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Phone is Banned, Son. In Oregon Schools.
In a move that’s got every parent, teacher, and teenager’s group chat buzzing, Governor Tina Kotek has issued Executive Order 25-09...

Sally Davis
4 days ago1 min read


Oregon Layoffs - Largest in History
Just when you thought your summer commute couldn’t get any more exciting, the Oregon Department of Transportation announced that nearly...

Jenny Lancaster
4 days ago2 min read


Salem Faces $1.2 Million Cost if Avelo Airline Contract Ends Early
Salem could owe $1.2 million if it breaks its contra

Jimmy Michaels
Jun 231 min read


Blue Star Donuts: Portland’s Sweetest Mic Drop
Let’s get one thing straight—if you’re in Portland and still lining up at that other doughnut place with the pink boxes and cereal...

Jenny Lancaster
Jun 221 min read


JinJu Patisserie Wins Big, and My Diet Cries Itself to Sleep
So, Portland’s JinJu Patisserie just won Outstanding Bakery in America at the 2025 James Beard Awards, and honestly? My jeans are already ti

Jenny Lancaster
Jun 181 min read


Tel Aviv Met Tehran and Everything Caught Fire
I woke up this morning thinking, well, that’s it— Israel is bombing Iran. No gentle father-of-two incursion, but a full‑blown “Rising...

Phil Harpster
Jun 121 min read


Powin Files for Bankruptcy and the Planet Can’t Even Right Now
Oh bless their green little hearts. Powin LLC, Oregon’s very own clean energy darling, just pulled a full financial faceplant and filed...

Jenny Lancaster
Jun 111 min read


Flat-Pack Dreams and Westside Schemes: IKEA Invades Beaverton with Swedish Precision
SEO Summary:
IKEA has opened a new Plan & Order Point in Beaverton, Oregon, located in Progress Ridge Town Square. Unlike traditional wareho

Phil Harpster
Jun 111 min read


A Truck Left the Road: The Death of Terry Calderwood
Terry Calderwood, 55, a part-time welding instructor at Chemeketa Community College, died in a single-vehicle crash on Southeast Lancaster D

Edward Hooper
Jun 91 min read


The Blood Came
One of them, a worker, lies in a hospital now. His breathing comes with the rhythm of machines. The doctors say he might wake up. They do not say when.
The mission didn’t close. The doors stayed open. They served dinner. They kept the chapel lit. They prayed in the same rooms that had held the wounded. That is what they do.
They gathered on a Thursday, those who knew pain and those who had only read of it. There were pastors. There were mayors

Edward Hooper
Jun 71 min read


Cheddar Royalty: How Tillamook’s Award-Winning Cheese Is Boosting Oregon’s Bottom Line
Picture this: sun-dappled Oregon pastures, contented cows chewing the good grass, and a cheese so divine it scooped the World Cheese...

Jenny Lancaster
Jun 72 min read


Lake Oswego and the $1.5 Million Cannonball: How to Lose Friends and Influence Judges
It’s a picturesque little lake, isn’t it? Lake Oswego—shimmering like a sterling salad bowl and, for decades, hoarded by a small band of...

Jenny Lancaster
Jun 71 min read


The Night Hope Bled: A Butcher’s Walk Through a Salem Shelter
They say true horror lives in the mundane. On June 1, 2025, around 7:15 p.m., right across from the Salem Police Department, the Union...

Phil Harpster
Jun 22 min read


Oregon’s Best Meal Comes with a Side of Existential Clarity
In the heart of Oregon’s wine country, where the scent of Pinot Noir mingles with the earthy aroma of freshly turned soil, lies a...

Phil Harpster
May 181 min read


The NFL Is Going Global, Baby—Pack Your Bags, Grab Your Passport, and Don’t Forget Your Foam Finger
It’s official: The NFL is now the international over-sharer of the sports world. Not content with simply dominating Sundays in America,...

Phil Harpster
May 162 min read


No Poors Allowed
In the genteel enclave of Lake Oswego, where the lawns are manicured to within an inch of their lives and the Labradoodles outnumber the...

Phil Harpster
Apr 92 min read


Multiple Tragedies In Oregon
On April 3, 2025, Oregon’s highways turned into a grim tableau of metal and mortality, claiming five lives in four separate crashes. The...

Jimmy Michaels
Apr 52 min read


“Hands Off” in Salem: A Parade of Panic, Polyester, and Purpose
Today in Salem, Oregon, I stood with a few hundred strangers who smelled vaguely of rain, weed, and fury.

Phil Harpster
Apr 52 min read


Look, But Don’t Touch - Two Years of Longing at Crater Lake
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but Crater Lake is off-limits for the next two years. No swimming, no boat rides, no leaping from...

Jim Henson
Apr 21 min read
Molotovs, Musk, and Madness -A Love Letter to Chaos from Salem, Oregon
In the Capitol town of Salem, Oregon, where the most thrilling event is usually a new flavor at the local donut shop, a scene straight...

Phil Harpster
Mar 232 min read
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