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An Oregon doctor is accused of implanting more than 100 patients with unnecessary pacemakers at Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande, Oregon. A whistleblower alleged the cardiologist, Emilia Arden, took kickbacks and bribes from device maker sales representatives in a recently unsealed federal lawsuit. Portland Tribune reporter Nick Budnick fills us in.
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Earlier this year, Jones Hollister filed a petition in court to legally change their gender to nonbinary. The judge in Lane County denied the petition. Hollister has appealed the decision. We hear from them and their lawyer, Lorena Reynolds.
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A West Linn paper mill that went out of business in 2017 has a new investor. The Willamette Falls Paper Company re-opened in August and now employs over a hundred people. We talk with Ken Peterson about his investment and how the company is experimenting with alternatives to wood pulp.
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Feral cats are taking over the City of Grants Pass. City Councilor Valeria Lovelace talks to us about efforts to control the overpopulation.
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/Jones Hollister (center) tried to file a petition to change their gender to nonbinary, but was denied in a Lane County court.
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