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Executive Executions
Trump approved more capital punishments than the last 10 administrations combined.
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Despite moral objections and legal challenges, the Trump administration executed 13 people between July 2020 and the end of Trump’s term of office. According…
An Unspoken Norm
Bankruptcy, sexual abuse, and the tainted legacy of the Boy Scouts of America
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According to reports in 2020, approximately 92,700 people filed sexual abuse claims against the Boy Scouts of America by a November 16, 2020 deadline….
COVID in the Workplace
COVID-19 continues to prohibit restaurants from opening, but in the coming months there may be hope for a return to normalcy with vaccine distribution
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COVID-19 cases have been decreasing steadily across Oregon since the holidays. The lowest death and case rates since late June 2020 have been recorded…
Culture
A True Professional
Pete Krebs—one of Portland’s most iconic working musicians—talks about COVID-19, vocational challenges, and his first new album in nearly two decades
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Pete Krebs chose probably the worst time to release his first new album in 18 years. Not that he had any way of knowing…
Charli XCX – how i’m feeling now
how i’m feeling now captures the emotional instability of quarantine life
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You might not feel that quarantine is the best time for an album full of bangers, but you’d be wrong. Charli XCX has made…
Hayley Williams – Petals for Armor
Paramore frontwoman’s first solo record brings comfort and catharsis
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Paramore holds a special place for me. Being a pre-teen girl in the late aughts, Paramore was my ultimate wannabe-emo soundtrack. From rocking out…
Opinion
God May Be Dead, but the Christian Left Isn’t
During a time of societal upheaval, conservative Christians have a loud voice, but progressive Christianity is out there.
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*Editor’s Note: The Pacific Sentinel does not endorse any religious tradition and the opinions below are strictly those of the author. If you…
Constitutionally Speaking
Hate Speech is a Problem, We Should Change the First Amendment
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According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation: Criminal Justice Information Services Division, there has been a sharp increase in hate crime in the United…
Looking Through the Overton Window
On Representation and Neutrality in Journalism
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There are three primary schools of thought on neutrality in journalism. The first aspires to true neutrality, a second declares its biases and encourages…
Politics
Executive Executions
Trump approved more capital punishments than the last 10 administrations combined.
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Despite moral objections and legal challenges, the Trump administration executed 13 people between July 2020 and the end of Trump’s term of office. According…
Georgia on Everyone’s Mind
Two seats from Georgia just reshaped the U.S. Senate after historic and fraught campaigns
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The 2020 election results surprised pundits and politicians alike with many contradicting polls for President and Congress across the United States, but one of…
Racist Propaganda Peppers PSU
White supremacy groups target campuses for recruitment—how are schools responding?
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On November 1, 2019 more than 100 racist stickers were found on the Portland State University campus. The stickers read “IT’S OKAY TO BE…