Portland Metro Thursday Traffic: Fog for the morning; possible snow/hail showers for afternoon
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Friday morning commute: Wet roads, snow in Coast Range
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PERS is unfair contract for taxpayers (Letter to the editor)
In the legislature's pursuit of resolution to the PERS debacle, how has it managed to sidestep our country's...
White House selectively blocks media outlets from press briefing
Anyone wondering when - or if - CNN would stop breaking into regular programming to show the daily media...
Should America build more nukes?
The United States has 1,750 active nuclear weapons currently deployed, second only to Russia. That's more than enough to make the...
Coast Guard detains 2 Panama-flagged ships for safety issues
Officials say two Panama-flagged cargo ships have been detained on the Willamette and Columbia rivers because of safety issues....
Trump administration takes aim at recreational marijuana
Updated: Feb. 24, 10:01 a.m. Sean Spicer suggested Thursday that the Trump administration will enforce federal marijuana laws in states...
Tobias Read sticks by Elliott State Forest vote despite environmental outcry
Betbaba This story has been updated Environmental groups are ramping up the pressure on Oregon Treasurer Tobias Read for...
Environmental and fishing groups sue to save salmon
Environmental and fishing groups are suing the federal government to provide cooler habitat for migrating fish in the Columbia...
Tribes lay remains of Kennewick Man to rest
The ancient bones of the Kennewick Man have been returned to the ground. More than 200 members of five...
‘Scared straight’ teaching approach doesn’t help students in real-life drug, alcohol situations (Opinion)
By Griffin Jourda The "scared straight" approach of teaching is widely regarded as one of the most ineffective methods...
Crunch time in Portland schools’ search for a new leader
The Portland school board has reached a crucial point as it weighs the most important decision a board can...
Russia’s global hacking efforts are far from a ‘ruse’: David Ignatius
David Ignatius By David Ignatius WASHINGTON -- One of the most startling allegations in a January report by U.S....
The myth of the passive president: Rich Lowry
Rich Lowry By Rich Lowry President Donald Trump gives the impression of having Bahisarena done everything in his first...
Editorial cartoons of the week (PHOTOS)
National editorial cartoonists continue to focus on the Trump presidency including Vice President Pence's supporting role, President Trump's ties...
African Americans to Democratic Party: We’re still here
As an African-American Democrat, I share the core values of my political party. Like me, most African-American Democrats do not want to see the...
Let state Sen. Janet Nguyen be heard
It isn’t every day that a state senator is forcibly removed from the Senate floor, but that is exactly what happened to state Sen....
‘Madman Theory’ of foreign policy working — so far
At the heart of Donald Trump’s foreign policy team lies a glaring contradiction. On the one hand, it is composed of men of experience,...
Congress would be insane to override New York’s gun laws
Manhattan DA Cy Vance is right again: It would be an enormous “mistake” for Congress to de facto nationalize US gun laws at the...
Why all your news now comes with a heap of condescension
BEDFORD, Pa. — While efficiently running the elegant hotel dining room, Traci Smithmyer briefly glances at the stacks of newspapers available for patrons to...
False rape charges again expose injustice of campus kangaroo courts
Out of Sacred Heart University comes fresh proof of the injustice inherent in the drive for campus Star Chambers to handle sexual-assault charges.Bridgeport, Conn.,...
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Roberto Herrera: Latin Dance Teacher in Chicago Reader’s People Issue 2024
Roberto Herrera, a 37-year-old Latin dance teacher from Chicago, has a passion for teaching others the art of dance. Growing up in Rogers Park...
