TriMet's MAX line passes through downtown Portland near the Skidmore Fountain.
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- Yesterday the Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas County District Attorneys announced that they would no longer prosecute TriMet fare evaders for "interfering with public transit." We talk to Shelly Lomax, TriMet Operations Chief of Staff about the decision, why it was made and what it will mean for people who don't pay their fares in the future.
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- We talk with OPB reporter Anna King about the end of the long-running dispute over the ancient bones found in Kennewick, Washington in 1996. They will soon be handed over to native tribes for burial.
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- Longtime environmental activist Andy Kerr shares what he's expecting from the Trump Administration when it comes to timber harvesting on public lands.
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- We turn to local writer, John Brant, for some insights into the ongoing saga around the Russian doping scandal. Brant did an in-depth profile for the New York Times about the couple who blew the whistle on Russia's state-run doping program back in 2014.
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