The Opposite of SAD — Dear Liza

Dear Liza, Seasonal Affective Disorder, called SAD for short, is a term for when people get depressed during long dark winters. It is a common thing here in Portland, and people work to counteract it by taking their vitamin D supplements, visiting brightly lit places like the art museum, or even flying to Palm Springs […]

Hottest ‘Hoods, Q1 2020: Here’s where to find the Portland area’s most expensive homes — Gutter Cleaning Kansas City

Continuing a trend revealed yesterday in our first Hottest ‘Hoods glimpse at 2020’s first quarter, median sale prices, at least for that period, rose solidly. The Median sale price in 98 Portland metro-area ZIP codes was $432,229 in during the quarter. That’s a 4.7% increase over the same period last year. The caveat, of course, […]

D. B. Cooper (Part I) — TPKs Stories

Dan Cooper is the pseudonym of an unidentified man who hijacked a Boeing 727 aircraft in the northwest United States, in the airspace between Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 24, 1971. The man purchased his airline ticket using the alias Dan Cooper but, because of a news miscommunication, became […]

Putting a lid on the weekend with a few thunderstorms — KOIN.com

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – We’re wrapping up the weekend with a small threat for some additional thunderstorms. Putting a lid on the weekend with a few thunderstorms — KOIN.com

Portland Firefighters Respond to Motel Fire — NW Fire Blog

Portland, Oregon — Firefighters were dispatched to the Unicorn Motel located in the 3000 block of SE 82nd on Saturday, May 2, 2020, around 1755 hours PDT. First due units reported heavy black smoke coming from the second floor fire unit (room 205) of the three-story wood frame structure. Residents at the motel were evacuated […]

Nurses protest outside OHSU Hillsboro over lack of PPP, contracts — KOIN.com

Nurses are protesting outside of the Oregon Health and Science University Hillsboro Medical Hospital on Friday. Nurses protest outside OHSU Hillsboro over lack of PPP, contracts — KOIN.com

OHA: 860 Oregonians recover from COVID-19 — KOIN.com

According to the report, released Tuesday, of the 2,253 surviving COVID-19 cases in Oregon, 860 (38.2 percent) are considered recovered and 785 (34.8 percent) are not yet recovered. OHA: 860 Oregonians recover from COVID-19 — KOIN.com

National Postal Museum, Washington,D.C. — From one Heart to Another

Not being able to travel now, it’s good to have access to photos of places of interest from another year. National Postal Museum, Washington,D.C. — From one Heart to Another