Shop Opens New Location, Hit Twice By Same Thief
A popular local taco shop in Redmond Oregon announced plans to expand to Bend. Less than a month later, the new location was robbed. In June 2020, KTVZ announced that Lucy’s Taco Shop would expand their popular menu to a new location in Bend. Equipped with the brands...
COVID-19 Hitting Latino Community Harder
The CDC has said that Latinos are hospitalized four times more often than whites when contracting COVID-19. In an interview with NPR, OSU professor Daniel Lopez-Cevallo said, “I think it's a mix of factors that come into play to these - show these disproportionate...
Mi Mero Mole Closes
As reported by The Oregonian, Portland’s Mi Mero Mole has closed its doors for the final time after 9 years citing financial challenges due to the COVID19 pandemic. Owner, Nick Zukin, claims the business lost money each day after Oregon Governor Brown ordered...
Contacting Your State and Federal Elected Officials
Elected officials represent us and take input from their constituents – the people who live in their districts. When you are contacting your state and federal elected officials there are several things to keep in mind. It’s best to contact them by email or phone. ...
How Bills Become Law
The Oregon Legislature considers about 3,000 bills each full session they meet in Salem and on average, 1,000 of them are passed into law. Have you ever wondered how these ideas become law? It is a complex process you can think of like a game of baseball where ideas...