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A RENDERING OF THE PLANNED REDESIGN OF THE ENTRANCE OF THE FORMER MULTNOMAH COUNTY WAPATO JAIL./KNOT DESIGN/PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP

Transformed Wapato Marks Year Of Helping Portland Homeless

Despite the controversy, the former unused county jail is now operating as the nonprofit Bybee Lakes Hope Center in North Portland.

Oct 21, 2021
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HOSPITALS AROUND THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING LARGE ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS LIKE VANDERBILT IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, RELY ON TRAVEL NURSES TO KEEP THEIR ICUS FULLY STAFFED./BLAKE FARMER/WPLN NEWS

Worn-Out Nurses Hit The Road For Better Pay, Stressing Hospital Budgets And Morale

Hospitals pay handsomely to get temporary help, and those higher wages are tempting some staff nurses to hit the road, too.

Oct 21, 2021

JANEESE LEWIS GEORGE, A WASHINGTON, D.C., CITY COUNCIL MEMBER WHO REPRESENTS BRIGHTWOOD PARK, ADDRESSES DOZENS OF PEOPLE AT A VIGIL SITE. /AMANDA GOMEZ/KHN

DC Is Using Public Health Tools to Prevent Gun Violence. Will It Work?

The city’s first-ever gun violence prevention director, Linda Harllee Harper, aims to treat the immediate symptoms and root causes of community violence.

Oct 21, 2021