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Back to EpisodesHow to Get Free Drinks at PDX, Longview Paper Mill Disaster’s Local Impact, Surprising Data on SNAP Recipients
Description
We're talking about a new business at PDX airport that's offering a pretty cool perk to investors, the local impact of the Longview chemical plant explosion, and surprising new data about who's actually profiting from SNAP food assistance. Joining City Cast Portland host Claudia Meza are KBOO News Director Althea Billings and our very own senior producer, Giulia Fiaoni.
Discussed in today's episode:
- Freeland Spirits opens tasting room at PDX, offers free drink perk for investors [KGW8]
- ‘Something dramatically wrong’: Questions but few answers after Longview mill tragedy [OPB]
- Confirmed death toll climbs in Longview paper mill disaster [OPB]
- Oregonians using SNAP benefits most frequently listed big grocery, retail companies as employer [Capital Chronicle]
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