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Today is Minoru Yasui Day. For this Oregon attorney, it’s been a life’s work
Yasui's pivotal role in challenging exclusionary laws is a reminder of the Japanese American experience during World War II and a lesson to continue fighting for democracy, says Peggy Nagae.
Bob Marley’s faith -- and why marijuana is deemed holy to the Rastafari -- explored in ‘One Love’ film
Exceeding expectations, the biopic “ Bob Marley: One Love ” has been a box-office hit in the United States and several other countries.
Letter from the Editor: When it comes to race, relevance is key
The Oregonian/OregonLive typically includes race only when it is relevant and in those cases we need to make the relevance clear to readers.
Here’s what it takes to remove racist language from Oregon home deeds
Lake Oswego homeowners Elisabeth Zeller and Gerrit Koepping used a new Oregon law to remove long illegal discriminatory language from their property deed and have the historic document archived.
New book about Hazel Ying Lee captures Portland aviation pioneer’s grit, courage during WWII
Lee was the first Chinese American woman to fly for the U.S. military.
Family heirlooms date to Czarist Russia, World War II and Edwardian England. What are they worth?
Collectors seek answers about their prize antiques.
A ‘flash in time’ 20 years ago made Multnomah County a leader in same-sex marriage
The county issued marriage licenses to gay couples for six weeks in 2004, prompting a political backlash that endured for a decade in Oregon.
Did a ‘masked man’ murder Harry Agee in 1921, or did Portland’s ‘tawny’ Lady Macbeth? The mystery remains
Louise Agee said she woke to her husband's shouts and found him gushing blood, his throat slashed.
Letter from the Editor: We can describe racist language without repeating it
The Oregonian/OregonLive generally does not wish to amplify racist language even if we're writing about slurs.
Favorite D.B. Cooper suspect resurfaces, leading to claim that FBI is reopening case
The FBI said Richard McCoy was “ruled out" as a suspect years ago "because he didn’t match the nearly identical physical descriptions of Cooper provided by two flight attendants.”
Chuck Mawhinney, legendary Vietnam War sniper, dies in Baker City at 75
Mawhinney returned from the war to live a quiet life. He worked for the U.S. Forest Service for 30 years.
Aloha woman inundated with cards on 100th birthday, highlighting a busy, meaningful life
On her birthday, January 27, the cards began arriving at her Aloha home.