Longer classes at Portland high schools
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — At a dozen high schools in Portland and Hillsboro, class hours are longer than the students had in last year's schedule. The Oregonian reports (http://bit.ly/1t8qPyx) schools cut back on assemblies, trimmed some other activities and ...
Oregon's University of Portland Showcases Nursing Collaboration
A racing heartbeat, shaking hands, faltering speech: A seasoned nurse may notice these symptoms when evaluating a patient. But they might not be symptoms of a patient but rather of a nursing student coming face to face with his or her first patient in a ...
Portland Trailblazer Robin Lopez helps hand out school supplies
Some North Portland students headed back to school Thursday got a big surprise: Trailblazer Robin Lopez handing out school supplies. Knowledge Universe, a nonprofit education organization, donated more than 600 backpacks and school supplies to students at ...
For Portland Timbers' Liam Ridgewell, a continental change and a new challenge
PORTLAND, Ore. – It had been a long season for Liam Ridgewell, and he was looking to blow off a little steam. The 11-year English Premier League veteran defender was in Las Vegas with six of his friends in July, trying hard to shake off a disappointing ...
Portland booster of writers marks 30 years
PORTLAND, Ore. -- On one of Calvin Trillin's past pilgrimages to Portland to read to local fans, he decided to grab a bite at the bar of the hotel where he was staying. He remembers the meal, a Northwest specialty: smoked-salmon hash and a local beer.
In Portland, These Tiny Houses Will Bring The Homeless Off The Street And Under A Roof
Instead of asking the homeless to stick with traditional shelters, tiny home company Techdwell wants to build them little houses. Earlier this year, Portland's decade-long plan to end homelessness expired without reaching its goal. A local entrepreneur ...
