Opinion

Opinion: We must save Job Corps

U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici writes: 'For those who have found their path to success through Job Corps and…

Business

Opinion: The bottle bill, an Oregon gem

Oregon’s bottle bill, established in 1971 as the first in the U.S and the second worldwide, leads the…

Opinion

Readers Respond: Oregon Health Plan changes are ‘inhumane, terrifying, potential disaster’

Your Oregon News asked readers where they stand on proposed changes to the Oregon Health Plan, or Medicaid.…

Columnists

Commentary: Data centers and their neighbors

Oregon has a big and (relatively) new kind of business it doesn’t really know how to deal with.…

Opinion

Opinion: Bottle bill isn’t cause of addiction crisis

A local columnist writes: Like many beloved Oregon institutions, the Bottle Bill has been impacted by Portland’s addiction…

Opinion

Opinion: Oregon Legislature should back cervical cancer screening bill

Senate Bill 451A would make Oregon the first in the country to eliminate cost obstacles to early diagnosis…

College

Evanson: Oregon House Bill 3694 is just a symptom of a much bigger NCAA problem

House Bill 3694 is back in the news. But while the state has again approved the newly amended…

Opinion

My View: Use Portland Clean Energy Fund for natural areas

While I agree with Councilor Steve Novick’s letter opposing use of Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF) for developed…

Opinion

Opinion: In a budget crunch, invest where it matters most, Oregon’s small businesses

Several Portland-area business leaders write a column saying the Community Economic Coalition (CEC) Hub is a timely, shovel-ready,…

Opinion

Opinion: The Portlandia statue protects free speech and free assembly; the Portland City Council does not

Three local columnists from the Gray Panthers claim that policies of the Portland City Council and Portland State…