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I'm Dirk. I was born in West Michigan, but that never mattered much until I moved to Missouri, then Oregon. Now I seem to talk about it a lot. 

 

After getting my start in daily newspapers, I transitioned to the blissful (and rapidly shrinking) land of alt weeklies before landing at Portland's -- and most of Oregon's -- NPR affiliate. I still do a lot of writing. I just now also do a lot of speaking into microphones. 

 

This is where I keep some of the work I'm proud of. Thanks for visiting.

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My Work

Oregon Public Broadcasting (latest coverage here)
 
POLITICS: What does a crypto tycoon want with Oregon's new congressional district?
PROFILE: Tina Kotek's long dominance could be a problem in governor's race
POLITICS: Everybody hates Portland: The city's compounding crises as political X-factor
POLITICS/AUDIO: In independent push for governor, Betsy Johnson sizes up her audience
INVESTIGATION: Pay to play? Out of state law firms reap big rewards of Oregon campaign checks
WATCHDOG: Oregon emergency managers refused to alert employees about possible COVID-19 exposure
AUDIO: Pop in your headphones, Oregon lawmakers have discovered podcasting
POLITICS: Two groups want to recall Gov. Kate Brown. Why can’t they get along?
POLITICS: Sources say a lobbyist is engineering a Republican leadership coup
INVESTIGATION: A workplace dispute reveals major flaws in legislature's harassment policies
INCURSION: State lawmaker suspected of allowing far-right demonstrators into Capitol
INCURSION: State Rep. Mike Nearman expelled over Capitol breach

National Public Radio

POLITICS: GOP lawmakers in Oregon continue walkouts, despite Democrats' attempts to end them
POLITICS: Democrats' total control of Oregon politics could end with governor race
POLITICS: Oregon police working to retrieve Oregon GOP lawmakers  
ENVIRONMENT: As climate warms, algae blooms in drinking water supplies
POLITICS: Amid measles outbreaks, states consider revoking religious vaccine exemptions

The Portland Mercury (all coverage here)

FEATURE: Crisis averted? Portland's brand new mental health center faces dizzying challenges
FEATURE: Why spending half a billion dollars to widen a Portland freeway might be a terrible idea
FEATURE: A bridge broken: How a repair project on Portland's busiest span became an expensive, dangerous mess
WATCHDOG: In texts to business lobby, mayor's office pledged to dramatically decrease where the homeless can sit
WATCHDOG: Bending the law: How Portland police improperly hijacked a new street enforcement rule
FEATURE: We Are Roseburg: Notes from the scene of Oregon's worst-ever mass shooting

The Oregonian

BUSINESS: At Oregon's only horse track, big crowds are no sure bet
WATCHDOG: A night's sleep, trashed
 

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