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Scientists want to know why]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2SBN25Q3YNKTVMICXQQQWBMGZA.png?auth=fd2bcb81666f7953c30575fa7142d1a66017d2f99db9164685d6e8b9134c6400&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1368&amp;height=912</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Antarctic krill, a shrimp-like crustacean that holds up the food web at the South Pole, were found at a hydrothermal vent off the Antarctic Peninsula during the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Southern Ocean Expedition in collaboration with the Schmidt Ocean Institute.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/15/family-income-rose-and-poverty-fell-in-2025-but-safety-net-cuts-could-erase-gains/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T00:05:33.745Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T00:05:33.745Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Family income rose and poverty fell in 2025 — but safety net cuts could erase gains]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NKUIQKPE4NO6NBG7XXUWPE5CDA.jpg?auth=07da4aa2fb08a2ec664065fdbff920c73518ee726fbf87021a9a87bb68a2edf9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4701&amp;height=3134</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank provided boxes of groceries for a food giveaway in August. Food insecurity is expected to increase as government assistance programs are scaled back.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/15/woodburn-moratorium-new-data-centers/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T23:41:02.933Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T23:41:02.933Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Woodburn council passes moratorium on new data centers]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/POTFJUUWANBNVMFSYBR35MSDTQ.jpg?auth=b4f57f0f5c5e07e855197cf84beaa2ae1856c39fea7d135479a6874b4ec5e6b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4914&amp;height=3239</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE -  A water tower near a train track in Woodburn, OR, Jan. 15, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/15/weather-oregon-agriculture-farmers-hood-river/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T23:13:35.368Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T23:13:35.368Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[El Niño forecast could bring uncertainty to Pacific Northwest farmers]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SJEU5PSVHRGADOYHDPIYN6ZQHE.jpg?auth=d2986f552fa6ac65e006c976fa50b202275c22a142776a084dcd6fe337bd40d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5760&amp;height=3840</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An irrigation pivot in Harney County on May 27, 2019. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/15/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-blazers-portland-failure/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T23:04:27.87Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T23:04:27.87Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Adam Silver would consider it a ‘failure’ if NBA lets Blazers leave Portland]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/Y6XSL3SJEREQ3PN7RKJLH4Z2IE.jpg?auth=5dd066e24bcdf28b1d851aa5fd0b305c7602a5b9df6130da0075d4ff997e749b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5486&amp;height=3658</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks during the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in New York. 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Legin Commons is a new 124-unit affordable housing development in Southeast Portland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/leadership/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T20:30:13.658Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T20:30:13.658Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Leadership]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/15/think-out-loud-hollywood-theatre-festival-musical-scores-silent-films/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T20:23:52.784Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T20:23:52.784Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Hollywood Theatre festival showcases new musical scores created for silent films]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/15/washington-lawmakers-face-billion-dollar-decision-lawsuit-payouts/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T20:23:46.325Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T20:23:46.325Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Washington lawmakers face another $1B decision on lawsuit payouts]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UX2XAM2B5ZC7HBUYF7ADJAB4SY.jpg?auth=7cb71d5bde8e1df4690d458f38477c93ad8a2bae01e7e91bb4ef6fd249e12e5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - This Jan. 22, 2020, file photo shows the likeness of Benjamin Franklin on $100 bills in Dallas.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/15/think-out-loud-crime-stoppers-oregon-ends/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T20:23:08.387Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T20:23:08.387Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Crime Stoppers of Oregon ends after more than four decades]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/15/think-out-loud-hermiston-building-inspector/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T20:22:18.252Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T20:22:18.252Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Hermiston’s very busy building inspector wins statewide honor ]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/08/alex-tatarasky-brings-ethereal-clowning-to-portlands-tba-fest/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T18:53:08.628Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T18:53:08.628Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Alex Tatarsky brings ethereal clowning to Portland’s TBA Fest]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/08/think-out-loud-student-journalism-battle-ground-washington/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T17:45:48.529Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T17:45:48.529Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Student journalism is thriving in Battle Ground, Washington]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/15/trump-nominates-pete-serrano-us-attorney-western-washington/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T17:41:18.288Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T17:41:18.288Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump nominates Pete Serrano for US attorney in western Washington]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DSRT4NHDJBCQJMT6JIF523NHXU.jpg?auth=6386834bdaf773f65a2297f7d8e4f3449940e8d8f0c5d3ca6fa755eb6eaca3ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1194</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pete Serrano, who leads the federal prosecutor's office in eastern Washington, was nominated Monday to be U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington. Serrano, a Republican, lost a 2024 bid for Washington attorney general. He is shown here during a debate in Spokane, Wash., on Sept. 18, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/14/think-out-loud-amazon-data-centers-eastern-oregon/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T17:33:30.932Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T17:33:30.932Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Amazon VP on natural resources and data centers in  Eastern Oregon]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VNH26IXRONGCXK2HVDZT36FX7U.jpg?auth=58c280e71e4b3a1d3f1060f09bc5d8cb2f48db2b41b0ec5656816d7e74e54035&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Amazon data center in Boardman, Ore., on April 2, 2026. 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The hospital will be made with a $1.1 billion pledge from Nike founder Phil Knight and his wife Penny Knight.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/10/all-science-no-fiction-vaccines-to-prevent-opioid-overdose/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T15:13:45.003Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T15:13:45.003Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Northwest researchers develop vaccines to prevent opioid overdose and support addiction recovery]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6S5OGOVLB5BSRLKKS5HK56CI7A.png?auth=7d0a7b9b8e7073b9bb0984c14c1e0c5edc0aaf6c95d71049c193e2ee164aab40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[University of Washington chemist Courtney Marecki builds a fentanyl vaccine from scratch in a video still captured in November 2025. The lab plans to ask the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the go-ahead to move their fentanyl vaccine into human trials, a major step in the vaccine testing and approval process.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/12/oregon-comics-universe/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T15:12:32.048Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T15:12:32.048Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon between panels: How creators built a comics universe in Portland and beyond]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/55GPTGHX6FCM3BGS2ILICYX4O4.png?auth=1e0f7dfd3869f5b3d98327cd5f23296d4bb6442aad172dd247c37f538e66d16e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4800&amp;height=2700</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Logo for the OPB documentary special "Indie Comics City: How Portland Built Its Own Comics Universe."]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/15/kennedy-center-bankrupt/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T14:42:51.575Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T14:42:51.575Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Kennedy Center says it’s on the brink of bankruptcy]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/P3AQPOP76VLO3NYBYC3MEIDTU4.jpg?auth=dd57536d3e72676256dfc49bb0ddbd24c59bd8a6a87de1e51f44a5aa892b30bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6048&amp;height=4032</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Workers build scaffolding on The Kennedy Center on June 12, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/15/geopolitics-and-grain-don-t-mix-say-these-montana-farmers/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T14:39:02.331Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T14:39:02.331Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Geopolitics and grain don't mix, say these Montana farmers]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3GB6EOLQKJJS5NU6Z34SR543GI.jpg?auth=b566fa3079bad8d35f848c32c54bc15db58799c8329db6652178cdcc1ba89521&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5120&amp;height=3413</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A field of hay bales frame an old western wooden barn with the dramatic Mission Mountain Range in the background near Pablo, Montana.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/15/i-5-traffic-vancouver-washington-first-look/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T14:30:00.609Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T14:30:00.609Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB’s First Look: The traffic jam that wasn’t]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/47PLNSLZ2ZED5JN3V2EUS6FCFY.JPG?auth=76bdef146ba49e12cccf2d710cca6cb2447530a62324607c26a5658d37fa0a5d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4926&amp;height=3284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[With livestream views of traffic displayed in the background, Rob Brusseau works at the Washington State Department of Transportation Traffic Management Center on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/15/vancouver-traffic-largely-unaffected-by-first-day-of-i-5-rose-quarter-project/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T14:16:45.067Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T14:16:45.067Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Vancouver traffic largely unaffected by start of I-5 Rose Quarter project ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6SDJQ2CGWJA6BEYZUVI2YJSFPY.JPG?auth=308cec8d42b77a50dad810d930643f1ea68ac9c4a250b56aebccb3c0366e75db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3267&amp;height=2178</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Traffic moves southbound on Interstate 5 on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, in Vancouver, Wash. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/14/supreme-court-rejects-trump-mail-ballot-restrictions-for-now-ahead-of-midterms/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T13:16:06.385Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T13:16:06.385Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions for now ahead of midterms]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FL6DBHRHPZAETJQFCL2JTA7F54.jpg?auth=ab1dfb1726a909a2f707b7b2d147e8f194cc1f4c1f7e68fcb07417e99f6f0044&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Election worker Wendy Wimer looks through vote-by-mail ballots for the presidential primary election, March 12, 2024, at the Clark County Elections Office in Vancouver, Wash.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/14/macklemore-is-dropped-from-ed-sheeran-s-tour-over-pro-palestinian-comments-onstage/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T00:30:39.391Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T00:30:39.391Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Macklemore is dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour over pro-Palestinian comments onstage]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CBRCJPMBBREAFBFAZ4TEAVB7E4.jpg?auth=b55fe1a4b8d86c9df445df893f15e8f0af2e51e45ffcd35c5e4b61fe80bccae6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Macklemore performs at Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater during the South by Southwest Music Festival, March 17, 2023, in Austin, Texas.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/14/trumps-epa-repeals-pollution-limits-on-fossil-fuel-power-plants/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T00:26:50.674Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T00:26:50.674Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump's EPA repeals pollution limits on fossil fuel power plants]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OMNN336L3FJVRNICI6BYZDPHOI.jpg?auth=ca88f543371a45f59f23be0035808f444209576634a3ed911527d8007c24d54c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4443&amp;height=2962</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun on July 27, 2018, in Glenrock, Wyo. The EPA on Monday announced it's repealing limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/14/texas-landowners-sue-federal-government-over-border-wall-plans/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T00:24:03.967Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T00:24:03.967Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Texas landowners sue federal government over border wall plans]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RHDHBIKXQ5LYNH7IGLVIBSM35I.jpg?auth=8b18671e56340dba69b6c474f17f9115f532943f44382bf70e92a7dd748a18c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6720&amp;height=4480</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Yolanda Alvarado, a fifth-generation cattle rancher in west Texas, stands with her sons at a press conference on Monday in Marfa, announcing a landowner lawsuit against a proposed border wall along the border with Mexico.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/14/oregon-young-people-recover-psychosis/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-14T23:04:06.654Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-14T23:04:06.654Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon organization helps young people recover from psychosis]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XTOFLUNHIZBP5DVE2GUFVCGLWI.JPG?auth=4db9ac3d46bd84a9d91b3b88206d8c2831ab769ea57eb79b3a9f91af9972a413&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5040&amp;height=3360</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Students’ backpacks strewn about while they get to know one another in Harriet Tubman Middle School in Portland, Ore., Aug. 26, 2025. Following the Portland School District’s new cell phone policy, students have expressed mixed feelings about whether it will have a positive impact on their school environment.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/14/oregon-governor-race-ramps-up/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-14T22:39:50.669Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-14T22:39:50.669Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon governor’s race ramps up as candidates start making their cases to voters]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2STGQ3VGO5GVNDEYK7KZ4G3N7U.png?auth=ec64144183db1768840ab2fbe04621b9bfe7c8d33a6b484f84d7b3d5627ff6f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Left: Christine Drazan at her election night party on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. Right: Gov. Tina Kotek at her victory announcement Nov. 10, 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/14/some-eugene-students-could-see-larger-class-sizes-after-4j-budget-cuts/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-14T22:20:47.087Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-14T22:20:47.087Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Some Eugene students could see larger class sizes after 4J budget cuts]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PX7TUM2F7ZGTTIU2WFEI3NKRXU.webp?auth=0ef857b1313b31430db48453d7920f774ca641d5b30625c0ce2b67eb24726056&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1320</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Students who’ve returned to high school in Eugene this month might see more classmates sitting around them.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>