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I feel seen.
As Portland's homeless population grows, people – and politicians – are drawn to blanket assumptions about the lives of people living unsheltered, often leaving individual stories lost in the shuffle.
Here's one of those stories:
Portland parks are struggling. With tax dollars unable to meet the city's needs & other revenues falling short, Portland is increasingly turning to outside groups to pick up the slack.
Some call it a risky move toward privatizing city parks. Others see an inspired way for the community to pitch in:
This week on @opb.org's The Evergreen:
Lakeview, a rural town of about 2400 people in Southern Oregon, is so remote that it's on the edge of the world's largest dark sky sanctuary. It's also millions of dollars in debt. But its residents are banding together to try to save their beloved hometown:
In a remote corner of rural Southern Oregon, the small, former timber town of Lakeview is drowning in debt. Its story is an extreme example of the pitfalls facing governments across Oregon’s tight-knit rural communities, where departments face high turnover, scant oversight and meager resources.
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