Editorial

Oregon begins to offer a birth control pill that does not require a prescription

What a debacle

Whatever moral issues are at hand here, there's a lack of professionalism that is stunning and costly.

Something beyond the topic of economic or geographic segregation caught our eyes

The Oregon state legislative session wrapped up last week, and compared to past years that were mired by walkouts, it’s fair to say that a lot got done

There are no black-and-white solutions to issues as important as housing

Oregon PUC Should Decide on Proposed Rate Hike Sooner Rather Than Later

Over the past several years, state and local governments have spent a lot of time, energy and money trying to solve Oregon’s massive shortfall of housing

Oregonians got what they asked for when they hired Tina Kotek to make good on her campaign promises

If those senators didn't show up for their own benefit, knowing they'd risk being disqualified, what's to say they're going to play nice for the benefit of the rest of us?

When hopeful politicians tour their prospective districts, stumping for votes, a common approach is to boast about just how well they know the ins and outs of the district

Pack your patience as the state continues to get the supports in place to make drug treatment reforms really fly.

A bigger commission might better serve the county's 200,000 residents—but for now, let's sign the petition to further consider the issue

So what does this mean for Oregonians?

Oregonians have been quoting and re-quoting Tom McCall for decades – some in favor of his sentiment; others wary of the drawbridge mentality that came with it

To spare you some precious time, let’s do this in a “good-bad-ugly” lightning round, shall we?

Public services may not benefit us directly, but they benefit us all as a whole

When developers raze a large lot to build housing, leaving no vegetation – let alone any trees at all – we lose crucial tools that store carbon, create shade, provide wildlife habitat and so much more

Members of the Oregon GOP are calling it a “dangerous precedent” — this notion of teachers, paid to do a job, walking out in protest

A host of ranchers, environmentalists and others worked on a compromise for the Owyhee. Now Bentz needs to get on board.

The notion of using public funds to help the sheriff craft a narrative about homelessness was bad enough. Then the situation got worse.

Things have been interesting since the last U.S. Census

In November 2020, a citizen initiative in Oregon got the whole country talking