By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Nicholas Kristof’s relationships formed over decades as a journalist are showing up in a strong wave of “red letter” giving to his campaign for […]
Archives for November 2021
Amid staff shortages, some Oregon students with disabilities may be getting short shrift
Special education teachers have been particularly hard to find this year, causing reduced class offerings and school days that could be a violation of students’ civil rights. (Malheur Enterprise/Rachel Parsons) […]
Roving sea lion wanders through streets of Lincoln City, refuses fish, returns to ocean
LINCOLN CITY — Lincoln City residents had an extra guest for Thanksgiving weekend: a sea lion who spent Friday evening wandering a residential part of town. The sea lion came […]
Despite tragedy of wife’s death a year ago, Republican Bud Pierce of Salem presses to be Oregon governor
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau When Selma Pierce died Dec. 1, 2020, after a car struck her while she was walking near their home in West Salem, Dr. William “Bud” […]
Bend real estate group goes to federal court over Oregon Legislature’s ‘love letter’ ban
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The Oregon Legislature violated free speech rights when banned Realtors from passing so-called “love letters” from potential homebuyers to sellers, a federal lawsuit filed by […]
Oregon is losing female school superintendents — and new study highlights why
The report found that Oregon lost more than 50% of its female school superintendents last year. Hiring bias and retention remain major issues. Salem-Keizer superintendent Christy Perry is seen in […]
Panel of judges upholds Oregon congressional maps, dismisses gerrymandering claims
Ruling joins earlier decision that redrawn legislative maps don’t unfairly favor Democrats By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon is closer to moving ahead with its new Congressional district and new […]
Republican legislator from Canby announces her run for Oregon governor
Rep. Christine Drazan, R-Canby, speaks during a legislative special session on Monday, Sept. 20. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — House Minority Leader Christine Drazan plans to run for […]
Two Samaritan clinics will close Dec. 3-5 for move to new building
NEWPORT — Samaritan Health Services’ occupational medicine clinic and walk-in clinic will close the weekend of Dec. 3-5 as they move into a newly remodeled building at 705 S.W. Coast […]
Regional economist puts awful numbers to pandemic’s 2020 decimation of coastal tourism, but says rebound is under way
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The state economist who focuses on the Oregon coast has come up with a number that documents the hit that the tourism industry and its workers […]