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It's His Land. Now a Canadian Company Gets to Take It.
Federal regulators have given a Canadian oil company the power to seize property from Oregon landowners for a gas pipeline that will help … Canada.
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Collaborative reporting project between Underscore and Pamplin Media Group focused on how rural Oregon schools are grappling with COVID-19 in the 2020-21 school year.
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October 13, 2020

New Eyewitness Accounts: Feds Didn’t Identify Themselves Before Opening Fire on Portland Antifa Suspect

Local law enforcement officers deputized as U.S. Marshals have given conflicting accounts of the shooting. Witnesses say they heard no warning before the agents shot Michael Reinoehl dead, an outcome President Trump termed “retribution.’’

October 13, 2020

Columbus Day: Settling of the New World Drenched in Hype

A look at events that led up to the Columbus Day proclamation that arose from racist attitudes and how Native Americans face similar racist demons. 

October 1, 2020

It's His Land. Now a Canadian Company Gets to Take It.

Federal regulators have given a Canadian oil company the power to seize property from Oregon landowners for a gas pipeline that will help … Canada.

INDIAN COUNTRY

September 9, 2020

Preparing for College in a Pandemic

For Native American high school graduates, COVID-19 has derailed plans—but not resolve.

September 4, 2020

Census in the Age of Pandemic

The Census has long failed to accurately tally populations in Indian Country. COVID-19 is hampering attempts to fix that.

August 3, 2020

Broken Pipes, Broken Treaties

On the Warm Springs Reservation, residents have been without clean drinking water for three summers in a row. Where is the fix?

RURAL EDUCATION + COVID-19

August 27, 2020

Oregon's mandatory distance learning puts pressure on families

In response to COVID-19, the state closed its classrooms in spring and will keep kids at home to start the new school year.

August 27, 2020

Battling a COVID backslide

Jefferson County school officials are working to ensure recent graduation rate gains don’t falter with a shift to distance learning.

August 27, 2020

Closing the graduation gap in Jefferson County

Officials at the Central Oregon school district say a focus on individual student needs has helped almost everyone, particularly Latinos and Native Americans.

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