Category Opinion & Editorial

Dear Editor: I am dismayed that the City of Springfield spent over $11.2 million on the Mill St improvements. Mill Street definitely needed repairs, but this project cost more than 50% the entire five-year bond measure for street repairs approved in 2024. There are so…

By Becky Hultberg We see it in the headlines: Oregon hospitals are struggling. After years of struggling to make ends meet, they have been forced to make tough choices, including cutting services and laying off staff. The ripple effects of these decisions impact us all,…

The University of Oregon football program reigns supreme in our community. Each year, the hopes of an entire region and state rest with 85 young men battling for supremacy in college and struggling for the holy grail – a national championship. But its next “Natty”…

Dear Editor: In the past 24 hours, we’ve learned that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will not be distributed by the federal government for November 2025 if the weeks-long government shutdown continues past Nov. 1. This will further impact thousands of Oregon families, many…