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What in the World: Oregon's Honest Politicians, White People's Friends, and a Mideast Ceasefire
Posted By Erin Rook on Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 9:58 AM
CORRUPTION: According to a report by the Washington Post, Oregon is the least politically corrupt state in the union. The author went so far as to call Oregon "home of the most honest government workers in the country." Do you agree? (Washington Post)
RACE: The average white person in America has a friend network that is just 1 percent African-American (and 91 percent white), according to a PRRI's 2013 American Values Survey. Slate says this may explain why many white folks struggle to understand what's happening in Ferguson. (Slate)
GAZA: A ceasefire agreement has reportedly been reached between Israel and Hamas, brokered by Egypt. It's scheduled to begin sometime tonight (Egypt says 5 pm local time, Hamas says 7 pm). (CNN)
Erin Rook
Erin is the Source Weekly's Associate Editor. Before moving to Bend in 2013, Erin worked as a writer and editor for publications in Portland including PQ Monthly and Just Out. He has also written for the Willamette Week, El Hispanic News, Travel Portland, OUT City, Boston magazine and the Taunton Daily Gazette...
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