Nicole Vulcan
@nicovee.bsky.social
Editor in Chief at Source Weekly, Bend and Central Oregon’s locally owned newspaper.
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Chavez-DeRemer told senators she “had a 100% pro-life voting record” in the House. She previously assured Oregon constituents she would block a national abortion ban or attempts to limit taxpayer funding for abortion (and flip-flopped on the latter).
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Chavez-DeRemer pledged to oppose abortion funding bans, then voted to block military reimbursement • Oregon Capital Chronicle
U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer voted to block the federal government from reimbursing military members for traveling for abortions.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Chavez-DeRemer told senators she “had a 100% pro-life voting record” in the House. She previously assured Oregon constituents she would block a national abortion ban or attempts to limit taxpayer funding for abortion (and flip-flopped on the latter).
oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2023/07/20/c...
oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2023/07/20/c...
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February 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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NEW: State funding that counties have been using to upgrade ballot box security is set to expire, meaning election offices may soon have even fewer options to bolster security to prevent future attacks.
Months after a Vancouver ballot drop box is set ablaze, Washington state is set to lose election security funds
Clark County auditor wants Legislature to treat the issue more seriously
www.investigatewest.org
February 6, 2025 at 11:20 PM
NEW: State funding that counties have been using to upgrade ballot box security is set to expire, meaning election offices may soon have even fewer options to bolster security to prevent future attacks.
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We should never forget that there are real human beings that were full of joy and hope — and now sadness and uncertainty — that must grapple with the true and agonizing effects of these immigration policies. Thank you to Amouna and Abdullah for sharing their story with me.
They had tickets. A flight number. An arrival time. Then Trump’s executive order changed everything. • Idaho Capital Sun
A Syrian family in Boise was to be reunited with loved ones through the Welcome Corps refugee resettlement program, but Trump's order changed everything.
idahocapitalsun.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
We should never forget that there are real human beings that were full of joy and hope — and now sadness and uncertainty — that must grapple with the true and agonizing effects of these immigration policies. Thank you to Amouna and Abdullah for sharing their story with me.
What in the actual F
The NTSB says it will no longer email news outlets or reporters with notifications of upcoming press conferences, including those on plane crashes in Washington and Philadelphia.
Instead, all notifications will be made on X.
We're filing a FOIA to find out more about the change in policy.
Instead, all notifications will be made on X.
We're filing a FOIA to find out more about the change in policy.
February 2, 2025 at 2:58 AM
What in the actual F
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Today marks the start of #BlackHistoryMonth!
We will do our official proclamation with community members at our 2/19 City Council meeting.
There are several events going on this month through Central Oregon Community College, please check out the list here:
cocc.edu/departments/...
We will do our official proclamation with community members at our 2/19 City Council meeting.
There are several events going on this month through Central Oregon Community College, please check out the list here:
cocc.edu/departments/...
February 2, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Today marks the start of #BlackHistoryMonth!
We will do our official proclamation with community members at our 2/19 City Council meeting.
There are several events going on this month through Central Oregon Community College, please check out the list here:
cocc.edu/departments/...
We will do our official proclamation with community members at our 2/19 City Council meeting.
There are several events going on this month through Central Oregon Community College, please check out the list here:
cocc.edu/departments/...
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Grants Pass homeless policies face a new court challenge oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/01/30/g...
Grants Pass homeless policies face a new court challenge • Oregon Capital Chronicle
The city of Grants Pass faces a lawsuit for its homeless camping policies from disability advocates and homeless residents.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
January 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Grants Pass homeless policies face a new court challenge oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/01/30/g...
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"Behind the anti-diversity movement’s performative worries about qualification is a not-so-subtle subtext implying that any person of color in a position of authority is unqualified." @victorerikray.bsky.social on Trump and MAGA's segregationist goals. theemancipator.org/2025/01/28/t...
Eliminating DEI isn't just racist — it's segregationist
New segregationists’ need to use euphemisms shows the weakness of their intellectual position and the Civil Rights Movement’s moral clarity.
theemancipator.org
January 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
"Behind the anti-diversity movement’s performative worries about qualification is a not-so-subtle subtext implying that any person of color in a position of authority is unqualified." @victorerikray.bsky.social on Trump and MAGA's segregationist goals. theemancipator.org/2025/01/28/t...
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On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we honor the life and legacy of Dr. King and everything that he accomplished in the fight for civil rights.
As we remember him, let’s build on his work by continuing to strive toward a more just and equal America for all.
As we remember him, let’s build on his work by continuing to strive toward a more just and equal America for all.
January 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we honor the life and legacy of Dr. King and everything that he accomplished in the fight for civil rights.
As we remember him, let’s build on his work by continuing to strive toward a more just and equal America for all.
As we remember him, let’s build on his work by continuing to strive toward a more just and equal America for all.
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BEND BURGERVILLE UPDATE! The chain just told Central Oregon Daily that the address listed on its website for the Bend location was published mistakenly and has been taken down. No lease has been signed yet, although the company confirmed it is hiring.
Burgerville coming to Bend. but chain mistakenly posts incorrect address
BEND BURGERVILLE! The franchise has posted job openings and the location for its new Bend restaurant.
www.centraloregondaily.com
January 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
BEND BURGERVILLE UPDATE! The chain just told Central Oregon Daily that the address listed on its website for the Bend location was published mistakenly and has been taken down. No lease has been signed yet, although the company confirmed it is hiring.
Dream job
Karen Wynn Fonstad was a novice cartographer who landed a dream assignment: to create an atlas of the setting of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.”
Overlooked No More: Karen Wynn Fonstad, Who Mapped Tolkien’s Middle-earth
She was a novice cartographer who landed a dream assignment: to create an atlas of the setting of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.”
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Dream job
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Southern California animal shelters are struggling with a wave of new arrivals, forcing many of them to seek help from sister shelters and rescues outside the region.
One such place in Portland, One Tail at a Time PDX, took in seven dogs on Sunday from Los Angeles.
One such place in Portland, One Tail at a Time PDX, took in seven dogs on Sunday from Los Angeles.
Shelter dogs rescued from Los Angeles fires arrive in Portland, ready for new lives
Portland’s One Tail at a Time will hold an adoption event on Saturday.
www.oregonlive.com
January 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Southern California animal shelters are struggling with a wave of new arrivals, forcing many of them to seek help from sister shelters and rescues outside the region.
One such place in Portland, One Tail at a Time PDX, took in seven dogs on Sunday from Los Angeles.
One such place in Portland, One Tail at a Time PDX, took in seven dogs on Sunday from Los Angeles.
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Portland's favorite private equity company to hate because of the way it has allegedly mismanaged some favorite food brands -- Sortis Holdings -- apparently owns a huge amount of debt for a controversial Central Oregon resort development.
Private equity firm Sortis backs Thornburgh resort as it fights for Central Oregon water rights
A planned resort in Oregon's high desert is a testing ground for reigning in groundwater pumping.
www.opb.org
November 25, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Portland's favorite private equity company to hate because of the way it has allegedly mismanaged some favorite food brands -- Sortis Holdings -- apparently owns a huge amount of debt for a controversial Central Oregon resort development.
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Trump picked Oregon's Republican U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, one of two Latinos in Oregon's delegation, as labor secretary. She narrowly lost her bid for a second term. @jmshumway.bsky.social has a comprehensive look at her. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/11/22/t...
Trump picks Oregon's U.S. Rep. Chavez-DeRemer for labor secretary • Oregon Capital Chronicle
President-elect Donald Trump picked Oregon Republican U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, her lost her congressional seat, as labor secretary.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
November 23, 2024 at 1:19 AM
Trump picked Oregon's Republican U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, one of two Latinos in Oregon's delegation, as labor secretary. She narrowly lost her bid for a second term. @jmshumway.bsky.social has a comprehensive look at her. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/11/22/t...