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Elliot Njus

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Director of content @oregonian.com. The J is silent. 📍Portland, Oregon 🌐 Find me everywhere at elliotnj.us

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 19/09/2026
Stephenie Turner testified before a grand jury about her missing friend Elizabeth Gibson, who authorities say was killed by Jesse Calhoun in 2022. Two days later, the city impounded her motorhome and car. mrf.lu/2hhGF
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 18/09/2026
Happy 175th birthday to @nytimes.com — sort of a younger cousin to @oregonian.com, now pushing 176!
nytimes.com
Opinion | A.G. Sulzberger: The Story of America, Told in 15 Million First Drafts of History
The Times has witnessed the country’s transformation. It will keep its eyes open.
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 11/09/2026
It is true that journalism layoffs are self-defeating. It’s also true that that local journalism is in a fight for its life, and it needs your support — financially, if possible, or else by your attention and engagement.
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Mike Rogoway @rogoway.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Oregon cities and counties are beginning to consider data center moratoriums. Washington County isn't one of them. @dediosreports.bsky.social explains why not:
oregonlive.com
Oregon governments are rushing for data center moratoriums; Washington County won’t join them
County officials said the type of land required for large data centers is scarce, meaning a moratorium might not be necessary.
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 20/08/2026
Happy Hydro Hogs Day to @wweek.com and all who celebrate www.wweek.com/news/2026/08...
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Hydro Hogs
For the 10th time, here are the Portlanders who use the most water.
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Jonathan Bach @jonathanmbach.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Tarek Anthony, Beth Nakamura and I went to the Centennial Mills demolition to give you multiple angles as they blasted the water tower. @oregonian.com story: www.oregonlive.com/business/202... Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DMQ...
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Water tower explosion kicks off demolition at Centennial Mills
YouTube video by The Oregonian
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 15/08/2026
Don’t let Big Tech get away with calling it a “passport” or “clamshell” foldable phone It’s “hotdog style” or “hamburger style”
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Some good news in central Oregon.
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John Day Fossil Beds back open after central Oregon wildfires burn through
The central Oregon landmark, scorched by flames, is back open to the public.
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 07/08/2026
Here are key documents, insurance records and other essentials to stash in a financial go bag before a wildfire or other disaster. mrf.lu/21gHy
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Mike Rogoway @rogoway.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Lam Research is one of Oregon's largest manufacturers. Its big Tualatin expansion, in the works for years, appears to be moving forward now. Lam says it'll spend $1.5B on the project through 2041, and add 445 researchers and engineers. Its tax deal doesn't actually require any new jobs, though.
oregonlive.com
Tech manufacturer wins Oregon tax breaks for $1.5 billion expansion
The project would add 445 high-wage jobs, a shot in the arm for Oregon's beleaguered industry.
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 30/07/2026
Just a train at a dead stop blocking a crossing in the middle of downtown Portland at rush hour
a train at a dead stop blocking a crossing in the middle of downtown Portland at rush hour
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Mike Rogoway @rogoway.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Portland has been making Freightliner trucks since the company's founding in 1942. No longer. Daimler Truck North America told employees today it's shutting down its Freightliner and Western Star production lines on Swan Island and moving that work to the Carolinas.
oregonlive.com
Daimler Truck will shut Portland factory, lay off 375
The decision to shutter the factories ends 84 years of truck manufacturing in Portland, dating to Freightliner's founding in 1942.
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Matthew Kish @matthewkish.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
A federal jury on Wednesday awarded a former Nike employee $19,730.52 in economic damages and at least $7.5 million in punitive damages after it found Nike discriminated against her by paying her less than her male peers and promoting her more slowly. www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
oregonlive.com
Jury orders Nike to pay at least $7.5 million in punitive damages in sex discrimination case
An eight-person jury on Tuesday ruled in Heather Hender’s favor after an acrimonious six-day trial.
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 19/07/2026
Count von Count should hate soccer and this game in particular
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 10/07/2026
“the developer of the project has reassured investors that the project will be completed on time” I dunno man, maybe don’t rush it?
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As Workers Shore Up Midtown Building, Developer Reassures Investors
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 08/07/2026
While data centers face the whopping increase, smaller businesses and residential ratepayers will see a small rate cut, with the new rates effective July 8.
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Some data center electric bills will rise 30% under new Oregon law
While data centers face the whopping increase, smaller businesses and residential ratepayers will see a small rate cut, with the new rates effective July 8.
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Mike Rogoway @rogoway.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission, the cable TV regulator for Portland and other cities in MultCo, dissolved at the end of June. With fewer cable TV subscribers, the commission says revenue had fallen so far that the regulatory structure was "unsustainable."
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 01/07/2026
Portland'6 Centers for the Arts
oregonlive.com
Portland takes another step toward a new, Broadway-capable performing arts venue
The city's original eight-year plan is already behind schedule and faces a price tag of at least $200 million.
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 24/06/2026
Bleep blorp, SPAC
oregonlive.com
Oregon robotics company Agility will go public in deal valuing it at $2.5 billion
The company said the total cost of operating its robots can be half has much as hiring a human.
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 24/06/2026
Big Tech has gone too far — latest software update is literally unusable
Dominos Tracker with the steps “Placed,” “Make,” “Pick Up,” and “MMM!”
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 24/06/2026
I just wonder if the screenshot of the unsourced headline from Valuetainment on X might lack context
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 23/06/2026
Did a little double take today as I was reading @billoram.bsky.social's column and saw his most-recent-stories box. When there's news, everyone at The Oregonian is a reporter — including the sports columnist.
Under "Stories by Bill Oram," the headline "Westbound I-84 reopens after crash injures 1 in Columbia River Gorge"
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 23/06/2026
Boy, am I going to miss Zane. He was an ante-upper and an envelope-pusher in all the best ways. He took everything exactly the right amount of seriously. His wit and wordplay was hard to keep pace with, but it was fun to try. He was a stellar journalist and an even better colleague.
oregonlive.com
Zane Sparling, reporter for The Oregonian/OregonLive, dies of cancer at 33
“He wanted his identity to be a reporter, and that’s what it was,” his father said.
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 19/06/2026
The Guadalajara stadium looks cool as hell
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 19/06/2026
Let’s see, it’s Mexico and South… something….
A screen showing pre-game programming for Mexico vs South Africa instead of South Korea
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Mike Rogoway @rogoway.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Oregon's semiconductor workforce is at a 30-year low even though share prices are through the roof. Will the jobs ever return? www.oregonlive.com/silicon-fore...
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
While I was staying in Sisters this spring, a friend had a tip for a fun thing to do on a rainy day: check out the local Best Western.
oregonlive.com
This Best Western in Oregon has a unique amenity: a whole herd of fluffy alpacas
The central Oregon hotel has a resident herd of alpacas that graze just outside the rooms.
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 10/06/2026
Hacky sack is back, and hackers with a knack will take a whack at the champ’s plaque in Clack (...amas County)
oregonlive.com
The Hacky Sack was born in Oregon — and its biggest national event is back
Two college-age friends created the Hacky Sack in Oregon City in 1972. The U.S. championships of footbag are in West Linn this weekend.
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 03/06/2026
If Microsoft Copilot can't automate a mail merge to print some address labels, then what are we even doing here?
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 02/06/2026
Now that you mention it, I don’t see a stockade, a guard tower OR an electronic frontier
theguardian.com
‘Like a Klingon prison’: inside Barack Obama’s audacious, near-windowless, $850m presidential library
Towering over a low-income area of Chicago, and wrapped in a speech that’s hard to decipher, this controversial monolith feels like a menacing sci-fi HQ. Is it a monument – or a mausoleum?
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 06/05/2026
The Oregon Department of Revenue wrongly garnished $20K from a Califonia woman's bank account, listing her Oregon address as that of a city park. The agency returned it after @aimeegreen.bsky.social asked questions.
oregonlive.com
Oregon thought California woman lived in Hillsboro park, siphoned $20K from her bank account
The Oregon Department of Revenue wrongly took $20K from the out-of-state woman but returned it after The Oregonian/OregonLive asked questions.
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Mike Rogoway @rogoway.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
With a moratorium on some Oregon tax breaks due to kick in next month, data centers are racing to beat the deadline. Hillsboro has fielded a flurry of 18 applications in recent months and has signed off on data center tax breaks that last 'til 2051.
oregonlive.com
Hillsboro is promising data center tax breaks into the 2050s
Tech companies are rushing to lock in tax breaks before a moratorium on data center incentives takes effect next month.
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David Binnig @binnig.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
"As a founding director of the Oregon Humane Society, David P. Thompson wanted to honor the wildlife that once roamed the city. The artist positioned the statue to face west, looking toward the west hills where herds of elk roamed before the city was developed." www.portland.gov/water/improv...
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 29/04/2026
Why does the elk face away from traffic, and why did we not fix this when we had the chance?
An elk statue in a road that faces away from passing traffic
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 22/04/2026
The Oregonian is looking for an editor who wants to be right in the middle of everything. myjobs.adp.com/advancelocal... #journalismjobs
An logo for The Oregonian, OregonLive and Oregonian Media Group on a door.
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 19/04/2026
Finally saw one of those goofy new mail trucks in the wild! I don't usually get starstruck, but...
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 12/04/2026
Project Hail Mary 2 must explain why Rocky speaks the same language as idling electric cars
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 11/04/2026
Should Coca-Cola be commended for its deep-dive into Oregon symbology, or does it owe the state an redo? www.oregonlive.com/retail/2026/...
A Coca-Cola mini-can with labeled Oregon, with a star and the silhouette of a leafed flower
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Nik Streng @nikstreng.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
My fun fact for the day is that it's been 26 years since the WNBA expansion draft feautred multiple teams. 2006: Sky 2008: Dream 2025: Valkyries The 2000 expansion draft included 4 teams and one of them was also the Portland Fire.
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 30/03/2026
The cellphone wars have receded in Oregon schools, but there's growing concern about another vector for screen time and distraction — on school-issued laptops. Julia Silverman reports:
oregonlive.com
No more pencils, no more books? In Oregon, pushback is growing on screen time during school
In Beaverton, pilot programs to curb the use of Chromebooks and iPads are underway.
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 28/03/2026
Estimated 30,000 turn out for Portland "No Kings" march, with dozens of other protests planned across Oregon. Live updates: www.oregonlive.com/pacific-nort...
People with protest signs shown gathered near a Portland bridge
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Mike Rogoway @rogoway.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Oregon communities are allocating land for 9,100 acres of new data centers — including the state's first "exascale" project, an Amazon site near Boardman that could be the size of 1,000 football fields and use up to 1,300 gallons of water per minute. www.oregonlive.com/silicon-fore...
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 28/03/2026
Movie Madness, Portland’s last video store, will relocate in 2027 to a larger space, anchoring a new Film District with the Hollywood Theatre.
oregonlive.com
Moving 27,000 pounds of film history: Inside Movie Madness’s enormous relocation
Movie Madness, Portland’s last video store, will relocate in 2027 to a larger space, anchoring a new Film District with the Hollywood Theatre.
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 12/03/2026
An ambitious plan to bring sneaker manufacturing to Portland’s Old Town neighborhood appears to be dead in the water.
oregonlive.com
Push for Portland footwear hub won’t move forward, officials say
An ambitious plan to bring sneaker manufacturing to Portland’s Old Town neighborhood appears to be dead in the water.
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Bryan from Stumptown Savings @bryanmvance.com · 12/03/2026
Sweet baby girl Harmony has 0 applications for adoption. #Portland, let's get this sweet girl her forever home. She's so friendly and loveable. www.otatpdx.org/dogs/harmony
Harmony rolls on her back for a belly rub.
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Penny Rosenberg @pennyrosenberg.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
I cannot agree with this editorial more. We need MORE transparency, not less. When I first came to Oregon, I was so impressed by its public records/public access laws. This is a giant step backward for journalists, on behalf of the audience they serve
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 09/03/2026
This 12-mile corridor reveals the price of Portland’s housing crisis: Coming over the next several days from Jonathan Bach, a series of dispatches from Burnside Street www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
A view of a wide, busy street with a bus that reads "20 to Beaverton TC"
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 09/03/2026
Debts might actually kill an Oregon ‘ghost town,’ so it’s trying to sell City Hall @editorswindler.bsky.social reports: www.oregonlive.com/pacific-nort...
Buildings in an Old West style downtown
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Mike Rogoway @rogoway.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Oregon lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a one-year moratorium on data centers’ eligibility for one major property tax break this week, the first time the state has taken any step to rein in the industry's extraordinary incentives. www.oregonlive.com/silicon-fore...
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 04/03/2026
Over the last decade, employment at factories supplying the world’s largest athletic apparel brand expanded dramatically in regions of Indonesia where, according to one leading estimate, the minimum wage is less than the amount workers need to live on. theoregonian.visitlink.me/BrrRlx
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