People set up a mini-homeless camp on the edge of Southeast 28th Street in Portland in September 2022. (Fred Joe/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle More than two […]
Archives for October 2022
Celeste McEntee will help bring change to Oregon
To the Editor: On Tuesday, Nov. 8 we have the opportunity to elect a new representative for Oregon House District 10. It is an opportunity for change and a new […]
Gomberg will help protect a woman’s reproductive rights
To the editor: With the overturning of Roe v. Wade, it has become very important that Oregon elected officials stand up for women’s bodily autonomy and protect this most fundamental […]
Still unsure about 4 Oregon measures on Nov. 8 ballot? Here’s a rundown of what they would do — or not do
By ALEXIS WEISEND and ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregonians are deciding on four measures affecting health care, criminal sentencing, gun safety and the ability of state lawmakers to stall legislation. […]
New statewide survey shows Oregonians growing more concerned about where economy is headed
By MICHAEL KOHN/Oregon Capital Bureau An increasing number of Oregonians are concerned about the state of the economy, the latest case of public disillusionment with the direction the state is […]
With two competing offers for downtown Waldport property, Lincoln County School District pulls back to re-think best use
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – Faced suddenly with at least two competing offers for the former Seashore Family Literacy and Waldport school property in the middle of downtown, the […]
OSU trustees approve $13 million in dock improvements at Hatfield Center
NEWPORT — The Oregon State University Board of Trustees on Friday approved a $13 million project to improve the dock for university research vessels at the Hatfield Marine Science Center […]
Weyerhaeuser union members narrowly vote to accept new contract, end six-week strike at mills in Oregon and Washington
By LOUIS KRAUSS/The Eugene Regiser-Guard A six-week worker strike at Weyerhaeuser mills across the Pacific Northwest ended Friday after union members narrowly voted to approve a new contract that included […]
ODFW biologists warn about getting close to dead sea lions on coast
Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife biologists are warning about an increase in the number of stranded California sea lions along the entire Oregon coast due to leptospirosis, a naturally-occurring […]
73-year-old Yachats Rural Fire Protection District is at a crossroads as voters weigh whether to approve new, large tax levy to fund operations
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The 73-year-old Yachats Rural Fire Protection District is at a crossroads. Do voters approve a district operating levy request of $1.59 in the Nov. […]