Catlin Gabel School has proven remarkably transparent in communicating its strategic planning initiatives since their implementation began with the 2017-18 academic year. These initiatives include a commitment to “encourage appreciation for and understanding of the natural world.”
Read MoreAs the COVID-19 pandemic began, Americans became increasingly immobile, using cars and public transportation with less frequency and with newfound time at home to read, watch streaming networks, or work remotely. While this occurred, the local radio industry - becoming increasingly more archaic within a climate of rapid, new technological developments - found what some went so far as to describe its “finest hour.”
Read MoreCOVID-19 vaccinations of adolescents ages 12 to 15 began in Oregon and across the U.S. on Thursday morning. Currently, the vaccine developed by pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech is the only one available for minors.
Read MoreThe presidency of Joe Biden is settling into its second month. March 4, a date falsely believed by followers of the QAnon conspiracy theory to mark former President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, has passed uneventfully; though it caused the cancellation of the day’s House of Representatives legislative session. As Trump himself attempts to reemerge as a public figure, his eventful presidency continues to loom large, with ongoing impacts on Americans’ lives.
Read MoreAs the United States nears the one-year anniversary of the beginning of its experiences in earnest with the COVID-19 pandemic, emotions over school reopenings have never run higher. Unfortunately, when one analyzes the debate over school reopenings, no obvious answer reveals itself.
Read MoreWhile communities throughout the Portland metropolitan area were greeted by accumulating snow the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 26, metro area students shared contrasting comments on the concept of virtual “snow days.”
Read MoreOn Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, the Electoral College officially determined President-elect Joe Biden the 46th President of the United States of America. Subsequently, on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 - and early the next day - amidst and after a chaotic riot, members of Congress counted the Electoral College votes.
Read MoreAs a multitude of social concerns, confusion, anger and misinformation ravages the United States, its arguably understaffed news media has shifted its focus, sometimes at the expense of other arguably critical coverage; notably, anthropogenic climate change, among other pressing environmental crises.
Read MoreThe early-September revelation of an eight-point health plan for Trimet patrons during the COVID-19 pandemic has produced a spotty effect upon those most reliant on the public transit service.
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