Posted inOpinion

The Year’s Winners and Losers

A far-from-exhaustive reflection on the good, bad and ugly of 2025

The end of a year is an ideal time to look back, reassess and think about what we could do better in the new year. With that, we present some of the winners and losers of the year 2025. Letโ€™s start with the Losers. Losing locally –Oregonโ€™s budget. Federal decisions and executive orders are bringing […]

Posted inCulture

Sober Holidays

Abstaining from booze in a town that loves to drink

Nothing screams Christmas quite like a piping hot mug of spiked eggnog. Nothing signifies the end of a year like countdown followed by an enthusiastic champagne toast. Holiday drinking has become nearly as traditional as tree decorating and ball dropping; no matter where you are in the country, it’s difficult to escape the prevalence of […]

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