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.…

Letters To The Editor

OPINION: Pass Senate Bill 125 to protect Oregon’s medical practices

Since its implementation in 2019, the Corporate Activity Tax has squeezed independent health care providers, and Oregon patients…

Columnists

RURAL REFLECTIONS: Moving forward backward

Did you ever walk backwards out of a room when you happened upon an uncomfortable situation? I know…

Letters To The Editor

OPINION: Democrats: Oppose federal Fix Our Forests Act

The federal Fix Our Forests Act is disastrous. It prioritizes logging over proven community wildfire protections like defensible…

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…

Columnists

RURAL REFLECTIONS: Noncents

The plug on the bank was removed. Coins were scattered across the floor. Pennies. They were saved so…

Letters To The Editor

OPINION: More proactive approach to rental assistance would better serve tenants, landlords

The recent article, “Oregon sees a rise in eviction filings, but rent assistance programs are working,” presents a…

Opinion

OPINION: St. Helens school board got it right on gender identity complaint

As the parent of a transgender teen, I am disappointed (but unsurprised) by Commissioner Casey Garrett’s complaint to…

Editorials

Editorial | David vs. Goliath: Oregon bill offers lifeline for Journalism — and Democracy

This editorial is being jointly-published by more than 50 Oregon newspapers and supported by the Oregon Newspaper Publishers…

Columnists

OPINION: Well permitting fees, not taxpayer bailouts, should fund Oregon water resources shortfall

Should permitting agencies receive increased funds? If budget increases are justified, should finances be increased through fees or…