Opinions From Around Oregon
Akawa Butte Fire Update: The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Closes Two Roads as Evacuation Notices Increase
Deschutes County, Ore. — Fire officials and the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office have added new evacuation areas for the Akawa…
The Transformation of the Democratic Party
The Democratic Party once championed working families, faith, and ordered liberty. Today, its progressive wing increasingly recasts pride, envy, greed,…
Some Choose Homelessness, Some Do Not
There is a myth about homelessness that deserves some attention. Some people claim that “Nobody chooses to be homeless,” and…
Cherriots Purchases Land for New South Salem Transit Center
SALEM, OR — July 16, 2026 — The Salem Area Mass Transit District (Cherriots) has purchased the property located at…
Oregon’s Top-Ten List of Failures
Oregon is breathtaking, but the numbers are brutal. Freedom, affordability, housing, homelessness, safety, education, taxes, mental health, and business climate…
McHaddad: What Oregon Republicans can Learn from Zohran Mamdani
“While you were partying, I studied the blade.” This 10-year-old Internet meme pokes fun a eschewing mainstream hobbies for developing…
Voices From the Sidewalk: The Problem with Shelters
In my community, we have two homeless shelters. One is a low-barrier shelter and the other a high-barrier shelter. At…
One Dead Following Small Aircraft Crash at Twin Oaks Airpark
HILLSBORO, Ore. — One person was killed Friday after a small aircraft crashed and caught fire during takeoff at Twin…
June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Salem – In recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15, the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation (DFR)…
Health Advisory Lifted for Nye Beach After Water Quality Improves
NEWPORT, Ore. — The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has lifted a public health advisory for ocean water contact at Nye…
First Heat Event of the Season Expected Sunday and Monday: OEM Urges You to Stay Cool and Check on Neighbors
Salem, Ore. – With the first high‑temperature event of the season expected this Sunday and Monday, June 15 and 16, the Oregon…
THE ANATOMY OF THE CON: WHY MR. LEHMAN MATTERS
If you are a reader of Right Now Oregon, you might be looking at Mr. Hartley’s incredibly thorough, straight-down-the-middle reporting…
Voices From the Sidewalk: The Ratio of Help as it Relates to Homelessness
Homeless shelters rarely have the adequate amount of staffing needed to provide meaningful help for shelter residents. An example of…
Pet Safety on the Road
Drivers and passengers alike know the importance of wearing their seatbelt when riding in a vehicle. Next time you take…
New law protects consumers from predatory high-interest loans
Salem – A new law going into effect June 5, House Bill (HB) 4116 (2026), closes a loophole that allowed…
PCC expansion could bring free preschool to more Multnomah County families
SOUTHWEST PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland Community College’s Child Development Center is moving forward with plans to expand early learning access…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Donates More Than 2,000 Items to Oregon Food Pantries as Part of Freedom 250 Celebration
PORTLAND, Ore. — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon has donated more than 2,000 food and household…
Troutdale Woman Sentenced for Illegal Discharge of Industrial Wastewater into Hillsboro Sewer System
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Troutdale woman has been sentenced to federal prison for her role in a scheme that illegally…
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