Economics

OPINION: Allow merger to provide Visa/Mastercard with meaningful competition

The proposed merger between Capital One and Discover, combined with their $265 billion Community Benefits Plan (CBP), presents…

Catering

Random acts of kindness: gnocchi edition

Right around Thanksgiving is a good time to think about people who have shown me acts of kindness…

Basketball

Evanson: The Trail Blazers are winning, and that should be a good thing

Don’t look now, but the Trail Blazers are winning games. And while many of you aren’t happy about…

Guest Opinion

My View: Metro Councilor Simpson says expand homeless services program

Everyone in our region knows our housing system needs to change. From unaffordable market-rate housing to the struggles…

Guest Opinion

Invest in the people who will become the backbone of our local workforce

As chairs of our local community college boards, we write today to underscore the vital importance of supporting…

Columnists

4 Takeaways: Portland region’s economy

The Portland metro area continues to lose jobs (though not a lot), our unemployment rate is holding steady,…

Columnists

Portlanders saw an election for the ages; the outcomes aren’t totally clear yet

For a perspective on how different Portland’s November election was, and how different the new-look Portland city government…

Letters To Editor

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Congressional help needed to protect old-growth forests I want to express my gratitude to Sens. Ron Wyden and…

Ethics

LETTER: Congress must act now to protect Oregon’s old-growth forest heritage

I want to express my gratitude to Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley for their strong support of…

Letters To Editor

LETTER: Federal legislation would cure dysfunctional billing for medical services

As a person with terminal cancer who has a limited income, it is important that billing for healthcare…