It’s a hot weekend, so stay hydrated. Country Fair exposure. A target on the Andrews forest. Transgender trends. A short war against plastic. Endangered local journalists. Christians unite against the “Big, Beautiful Bill.” And abandoning space. It’s all in the new edition of the Weekend Reader.
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Your Weekend Reader for June 28-29
The Legislature wraps up, maybe. The big and the beautiful and Congress. Your Supreme Court in action. Wildfire smoke in your lungs. Naming heat waves. The Pac-12 Conference. Summer movie projects. Oregon newspapers. And spectacular images from space. It’s a busy week for Your Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for June 14-15
A newsy weekend, with protests and parades — and flags. How a shattered media landscape leads to a distortion of reality. Our reluctance to pay for local news. And with summer right around the corner, shouldn’t we be able to define yacht rock? Even by Weekend Reader standards, this edition is a weird one.
Your Weekend Reader for June 7-8
A deep dive into Coffin Butte. Raising money for roads. A surgeon general nominee with an eye for business. The House revolution hits college athletics. Kristof clings to hope. Where news deserts begin. And the Post turns to AI. It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for May 10-11
News about the pope. News about baseball. News about the pope and baseball. Also: A new twist on Greater Idaho. The decline of pop culture. The Malheur Enterprise. And Mother’s Day cards. It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for April 26-27
Having trouble sleeping? Here’s help. Scared about flying? You’re not alone. Trump news. A Tesla backlash in Marin County. Press freedom. What “Conclave” got wrong. The wrong way to rate “Sinners.” Oh, and a bear on a slide. It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for Oct. 29-30
GOP prospects look good. Pandemic closures hammer students. The state of Oregon journalism. Covering homelessness. Volunteers hunt stolen cars in Portland. And Halloween for adults. It’s the Halloween edition of Your Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for July 2-3
So much more on the Pac-12! The “city of roaches” in the news. How about that First Amendment? News about newspapers. Kate Bush’s comeback. And a provocative take on patriotism. It’s all in the Independence Day edition of Your Weekend Reader.
In college athletics, the rich get richer. Others get left in the lurch.
The decision by USC and UCLA to defect to the Big Ten leaves the Pac-12 in a tough spot — and schools like OSU could be left in the lurch.