Antonio Sierra
@antoniosierra.bsky.social
Reporter working in Eastern Oregon. Proud member of @opbkmhdcreators.bsky.social
Baby Driver (Edgar Wright, 2017)
The Custom Oregon Plate GOOGOO was available, but is now reserved. https://dmv2u.oregon.gov/eServices/?link=custom #Oregon #LicensePlate #VanityPlate #OregonPlates #CustomPlate #GOOGOO
November 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Baby Driver (Edgar Wright, 2017)
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Capitol Chronicle is a great resource that helps supplement politics coverage for many newsrooms across our region. It's worth supporting!
Thanks to all of you fantastic readers, we're about 5% of the way to our end-of-year fundraising goal after launching this campaign a few hours ago! Help the Capital Chronicle keep covering Oregon: oregoncapitalchronicle.com/donate/
November 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Capitol Chronicle is a great resource that helps supplement politics coverage for many newsrooms across our region. It's worth supporting!
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Listen to Julia: apply for the board, support journalism and get special access to Fred
Applications to join the @spjoregon.bsky.social board are still open! Perks include feeling good about supporting journalism and defeating bad public records bills in Oregon and occasionally seeing my cat on zoom calls.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Listen to Julia: apply for the board, support journalism and get special access to Fred
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Donald Orr @notdonald.bsky.social shares his story for our “what our audience doesn’t know” series.
"My hope is that OPB comes to the table with a contract that compensates workers with livable wages, and allows our colleagues to have more financial stability"
-Donald Orr, OPB announcer/producer
"My hope is that OPB comes to the table with a contract that compensates workers with livable wages, and allows our colleagues to have more financial stability"
-Donald Orr, OPB announcer/producer
November 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Donald Orr @notdonald.bsky.social shares his story for our “what our audience doesn’t know” series.
"My hope is that OPB comes to the table with a contract that compensates workers with livable wages, and allows our colleagues to have more financial stability"
-Donald Orr, OPB announcer/producer
"My hope is that OPB comes to the table with a contract that compensates workers with livable wages, and allows our colleagues to have more financial stability"
-Donald Orr, OPB announcer/producer
Monica is one of the hardest working reporters I’ve ever worked with. That she has to work a second job to stay afloat is a shame our leaders need to correct.
November 13, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Monica is one of the hardest working reporters I’ve ever worked with. That she has to work a second job to stay afloat is a shame our leaders need to correct.
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The medical examiner stuff in this episode truly is wild. Major shoutout to @leahsottile.bsky.social & @ryanjhaas.bsky.social for reporting all this out. Listen to today's new episode, or if you haven't dug into S2 yet you can find it all on your fave podcast app or right here www.opb.org/show/hush/
The Hush team takes a look at the top suspect to find out how much is fact and how much is simple speculation. OPB also uncovers a dizzying array of mistakes from the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office that may have undermined the investigation from nearly the first day.
‘Hush’ Episode 6: Persons unknown
The Hush team digs into the medical examiner's conclusions to uncover never before known details about Sarah Zuber's death investigation.
www.opb.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The medical examiner stuff in this episode truly is wild. Major shoutout to @leahsottile.bsky.social & @ryanjhaas.bsky.social for reporting all this out. Listen to today's new episode, or if you haven't dug into S2 yet you can find it all on your fave podcast app or right here www.opb.org/show/hush/
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As the nation focused on New York City’s mayoral election and gubernatorial races in New Jersey & Virginia, there was an intergenerational movement of Black people, particularly millennial women, in small cities & rural towns shaking up local elections, too.
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Black Women Sweep Local Elections in Small Towns
Millennial candidates made sweeping gains in rural towns and small cities — making history and achieving several firsts.
capitalbnews.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
As the nation focused on New York City’s mayoral election and gubernatorial races in New Jersey & Virginia, there was an intergenerational movement of Black people, particularly millennial women, in small cities & rural towns shaking up local elections, too.
capitalbnews.org/rural-electi...
capitalbnews.org/rural-electi...
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I've been hearing all day about rumors that ICE wants to set up a new outpost on the Oregon coast. Newport officials say their airport is in the agency's sites. #orpol
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
Newport officials raise alarm about possible new ICE facility
Rumors have spread since last week that the Trump administration is planning an outpost on Oregon's central coast.
www.opb.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I've been hearing all day about rumors that ICE wants to set up a new outpost on the Oregon coast. Newport officials say their airport is in the agency's sites. #orpol
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
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A permanent injunction is now in place barring the National Guard in Portland due to extremely small protests.
Federal judge prohibits Trump from deploying National Guard to Portland
In her ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut found President Trump “did not have a lawful basis to federalize the National Guard.”
www.opb.org
November 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A permanent injunction is now in place barring the National Guard in Portland due to extremely small protests.
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Out now! Our final documentary charting @opb.org's Class of 2025 from kindergarten to graduation. www.opb.org/article/2025...
Class of 2025: Growing up in Oregon schools
OPB's hourlong documentary, Class of 2025: Growing Up In Oregon Schools, tells the story of 7 students as they move through the state's public education system.
www.opb.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Out now! Our final documentary charting @opb.org's Class of 2025 from kindergarten to graduation. www.opb.org/article/2025...
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You can one time donate or become a member of the Rhythm Section at kmhd.org
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November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
You can one time donate or become a member of the Rhythm Section at kmhd.org
I'm always struck by how much KMHD means to its listeners, not just in Portland but across the Northwest.
The people you hear on the radio run nearly every aspect of the organization. They punch above their weight, but they shouldn't have to.
The people you hear on the radio run nearly every aspect of the organization. They punch above their weight, but they shouldn't have to.
Meg Samples-Morrow shares her story for our “what our audience doesn’t know” series.
"The people bringing you jazz around the clock are struggling to make ends meet ourselves."
-Meg Samples-Morrow, KMHD host/producer @megsamples.bsky.social
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"The people bringing you jazz around the clock are struggling to make ends meet ourselves."
-Meg Samples-Morrow, KMHD host/producer @megsamples.bsky.social
Continue reading ⬇️
November 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I'm always struck by how much KMHD means to its listeners, not just in Portland but across the Northwest.
The people you hear on the radio run nearly every aspect of the organization. They punch above their weight, but they shouldn't have to.
The people you hear on the radio run nearly every aspect of the organization. They punch above their weight, but they shouldn't have to.
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Meg Samples-Morrow shares her story for our “what our audience doesn’t know” series.
"The people bringing you jazz around the clock are struggling to make ends meet ourselves."
-Meg Samples-Morrow, KMHD host/producer @megsamples.bsky.social
Continue reading ⬇️
"The people bringing you jazz around the clock are struggling to make ends meet ourselves."
-Meg Samples-Morrow, KMHD host/producer @megsamples.bsky.social
Continue reading ⬇️
November 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Meg Samples-Morrow shares her story for our “what our audience doesn’t know” series.
"The people bringing you jazz around the clock are struggling to make ends meet ourselves."
-Meg Samples-Morrow, KMHD host/producer @megsamples.bsky.social
Continue reading ⬇️
"The people bringing you jazz around the clock are struggling to make ends meet ourselves."
-Meg Samples-Morrow, KMHD host/producer @megsamples.bsky.social
Continue reading ⬇️
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@lisaeffinwood.bsky.social shares her story for our "what our audience doesn't know" series.
"I don't want to have to choose between the job I love and financial stability. I want to work at OPB, sustainably, for the long term." - Lisa Wood, OPB Announcer/Programming Coordinator
Continue reading ⬇️
"I don't want to have to choose between the job I love and financial stability. I want to work at OPB, sustainably, for the long term." - Lisa Wood, OPB Announcer/Programming Coordinator
Continue reading ⬇️
November 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
@lisaeffinwood.bsky.social shares her story for our "what our audience doesn't know" series.
"I don't want to have to choose between the job I love and financial stability. I want to work at OPB, sustainably, for the long term." - Lisa Wood, OPB Announcer/Programming Coordinator
Continue reading ⬇️
"I don't want to have to choose between the job I love and financial stability. I want to work at OPB, sustainably, for the long term." - Lisa Wood, OPB Announcer/Programming Coordinator
Continue reading ⬇️
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Wow what a great day to listen to the brand new episode of Hush & also every other episode of Hush from podcast superheroes @leahsottile.bsky.social & @ryanjhaas.bsky.social:
‘Hush’ Episode 5: The good old boys club
The "Hush" team discovers how new media is working to take on – and reinforce – a culture of secrecy after a new scandal rocks Columbia County.
www.opb.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Wow what a great day to listen to the brand new episode of Hush & also every other episode of Hush from podcast superheroes @leahsottile.bsky.social & @ryanjhaas.bsky.social:
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One issue in our first contract negotiation is compensation. OPB hasn't given us a proposal that addresses our concerns. Many of us struggle to make ends meet. Our current pay doesn't help alleviate the challenges we face. In the coming weeks, we’ll share more about the struggle our creators face.
November 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
One issue in our first contract negotiation is compensation. OPB hasn't given us a proposal that addresses our concerns. Many of us struggle to make ends meet. Our current pay doesn't help alleviate the challenges we face. In the coming weeks, we’ll share more about the struggle our creators face.
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For this month’s installment of “At Work With”, we mooooved out to Baker County to find out what it’s like to be a rancher.
What is it like to be a rancher at 4,200 feet elevation in Eastern Oregon?
“It’s stressful, but it’s a fantastic lifestyle,” said Sumpter Valley rancher Dean Defrees on OPB’s “At Work With” series.
www.opb.org
November 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
For this month’s installment of “At Work With”, we mooooved out to Baker County to find out what it’s like to be a rancher.
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Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
November 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
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John Schneider just said that this was an "epic World Series for a variety of reasons" and that is damn correct
November 2, 2025 at 4:52 AM
John Schneider just said that this was an "epic World Series for a variety of reasons" and that is damn correct
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Build the entire plane out of Yamamoto.
November 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Build the entire plane out of Yamamoto.
"Courtney Scott, a representative with Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild, said Carpenter Media is her biggest concern when it comes to hyperlocal media in the region."
This week, union workers at Bend’s newspaper, The Bulletin, spoke out against its owners, Carpenter Media Group.
Carpenter became the largest media owner in Oregon and the 4th largest in the nation when it purchased a raft of newspapers in the Northwest in 2024.
Carpenter became the largest media owner in Oregon and the 4th largest in the nation when it purchased a raft of newspapers in the Northwest in 2024.
Bulletin newspaper union pickets in Bend over contract negotiations
In Bend, local newspaper union members stage a two day lunch-time picket to draw attention to stalled contract negotiations with owner Carpenter Media Group.
www.opb.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:33 PM
"Courtney Scott, a representative with Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild, said Carpenter Media is her biggest concern when it comes to hyperlocal media in the region."
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Hillsboro teachers told me they are seeing the impacts of the recent surge in ICE activity in their students, including a drop in attendance as families fear encountering ICE on the way to school
Immigration officers have hit the city of Hillsboro hard in the past two weeks. To help students and parents feel safer, staff at an elementary school and nearby middle school, along with representatives from the local teachers’ union, have responded by standing watch in the neighborhood.
‘This community is not the enemy’: Hillsboro teachers form neighborhood ICE watch
ICE arrested a parent near Eastwood Elementary School last Monday. Teachers and parents have been patrolling the neighborhood every morning since.
www.opb.org
October 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Hillsboro teachers told me they are seeing the impacts of the recent surge in ICE activity in their students, including a drop in attendance as families fear encountering ICE on the way to school
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For those curious, the statue of a pioneer family dubbed "The Promised Land" formerly of Portland's Chapman Square has left town.
The statue was taken down after being vandalized in 2020.
According to the city, it was returned to the artist who made it in Enterprise, OR earlier this month.
The statue was taken down after being vandalized in 2020.
According to the city, it was returned to the artist who made it in Enterprise, OR earlier this month.
October 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
For those curious, the statue of a pioneer family dubbed "The Promised Land" formerly of Portland's Chapman Square has left town.
The statue was taken down after being vandalized in 2020.
According to the city, it was returned to the artist who made it in Enterprise, OR earlier this month.
The statue was taken down after being vandalized in 2020.
According to the city, it was returned to the artist who made it in Enterprise, OR earlier this month.