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Lizzy Acker

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I'm a reporter and advice columnist for The Oregonian. Send me questions and thoughts at lacker@oregonian.com.

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The morning after the Blazers won their only NBA championship, Dear Abby and Heloise took very different stances on adding a little extra spice.

05.03.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You can buy tickets for this Portland music festival now, priced between $125 and $500.

But just two months out, Soundscape Northwest only has a few venues on board, and it's missing required permits. Vendors and venues say they haven't been paid.

@lizzyacker.bsky.social reports:

27.02.2026 21:34 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Last Thursday, I got a tip. Today, I have a story. www.oregonlive.com/entertainmen...

27.02.2026 16:41 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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People on the internet are saying no one ever looked good in a jean skirt. I can prove they are wrong Every once in a while, someone on social media posts a bad opinion, and the internet loses its mind.

In which I defend the humble denim skirt. www.oregonlive.com/living/2026/...

18.02.2026 19:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What would you call it?

17.02.2026 23:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜We’re in uncharted territory’: 5 dire warnings from scientists about what Oregon’s snow drought could mean for the state’s future Climate scientists say conditions could be a preview of the new normal as the Pacific Northwest enters uncharted territory with critically low snowpack across the region.

Oregon's snowpack is the lowest on record. It might get worse, @lizzyacker.bsky.social reports, this year and in years to come.

12.02.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I may not be a perfect mom but I did get my kid registered for OMSI camp so...

10.02.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oregon 7-year-old still being held at Texas detention center amid measles outbreak Lawmakers and lawyers are working to get the family, which has a pending asylum claim, released.
06.02.2026 00:47 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Dazed & Confused - Ginny Stroud - 4th of July
Dazed & Confused - Ginny Stroud - 4th of July YouTube video by Stephanie Lindholm

Bookmarking this. Will be using it liberally all summer long. youtu.be/8lMOL7GaPWI?...

29.01.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Hi! Has anyone used the SchoolsOut website to find camps and would you be interested in talking to me about your experience for @oregonian.com? Email me!! lacker@oregonian.com

27.01.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In which I tell the true story of why my daughter wore eyeshadow to kindergarten today... www.oregonlive.com/living/2026/...

22.01.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Portland’s newest polar bear resident adjusts to his new digs and Pacific time Kallik, the Oregon Zoo’s new resident polar bear, is essentially a toddler.

Yesterday I met a toddler polar bear www.oregonlive.com/living/2026/...

22.01.2026 14:47 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThe greatest poet in the English language found his poetry where poetry is found: in the lives of the people. He could have done this only through loveβ€”by knowing, which is not the same thing as understanding, that whatever was happening to anyone was happening to him.”

21.01.2026 23:58 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

lolol

29.12.2025 22:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s the β€œseason of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a β€œseason of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.

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21.12.2025 02:51 πŸ‘ 22965 πŸ” 5957 πŸ’¬ 824 πŸ“Œ 1616

When I worked at Girl Scout camp, my camp name was Princess Buttercup.

16.12.2025 00:27 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
in the pit

in the pit

This entire weekend

15.12.2025 03:58 πŸ‘ 34414 πŸ” 7274 πŸ’¬ 218 πŸ“Œ 255
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β€˜Absolutely appalled’: Judge blasts ICE for failing to feed detainee before court A federal judge in Eugene ordered the 22-year-old's release on supervision.

β€œI’m extraordinarily upset and disappointed that’s how we’re treating people,” she said.

09.12.2025 02:30 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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We finally know why β€˜Daily Show’ star showed up at Portland’s β€˜emergency’ Naked Bike Ride Now we know what Jordan Klepper was doing in town.

Important Naked Bike Ride news... www.oregonlive.com/tv/2025/12/w...

04.12.2025 19:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oregon sportswear giant pledges to give all assets to anyone who can prove the Earth is flat Are you a conspiracy theorist who has always wanted to own your own sportswear company? Today is your lucky day.

If you can prove the earth is flat, you can have* this sportswear company. www.oregonlive.com/business/202...

04.12.2025 00:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nearly 1,900 affordable Portland apartments sit empty while thousands need homes β€œEven affordable rents are too high,” one affordable housing provider told The Oregonian/OregonLive.

Nearly 1,900 publicly subsidized rental units are sitting empty across Portland. Why? Not for lack of need... Jonathan Bach reports:

03.12.2025 01:37 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Claude, an American alligator with albinism, lounging on his favorite heated rock.

Claude, an American alligator with albinism, lounging on his favorite heated rock.

It's with heavy hearts that we share that Claude, our beloved albino alligator, has passed away at the age of 30. Claude brought joy to millions of people at the Academy and across the world during his 17 year tenure. We will miss him dearly. 🀍

02.12.2025 22:22 πŸ‘ 2934 πŸ” 508 πŸ’¬ 70 πŸ“Œ 269
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Oregonians think these 3 towns should have their own Hallmark Christmas movie These movies write themselves.

I have a few ideas. www.oregonlive.com/trending/202...

02.12.2025 18:43 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Oregonian marks 175 years as the West’s longest-running newspaper On Dec. 4, 1850, editor Thomas J. Dryer cranked out the first issue on a hand press inside a crude log cabin at Front and Morrison streets.

The Oregonian celebrates a big milestone this week. The institution predates most others in Oregon β€” not to mention the state itself

30.11.2025 22:30 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time

People are calling my lede here "appalling," "nightmare fuel," "actively evil," and "a desecration of the human spirit"

25.11.2025 23:16 πŸ‘ 1806 πŸ” 258 πŸ’¬ 201 πŸ“Œ 178
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Wrestlers, former coach file Title IX lawsuit against Cleveland High and Portland Schools The case alleges that Cleveland's girls wrestling team has not been given equal opportunities as the boys.

Former girls wrestling coach Kiera Gabaldon and 5 students filed a Title IX lawsuit against Cleveland HS and PPS, alleging second-class treatment in comparisson to the boys team #opreps
www.oregonlive.com/highschoolsp...

25.11.2025 00:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

”Wicked: For Good” is basically a movie about the two most annoying girls you knew in college getting drunk at a party and fighting over a boy.

24.11.2025 02:49 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Family of 12-year-old killed while biking files $2M suit against Hillsboro businesses, public agencies Joseph Brausen died while biking on Southeast 10th Avenue in Hillsboro.

Joseph Brausen, 12, was pedaling on the sidewalk of Southeast 10th Avenue in Hillsboro when he was fatally struck by a driver last year. He was on his way to a park.

His parents have filed a $2M suit against 2 businesses on that street and local governments

www.oregonlive.com/washingtonco...

21.11.2025 19:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a military uniform is standing in front of a room with people sitting at tables . Alt: Fred Armisen in a military uniform is standing in front of a room with people sitting at tables. Text reads β€œRight to jail. Right away.”

Rake leaves from your yard into the North Willamette Boulevard bike lane?

19.11.2025 03:53 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0