@johnkillen

Retired editor and reporter at The Oregonian, @Oregonian

 Portland, OR
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Joined July 2009
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A documentary series, coming soon from The Oregonian/OregonLive. #GhostsOfHighway20

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Great reporting by @noellecrombie, @shanedkavanaugh and @bethnakamura about Eugene's problem with white nationalists. The other side of one some see as Oregon's most liberal city. oregonlive.com/pacific-north…

Emboldened white nationalists? Look no further than this liberal Oregon college town

Accusations that a Eugene businesswoman harbored racist views has fed community anxieties about a new boldness among a relatively small but steady number of white nationalists, members of an old...

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Once again, Gregg Popovich has eloquently told the truth about Trump: thenation.com/article/a-soul…
When it comes to marijuana in Oregon, @noellecrombie knows best: oregonlive.com/marijuana/ind…

Oregon pays out $85 million in pot taxes to school fund, cops, other services

The Oregon Department of Revenue says it will finish making the first payments to schools, the state police and public health programs by Oct. 11.

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Awful situation, but good reporting by @fox12oregon kptv.com/clip/13678618/seven…
I keep wondering when the city will patch this giant pothole at SE Hawthorne and 36th. It's been months.
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Throwback Thursday: V-J Day unleashed 'bedlam,' deadly war secrets in Oregon 70 years ago (photos) s.oregonlive.com/6VC3WNm via @oregonian
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Twitter friends: FYI, I have retired from The Oregonian. Thanks for following me. Happy trails! Joe Rose is now the history reporter.
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Evolution of Portland's Washington Park goes back to 1871. oregonlive.com/history/2015/…
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Signed copy of FDR's "Fear itself" speech on display at Oregon Historical Society. oregonlive.com/history/2015/…
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A century ago, an Oregon governor helped make sure our beaches would remain public. oregonlive.com/history/2015/…
Jantzen Beach Amusement Park provided fun in Portland's occasional sun for four decades. oregonlive.com/history/2015/…
Portland's Hill Military Academy once educated young men from all over the PNW. oregonlive.com/history/2015/…
Old photos provide a guide to some of Portland's long-gone buildings. oregonlive.com/history/2015/…
Do you know this Portland location? oregonlive.com/history/2015/…
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The history of SE Hawthorne dates back its days as a farm-to-market road. oregonlive.com/history/2015/…
Interested in Oregon history? The year 1942 was something special. Check out presentation Sunday at OHS. oregonlive.com/history/2015/…

Past Tense Oregon: Oregon's most exciting year? Might be 1942

Dr. G. Thomas Edwards will be on hand at 2 p.m. for a 1 1/2-hour talk entitled "1942 Was Oregon's Most Exiciting Year."

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Wonder what it was like to live in Portland 80 years ago? Photos from 1935 provide clues. oregonlive.com/history/2015/…
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