Ted Sickinger
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I'm an investigative reporter at The @Oregonian covering energy, state economic development and other business topics.
Portland, Oregon
Joined October 2010
Portland appears to have its own small version of the migrant/asylum crisis. State and county officials seem determined to keep their response, now shuttered, and associated costs under wraps.
oregonlive.com
Despite high demand, state officials and lawmakers abandoned the program after just 14 months
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Did you buy an electric vehicle in the last 12 to 18 months? We’d love to talk tyo you about your motivations, buying experience and life with the vehicle for a story in The Oregonian. Email me at tsickinger@oregonian.com. Thanks.
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Oregon politician says ‘put your faith in God…you can’t trust doctors,’ when considering COVID vaccination.
oregonlive.com
Josephine County Commissioner Darin Fowler's comments run afoul of guidance from public health experts that encourage discussing vaccination concerns with licensed physicians.
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Mask up. The COVID trajectory is not good. Not good at all.
oregonlive.com
The vast majority of those hospitalizations would be among unvaccinated Oregonians.
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If you’re curious how deep-seated vaccine hesitancy is, this story provides some insight. https://t.co/gj4o76MuWU
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After a decade of Christmas charity in Milwaukie, 34-year-old Keith McDonley is in critical condition after contracting coronavirus.
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Oregon utilities face many challenges getting to 100% clean electricity by 2040. Wind solar and hope? https://t.co/5r0Mt2XzBj
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The technology, transmission and energy markets don't exist to accomplish the goal today.
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The PERS Board balked two years ago about changing its assumed earnings rate on investments, but it no longer has a fig leaf to hide behind. https://t.co/8MkGLOHlsb
oregonlive.com
It’s time again for the board of Oregon’s Public Employees Retirement System to pick the most consequential economic assumption in the pension system – its assumed rate of return on investments.
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When is a hazard tree not a hazard?
oregonlive.com
A tour through the Santiam Canyon raises more questions about the trees tagged for cutting by state contractors.
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@Oregonian I'm officially a journalist for hire based in Dallas-Fort Worth. I'd love to connect about full-time or freelance opportunities via DM or email at mollyyoungbailey(at)gmail(dot)com
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Will the Hawthorne district evolve and thrive again after the pandemic? A microcosm of Portland. @jamiebgoldberg has the story. https://t.co/w83VgDY79s
oregonlive.com
The Hawthorne district is undergoing a major transition that has been accelerated by the pandemic. In many respects, Hawthorne is a microcosm of the economic upheaval and cultural turmoil roiling...
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Why are we here? Who is leading this? What are we marching for? https://t.co/XNbqLGiopk
oregonlive.com
Marchers were unsure who was leading the gathering, what their message was and which way to go.
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The Oregon Republican Party may be offering red meat to the base, but is its embrace of conspiracy theories good electoral politics? @ORPolitics @orleg @orpol
https://t.co/kgNUZ8uy2o
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On the eve of Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration, the Oregon Republican Party issued a statement condemning the 10 Republican members of Congress who voted to impeach President Donald Trump and...
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2 nights ago, Portland Police Association lawyer's office vandalized with graffiti & broken windows. Last night -eve of resumption of police contract talks, people showed up outside PPA lawyer Anil Karia's home, harassing him and his family, he said. (office pix below:) (1/2)
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New Intel CEO @PGelsinger addressed employees today. Among the challenges he listed — Intel needs to be better than Apple at making CPUs. “We have to deliver better products to the PC ecosystem than any possible thing that a lifestyle company in Cupertino." More to come.
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Intel’s CEO replacement story, via @mikerogoway, implemented just in advance of its decision whether to outsource its leading-edge chip development to a rival in Asia, has enormous implications for Oregon. As usual, Mike delivers the goods. https://t.co/HkRm7fNPPS
oregonlive.com
The company must decide whether to admit technical defeat and outsource its leading-edge chips to rival manufacturers in Asia.
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One wonders how @Team_Mitch and @senatemajldr are feeling this morning.
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Portland family’s path to ‘red house’ foreclosure was long, filled with bizarre twists: https://t.co/McnLpXPQhY
oregonlive.com
The Kinney family and their supporters have cast the fight as a continuation of the long saga of gentrification, discrimination and predatory subprime lending.
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Perhaps the first of many lawsuits stemming from Oregon’s wildfires. #orpol #orleg #pacificorp #OregonFires #oregonwildfires #OregonFires2020
https://t.co/zA2KY0kwLz
oregonlive.com
The suit claims that despite being warned of extremely critical fire conditions and a historic high-wind event, PacifiCorp left its power lines around the state energized.
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