By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The head of the Oregon Supreme Court announced Wednesday she’ll retire at the end of the year. Chief Justice Martha Walters, 72, has […]
Archives for October 2022
Gomberg works hard to support small businesses
To the editor: David Gomberg and his wife, Susan, have lived here 35 years and built a world-famous kite business. Very few legislators have small business experience and the know […]
HD 10 candidate Celeste McEntee understands forestry, farming issues
To the editor: I like trees. I have been growing forests in Lincoln and Benton Counties for more than 40 years. Actively managed forests implementing commercial thinning, increase ecological function […]
Skarlatos would bring needed change to Congress
To the editor: I am voting for Alek Skarlatos to represent Oregon in the U.S. House of Representatives. As a five-year veteran of the Oregon Army National Guard, Alek Skarlatos […]
City of Waldport making offer to Lincoln County School District to buy 2.81-acre former Seashore property downtown
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The city of Waldport is going to make a run at purchasing the hulking, former middle school building and garden area that the Lincoln […]
The Oregon governor’s race: What do three candidates say they will do to help solve statewide housing crisis
Second in a 6-part series. Wednesday: The economy By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon has been in a housing crisis for years. State economists say the state is short about […]
Oregon mayor’s group say state needs to step up with more money to help battle homeless issues
BY ANNA GRIFFIN/Oregon Public Broadcasting A coalition of 25 mayors from across Oregon want state leaders to play a more central role in the battle to end homelessness. In a letter […]
The Oregon governor’s race: Next governor will shape education for a generation of students who have fallen behind
First in a 6-part series. Tuesday: Housing By RACHEL ALEXANDER/Salem Reporter Oregon’s schools have rarely occupied more focus in statewide races than in 2022. After over a year of online […]
Former Yachats councilor says Gomberg always listened
To the editor: As a former member of the Yachats City Council, I had the opportunity to spend time in Salem meeting with various members of the Oregon Legislature. It […]
New NOAA report says changing ocean leads to 38 percent decline in West Coast’s gray whales last two years
By NOAA Fisheries News Service Gray whales that migrate along the West Coast of North America continued to decline in number over the last two years, according to a […]