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 […]
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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 […]
OSU announces $200 million technology research center launched by $100 million in donations
By MEERAH POWELL/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon State University announced a new $200 million research and education center on Friday, focused on supporting the semiconductor and general technology industries in the […]
Lincoln County joins 4th Congressional District just in time for a choice between two widely different candidates
By GRANT STRINGER/The Oregonian In the race to represent Oregon’s 4th District, a Republican lauded for bravery on a French train in 2015 and a Democratic politician who served in the […]
Politicians on Oregon’s Nov. 8 ballot seek to be first, longest-serving, oldest and more
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The Nov. 8 election could result in a number of firsts for Oregon. Ron Wyden could become Oregon’s longest-tenured U.S. Senator; Betsy Johnson could […]
Gomberg too good, too responsive and too hardworking to “trade away”
To the editor: I’ve read with bemusement the several recent letters supporting a candidate running to take the seat of our incumbent state representative, David Gomberg. No doubt this person […]
League of Women Voters sets forum for House, Lincoln County candidates
NEWPORT — The League of Women Voters of Lincoln County is hosting a forum at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20 featuring some of the candidates for the Oregon House District […]
What you need to know about mushroom hunting and gathering as season hits full stride in coastal forests
Compiled from the Salem Statesman Journal and YachatsNews.com It’s mushroom season on the Oregon coast. The prize of the local fungi group is the Pacific golden chanterelle, which was […]