As you may have read in the papers on May 5 and 6, a study has found that people on the Oregon Health Plan were not necessarily in better health than those who were not on the plan. It did find that those on the plan used health care services more and did not face […]
If you looked really hard at the top of Marys Peak this past weekend, you could still see a little patch of white. At 4,100 feet it’s the highest mountain in the Coast Range, and the extent of snow up there has taken on some significance as an indicator of the local effects of global […]
Next time you’re on or near the central Oregon coast, check out this little place in the Siuslaw National Forest. There is hardly ever anybody there when I ride my bike up to this place. It’s easy to get to by car, about nine miles up Yachats River Road. If you go, pick a sunny day, […]
You may have noticed that for Democrats in the Oregon legislature, more is never enough. On April 24 Republicans in the House refused to provide the two votes the Democrats needed, in addition to the 34 votes of their own, to pass a $275 million, two-year tax increase on individuals and businesses. But in both […]
Wednesday’s meeting of the Albany City Council was unusual in the number of blue uniforms that crowded into the meeting room at City Hall. About two dozen firefighters and police officers were on hand to receive commendations for their role in responding to a house fire in Albany on Jan. 12, 2013, and saving the […]
After Boston, any philosophical qualms about the proliferation of surveillance cameras sound hopelessly naive. The two suspects in the marathon bombing were identified as quickly as they were because not just one but at least two surveillance cameras caught them in the act of walking past, carrying backpacks. As it happens, the Oregon House has […]
No matter what goes on inside, the grounds of the Oregon Capitol and the building itself are something of which Oregonians can be proud. What we have there, in Salem, is a handsome building surrounded by a well kept park. More important, citizens have unfettered access to the seat of the state government. There is […]
