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Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. Oregonians Are Reporting More Hate and Bias Crimes Than Anyone in U.S. ProPublica and BuzzFeed News broke the bad news this morning. Vera Katz statue, defaced Sept. 21, 2016. (Keith Lachowicz) Updated March 23, 2017 Oregon made news this morning for achieving another No. 1 national ranking. But it's nothing to celebrate. Reporters with BuzzFeed news discovered that the state, "founded as a white haven," now leads the natio...