A Call to Action: Lowering Oregon’s High School Dropout Rates
By Jessica McDermott, WANT Esteemed Contributor As a high school senior in Portland eagerly anticipating my graduation in June, a…
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A Look into the Ukrainian Immigrant Experience in Portland
By Beatrice Endler The Catlin Speak (Portland, Oregon) “Life is much better in this country,” said Maryana’s mother-in-law. Maryana and…
So About That Creepy House…
By Katerina Mon Belle Pigeon Press (Portland, Oregon) For years, Northwest Academy students have walked passed the empty and forgotten Morris…
Oregon’s Biggest Political Stories of 2015 in Photos
By Reuben Schafir CatlinSpeak (Portland, Oregon) 2015 was an influential year in Oregon politics filled with scandal, civil unrest, violence,…
Nestle is Trying to Privatize our Water
By Conner Bulkeley-Crane CatlinSpeak (Portland, Oregon) Nestle is currently working on a plan to privatize water in Oregon, and the…
Ted Wheeler Talks About Mayoral Race
By Grace Masback CatlinSpeak (Portland Oregon) A little over two months ago, Mayor Charlie Hales announced he was withdrawing from the race…
Standardized Tests Bad For Schools
By Sage McBee Pigeon Press (Portland, Oregon) And… pencils down.” These dreaded words are associated with one of the most common…
What Does the Mass Shooting In Roseburg Say About the Future of Gun Control in the US?
By Grace Masback WANT Original Content “We’ve become numb to this,” President Obama said in a press conference Thursday. “This…
Oregon Judge Refuses to Perform Same Sex Marriages
By Clarissa Speyer-Stocks CatlinSpeak (Portland, Oregon) On Sept. 3, the Marion Circuit County Judge Vance D. Day began organizing his…
Newly Passed Freedom Act Does Not Halt Enough Domestic Spying Programs
By Sophie Peters CatlinSpeak (Portland, Oregon) On Tuesday, June 2, just one day after sections of the Patriot Act expired,…