News & Opinion
Monday, May 7, 2012
"Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the
right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they
could do this is by not voting." Franklin D. Roosevelt
Don't forget to vote!
Oregon Political News
Columbia River
Crossing needs $900 million from Washington and Oregon, but how to raise it
remains elusive
Politics of Place-
A distinctive liberalism guides low-profile Portland legislative races
Can systems
development charges only be spent on capital projects? PolitiFact Oregon
Gov. John
Kitzhaber celebrates federal health pact, says real test lies ahead
Oregon GOP backs
write-in effort
Oregon Legislative Press Releases
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News From the Regions
Portland/Metro Area
Portland's
Precision Castparts will acquire Centra Industries, a Canadian manufacturer
Oregon
Transformation Project's political action committee splits Clackamas County
conservatives
In an unusual
case, Multnomah County seeks $2 million in property taxes from the city of
Portland
'Made in America'
house in Lake Oswego highlights domestically sourced building
Does Charlie Hales
want to give a 'sweeping break' to infill developers? PolitiFact Oregon
Could Portland
have saved itself the cost of building the $138 million Powell Butte
reservoir? PolitiFact Oregon
Did Portland agree
to treat its water because of contractor say-so? PolitiFact Oregon
Northern Oregon Coast
Salem Area
Death penalty foes
set film, speaker
Central/Eastern Oregon
Politics of Place-
In northeastern Oregon, politics revolve around natural resources
Shift in power?
Redrawn District 58 means Union County now has voting edge
Albany/Corvallis Area
Pioneer Villa
Truck Plaza adds electric vehicle charging station
A fragile
independence
Eugene Area
A day in the life
Yurts endure
Roseburg Area
UCC program helps
students earn GED diplomas and start college
Medford Area
Matthews selected
to fill seat on Medford council
Shady Cove will
refine water system proposal
Carpenter Awards
honor cardiologist
Ashland council
makes plans to spruce up downtown areas
'It's Our
Education'
Bates cheers 'huge
step' to help Oregon's efforts toward reform
Sheriff's
Department moves to new offices
Ashland council
OKs energy rebates for SOU, others
Klamath Falls Area
Oregon aims for
federal dollars for prison health
Southern Oregon Coast
Scott Roberts
kicks off Oregon Senate campaign
North Bend braces
for higher costs
Coos County
commissioner candidates oppose recommendations of governance committee
Coos County
commissioner candidate Loiselle rejects donation from business PAC
Administrator
option splits county bosses
International News
National
News
House members
pitch for Senate postal bill
Federal Reserve
draws legislative fire from both sides of the aisle
Nine tasks
Congress can’t avoid
House lawmakers
return to deficit battle
The gloves come
off as President Obama launches reelection campaign
Business News
Cascade Bancorp
returns to profitability
Capital One
Services to lay off 79 in Portland
Environment / Energy News
Hunt is
on for more natural gas in Idaho
Natural Resource News
Institute
develops new forest website
Opinion/Editorials
Portland Area
My OPB political
chat- Why aren't any of the Portland mayoral candidates catching fire?
Build the Portland
dream acre by remaining acre
Presidential
politics overshadow some positives in the April jobs report
Secret bonus of
Outdoor School- job skills for Oregon teens
Colleges hold
transcripts hostage for graduates behind on their college loans
Dying on the
streets- Multnomah County homeless report is a call to save lives
America can't
afford to legalize marijuana
Grant High
School's grassroots group UPSET spreads awareness about the effects of
school cuts
Benefits of
Oregon's constitution- the naked truth
2012 college
graduates get crash course in job-seeking
Sources Say •
Sam's school of big deals
Salem Area
Bennett,
Butterfield top choices for judges
Central/Eastern Oregon
Our Views- An
overview of our endorsements
Our Views- Marks
is on target as choice in Ward 1
Our Views- Don’t
knock Wood in Ward 2 challenge
Our Views- Hill
stands a bit taller in at-large city council race
Albany/Corvallis Area
Editorial-
Governor joins anti-coal drive
Editorial- Roses
and Raspberries
Eugene Area
EDITORIAL- Handy’s
blind spot
EDITORIAL- Pulling
back the curtain
COMMENTARY- Open
enrollment stirs debate, pro
COMMENTARY- Open
enrollment stirs debate, con
GUEST VIEWPOINT-
Lane County juvenile system needs equity work
GUEST VIEWPOINT-
The debate over PERS needs to depend on actual facts
Roseburg Area
Medford Area
Don't stop now
Ten years after-
the Biscuit fire revisited
Proposed amendment
takes a scythe to the Bill of Rights
Cheers and jeers
Klamath Falls Area
Southern Oregon Coast
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