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    Jesse Hagopian and Jitu Brown On Reopening Schools
    Deb Mayer
    • Jul 21, 2020
    • 6 min

    Jesse Hagopian and Jitu Brown On Reopening Schools

    I love my students. And I know that the best place for them to learn is in classrooms, where they can collaborate and collectively . . .
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    OPEU Demands for School Reopening -- Sign the Petition
    paaoregon
    • Jul 13, 2020
    • 1 min

    OPEU Demands for School Reopening -- Sign the Petition

    Until our demands for health, safety, equity, and investment have been met, distance learning, while far from perfect, is the only reasonabl
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    Affordable Housing in Oregon -- the Bigger Picture
    Author Deb Mayer
    • Jan 7, 2020
    • 10 min

    Affordable Housing in Oregon -- the Bigger Picture

    In its first edition of the new decade, January 1, 2020, Willamette Week published a story, Oregon’s Landmark Tenant Safeguards Haven’t...
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    Oregon Is #1 in the Nation for Homeless Children
    Author, Deb Mayer
    • Dec 23, 2019
    • 3 min

    Oregon Is #1 in the Nation for Homeless Children

    Oregon leads the nation in homeless children and youth. It would be splitting hairs to say it was a three-way tie between Oregon, Nevada,...
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    Oregon Legislature Passes SB 283 to Study Effects of WiFi Radiation on Children (with video)
    Author Deb Mayer, David Morrison
    • Aug 7, 2019
    • 5 min

    Oregon Legislature Passes SB 283 to Study Effects of WiFi Radiation on Children (with video)

    During the summer of 2018, David Morrison and Deb Mayer made the rounds visiting legislator after legislator in Salem to find sponsors...
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    Dear Senators . . .
    Author Deb Mayer
    • Mar 17, 2019
    • 2 min

    Dear Senators . . .

    We need your testimony! We have hearing dates for Senate Bills 281, 282, and 283! YAY! Now is the time to weigh in with your support for...
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    Crisis in the Classroom
    Author Deb Mayer
    • Mar 12, 2019
    • 4 min

    Crisis in the Classroom

    Since the airing of Classrooms in Crisis, hundreds of teachers have reached out to KGW investigative reporter Cristin Severance...
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    Harmful WiFi Health Effects on Children
    Author Deb Mayer
    • Mar 4, 2019
    • 2 min

    Harmful WiFi Health Effects on Children

    To avoid any misunderstanding of Parents Across America's stance on the use of computer technology, we want to make our position clear....
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    Do We Need Warnings on Wifi?
    Author Joanne Zuhl, Deb Mayer
    • Feb 19, 2019
    • 2 min

    Do We Need Warnings on Wifi?

    In February 2019, Joanne Zuhl reported this story In Street Roots about three bills related to the safety of wireless networks and...
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    Before We Knew Better . . .
    Author Deb Mayer
    • Feb 6, 2019
    • 3 min

    Before We Knew Better . . .

    We even made toys for kids with asbestos. Once we learned of the health risks associated with each of these, we took action to protect...
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    A Very Funny Parent Speaks Out on a Very Serious Topic
    Author Deb Mayer
    • Jan 22, 2019
    • 3 min

    A Very Funny Parent Speaks Out on a Very Serious Topic

    Are we all spending too much time looking at our screens? Comedian Paula Poundstone thinks technology addictions are an attack on family...
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    WiFi Safety for Kids
    Author Deb Mayer
    • Jan 8, 2019
    • 3 min

    WiFi Safety for Kids

    During the summer of 2018 a small group of Oregonians coalesced around the idea that too much attention to cell phones, tablets, and...
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    Will 2019 Be the Year?
    Author David Morrison
    • Dec 31, 2018
    • 3 min

    Will 2019 Be the Year?

    ​​It's been 13 years since David Morrison enrolled his daughter in the idyllic setting of the Arbor School for Arts and Sciences in...
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    Portland Public Schools Says Goodbye to Police in Schools!
    Author Deb Mayer
    • Dec 7, 2018
    • 9 min

    Portland Public Schools Says Goodbye to Police in Schools!

    UPDATE: PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS CANCELS ITS CONTRACT WITH PORTLAND POLICE BUREAU! NO MORE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AT PPS! Under...
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    Thank You for Your Support
    Author Deb Mayer
    • Nov 28, 2018
    • 1 min

    Thank You for Your Support

    Parents Across America Oregon is one of 50 chapters and affiliates in 29 states supported by Parents Across America. As many of us come...
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    A Message from PAA President, Khem Irby
    Authors Deb, Khem, Julie
    • Sep 30, 2018
    • 5 min

    A Message from PAA President, Khem Irby

    Parents Across America Executive Director Julie Woestehoff is retiring. It will take three of us to take her place: Khem Irby, Deb Mayer,...
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    Education Is a Civil Right! We Will Not Give Up the Fight!
    Author Deb Mayer
    • Aug 7, 2018
    • 2 min

    Education Is a Civil Right! We Will Not Give Up the Fight!

    "And how are the children doing?" This traditional greeting of the Maasai people in Africa asks after the well-being of the children. The...
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    The Cost of Pay for Success
    Author Deb Mayer
    • Jul 25, 2018
    • 5 min

    The Cost of Pay for Success

    "North Coast preschool advocates prepare for pilot study" was the headline the July 6, 2018 edition of The Daily Astorian. This post is...
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    EMF/RF and Microwave Radiation  Presentation by Cece Doucette
    Author Deb Mayer
    • Jul 16, 2018
    • 1 min

    EMF/RF and Microwave Radiation Presentation by Cece Doucette

    Below is Cece Doucette's recent presentation to Board of Health in Ashland, Massachusetts. Likewise, we need citizens in communities...
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    Can You See It Now?
    Author Deb Mayer
    • Jun 27, 2018
    • 4 min

    Can You See It Now?

    Artist rendition of typical house showing WiFi radiation Over the past few weeks, Oregonians have been asking questions and seeking...
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