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Hillsboro Oregon Leads the Country in Technology Facilities with Primary Data Centers Up 78%
A report from commercial real estate firm CBRE has shown that Hillsboro, Oregon, has been leading the country in the construction of new primary data centers for the first half of 2023, lagging just behind Dallas, Texas, and the entirety of…
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Found in Seals, Beachgoers Told to Avoid Contact with Wildlife
If you live on the west coast and frequent the beach, you’re going to want to keep away from any and all wildlife for the foreseeable future. Keep your kids from poking around and keep your pets on a leash, because The U.S. Department of…
Ashland Mayor Tonya Graham to Be Given Letter of Education by Ethics Commission
On August 25th, the Oregon Government Ethics Commission voted 6-0 on what to do with the alleged conflict of interest with Ashland Mayor Tonya Graham, who also agreed with the commission.
If you aren’t aware, back in February, the…
UW Researchers Find that Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Linger in the Air on a Majority of Public…
If you’ve ever left the subway with a bit of a skip in your step or simply feeling high on life, there just might be a reason for that. I jest, of course, but those who surf the subway or buses are finding themselves concerned after a…
Oregon Ranked 5th Most Productive State in the U.S. Despite Being Placed 22nd When it Comes to GDP
These days, productivity can be hard to come by. We humans have a fairly special talent when it comes to wasting time. We know how to run out the clock with ease, and even when we’re trying to get stuff done, it can seem as though we’re…
Oregon Ducks Pummel Portland State in Record Breaking Score of 81-7; Bo Nix Steals the Show; Game…
We had high hopes for the Ducks. We had very high hopes. It was a no-brainer that they would beat Portland State by a mile, and I personally predicted they would double the score of Portland State.
Clearly we did not have enough faith…
Portland City Council Approves Tax-Free Downtown Enterprise Zone to Boost Business
Portland’s downtown area had been hit hard ever since the pandemic, and in a bid to revive it, the city council decided on Thursday to approve a plan that would bring about a tax-free enterprise zone. It will be in the Northwest Industrial…
Portland Oregon Named as One of the Wildest Party Cities in the U.S. According to Two Rankings
When you think of the wildest party city in the U.S., what comes to your head? And no, I’m not talking about the celebration-focused retail chain, no matter how strange the people who work there are.
Las Vegas is probably the first one…
Potentially Disease-Causing Parasites Have Been Found in Portland’s Drinking Water Source
A new wave of concern has swept over Oregon, and its name is cryptosporidium. If you don’t know it, you should prepare to get familiar, because its presence within the source of Portland’s drinking water is something that should be of…
Measure 110 Might Be In For a Repeal as Poll Reveals Oregon Voters’ Discontent
It’s not often that laws get repealed nowadays, but when it does, it’s usually because voters aren’t happy with it. Well, such a thing is happening in Oregon, it seems, as voters have expressed their dissatisfaction with one of the more…
