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Central City Concern sobering cente helped 20,000 people a year in the 1980s. Last year, the sobering center helped just 37-hundred people.
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Vaping appears to be on the rise.
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THE RIVER DISTRICT NAVIGATION CENTER WILL BEGIN SERVING CHRONICALLY HOMELESS PEOPLE IN EARLY SEPTEMBER. IT’S THE FIRST NEW SHELTER BUILT BY PORTLAND’S BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
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Sen. Jeff Merkley at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in 2019.
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Patients who contract measles, a highly contagious disease, develop a skin rash.
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A JUDGE HAS PUT A STAY ON OREGON'S BAN OF FLAVORED VAPING PRODUCTS CONTAINING NICOTINE. BUT THE BAN REMAINS IN PLACE FOR CANNABIS PRODUCTS./KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL/OPB
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