Jim Redden

In Oregon Historical Society online event June 4, panelists discuss history of the topic in "A Conversation Series on the Right to be Free."

The dealmaking isn't over yet. But the Portland Arts Tax, funding for individual artists and small arts groups, and even the threatened national endowments for the arts and humanities have scored tentative victories.

Stricter rules on illegal fishing are good news for the Pacific, unless India, Indonesia and the US block the agreement.

At long last, the statue toppled during Portland's 2020 social protests is set to return to its South Park Block home – but at a more modest level, without the pedestal on which it once stood high. The "shrinking" is prompting protests.

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education (OJMCHE) offers complementary perspectives of ideals that define nation, and people shaping them.

The city's plan to eliminate the pedestal on which the statue stood high before it was toppled in 2020 protests gets a nod of approval from Mayor Wilson – and continuing objection from many others who consider it demeaning.

Will Portland have both a refurbished Keller for Broadway shows and a new Performing Arts Center at Portland State University? City Council is getting closer to a decision.

KPTV Fox TV personality Joe Vithayathil and Oregon Historical Society's Kerry Tymchuk keep the celebration of America 250 Oregon going.

Joseph Schneider of Corbett wants to represent Oregon by taking his Statue of Liberty-inspired piece to the Lincoln Memorial in September, hoping that it inspires 'contemplation and reflection.'

Advocates of an updated Keller and of a larger PSU performance center that also embraces the Keller lay out their cases before the Portland City Council makes its decision.