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The Impeachment Trial is Over

Here’s what Oregon’s delegation in Washington, D.C. had to say about it
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On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump on both articles of impeachment. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) was the lone Republican to cast a “guilty” vote in the Senate proceedings, voting “guilty” on the first article, involving Abuse of Power. Romney voted “not guilty” on the article pertaining to Obstruction of Justice. […]

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Republican Billboard Against Trump, Found in Oregon

Ad targets Rep. Greg Walden to get the “whole truth” in impeachment inquiry
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A Republican group is bringing a billboard that criticizes President Donald Trump to Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District. According to reporting from HuffPost, the group, Republicans for the Rule of Law, plans to post billboards in the districts of a handful of House Republicans—including the district of Rep. Greg Walden. Walden’s district encompasses all of Oregon east […]

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An Assault on Lower-Income, Legal Immigrants Affects the Entire Community

The president has long taken a hardline stance against asylum seekers and undocumented people entering and living in this country
The Source Staff

The president has long taken a hardline stance against asylum seekers and undocumented people entering and living in this country. But with the advent of the Department of Homeland Security’s changes to its public charge rule, the president is casting his net wider—taking aim at the people seeking to obtain legal permanent residency in this […]

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What Changes to Title X Could Mean for Local Health Options

Trump Administration’s rule changes mean Title X doctors can’t discuss abortion with patients
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In Central Oregon, Planned Parenthood’s Bend Health Center serves around 7,000 Central Oregonians a year, according to stats provided by the Center in 2017. That’s about 600 to 700 patients a month. According to the staff there, about 96 percent of the services the Bend clinic provides is preventative—including screenings and treatment for sexually transmitted […]

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Family Separation Policy: Oregon Leaders React to Changes

The Source speaks with Sen. Merkley following his visit to a children’s detention center
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The White House has walked back on its policy that saw thousands of children separated from their parents at the U.S. border—a policy enacted by the same presidential administration this April. With that policy, Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen and Attorney General Jeff Sessions have said children would be separated from their parents when they cross […]

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10 of Trump’s Insane Tweets

I won’t say top 10 because they all suck
Baynard Woods

I got drunk last weekend and read all 2,735 tweets Donald Trump has written since the election, in the hopes that the feed, collected and searchable on trumptwitterarchive.com, might be a good way to get a sense of the horrors we’ve endured. It was like reliving all of the unbelievable moments of this last year in […]

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Oregon Delegation Reacts to U.S. Pulling out of Paris Agreement

Leigha Threlkeld

The president announced today that the United States will be withdrawing from participation in the Paris Agreement, aimed at combating global climate change. According to the United Nations, 195 countries, including the United States, signed onto the Paris Agreement, which”requires all Parties to put forward their best efforts through “nationally determined contributions” (NDCs) and to […]

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Cannabis Under Cinnamon Man

Will Trump’s election mark the end of legal cannabis in the United States?
Steve Holmes

Legal cannabis is a $22 billion-a-year industry in the United States. That’s “billion,” with a “B”. Most states now allow medical cannabis and over 68 million American adults can legally buy recreational cannabis. Less than 20 years after California began cannabis legalization, the industry is set to surpass the tobacco industry and rival the size […]

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Still Dreaming

A DACA recipient, her employer and the local community brace for what’s next with immigration reform
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When longtime Bend resident María Veliz was in high school, she was a 4.0 student. With her academic standing, she may have been planning for college—except that during that time she also began to fully understand her immigration status. Brought to the U.S. by her undocumented parents at age 9, without residency or citizenship status, […]

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