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Merkley Monthly: Strengthening wildfire resiliency and response
I’ll never forget driving more than 600 miles up and down Oregon during the 2020 Labor Day fires. I saw towns destroyed and never once broke free from the thick smoke. I was deeply moved by that heartbreaking experience. May is Wildfire Awareness Month, so I want to make sure you’re aware of how I’m working to protect Oregon’s communities from wildfire threats. In April, I led Oregon’s entire Congressional...
Rise in sea urchins impacts Oregon’s gray whales and their food
A recent boom in the purple sea urchin population off the southern Oregon coast appears to have had an indirect and negative impact on the gray whales that usually forage in the region, a new study shows. When urchin numbers rise, the spiky marine invertebrates can devour kelp forests that are a critical habitat for zooplankton, the tiny aquatic organisms that are the primary prey of many marine animals. Damaged kelp forests lead to reductions in zooplankton, and with fewer zooplankton to feed on, gray...
Seaside awards $23,500 in tourism grants
The City of Seaside Visitors Bureau and Seaside Tourism Advisory Committee (TAC) awarded $23,500 in funding to seven recipients through the 2024-2025 Tourism Grant Program. Funds will be dispersed in July. The application window for this latest grant round opened Feb. 2 and completed applications were due May 3. On May 15, and during its regular monthly meeting at Seaside City Hall, the TAC reviewed 10 applications with $41,500 total in requested grant funding. ...
Trump found guilty on 34 felony counts in NY hush money trial, Oregon reaction
Jurors in New York state court on Thursday found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments to a porn star ultimately to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. The first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president wrapped up in Manhattan, marking an extraordinary moment in American history not only for a former leader, but for one who is seeking to again hold the Oval Office. Trump, the Republican Party’s presumed 2024...
Military now ride for free on SETD buses
Executive Director Craig Johnston has announced that the Sunset Empire Transportation District, Board of Commissioners has approved that starting on May 27, 2024 and going forward, any person with identification verifying they are currently serving, have served, or are retired from any branch of the United States Armed Forces will be allowed to ride SETD buses, and or utilize Dial-A-Ride or Paratransit services fare free and at no charge. Riders requesting this free service will need to show the bus driver’s or staff, verification of...
OHA kicks off 2024 Oregon beach monitoring season
The Oregon Beach Monitoring Program (OBMP) is kicking off the 2024 beach monitoring season by announcing the list of coastal recreation areas it will be keeping an eye on for bacteria during summer and early fall. The 24 beaches on the list that the OBMP, based at the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) Public Health Division, is publishing includes some of the most frequently visited beaches in Oregon. It also includes beaches where the program has found bacteria present, or beaches for which local partners and...
Wellness: Buzzfeed can diagnose which Disney character you are, not your medical condition
Fortunately, Buzzfeed has never claimed to be able to give you any medical diagnosis. But plenty of other sources on the internet walk the fine line between “this is not medical advice” and “this sure sounds a lot like medical advice”. There’s a quiz for everything, and a “cure” for everything. A problem you didn’t know you had, and the product that can solve it (for three easy payments of $ 19.95, plus shipping and handling!) Anything and everything to do with your health can be found with a few taps on your phone, so it’s important to recognize how...
Column: May is Oregon Wine Month
May is Oregon Wine Month, which means it is your patriotic duty to drink wine made from grapes grown and vinified here in the state south of Washington and north of California. Zach Wahl, at the Nye Beach Wine Cellar, can put some of the top Oregon labels in your hands. You can also swing by Grocery Outlet where Eric Vaughn has a decent Oregon 2020 vintage Pinot noir for a very decent price: $8.99. It is called Precarious. When I searched the internet to...
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