A statewide survey last month indicates Oregonians overall have a practical but measured attitude toward timber harvests and other forest management practices. ...
Ranked-choice voting may be coming to Oregon. House Speaker Dan Rayfield told the Bend Bulletin last week his name may be on the bill that aims to do it in the ...
Measure 110, the Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act voters passed in 2020, is still failing to live up to its name. Oregon lawmakers need to step in and ...
No one likes higher taxes and fees. Some Medford residents may be less than pleased that the City Council has voted to more than double the public safety fee th...
Tuesday morning’s 6.4 magnitude earthquake in Humboldt County on the Northern California coast didn’t do any damage here, although it caused widespread damage i...
Well, that didn’t take long.
Remember when the South Medford freeway interchange was moved from Barnett Road to Garfield because the old interchange was no long...
Oregon government hasn’t always performed as well as it could when it comes to delivering services to state residents who need them. But one shining exception i...
The days are growing shorter, snow is falling in the mountains and the chill winds blow as winter approaches. It’s a time to be thankful for home and family — w...
It is every parent’s worst nightmare.
No one expects to have to bury a son or a daughter, especially when they are still in high school, full of promise, with t...
Oregon’s venerable statewide land-use planning system has long been admired for preserving farmland, protecting forest lands and other natural resources, and pr...
It has been a long, drawn-out process, with fits and starts, protests and public forums but, at last, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has given ...
When people feel strongly about a public issue, it’s understandable that they may express those feelings in less than appropriate ways. When those expressions d...
While much of the country is focused on which party will control the U.S. Congress, a subtle but significant shift has taken place in the Oregon Legislature.
Th...
Tired of being bombarded with election ads on your television and in your mailbox? Tired of the talking heads on cable news yakking on about the significance of...
For anyone who is outraged at the Medford School Board’s decision to stop reading public comments aloud during meetings, we recommend a few deep breaths and som...
If you were homeless and camping along Bear Creek, large salmon swimming by on their way upstream might look like a free meal. What could be wrong with grabbing...
Rogue Valley residents — and especially the community of Eagle Point — have reason to celebrate this weekend. The Butte Creek Mill is celebrating its 150th anni...
Less than a month remains before the Nov. 8 election. That can only mean it’s time to trot out a book Jeff Golden wrote in 1971 and suggest a word that appears ...
Most of us manage to go about our business without constant fear for our physical safety. There are times when we do feel that fear — walking alone in a dangero...
The city of Medford has dismissed its case against chiropractor Glenn Gumaer for running a red light, saying it had decided to drop the charge “due to a technic...
