Christine Drazan to Return as Oregon’s House Republican Leader
State House Republicans are bringing back former House GOP leader Christine Drazan to lead their caucus next year....
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Guest Commentary: Oregon Lawmakers can Stem the State’s Bird Flu Crisis
Oregon has the unlucky distinction of becoming the first state in the country with a confirmed case of...
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State Stockpiles Abortion Drug, Governor Vows to ‘Protect Oregon Values’
Oregon has added to its emergency supply of the abortion drug mifepristone, Gov. Tina Kotek announced Monday, but...
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Oregon School Fund will Take $670 Million Hit to Make Up for Pension Shortfalls
Oregon school districts are projected to pay $670 million more to the state’s public employee pension program over...
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Wildfire Survivors Taxed on Settlements, Wyden Vows Action by End of Year
Western wildfire survivors are calling on Congress to stop playing political football with a bill that would relieve...
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Oregon Now has a Plane Designated an Historic Place, The Spruce Goose
Six times larger than any aircraft of its time, the Spruce Goose housed up the road in McMinnville’s...
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PART FOUR: Banking on Oregon’s Forests, Carbon Markets could Offer Middle Road in Divide over Forest Management
When the Astoria City Council got the results of a forest inventory in the Bear Creek Watershed about...
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Corvallis Home Market Surges, then Slows to Fairly Steady
The Corvallis real estate market experienced a surge in activity over October, which was fueled by a temporary...
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In Oregon, It Should be Easier to Commit People in a Mental Health Crisis, says Key Group
A state work group studying how Oregon civilly commits people experiencing serious mental illness gave 51 recommendations to...
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At the Library: Prof. Gottlieb reviews Le Guin’s Left Hand of Darkness
Evan Gottlieb, OSU professor of film and literature, will review Ursula K. Le Guin’s classic novel The Left...
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Corvallis Calendar: Friday to Friday, Nov. 15 to 22
Friday, November 15 Fall Harvest Online Auction. Sponsored by Corvallis Environmental Center. Until November 18 at 9 pm....
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PART THREE: Banking on Oregon’s Forests, Carbon Markets Put a Price on Pollution
The extraordinary costs of climate change hit home for Cody Desautel during the 2015 wildfire season. Now the...
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Despite Promises, the White House Keeps Approving Plans to Cut Down Oregon’s Old Growth Forests
On Earth Day in 2022, President Joe Biden stood among cherry blossoms and towering Douglas firs in a...
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Guest Commentary: Oregon’s Wildfires are Expensive, It’s the Responsible Parties that Should Pay
Across Oregon, the flames from more than 2,000 fires this season have engulfed homes, ravaged landscapes and emitted...
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A Native Journalist Asks: How Do you Describe a Sacred Site without Describing it?
I’m standing at an Indigenous sacred site, looking at something I’m not supposed to see. Signs of ceremony...
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PART TWO: Banking on Oregon’s Forests, Carbon Markets see Big Potential in Small Landowners
A small statue of St. Francis sits on a stump holding court in Julie and John Christensen’s forest...
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Benton County’s Unionized Staffers Strike, Here’s the Impacts on Public Services
On Tuesday at 11:30 am, Benton County forwarded its AFSCME affiliated union employees an updated offer – it...
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Oregonians Stuck in the Hospital Without Anywhere to Discharge to, Report Offers New Options
Across a sprawling system of nearly 60 acute-care hospitals, Oregonians take up beds they do not need while...
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