How We Do Family
By Kris McDowell How We Do Family isn’t the typical book about adoption, pregnancy and parenting. Beyond the fact that it is about trans pregnancy and LGBTQ parenthood, it’s a …
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The Oddmire Book 3: Deepest, Darkest
By Kris McDowell William Ritter’s award-winning middle grade fantasy series, The Oddmire, is releasing a much-anticipated third exploit of brothers Tinn and Cole this month. The gripping monster-filled, scary-funny adventure …
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MCL: Record Digital Checkouts + Everybody Reads 2021 Program
By Kris McDowell Just because locations of Multnomah County Library (MCL) have had to alter operations due to COVID-19 doesn’t mean reading isn’t happening or being promoted. Recently released numbers …
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Seniors Create Art During Quarantine
By Kris McDowell Like many residential care facilities in Portland and across the US, the residents at Whitewood Gardens have been quarantined in their rooms to keep them safe. It’s …
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PBOT Releases Alternatives Evaluation for Hawthorne Pave and Paint
By Kris McDowell In early September, on the heels of public input and technical analysis, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) released an alternatives evaluation for the Hawthorne Pave and …
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Travel the Globe with The Chicken Soup Manifesto
By Kris McDowell Portland’s Jenn Louis released her third cookbook in September, The Chicken Soup Manifesto: Recipes From Around the World. The 240-page book is divided by country, taking readers …
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Claim Your IRS Stimulus Check
By Kris McDowell The IRS is urging the nearly nine million people in the US (131,647 in Oregon) who have not yet received their $1,200 stimulus check to claim it …
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CDC Issues Halloween Guidelines
By Kris McDowell Halloween is typically a time of parties and getting together with friends for spooky fun. Like many things over the past six months, Halloween will need to …
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Book Takes Readers on a Portland Tour
By Kris McDowell 111 Places in Portland That You Must Not Miss is a book that feels good in your hands. The sturdy, ultra-heavy stock paper cover is smooth and …
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33rd Annual Oregon Book Award Winners
By Kris McDowell Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) hosted a special radio show in June for Portland nonprofit Literary Arts’ 2020 Oregon Book Awards. This was the first time in the …
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Rocket Empire Machine Readies for Launch
By Kris McDowell These days we are seeing change in many areas of life and in many areas of our city. One area that may have flown under your radar …
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Pandemic Victory Gardens
By Kris McDowell The concept of victory gardens (aka war gardens) became prevalent during WWI when the government asked citizens to grow food wherever they could. Since then, there have …
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Most Oregon Counties Reopen
By Kris McDowell In mid-May the State of Oregon approved the applications submitted by 31 of Oregon’s 36 counties to enter Phase 1 of reopening. Metro area counties Multnomah, Washington …
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Kerfoot Running for City Commissioner Position 2
By Kris McDowell Jack Kerfoot is running in the May primary to fill City Commissioner Position No. 2, recently vacated with the passing of Nick Fish in January. During his …
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Resolution ( noun ) res-o-lu-tion
By Kris McDowell, Editor This time of year, the use of the word “resolutions” is often in the context of changes for the New Year. Some resolutions will take root …
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Meet The SE Examiner’s Team
By Kris McDowell Whenever I hear about new ownership taking over an existing business, one of the first things I want to know is the status of the staff. Are …
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Meet The SE Examiner’s New Owner
Dear Readers: A couple of months ago, one of our community members, Kris McDowell, saw our “for sale” ad in the July edition of The Southeast Examiner. She responded and …
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