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Flu Comes Early to Oregon This Year
Officials seek to reverse a trend in which fewer people—including health care workers—get vaccines.
Oregon Midterm Turnout on Pace to Shatter Records
Turnout ahead of this week’s election was on track to break records for a midterm in Oregon.
Cashing In on Oregon School Kids
Oregon sends hundreds of millions of dollars to for-profit online schools with poor graduation rates and little oversight.
Finding ICE ‘Not Capable’ of Working With Integrity, Oregon Judge Orders Many New Records Into Public Domain
In a blistering opinion, U.S. District Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai of Eugene found ICE routinely flouted an earlier order to turn over records, and accused one agent of outright lying.
Portland Public Schools Chief of Staff Will Resign Early Next Year
Deborah Kafoury, the chief of staff for Portland Public Schools, will resign from her position at the district early next year.
Kotek Makes Peace With Universal Preschool
The governor said it will take the state about four years to ramp up to universal preschool.
Readers Respond to School Closures and ‘Wildwood’
‘Kids and teachers actually need to be in the same room to get their work done. Administrators, not so much.’
Why Is the Lower Part of the G Missing From the White Stag Sign?
I doubt any Greatest Generation Portlander could forget the 40-foot sign erected by the Amalgamated Sugar Co. in 1940, featuring 1,100 feet of neon tubing and 550 incandescent bulbs.
PPS Enrollment Dips for Another Year
This year, kindergarten enrollment is down by more than 100 students, dropping from 2,919 to 2,807 across the district.
Health Insurance Costs Are Already Spiking. Oregon’s New Obamacare Website Will Tack On a Bit More.
Insurers say they’ll have to pay more in per-person monthly fees to participate in Oregon’s new system than they did on the federal one. The cost—about equal to a monthly Netflix subscription—is likely to get passed on to consumers.
OHSU Dean Who Almost Became Its President Is Now Seeking President Job Elsewhere
The Medical University of South Carolina has named Dr. Nathan Selden one of four finalists for its top job.
Columbia Sportswear Takes Aim at Doomer Tech Bros in New ‘Bunker’ Campaign
‘Try starting a campfire with crypto or fly fishing with microchips. Good luck with that.’