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Angel Rosas

Hi, I'm Angel.

I am a journalist from San Diego County, CA and now living in Gresham, OR. I've been an education reporter for the Gresham Outlook, an alumni of NPR's Next Generation Radio Project and worked as reporter for the Linfield University's  student newspaper.

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Camp in Boring builds confidence for visually impaired teens

The annual event is put on by Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) to allow participants the opportunity to work with and learn about guide dogs. This year's free Camp GDB program invited youth, age 14-17, for an in-person camp experience at the organization's Boring campus.

"Our camp program is for teens who are blind or visually impaired who are interested in getting a guide dog," said Jane Flower, Guide Dogs for the Blind's youth outreach specialist. "Today is our first full day, so kids get a cha
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Students return to classrooms with energy, enthusiasm, masks

Although there were familiar scenes, like long lines of cars waiting at student drop-off areas, there were also new sights. Students, as per state mandates, were wearing masks as they entered their classrooms for their first-day and sanitizer stations were positioned near entrances of buildings.

Even with the many precautions schools are taking to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 spread, many students and educators are just thrilled to be back in the classroom.

"The Gresham-Barlow School District
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Gresham business helps student develop job skills

"I went to our associates, and everyone agreed that it was worth the opportunity." Davore said. "We all agreed that if we can do one good thing for this person then we should make every effort to do it."

"This is just a partnership that was created by out of luck and timing," said Naomi Bledsoe, a Reynolds Youth Transition Specialist. "We work with them inside the school and when they are ready to be competitive in the market, we put them out into the community and see if these partnerships wor
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Gresham students accuse resource officer of racial profiling

"We cannot build trust with those who are most in need in our school and community or dig into preventive work until our students, more specifically students of color, are allowed to feel more safe in our spaces, and even at their homes, free from the harassment of the School Resource Officer in the name of the school," wrote Alayna Windham, the district's connection coordinator, in a public comment to the board.

"We are writing this public comment to all of you and to the community at large be
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Gresham coffee shop gives customers a taste of culture

"They told me that I need to take a class in reading emails because they sent tons trying to tell me that I won," Loeza said. "Sometimes I get tunnel vision and don't notice stuff like that."

The Rising Star award is meant for a business or person who has shown noteworthy creativity, courage and accomplishments. Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce's Event and Program Manager Liz O'Byrne said there is no one more deserving of that recognition than Loeza. From his charitable donation of about 300 ba
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Nourishing culture in Estacada

As part of the journey of becoming a United States citizen, migrants from around the world and a variety of circumstances end up denouncing ties to their homeland in exchange for a chance at the American dream. While it is required that people abdicate citizenship to their country of origin, it is the traditions, memories and recipes they bring with them that make the U.S. a melting pot.

"Growing up I kind of lost the culture because there were not as many Latinos in Estacada and the language k
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Pets in a pandemic: How a Portland veterinarian continues to care for her furry clientele

This story was reported and produced in collaboration with NPR’s Next Generation Radio project.

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Veterinarian Dr. Katy Felton’s love for animals is only matched by the care and sympathy she has for her four-legged clients.

“I grew up in a small town in Oregon, and we had just enough land that we could rescue a lot of critters. So we always had two or three dogs and a handful of cats and I had rabbits and rescued a couple of ducks, you name it —
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Barlow students protest mask mandate

"I got students all together and told them that we are going to be here at this time," Baker said. "In the end, this isn't only about masks. We want to be heard and listened to by our representatives and our school."

Around 8:30 a.m., about 50 or more parents and anti-mask activists showed up to support the student-led walk-out. The crowd slowly grew as the group made its way outside the main entrance of the school building holding signs protesting the mandate. Students joined in around 9 a.m.