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The 2020 Labor Day fires destroyed more than 1,700 manufactured homes — about 42% of all homes destroyed in Oregon that weekend. Most were in Jackson County, where the Almeda Fire burned across the towns of Talent and Phoenix, tearing through neighborhoods lining the Interstate 5 freeway.
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U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs in August, according to a report from the Labor Department, while revised figures showed a net loss of jobs in June for the first time since 2020.
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The winner of this weekend's Powerball lottery jackpot will be $1.7 billion richer.
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Daytime booze-free parties at coffee shops are gaining steam around the country. In predominantly white Seattle, these parties are also a space for Latino immigrants to connect with their roots.
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This week on Oregon On The Record:
Monday 9/08 – Western Governors defy D.C.
Tuesday 9/09 – Coexisting with Cougars
Wednesday 9/10 – The impacts of heat on public health
Thursday 9/11 – Stories from the fire frontlines
Have a topic or guest suggestion? We'd love to hear it: questions@klcc.org
Monday 9/08 – Western Governors defy D.C.
Tuesday 9/09 – Coexisting with Cougars
Wednesday 9/10 – The impacts of heat on public health
Thursday 9/11 – Stories from the fire frontlines
Have a topic or guest suggestion? We'd love to hear it: questions@klcc.org
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Today's teens—and their parents—are stressed. Yet psychologist Lisa Damour reminds us that kids are as resilient as ever. In part two of this series, she shares hopeful insights to support teens. -
The U.S. job market showed more signs of weakness Friday, as the Labor Department reported just 22,000 jobs added in August. Revised figures show the economy lost jobs in June, for the first time since the pandemic winter of 2020. -
Sen. Maria Cantwell, a Democrat from Washington, says Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is "not following the science," like he said he would during his confirmation hearings earlier this year. -
The iceberg, known as A23a, has been on a journey following the current into warmer waters for months. Now, it has begun the predicted and natural process of breaking apart, and eventually melting. -
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