifice
Federal workers are expressing relief and frustration as the longest government shutdown has come to an end. Social Security claims specialist Jessica Sweet cut back on essentials and racked up credit card debt to get by.
www.opb.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
More Oregon high schoolers taking AP exams, earning college credit https://loom.ly/et1O3zk
More Oregon high schoolers taking AP exams, earning college credit
Participation in Advanced Placement exams is up 70% among Oregon students in the last five years, a report from the College Board shows.
www.opb.org
November 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Voters across the country just handed Dems major wins — 13 seats flipped in Virginia, statewide victories in Georgia for the first time in 20 years, & a cracked GOP supermajority in Mississippi.
Because folks know who’s really got their back.
This is what governing looks like.
November 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The media is failing us. Badly.
November 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Tonight in Newport, a teenage girl stood up & spoke for every family living in fear. Her dad was taken by DHS last week.
"I’m not just talking about my dad. I’m talking about everyone who’s in there.”
That’s what courage looks like. That’s what community sounds like.

https://loom.ly/lbx0EVM
November 13, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Zoom zoom?

Katie Wilson poised to be Seattle’s first Millennial mayor https://loom.ly/ckWC8uE
Katie Wilson poised to be Seattle’s first Millennial mayor
Wilson, 43, would be Seattle’s first Millennial mayor. She ran on a populist platform, decrying the city’s high cost of living and criticizing Harrell’s progress on addressing homelessness.
www.opb.org
November 13, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Vancouver, Washington adopts new city flag https://loom.ly/bilkHhE
Vancouver, Washington adopts new city flag
Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle called the new flag a “powerful reflection” of the city.
www.opb.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Two boxes. Each office. Straight from Umatilla County’s bipartisan fed-up crew.
Messages included. Point made.
This is what nonviolent protest looks like.
#GoodTrouble #AccountabilityInAction
November 13, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the House’s newest member, paving the way for an Epstein files vote https://loom.ly/g5qCWYw
Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the House’s newest member, paving the way for an Epstein files vote
After weeks of delay, Democrat Adelita Grijalva of Arizona is a member of the U.S. House. Grijalva was sworn into office Wednesday, more than seven weeks after she won a special election in Arizona to fill the House seat last held by her late father.
www.opb.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Bend City Council clears path for housing project to help school employees https://loom.ly/CWV8LTE
Bend City Council clears path for housing project to help school employees
A Bend-La Pine Schools plan moved a step closer toward utilizing some of its undeveloped land for much-needed housing in one of the state's most expensive housing markets.
www.opb.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:16 AM
A federal contractor is looking to hire ICE detention officers in Newport https://loom.ly/XDcLPsI
A federal contractor is looking to hire ICE detention officers in Newport
It’s the latest sign U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcment is planning a major new facility on the Oregon Coast.
www.opb.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The shutdown could be nearing its end, but high demand for food assistance lingers https://loom.ly/wy3dr_Y
The shutdown could be nearing its end, but high demand for food assistance lingers
The Capital Area Food Bank in Washington D.C., says it's allotted an extra 1 million meals for November, given the uncertainties about whether and when SNAP recipients will get their full benefits.
www.opb.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
‘Honor the dead by fighting for the living:’ Central Oregon celebrates Día de Muertos https://loom.ly/TOj_iLw
‘Honor the dead by fighting for the living:’ Central Oregon celebrates Día de Muertos
Central Oregon marked its first and likely only large public event celebrating Latinidad this year.
www.opb.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Is Oregon doing enough to get students to go to school? https://loom.ly/cNMJIDA
Is Oregon doing enough to get students to go to school?
Oregon has a school attendance problem — but the state's approach doesn't seem to match the urgency.
www.opb.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Legen.......wait for it! ..... dary. You must be legendary in your assholeness.
November 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Aged. Like. Milk.
November 12, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Happy trees, happy trees.

A happy circumstance: Bob Ross paintings sell for more than $600K to help public TV stations https://loom.ly/cWWX-tM
A happy circumstance: Bob Ross paintings sell for more than $600K to help public TV stations
Three paintings from famously chill public television legend Bob Ross sold Tuesday for more than $600,000 at auction. The paintings were the first of 30 Ross works being sold to benefit public TV stations hurt by cuts in federal funding.
www.opb.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:43 AM
ICE agents terrorized NE Salem today
16 of our neighbors taken in a single morning. Farmworkers. Families. Community members.
Stay alert, and if you see ICE activity, call PIRC: 888-622-1510.
No one is illegal here.
https://loom.ly/ga-uP2k
ICE arrests at least 16 in northeast Salem in highest one-day total, activists say
Salem police said federal agents also reported a disturbance after the fact to police.
www.statesmanjournal.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Roll Call just named gluesenkampperez.house.gov 1 of the most vulnerable Reps in the country
WA3 can’t afford another razor-thin gamble.
It’s time for new energy & a clear conscience.
@bhennrich.bsky.social is the one who can actually win.
https://loom.ly/GWg8ncQ
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November 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM

Parents are already hanging on by a thread, & providers can’t afford to lose another dime.
This isn’t a “budget decision.” It’s a choice about whether Oregon values families.

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Fund Childcare NOW – Press Conference · Oregon Working Families Party
### **RSVP for Location** Childcare keeps Oregon working but now it’s **on the chopping block.** Proposed cuts to the **Employment Related Daycare (ERDC)** program would devastate families and providers who rely on this critical support. ### **What’s at stake** The Oregon Legislature has **historically underfunded childcare**, leaving families struggling to afford care and providers facing poverty wages. **Budget cuts** to the Department of Early Learning and Care’s ERDC program would onl...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:17 AM
White House’s 50-year mortgage proposal has one notable benefit but a number of drawbacks https://loom.ly/03zernI
White House’s 50-year mortgage proposal has one notable benefit but a number of drawbacks
The 30-year mortgage is a uniquely American financial product and the default way to buy a home since the New Deal.
www.opb.org
November 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Inquiry from defense contractor spurred concern about ICE facility on Oregon Coast https://loom.ly/-W84rMQ
Inquiry from defense contractor spurred concern about ICE facility on Oregon Coast
A letter to the City of Newport last week suggested that unspecified federal operations are planned for December.
www.opb.org
November 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
‘I’m so proud:’ Oregon’s Indigenous veterans honored at powwow in Salem https://loom.ly/J6M5x1k
‘I’m so proud:’ Oregon’s Indigenous veterans honored at powwow in Salem
The student-led event at Chemawa Indian School has honored veterans for generations.
www.opb.org
November 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM