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Your Weekend Reader for March 16-17

Your Weekend Reader for March 16-17

Grass Roots has a new home. The Corvallis Clinic makes the news. Dark skies in Eastern Oregon. Why does the academy hate Martin Scorsese? The great American novel — 136 of them. And the Supreme Court. It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.

Your Weekend Reader for March 9-10

Your Weekend Reader for March 9-10

The Legislature goes home early — but doesn’t get the job done on daylight saving time. The Oscars loom. So does nuclear war, apparently. The woes at Boeing. And covering Britain’s royal family. It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.

Your Weekend Reader for March 2-3

Your Weekend Reader for March 2-3

Drug decriminalization falters in Oregon. Drug courts get a lifeline. The “glass cliff” and the Pac-12. A “heretic” at The New York Times. An Atlantic embarrassment. The erosion of “news” itself. And better communication with your cat. It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.

Your Weekend Reader for Feb. 24-25

Your Weekend Reader for Feb. 24-25

The busy intersection of journalism and comedy. A few words make a big difference for Taylor Tomlinson. Going up the conspiracy rabbit hole. Plenty of journalism news. The need for chaos. And a big baby at the zoo. It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.

Your Weekend Reader for Feb. 17-18

Your Weekend Reader for Feb. 17-18

A Muppet becomes a reporter. We’re hanging out by ourselves. Can something good emerge from Navalny’s death? Another sawmill shutters. Data center pollution. The Health Authority drags its feet. And the Oregon State women’s basketball team. All this and more in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.

Your Weekend Reader for Feb. 10-11

Your Weekend Reader for Feb. 10-11

The Legislature gets going. University governance. Old presidents. A solid Grammy show. Journalism and extinction. And it wasn’t planned this way, but a lot on the Super Bowl; nothing on the actual game itself, of course. It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.

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