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Rational in Portland

A podcast about the people making hard decisions. From addiction, crime and public safety to leadership, politics, and culture, each episode goes beyond headlines to examine what really drives institutions—and the individuals responsible for them.

Copyright: © Kristin Olson

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Derrick Peterson for Portland Public School Board Apr 24, 2023

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https://www.derrickpeterson.com

https://www.city-journal.org/article/open-the-schools?wallit_nosession=1

https://www.kgw.com/amp/article/news/local/franklin-school-student-dies-suspected-drug-overdose/283-72e901be-e1cb-475c-889f-7d98656a48f3

https://katu.com/amp/news/local/pps-puts-two-se-portland-schools-on-secure-perimeter-status-after-shooting-near-campus

https://www.portlandtribune.com/news/amid-shootings-overdose-deaths-portland-school-leaders-grapple-with-student-safety/article_a01145be-b320-11ed-8c4a-3f98bb3e621f.html

https://cepr.harvard.edu/files/cepr/files/5-4.pdf?m=1651690491

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/briefing/school-closures-covid-learning-loss.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Dr. Leslie Bienen on COVID Apr 11, 2023

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Articles by Leslie Bienen’s Profile | The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/briefing/school-closures-covid-learning-loss.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/honestly-with-bari-weiss/id1570872415?i=1000602459553https://www.storymagazine.org/our-authors/leslie-bienen/

https://www.hbo.com/movies/the-last-cruise

https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-052172757066

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10076925/amp/NYT-reports-900-000-children-hospitalized-Covid-true-figure-63-000.html

https://katv.com/news/nation-world/new-york-times-again-misstates-covid-related-deaths-in-children-issues-correction

https://twitter.com/joannpdx/status/1273414384799211520?s=46&t=wFu7yCZP1FJsCx-IyCH8hw

Q&A: Gymnast Jennifer Sey Keeps Getting Canceled for Speaking Up

It’s Madness to Quarantine Schoolchildren - WSJ School Closures Aren’t Just for Covid Anymore - WSJ

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna77582 https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/01/kids-masks-schools-weak-science/621133/

Josh Marquis, former Clatsop County DA, on the death penalty, murder trials and Oregon politics Apr 08, 2023

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https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/01/portlands-101-homicides-in-2022-set-new-record-at-some-point-we-have-to-be-tired-of-burying-our-children.html?outputType=amp https://www.newyorker.com/video/watch/capital-punishment youtube.com/watch?v=PSGlUpkABT0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Marquis https://www.c-span.org/person/?joshuamarquis http://coastda.comhttps://www.wwltv.com/amp/article/news/politics/as-it-dissolves-cover-oregon-losses-310m-and-rising/283-317694736 https://www.newsnationnow.com/rush-hour/locals-mexican-drug-cartels-devastating-oregon-coast-town/amp/https://twitter.com/coastdamarquis?s=21&t=wFu7yCZP1FJsCx-IyCH8hw https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/04/us-extremism-portland-george-floyd-protests-january-6/673088/https://twitter.com/twolfrecovery?s=21&t=wFu7yCZP1FJsCx-IyCH8hw https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/11/the-new-meth/620174/

Susan Griffin returns after her appearance in a documentary featuring Portland Apr 07, 2023

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https://youtu.be/DWEd55CXxxk

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/a-murder-in-portland

https://www.koin.com/news/crime/police-elderly-mans-ear-bitten-off-during-attack-on-max-platform/amp/

https://www.kgw.com/amp/article/news/local/demolition-downtown-portland-church/283-d50b7aad-9b5c-435c-8be8-5973549398ce

https://www.koin.com/news/crime/im-going-to-stand-strong-woman-attacked-after-max-ride-speaks-out-about-justice-system/amp/

https://twitter.com/jeffmapes/status/1590399581019594752?s=46&t=wFu7yCZP1FJsCx-IyCH8hwhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8554795/amp/Portland-Commissioner-apologizes-claiming-police-saboteurs-setting-fires.html

https://www.portland.gov/hardesty/news/2020/6/17/commissioner-hardestys-statement-councils-final-fy2020-21-vote

https://twitter.com/joannpdx/status/1296226779896541185?s=46&t=wFu7yCZP1FJsCx-IyCH8hw

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2020/07/portland-commissioner-jo-ann-hardesty-slams-mayor-ted-wheeler-blames-portland-police-for-fires-being-set-during-protests-then-apologizes.html?outputType=amp

https://www.kptv.com/2022/12/29/woman-arrested-after-pushing-three-year-old-onto-max-tracks-ne-portland/?outputType=amp

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8718521/amp/Staffer-Oregon-Democrat-arrested-101st-day-Portland-riots.html

https://twitter.com/rationalinpdx/status/1612356949303230465?s=46&t=wFu7yCZP1FJsCx-IyCH8hw

Grant Denton: drug prevention messaging for kids, homeless pods, and a journey out of meth addiction into recovery. Apr 06, 2023

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https://weheartseattle.org/

amp https://www.northamericarecovers.org

https://katu.com/amp/news/local/pps-puts-two-se-portland-schools-on-secure-perimeter-status-after-shooting-near-campus

https://twitter.com/grantadenton?s=21&t=wFu7yCZP1FJsCx-IyCH8hw

https://instagram.com/grantadenton?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/01/portlands-101-homicides-in-2022-set-new-record-at-some-point-we-have-to-be-tired-of-burying-our-children.html?outputType=amp

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2023/03/california-nonprofit-urban-alchemy-will-manage-portlands-first-city-run-tent-encampment.html?outputType=amp

https://www.kgw.com/amp/article/news/local/investigation-continues-cleveland-high-shooting/283-ad312da2-3c0a-412f-bdb0-3cb7b99e3e17

https://twitter.com/shellenbergermd/status/1632096338895839233?s=46&t=wFu7yCZP1FJsCx-IyCH8hw

https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2022/05/youth-climate-strike-protesters-pack-downtown-portland-as-organizers-call-for-climate-action-from-city-leaders.html?outputType=amp

Capital Gains Tax/"Tenant Eviction" Ballot Measure With Alisa Pyszka Mar 30, 2023

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisapyszka

https://www.portlandparty.org

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2023/02/portland-area-elected-leaders-oppose-capital-gains-tax-for-tenant-eviction-defense-lawyers.html?outputType=amp

https://portlanddsa.org/tax-the-rich-a-plan-for-the-future/

https://democraticleft.dsausa.org/issues/spring-2022/give-us-shelter-kaiser/

https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/05/04/two-metro-councilors-employers-get-money-from-metro-a-candidate-cries-foul/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rational-in-portland/id1579198261?i=1000580386065

https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2022/09/oregon-tuition-free-preschool-delayed-by-weeks-or-months-families-frustrated-by-lack-of-answers.html?outputType=amp

https://healthjusticerecovery.org

https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/02/01/they-left-portland-is-losing-some-of-its-biggest-fans/

https://drugpolicy.org/issues/supervised-consumption-services

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/02/16/portland-public-schools-enrollment-decline-staffing-cuts/?outputType=amp

https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2022/07/20/city-council-approves-up-to-122-million-for-clean-energy-fund-grants-to-65-non-profits/

https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2022/12/07/city-workers-will-be-required-to-be-in-office-20-hours-per-week-per-email-sent-to-workers/

Richard Cheverton on the death of investigative journalism in Portland Feb 02, 2023

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https://substack.com/profile/852343-richard-cheverton

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/08/longtime-legislative-staffer-for-betsy-johnson-repeatedly-voiced-hateful-views-online-toward-black-muslim-and-lgbtq-people.html

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/09/portland-champions-of-charter-reform-raise-200k-for-campaign-fueled-by-5-nonprofits.html?outputType=amp

https://www.amazon.com/Portland-Confidential-Crime-Corruption-Rose/dp/1558687939

https://www.portland.gov/phb/construction/cathedral-village

https://www.portlandtribune.com/news/new-affordable-housing-project-opens-in-st-johns/article_db39a806-2898-5192-ac97-8d517d708065.html

https://www.oregon.gov/oha/covid19/Documents/COVID-19-Health-Equity-Awards.pdf

https://www.portlandtribune.com/news/homeless-couple-ask-for-money-between-lanes/article_2f3c5463-5352-5f76-92c2-c01f5e761a19.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/realestate/master-bedroom-change.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2021/08/11/black-portlanders-are-more-likely-to-be-murdered-than-their-peers-in-cities-better-known-for-crime/

https://nypost.com/2022/08/24/boston-childrens-hospitals-transgender-insanity-elites-profit-from-kids/amp/

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/a-murder-in-portland

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/homeless-mike-coffman-aurora-mayor-undercover-streets/

Breon Gardner on being Black in Portland, working as a personal trainer, and health and fitness Jan 28, 2023

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https://www.bodybalancetechniques.net

https://www.patreon.com/posts/hush-tones-and-77210453

https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=62310103&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Fposts%2Fhush-tones-and-77210453

https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-said-desegregation-would-create-a-racial-jungle-2019-7?amp

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/22/us/politics/joe-biden-black-breakfast-club.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

https://nypost.com/2021/04/16/biden-calls-masters-champ-hideki-matsuyama-japanese-boy/amp/

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/07/14/331298996/why-did-black-voters-flee-the-republican-party-in-the-1960s

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2002-06-09-0206080271-story.html

https://www.kgw.com/amp/article/news/local/the-story/oregon-measure-114-gun-sales-background-checks/283-98f30275-6c52-447a-9d28-a0bbb6397a2b

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2022/12/police-identify-suspect-in-cleveland-high-shooting.html?outputType=amp

https://instagram.com/ppbcentralbikesquad?igshid=MWI4MTIyMDE=

https://www.oregonlive.com/history/2020/06/oregons-founders-sought-a-white-utopia-a-stain-of-racism-that-lives-on-even-as-state-celebrates-its-progressivism.html?outputType=amp

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna61156

https://instagram.com/daddybreon?igshid=MWI4MTIyMDE=

https://www.facebook.com/breon.gardner.9?mibextid=LQQJ4d

Chris Gottshall on severe mental illness, addiction, and thriving in a "thruple" Jan 27, 2023

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgottshall

https://pdx.eater.com/2021/9/7/22661183/gun-violence-everybody-eats-pearl-district-shooting-everybody-eats

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2021/09/portland-police-investigate-overnight-shooting-at-nob-hill-pizza-shop.html?outputType=amp

https://www.kgw.com/amp/article/news/local/homeless/ada-lawsuit-portland-homeless-tents/283-58f06ebf-d386-45bf-8fb9-dcc25c1f1774

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/02/14/portland-nonprofit-leader-says-ban-on-camping-near-busy-roads-heartbreaking/?outputType=amp

https://www.koin.com/news/portland/tribune-quizzes-mayor-ted-wheeler-on-his-plan-for-massive-sanctioned-homeless-camps/amp/

https://twitter.com/katrinahpdx/status/1493987736578969600?s=46&t=Ujf-IZAGRYVxj_TO2GE2SQ

https://www.koin.com/news/crime/police-elderly-mans-ear-bitten-off-during-attack-on-max-platform/amp/

https://weheartseattle.org/?amp

https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2022/10/17/oregon-ranks-worst-in-nation-for-prevalence-of-mental-illness/

https://www.wweek.com/news/2016/09/28/portland-needs-to-build-thousands-of-affordable-apartments-heres-why-it-keeps-coming-up-short/

https://twitter.com/weheartfounder?s=21&t=6rOj280HX1StJbCy4EK0sw

https://twitter.com/choeshow/status/1617788157763940353?s=46&t=_QMI0LoZA9RzvdO_ia6cMA

https://twitter.com/choeshow/status/1617781545464664065?s=46&t=Jf46S1Zc_Pu9dc65lLXlCA

Jonathan Choe on homelessness and the status of Seattle Jan 06, 2023

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https://twitter.com/choeshow?s=21&t=GON7DfaongTdirZEXL2wDA

https://fixhomelessness.org/donate/

https://accounts.wsj.com/login?target=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2Fgoodbye-summer-of-love-11607898398

https://weheartseattle.org

https://twitter.com/weheartfounder?s=21&t=GON7DfaongTdirZEXL2wDA

https://twitter.com/kevinvdahlgren?s=21&t=GON7DfaongTdirZEXL2wDA

https://www.ugm.org

https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/

https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2022/10/28/spokanes-camp-hope-states-largest-encampment-center-political-storm/10625359002/

https://twitter.com/choeshow/status/1532070376955465728?s=46&t=b0AcrP_YQfLWWoJvRgER4w

https://twitter.com/choeshow/status/1610806479942193152?s=46&t=b0AcrP_YQfLWWoJvRgER4w

https://twitter.com/choeshow/status/1609424546381336576?s=46&t=b0AcrP_YQfLWWoJvRgER4w

https://twitter.com/choeshow/status/1607614743317213186?s=46&t=b0AcrP_YQfLWWoJvRgER4w

https://mynorthwest.com/3677550/poll-shows-signs-optimism-other-surprises-among-seattlites/amp/

https://reachministries.org

https://breakthrough.org

https://www.koin.com/local/5-pacific-northwest-based-podcasts-you-can-listen-to-in-2023-oregon-washington/amp/

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/a-murder-in-portland

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