Sometimes all you need to get through a given day is an unexpected ray of light in the form of a cursing crow (or raven) named Cosmo who befriended an entire Oregon elementary school.

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with Lizzy Acker, reporter for the Oregonian and OregonLive. Acker talks about how she got the story, why it resonated so much and a lot more about Cosmo than could make it into print.

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