Opinion

Opinion: Data center discrimination bill sends wrong economic message for Oregon

In times of economic crisis like we’re hurtling towards, policymakers need to be especially careful to do no…

Columnists

Opinion: Saving journalism and local news means helping democracy, support SB 686

In times like these, when politics are in turmoil and the amount of information is overwhelming, reliable and…

Opinion

Opinion: Oregon Senate bill will protect patients and reduce opioid dependence

The opioid epidemic continues to devastate Oregon, with overdose deaths reaching 1,833 in 2023 alone. That’s 450 more…

Food

Readers Respond: Oregon lawmakers should step up for food bank cuts

We asked readers to weigh in on federal food bank funding cuts, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture…

Opinion

Survey: Weigh in on federal food bank cuts

Columnists

‘I pretend to be the sports reporter here’ … Lon Austin was one of a kind

I will never forget the first time I met Lon Austin. I was standing in a “hallway” between…

Crime

Readers Respond: Violence against Tesla goes beyond Elon Musk

This article has been updated. More than 200 protesters sported signs and chanted slogans outside a Portland Tesla…

Columnists

Opinion: Renewable energy, not nuclear, is the Oregon way

In 1980, Oregon voters wisely called a halt to nuclear power projects with passage of Ballot Measure #7.…

American Football

Evanson: If you’re calling for Dana Altman’s job, I’ve got a few words for you

Want to hear a funny joke? Dana Altman can’t coach. That’s it. That’s the joke, and it’s one…

Opinion

Survey: Share your thoughts on the Tesla protests