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After blasting off water tower Monday, city says Centennial Mills area could take 2 more weeks to reopen
The Oregonian (Oregon Live) and KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedPortland officials said the demolition contractor will start with a controlled detonation, then expects to take two weeks to break the building walls down halfway.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Demolition to begin Monday on Centennial Mills with controlled detonation of water tower". The center frames it as "After blasting off water tower Monday, city says Centennial Mills area could take 2 more...".
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Left / center-leftDemolition to begin Monday on Centennial Mills with controlled detonation of water tower
The Oregonian (OregonLive) · Center-left · News report
CenterAfter blasting off water tower Monday, city says Centennial Mills area could take 2 more weeks to reopen
KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR) · Center · News report
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After blasting off water tower Monday, city says Centennial Mills area could take 2 more weeks to reopen
Portland officials said the demolition contractor will start with a controlled detonation, then expects to take two weeks to break the building walls down halfway.
