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| | Vote-by-Mail Court Victory | In a 5-to-4 decision this week, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the state of Mississippi to continue counting ballots that are postmarked by Election Day, but received after that date. It was a closely watched case in Oregon and 13 other states that have a grace period for ballots arriving via mail. [Willamette Week] | - Trump reaction: It was something of a surprise decision, given this court’s earlier decision to dismantle the protections of the Voting Rights Act. The President called the decision a “tremendous loss.” [The Guardian]
- Oregon reaction: Gov. Tina Kotek celebrated the high court’s decision: “President Trump has been denied this attempt to try to silence voters.” [KOIN]
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| | | PaintCare makes recycling leftover paint easy, and there are simple ways to reduce paint waste in the first place. Buy only what you need, use up what you have, and if you still have some paint leftover, recycle the rest at a PaintCare drop-off site near you. | |
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| What Portland's Talking About |
|  | Next Adventure, during last year’s retirement sale. (Rachel Monahan / City Cast Portland) |
| Next Adventure's Owners Aren’t Retiring (After All) | Last year, the owners of outdoor store Next Adventure announced plans to retire and close the store. Then a group of employees stepped in to save it. That sale fell through, but its original owners have decided to keep the shop open. They say they talked with Mayor Keith Wilson, who urged them to help with Portland’s recovery. [KOIN] | | 10 Key Restaurants and Bars Closed Recently | It’s usually more common to see a rash of restaurant and bar closings in the middle of winter. But over the course of the last two months, Portland has lost some valued institutions, including The Slide Inn, Hunnymilk, Alpenrausch, and The Uncanny. RIP. [Oregonian] | | Sunstone Way Faces a Criminal Investigation | Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez, along with the county sheriff’s office, confirm they are pursuing a criminal investigation into the management of nonprofit Sunstone Way, which ceased operations yesterday. A Multnomah County fiscal compliance report issued earlier this month found the nonprofit service provider had used public funding for at least $3.6 million worth of unallowable expenses. [Willamette Week] |
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🥤A spot of history: Pepsi’s smallest bottling company has a claim to being the oldest business in Oregon. The Van Dusens family opened up a mercantile store in Astoria in 1849. They switched to insurance and later bottling, but have been operating ever since. | | Also in the running for oldest business in the state are Willamette University (if you consider that a business) and the Oregonian newspaper (if you want a business that continued with the same product). |
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