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Albina Vision Trust’s JT Flowers on push to transform Portland’s Albina neighborhood
KOIN via Yahoo News· 2 months agoPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It is a major undertaking that will transform North and Northeast Portland’s...
This was the most popular carrier class in Naval history
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 12 months agoUSS Lunga Point The most populous class of escort carriers in history was the Casablanca Class....
Oregon ‘Rosie the Riveter’ receives congressional honor for WWII service
KOIN via Yahoo News· 2 months agoPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A real-life “Rosie the Riveter” from Oregon was honored with a major...
Junkyard Gem: 1947 Frazer Manhattan
Autoblog via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSee Full Image Gallery >> Cars bearing the Kaiser badge— with its Je suis prêt (I am ready) slogan— were sold for just the 1947 through 1951 model years,...
Influential figures who have impacted Black history in Oregon, part 3
KOIN via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Despite the Black exclusion laws that hindered and discouraged many African...
On the North Coast, child care often a financial puzzle
The Daily Astorian, Ore. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 24—After a full day that included a checkup with a registered nurse, playtime and naps, each child returned home clutching two take-home dinners: one for themself, a second for their mother ...
See how Bucks County's Mae Krier became advocate for nation's 'Rosie the Riveters'
Bucks County Courier Times via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAbout 19 million American women, who were dubbed Rosie the Riveters, made up the World War II workforce. Among them was Mae Krier, who continues a campaign for women's rights at age 98.
Veteran recounts his World War II experiences
The Observer, La Grande, Ore. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 10—LA GRANDE — Seventy-five years ago Hugh McNaughton woke up in a Hawaii hospital in pain, a little confused but most importantly — and perhaps miraculously — a survivor. McNaughton, a ...
