The unofficial end of summer. Storms in Salem. Deflection update. Gas prices dip, but Oregonians won’t notice. A pumpkin spice crisis. Food banks and the CDC in trouble. Rabbit robots battle big snakes. “The Paper” debuts. Wedding bells. It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
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Your Weekend Reader for Aug. 23-24
Responsibly hydrate this weekend, but don’t breathe. Is Trump targeting “craphole” Portland? How about Intel? Lawmakers ponder transportation. Newsom bugs MAGA. Why Oregon hates you and other survey nuggets. It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for Aug. 16-17
Redrawing congressional maps. Trump’s art of the deal in Alaska. Spiderwebs, onion skins and winter. The Trail Blazers’ new owner. The world’s ugliest dog hails from Eugene. Catching up with Jan Roberts-Dominguez. And a few words about Darkside Cinema. It’s a new edition of the Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for Aug. 9-10
Get your hydration ready. Homelessness numbers on the rise. Misinformation and that wildfire map. Open meeting confusion. Wyden’s plans. Health care disarray. Trump’s fight against the Sullivan ruling. The big meteor show. Purpose anxiety. Inside a “Naked Gun” joke. It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for Aug. 2-3
Doctors on the move. Trump’s economy. Federal dollars in rural Oregon. A split over Gaza. A public broadcasting watershed. Alden Global stumbles. A new “Media Capitulation Index.” And a fish is linked to a brush fire. It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for July 26-27
Everything we know about Sacagawea could be wrong. Also, heat depression. Summer reading. Birth and death. Newspaper woes. Cliff Bentz and Medicaid. Homeless shelters. Astronomer’s new spokesperson. And the “In a Landscape” pianist. It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for July 19-20
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.
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.