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5 takeaways: Portland region’s economic outlook for June
The Portland region’s most recent economic indicators, as studied by Jake Procino, workforce analyst and economics from the Oregon Employment Department, have been released. Here are the takeaways. 1. By “the Portland area,” we mean “Portland,” right? Well, you'd think so, right? Not so much. In fact, economists use the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro Metropolitan Statistical Area, which...
Steve M. Crittenden
October 11, 1945 – July 8, 2024 - Steve Crittenden, 78, passed away on July 8, 2024 due to complications from a stroke at the Select specialty hospital in Richmond Virginia. Steve was born at Naval Hospital, Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, North Carolina on October 11, 1945 to Chuck and Marellen Crittenden. His dad, a Marine, served in WWII and the Korean War. He moved the family to Camp Pendleton toward the end of WWII and eventually moved to Lake Oswego, Oregon where Steve grew up...
James A. Ledridge
December 25, 1938 – July 6, 2024 - James A. Ledridge passed away peacefully at his home in Lake Oswego, on July 6, 2024. Jim was born in La Grande, Oregon on Christmas Day 1938 to parents Sam and Princess Ledridge, the 6th of six children. In 1957 Jim enlisted in the Navy and returned two years later as a permanently disabled veteran. He persevered and attended Eastern Oregon University earning a degree in Education. He taught at Milton Freewater before moving to Lake Oswego...
OHSU study finds benefits of using telehealth to help treat opioid addiction
Telehealth can ease the stigma and barriers for people as they seek and enter treatment for drug addiction, a new study from Oregon Health & Science University found. The study’s release comes as Oregon is grappling with a fentanyl addiction and poisoning crisis, with providers and counties planning new programs that emphasize treatment and recovery instead of jail time. More than 1,000 Oregonians died of opioid poisoning in 2023, an increase from 280 in 2019, according to Oregon Health Authority data. ...
Molalla Roundabout: It's an (award) winner!
Molalla’s new roundabout has improved both safety and the traffic flow along Highway 213. In the process, the project has won a prestigious safety award from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. The regional award in the small, safety category makes the project eligible for one of 12 projects that will be honored nationally this fall by the association, which is known as AASHTO. In a letter...
OPINION: Joe must go
Joe must go As lifelong Democrats, we are asking that you tell Joe Biden that it is in the best interests of the American people and the continuation of Democracy in our country that he voluntarily step down and that he give Kamala Harris his accumulated pledged delegates. A major mistake was made in the past when Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg was not emphatically told that she needed...
West Linn council incumbents file for re-election
West Linn Mayor Rory Bialostosky, Council President Mary Baumgardner and Councilor Carol Bryck, who all have seats up for election this year, have filed for re-election. The trio recently filed candidacy paperwork with the city of West Linn. Bialostosky made history in 2020 when he became the youngest person ever elected to the City Council at 21 years old. He made history again in 2023 when he was elected the...
Oregon Rep. Blumenauer: Biden should step aside
U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, who is retiring from Congress after 28 years, has joined a few of his House Democratic colleagues to urge President Joe Biden to step aside as a candidate for re-election. The Portland Democrat was the first in Oregon’s congressional delegation to make that call in a statement he released Wednesday, July 10. He is the ninth House Democrat to do so. The key observation: ...
OPINION: Oregon's congressional delegation must not remain silent on Biden's candidacy
This isn’t the moment for timidity among Oregon’s Democratic Party leaders. When pressed by local media for their views on whether President Biden should still be at the top of their ticket, five of the six Democrats who represent Oregon in Congress have been either silent, supportive of the president, or deflective of the question. Oregon’s congressional delegation will not decide the president’s fate following his incoherent debate performance two...
OPINION: Portland Gray Panthers push election education and voting campaign
A recent op-ed by Tom Busso ("Third party votes not wasted," Tribune, June 26, 2024) is simply not true. Here's why: In 2024, the presidential election presents a clear, binary choice between the Biden-Harris ticket, and the Donald Trump Republicans. Any so-called 'third party' votes (including votes for vaccine denier RFK Jr.) are, de facto, votes for Trump and his ilk. The close margins in the six or seven swing states will determine the winner. ...
Appeals court hears arguments in Oregon lawsuit on Department of Human Services protections for LGBTQ kids
A federal appeals panel heard arguments Tuesday, July 9, in a Malheur County woman’s lawsuit that challenges state adoption rules intended to protect LGBTQ children on the basis of religious and free speech rights. Jessica Bates, who lives in Vale, sued the state in U.S. District Court in Portland in April 2023 after the Oregon Department of Human Services blocked her from qualifying as an adoptive parent. The state requires adoptive parents to support LGBTQ children they adopt — something that goes against Bates’ Christian...
West Linn schools to have more professional development days following removal of early release Wednesdays
Recent contract negotiations between the West Linn-Wilsonville School District and the West Linn-Wilsonville Education Association resulted in important changes to the 2024-25 school year calendar. The The changes were formally approved by the school board during its Monday, July 8 meeting. These changes allow for more full-day professional development for teachers and better align the primary, middle and high school calendars, according to a message from the district on ParentSquare...
Legislator calls for review of camping restrictions
A state legislator has urged leaders to set up a review of Oregon’s 2021 law requiring cities to follow “objectively reasonable” standards when they regulate the time, place and manner of camping on public property. Rep. Paul Evans, D-Monmouth, said in a letter released to colleagues on Tuesday, July 9, that a review is warranted in the aftermath of a June 28 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that upheld the authority of Grants Pass to regulate such camping. The decision effectively overturned a 2018...
Caring for a family member with dementia can turn your world upside down
About three months ago, our family thrust itself into the world of caregiving. We found out this past November that my father-in-law has dementia, and it had reached a point where he could no longer care for himself in his longtime home. A widower of about four years, he had lived alone, and it wasn’t until a visit this past Thanksgiving from other family members that anyone realized things were not quite right. My wife, who had only begun communicating with him by phone and...
Our TV picks for Thursday, July 11: The 2024 ESPYS; Don’t Forget the Lyrics!; Deadly Wives Club
The 2024 ESPYS KATU 8 p.m. Live from the Dolby Theatre in LA, tennis legend Serena Williams hosts as numerous celebrities from the world of sports and entertainment gather to celebrate outstanding achievement, spectacular moments and leading performers from the past year in sports. Don’t Forget the Lyrics! ...
Oregon among 27 states with illnesses linked to mushroom-derived candies
Oregon is one of 27 states with cases of a severe and acute illness associated with a brand of candies that contain a potentially harmful chemical found in mushrooms, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. So far, Oregon has had only one reported case. That patient recovered from the illness. CDC reports there now are 58 cases across the country, with 30 hospitalizations. One death also is being investigated. ...
Kroger-Albertsons announces sale of stores across Portland metro area
Kroger-Albertsons has released a list of stores in the Portland metro area that they expect to sell to a New Hampshire-based chain, C&S Wholesale Grocers, as part of a nationwide, $2.9 billion deal. The Kroger chain includes Safeway, Albertson and QFC. The change is happening across the country. Locally, stores to change ownership are in Portland and many of its suburbs. ...
West Linn nixes November recreation center bond vote, exploring private funding options
The city of West Linn will not place a bond measure to fund a new community recreation center on the ballot this November. Though the city eyed the November election as an opportunity to ask voters to fund a new recreation center, results from recent polling and a community questionnaire gave city leaders pause. At a meeting Monday, July 8, the West Linn City Council heard from Parks and Recreation Director Megan Big John and MIG consultant Ryan Mottau about the tail end of phase...
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