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Good morning Rose City. It’s Friday, Jan. 31, Hug an Economist Day. Friday’s weather should include more rain, a gusty south wind and a high near 60. Here are headlines from Pamplin Media newspapers: In Portland: A new city audit says the local program to regulate an emerging cannabis industry is not up to the task. City Auditor Mary Hull Caballero reported that the Office of Community & Civic Life did not have the capacity to successfully manage the city’s cannabis program.

Good morning Rose City. It’s Thursday, Jan. 30, National Croissant Day. Thursday’s weather includes more rain, a southeast wind and a high in the mid 50s. Here are headlines from Pamplin Media newspapers: In Portland: A federation of Oregon workers wants voters to decide whether grocery store self-checkout kiosks should be limited across the state. A petition to limit each grocery store to two kiosks got the state Supreme Court’s OK last week.

Good morning Rose City. It’s Wednesday, Jan. 29, Seeing Eye Dog Day. Wednesday’s weather includes more rain with a high around 50. Here are headlines from Pamplin Media newspapers: In Portland: A 19-year-old University of Portland student has produced a 37-minute documentary on electric vehicles. Ryan Hunter of Tigard made "Electrified: The Current State of Electric Vehicles," after being drawn to the advanced features of EVs when car shopping.

Good morning Rose City. It’s Tuesday, Jan. 28, Data Privacy Day. Tuesday’s weather should be rainy again, with a gusty southwest wind and a high near 50. Here are headlines from Pamplin Media newspapers: In Portland: The Oregon Ducks Sabrina Ionescu played an emotional basketball game Sunday afternoon in Corvallis after hearing the news that her friend and mentor Kobe Bryant had been killed early that day in a helicopter accident.

Good morning Rose City. Welcome to Monday, Jan. 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Monday’s weather should be rainy, with a gusty south wind and a high around 50. Here are headlines from Pamplin Media newspapers: In Portland: Police are still investigating a possible terrorist threat after receiving 10 FBI reports of possible threats in 2019.

Good morning Rose City. It’s Friday, Jan. 24, Beer Can Appreciation Day. Friday’s weather includes rain showers, a south wind and a high in the low 50s. Here are headlines from Pamplin Media newspapers: In Portland: Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality could hit the city of Portland with a $40,000 fine for discharging nearly 270,000 gallons of untreated wastewater into the Columbia Slough.

Good morning Rose City. It’s Thursday, Jan. 23, National Pie Day. Thursday’s weather should be rainy again, with a gusty south wind and a high in the low 50s. Here are headlines from Pamplin Media newspapers: In Portland: Philanthropist Arlene Schnitzer is giving the Portland Art Museum another $10 million. It's the museum’s largest personal donation in its history and one of the largest to any Oregon arts organization. She already has donated $5 million to the museum.

Good morning Rose City. It’s Wednesday, Jan. 22, National Hot Sauce Day. Wednesday’s weather includes more rain and a high near 50. Here are headlines from Pamplin Media newspapers: In Portland: The Police Bureau says the city has seen a rash of stolen catalytic converters in the past year. Catalytic converter thefts are up almost 440 percent in parts of the city. About 130 catalytic converters have been reported stolen between June 1 and Dec. 31.

Good morning Rose City. It’s Tuesday, Jan. 21, Squirrel Appreciation Day. Tuesday’s weather should be rainy, with a gusty south wind and a high in the upper 40s. Here are headlines from Pamplin Media newspapers: In Portland: Jury selection begins this week in Jeremy Christian’s murder trial. Christian is accused of killing two men and wounding another man in a May 2017 knife attack on a MAX train.

Good morning Rose City. Welcome to Monday, Jan. 20, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Monday’s weather should be rainy with a high in the upper 40s. Here are headlines from Pamplin Media newspapers: In Portland: Portland design company owner Akasha Lawrence-Spence was selected last week to fill the unexpired term of state Rep. Jennifer Williamson. County commissioners chose Lawrence-Spence from five contenders. Williamson plans to run for secretary of state.