Andrew Selsky, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

Former New York Times journalist Nicholas Kristof talks about his candidacy for governor of Oregon, Oct. 27, in Portland, Ore.

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Kristof ineligible to run for Ore. governor

by Andrew Selsky Associated PressFebruary 17, 2022

SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Supreme Court ruled Thursday that former New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof is not eligible to run for governor because he does not meet the state’s three-year residency requirement.The justices upheld a decision by…

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Ex-NYT columnist Kristof to run for Oregon governor

by Andrew Selsky Associated PressOctober 27, 2021

Andres Veloso, 12, gets the first dose of the Pzifer COVID-19 vaccine, Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, in Miami. Florida is reporting a surge of COVID-19 cases caused by the highly contagious delta variant. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

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COVID-hit hospitals lose nurses

by Terry Spencer Associated Press, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Associated Press, and Andrew Selsky Associated PressAugust 10, 2021

Salem Fire Department paramedics and employees of Falck Northwest ambulances respond to a heat exposure call during a heat wave, Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

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Hundreds believed dead in Northwest heat

by Andrew Selsky Associated PressJuly 1, 2021

Kais Bothe relaxes in the cool in the city hall pool, as temperatures hit 37 degrees Celsius in Edmonton, Alberta, on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Over 100 deaths may be tied to historic heat wave

by Andrew Selsky Associated Press, and Jim Morris Associated PressJune 30, 2021

FILE - In this June 26, 2020, file photo taken from video, provided by the Yes on Measure 110 Campaign, volunteers deliver boxes containing signed petitions in favor of the measure to the Oregon Secretary of State's office in Salem, Ore. The measure said the U.S., possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine, LSD and other hard drugs would be decriminalized in Oregon. Police in Oregon can no longer arrest someone for possession of small amounts of heroin, methamphetamine and other...

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Oregon becomes 1st state to decriminalize possession of drugs

by Andrew Selsky Associated PressFebruary 1, 2021

FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2020, file photo, a plume rises over a vineyard in unincorporated Napa County, Calif., as the Hennessey Fire burns. Smoke from the West Coast wildfires has tainted grapes in some of the nation’s most celebrated wine regions. The resulting ashy flavor could spell disaster for the 2020 vintage. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Wildfire smoke taints West’s vineyards

by Andrew Selsky Associated PressSeptember 24, 2020

A man stops on his bike along the Willamette River as smoke from wildfires partially obscures the Tilikum Crossing Bridge, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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Death toll from Western wildfires reaches 33

by Lindsay Whitehurst Associated Press, and Andrew Selsky Associated PressSeptember 13, 2020

Ellie Owens, 8, from Grants Pass, Ore., looks at fire damage Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, as destructive wildfires devastate the region in Talent, Ore. (AP Photo/Paula Bronstein)

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Better weather aids battle against Western wildfires, but many feared dead

by Andrew Selsky Associated Press, and Sara Cline Associated PressSeptember 12, 2020

Jon Marshall looks through the debris of his home among the at Coleman Creek Estates mobile home park in Phoenix, Ore., Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. The area was destroyed when a wildfire swept through on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The Marshalls lived at the park for 21 years. (AP Photo/Paula Bronstein)

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Residents tour fire-wracked Ore. town

by Gillian Flaccus Associated Press, and Andrew Selsky Associated PressSeptember 10, 2020