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Costly refugee funding on the table as they rake in over a dozen taxpayer benefits

By Sarah Roderick-Fitch | The Center Square
Updated Jan 5, 2026

(The Center Square) – As American taxpayers are plagued with high housing costs, rising medical expenses and other costs, many refugees continue to qualify for over a dozen costly federal benefits, as Congress could decide to continue the quadrupled funding for the program.

EXCLUSIVE: HUD terminates Biden-era guidance, claiming it unfairly favors Afghans

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EXCLUSIVE: HUD terminates Biden-era guidance, claiming it unfairly favors Afghans

By Sarah Roderick-Fitch | The Center Square
Updated Dec 9, 2025

(The Center Square) – Amid a national housing crisis, the Biden administration’s Department of Housing and Urban Development produced guidelines encouraging property owners to forgo some fair housing practices to favor Afghan refugees, the Trump administration argues in a new directive terminating previous guidelines.

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Oregon Department of Human Services announces federal changes to SNAP so that thousands of Oregonians who may be impacted can prepare

News Release from Oregon Dept. of Human Services
Updated Sep 30, 2025

SALEM — The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) is announcing federally required changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progr…

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Artist creates inspirational deck of cards

By Alana Lackner, Columbia Gorge News
Updated Sep 28, 2022

Two years ago, when Rishell Graves picked up painting, she had no idea it would become something more, let alone something that she could use …

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Refugee funding available

Updated Aug 23, 2022

The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Refugee Program is inviting community partners to apply for funding that is available to provi…

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Hood River Lions support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine

May 24, 2022

The Hood River Lions Club recently challenged the community to participate in generating funds to support Ukrainian refugees with immediate re…

Ukraine War hits close to home for local family

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Ukraine War hits close to home for local family

By Neita Cecil, Columbia Gorge News
Mar 9, 2022

When Colleen Ballinger of The Dalles sees the gut-wrenching news from the war in Ukraine, she thinks of her 7-year-old grandson in nearby Poland.

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Minoru Yasui Day events planned March 27-28

Mar 22, 2021

The Minoru Yasui Legacy Project, in collaboration with the Japanese American Museum of Oregon, will host the annual Minoru Yasui Day celebrati…

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Conversation Project at Rockford Grange

Updated Jul 27, 2020

Rockford Grange, 4262 Barrett Drive, will hold the first event in its Oregon Humanities Conversation Project series on Friday, Jan. 25 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.

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Letter to the Editor: Justice for all

Updated Aug 27, 2020

To the editor: Who are we, as Americans? This question haunts me as I watch refugees and immigrants being dehumanized and harmed at our border and around the country. My heart breaks as I try to imagine the horrors they face at the hands of our own government.

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