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- ↑ "Portland 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade starts 9:30 a.m. Saturday". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ↑ Doug Brown (April 25, 2017). "82nd Avenue of the Roses Parade Cancelled after Threats of Political Protests, Violence". The Portland Mercury . Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- ↑ Katie Mettler (April 27, 2017). "Portland rose parade canceled after 'antifascists' threaten GOP marchers". The Washington Post . Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Roses parade returns to 82nd Avenue".
- ↑ KATU Staff. "82nd Avenue of Roses parade returns after cancellation last year". KATU. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ↑ Staff, FOX 12. "Annual 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade returns after threats canceled last year's event" . Retrieved 2018-06-07.