Portland, OR

Oregon State

West Linn, OR

Your browser does not support the audio element. Like lots of parents in West Linn, Maggie Traverso moved to this affluent city south of Portland for the quality of the schools. And until recently, she was satisfied. Her daughter was doing well in first grade, and was learning to read. So Traverso was surprised when she read that the West Linn-Wilsonville School District was using a reading curriculum the state hadn’t approved.

Reading debate highlights broader battle over who controls what’s taught in Oregon public schools

Salem, OR

Your browser does not support the audio element. For nearly a decade, Dana Hepper, a former school teacher turned policy director at the Children’s Institute, has walked the state Capitol hallways in Salem trying to explain the failure of our current system of child care: one that hurts both parents and providers.

More Oregon state lawmakers are finally paying attention to child care issues. Will it matter?

Indigenous people have used cradle baskets to hold and transport babies since time immemorial. Sophie Weinstein comes from a long line of master basket weavers who take pride in keeping the tradition alive. Last week, museum staff told the young mother to remove the traditional willow basket holding her son — even as she visited the museum’s exhibit showcasing a Native American artist.

Portland Art Museum changes policy after Karuk mother speaks out

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Vancouver, WA

Detectives in Vancouver say they believe they have found the bodies of a mother and daughter who went missing earlier this month. Clark County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded Wednesday to a call regarding two bodies near Washougal. Vancouver police believe them to be Meshay Melendez and 8-year-old Layla Stewart.

Missing Vancouver mother, daughter found dead

Ilwaco, WA

Kristen Grainger, along with Bre Gregg, Beth Wood and others, continue their series of live concerts celebrating women this weekend. The first stops on the “She’s Speaking” tour were in Lincoln City and Salem. She and seven other women will play in Portland and Ilwaco, Washington this Saturday and Sunday. The idea is to put on a series of great concerts and bring attention to the gap in representation and opportunities for women in the male-dominated music industry. Grainger joins us to tell us more about the artists involved in “She’s Speaking” and play some of her own music in the studio.

‘She’s Speaking’ tour features women singers and musicians, highlights challenges in male dominated industry

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More than 600 city of Portland workers out on strike

Your browser does not support the audio element. More than 600 Portland city workers have walked off the job. Workers represented by the union Laborers Local...

More than 600 city of Portland workers out on strike

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