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3 tips for first-time home buyers
Real estate has garnered considerable attention since 2020, and for good reason. Though speculators and real estate professionals may point to several variables that have affected the home market in recent years, the pandemic certainly was among those factors. Real estate prices and mortgage interest rates increased significantly during the pandemic and have remained well above pre-pandemic levels. The spike in home prices and interest rates has significantly impacted young...
Readers Respond: “Grocery quality and quantity decrease, prices soar”
Your Oregon News asked readers to rate the affordability of groceries in their area this season, in an unofficial survey. Over 41% of reader respondents said they have cut back a lot on groceries this season, and 33% said they have cut back a little. About 20% said they have not cut back at all, 5% are neutral, and 3% said they buy more groceries now. About 40% of reader...
Oregon legislative Democrats join governor, Republicans in opposing rebate ballot measure
Democratic leaders in the Oregon House and Senate have come out swinging against a November ballot measure that would hike taxes on corporations to send checks to every Oregonian. Top Democrats in the House and Senate joined their Republican colleagues and Gov. Tina Kotek, a Democrat, in opposing Measure 118, also referred to as the Oregon Rebate. The ballot measure, one of five statewide that will appear on the November ballot, would increase by 3% the corporate minimum tax on sales above $25 million and...
The GLA35 is Mercedes-AMG's hot hatchback
With the increasing popularity of "subcompact" SUVs, it's time to clear the air. These are not really SUVs at all. They are hatchback cars with a little more ground clearance than a passenger car. Automaker marketing teams want to call every vehicle an SUV right now because SUVs are popular and sell better. Plus, a hatchback carries a connotation of an economy car, which the Mercedes-Benz GLA certainly is not. The Mercedes GLA is a luxury hatchback, and when it's been upgraded by Mercedes' AMG...
Our TV picks for Thursday, August 15: Portrait of Jennie; The Real Housewives of Orange County; Alone Australia
Portrait of Jennie TCM 5 p.m. Struggling artist Eben Adams (Joseph Cotten) laments his prospects and wishes for divine inspiration. A chance encounter with the beautiful young Jennie Appleton (Jennifer Jones) changes his fortunes with art dealer Miss Spinney (Ethel Barrymore). The Real Housewives of Orange County ...
Frank Schoenborn
July 2, 1939 – August 5, 2024 - Born in Oregon City on July 2nd, 1939, and passed away at the age of 85 on August 5th, 2024, in McMinnville at the Brookdale Memory Care Facility. Frank loved his family, fishing, coaching youth basketball and playing a good game of cribbage. A longtime resident of Molalla in the logging industry, which he retired from in 2000 and then drove school bus in McMinnville. Frank leaves behind his beloved wife of 65 years, Janice, sons Jim and wife Rebecca, Mike and wife Lorrie, grandsons Brian and wife Rachael, Matt and girlfriend Lisa, Dusty and girlfriend Britney, and his great grandson Breydon. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Molalla Church of Christ on August 24, 2024 at 11:00 am.
Protesters critical of Rep. Chavez-DeRemer finish car caravan in Oregon City
After a 220-mile, two-day long drive, members of the Consolidated Oregon Indivisible Network and other local Oregon activists ended their “Looking for Lori” car caravan protest at Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s Oregon City office. The car caravan protest began on Saturday, Aug. 10 in Bend, stopping along the way in Albany and the Oregon state Capitol in Salem before ending in Oregon City. Indivisible Oregon has continued to publicly critique Chavez-DeRemer,...
Environmental regulators say NW Natural misleading customers about Oregon's climate credit program
Oregon environmental regulators are concerned that the state’s largest natural gas utility is misinforming customers about a key climate change policy aimed to reduce greenhouse gases. NW Natural, which provides natural gas to more than 2 million people in Oregon and southwest Washington, told its customers in a newsletter this month that the state is proposing a carbon crediting program that might not lead to direct greenhouse gas emission cuts. ...
Upon reconsideration, state committee accepts Clackamas County deflection application
After conducting a second review of Clackamas County’s grant application for a drug deflection program, the IMPACTS Grant Review Committee of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission voted to reverse its original decision and approve an amended version of the county’s proposal Monday, Aug. 12. However several committee members still expressed disagreement with Clackamas County District Attorney John Wentworth’s characterization of the terms “deflection” and “diversion,” which were part of the basis for their initial denial of the county’s application. The committee’s reconsideration of the application...
Readers Respond: Rating your local school district
Your Oregon News asked readers how happy they are with their current school districts. About 52% of respondents said they are involved in their local school district as a parent, and 25% as an educator. Another 23% said they formerly were involved, but are no longer, 13% are grandparents or volunteers, and 8% said they are not involved in their local school districts. Nearly 90% of respondents are involved in...
Oregon Department of Aviation proposes three refined options for Aurora Airport adjustments
As the cities of Canby, Aurora, Wilsonville, and other parties remain concerned over a possible expansion of the Aurora State Airport, three refined Oregon Department of Aviation proposals for airport adjustments include an extension of the runway and potential property acquisition. The new proposed options, referred to as “alternatives” and presented at an advisory committee meeting on Tuesday, July 30, were designed based on community and advisory committee input to preliminary alternatives proposed by the aviation department in June. ...
Tired of Oregon wildfires? They’re not going away any time soon
Fire Managers in the Pacific Northwest predict that many wildfires currently burning in Oregon, and potentially new ones, will persist until the region experiences significant rain or snow this fall. The same holds true for the state of Washington. The U.S. Forest Service issued that warning Tuesday, Aug. 13. Widespread lightning is expected this month...
Molalla to Colton: Safety corridor about to get an upgrade
The Highway 211 corridor between Molalla and Colton is about to get some attention for the Oregon Department of Transportation. Here’s a look at how it all came about and what’s about to occur. In 2021, ODOT, community members and law enforcement worked together to designate the Highway 211 Safety Corridor between Molalla and Colton. ...
Our TV picks for Wednesday, August 14: MasterChef; Good Bones; The Ark
MasterChef KPTV 8 p.m. The generations continue to go at it as the remaining cooks now get to work twice as hard, thanks to remaining episodes being two-hours long. Gordon Ramsay, Aaron Sanchez and Joe Bastianich put the generations through their paces for a shot at $250,000. Good Bones ...
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