Canceling Colbert. MAGA wants to know about the Epstein files. Kristof on an Oregon deportation. OSU cuts DEI programs. Harvard’s battle to save higher education. Churches and politics. Privacy, Coldplay and that Jumbotron. And afternoon snacks. It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
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Your Weekend Reader for July 12-13
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.
Your Weekend Reader for July 5-6
At least one good thing about that “big and beautiful” bill. Trump settles with Paramount, but you could call him about it. Mental acuity checks for Congress? Sources annotate the Post. Housing prices. And customer-service hell. It’s all in the holiday edition of Your Weekend Reader.
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 21-22
Tears at the Legislature. Transportation trouble. U.S. aid and Africa. OSF leadership woes. Bird nests. The Portland Fire. Real fires. Recycling. The ICE dress code. And pronouncing “Oregon.” It’s all in the new edition of 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 31-June 1
Pick your poison: News desert or diminished newspaper? Trump cashes in. A grim prognosis for public health. Too many bills? Your cat sniffs you out. “Mission: Impossible.” John Fogerty. The end of the universe. It’s all in an unusually wide-ranging edition of the Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for May 24-25
Memorial Day weekend. Trump’s war against higher education. “Big and Beautiful” SNAP cuts. Rural hospital woes. A new transportation wrinkle. Voting turnout. The Cannes Film Festival. “Mission: Impossible.” And a few words about where I work now. It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.