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Sound of Portland Music: The Von Trapps on PDX, Pink Martini and the Pixie Project

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Sofi, Melanie, Amanda and August are four charming twenty-somethings who relocated to Portland two years ago. So far, so every other Portland story. But what marks these four siblings out is their surname: Von Trapp. As in THE von Trapps, made famous by the musical The Sound of Music.

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Scott Bruun: Why the GOP Should Look to Portland’s Urban Conservatives

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

My friend Greg lives in Sellwood. He drives a Subaru Outback with an OPB sticker on the rear window.  He supports public education, and has two young kids enrolled in the local public school.  Greg, more often than not, can be found wearing shorts and Birkenstocks. Though, as his eyes remain strong, you won’t find him wearing hipster-style glasses. Not yet, at least.

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Fun and Games Between Utah and Oregon State

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Utah coach Kyle Whittingham is playing coy. Asked Tuesday during the Pac-12 coaches teleconference call who his starter would be for Thursday’s game at Oregon State, and Whittingham said a decision between incumbent Travis Wilson and transfer Kendal Thompson would be made in the next day or two.

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Figs: the World’s Sexiest Fruit

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

In front of my house stands a large green fig tree, shading the sidewalk with its beautiful pinnate leaves. I’ve been waiting all summer for the egg-shaped, green fruits to ripen. This week they have finally begun to plump up and sag off the branch, a sure sign that they’re ready to be devoured.

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slides: Oregon is the 5th Worst State for Student Debt

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Oregon is the 5th worst state for student debt, according to a study by WalletHub. 

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New Research and Think Tank Website, City Observatory, Launches in Portland

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

City Observatory, a new Portland-based research website and think tank, launched Wednesday morning. 

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College Admissions: Common Application Prompt, Perfectly Content

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

This is an actual college application essay written in response to the Common Application prompt: Perfectly Content. It is followed by comments from admissions professionals about what makes this personal statement effective

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Personal Finance: How To Make Sure Your Retirement Portfolio Lasts As Long As You Need It To

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Imagine that you‘ve reached the end of a long working career.  The house is paid off, the kids have finished college and your retirement savings have grown to be worth $1M as a result of your diligent saving and investing over many years.  Now is the time to enjoy the fruits of your labor, call your career quits and embark on a new life in retirement free to spend time with your family and do all the things you’ve been putting off doing for so long. 

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Marcus Mariota’s Not-So-Secret Agenda

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

In the long shadow of Arizona State's Sun Devil Stadium, the great Oregon quarterback's name echoes off the mountainside. After the win over UCLA on Saturday afternoon, the fans I found cheered longer than most.

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Critics Fear Flood of Medicaid Applicants Will Cost State Millions

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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

The Oregon Health Authority has more than tripled the number of new Oregonians on Medicaid it expected to enroll under the Affordable Care Act and that has critics of the program worried about an eventual blow to the state’s budget. 

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