Multiple Oregon Live posts covering Portland attractions (Thai Festival, river beach destinations) and a Lincoln statue restoration generating local debate. Posts are disconnected local interest items rather than one unified story.
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4 things we saw (and tasted) at the Portland Thai Festival this year https://www. oregonlive.com/portland/2026/0 7/4-things-we-saw-and-tasted-at-the-portland-thai-festival-this-year.html # OregonLive # oregon
Portland’s Lincoln statue returns, but not without a new battle https://www. oregonlive.com/portland/2026/0 7/a-restored-lincoln-statue-is-coming-back-to-portland-but-not-everyone-likes-how.html # OregonLive # oregon
East of Portland, there's a sandy river beach, a new library and great ice cream waiting for your family https://www. oregonlive.com/trending/2026/0 7/you-can-have-a-full-beach-vacation-with-your-kids-at-this-spot-just-outside-portland.html # OregonLive # oregon
You must pay lots of money to me because as CEO I spend my time on very important, high value matters, like whining about the height a statue is placed. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202... The city’s redesign brings Lincoln “closer to the public” in a way critics called “demeaning.”