The threat of paper tariffs has been a deep concern for our company and the entire newspaper industry since last fall, when one lone paper supplier, North Pacific Paper Company (NORPAC), sought protection from Canadian paper imports by filing a petition with the U.S. Department…

The ”short” session the legislature holds each even-numbered year is always intense and fast-paced and the 2018 short session was no exception. It was the fourth short session we’ve convened since the voters passed the annual sessions constitutional amendment in 2010, and it was perhaps…

In last week’s edition, The Chronicle reported that at the monthly Creswell School Board (CSB) meeting on Wednesday, March 14, this reporter was unjustly kicked out of an executive session — a violation of Publics Meetings Law. To catch up, read that story here: …

With the recent lawsuit filed Feb. 14 against Creswell School District regarding staff and the sexual assault of a developmentally disabled child in the elementary bathroom, the safety threat of our children clearly comes, not from from the outside, but from within. How can this…

Dear Editor, The Friends of the Creswell Library want to thank everyone who helped make our recent book sale a wonderful success. Over the weekend, we raised just over $3,500, which will go toward the library’s planned expansion project. We were especially grateful to the…

Dear Editor, I am a former Crow Applegate Lorane school board member. Sadly, most of our meetings took place with no member of the public choosing to attend, even as decisions about the lives and tax dollars of our community were made! Fortunately for the…