3 posts tagged ‘oregon’
What Could Citizens’ Assemblies Do for American Politics?
The New Yorker,
An Oregon county is looking for solutions to youth homelessness—so it convened a random selection of residents to come up with ideas.
Oregon newspaper lays off staff and ends print edition after embezzler drains funds
Boing Boing,
An embezzler at Eugene Weekly has ended the newspaper's 40-year print run and forced it to lay off the entire staff, reports the Associated Press. Editor Camilla Mortensen says that days before Christmas they became aware of $100k in unpaid bills and a similar amount paid instead to the employee. — Read the rest The post Oregon newspaper lays off staff and ends print edition after embezzler drains funds appeared first on Boing Boing.
10 patients reportedly dead after nurse injected them with tap water instead of fentanyl
At least one patient and as many as ten died after a nurse injected them with tap water instead of the fentanyl they were prescribed, report NBC News affiliates in Oregon, and they suffered infections due to the unsterilized source. — Read the rest The post 10 patients reportedly dead after nurse injected them with tap water instead of fentanyl appeared first on Boing Boing.