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Normal 0 Are you one of the millions of Americans who have embraced the futuristic Iphone or Ipad made by Apple? It may surprise you to know more about how those devices are manufactured. KBOO's Sarina Fong reports. Read more

Normal 0 Several Rallies were held on Monday in Oregon to honor worker’s rights. KBOO reporters Carlos Chavez and John Walsh reported on one of those events held here in Portland. Read more

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Normal 0 Time magazine has named Ai (EYE) Weiwei (Way-Way), the internationally renowned artist, to their annual list of the one hundred most influential people in the world.  Ai, the only fine artist on the list, has been missing for the past month. Normal 0 ... Read more

Normal 0 Plans for the three point six billion dollar “Columbia River Crossing Project” are moving forward, and Portland Mayor Sam Adams has publicly rebuked a less costly alternative.  Adams told the Oregonian yesterday that George Crandall’s  “Common Sense Alternati... Read more

Normal 0 The Columbia River plays a starring role in a new PBS documentary that airs this coming Sunday. "Salmon: Running the Gauntlet" is an overview of what a fish goes through during its 10,000-mile lifetime migration in Northwest rivers, and a look at the fed... Read more

Normal 0 It’s May Day on Sunday and around the world unions, workers and activists are holding rallies to celebrate the social and economic achievements of the labor movement. In the US the ongoing effects of the economic downturn, including high unemployment and slow... Read more

The racial and ethnic health disparities in Multnomah County have worse outcomes than previously realized, according, to a new report released by the county health department.  Crystal Leighty has the story. Read more

Senate Bill 97 Wants Cultural Competency Racial Health Disparities KBOO Neighbors Fight Vandalism   Read more

Normal 0 Senate Bill 97 passed the Oregon Senate this week, and is now on its way to the House.  The Bill directs the Oregon Health Authority to establish cultural competency standards for medical care of minority groups. The Urban League of Portland conducted a stu... Read more