Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
“For whoever has despised the day of small things shall rejoice, and shall see the plumbline in the hand of Zerubbabel.”– Zechariah 4: 10 He replied, “…because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard…
Dear Editor, I first met Heather Buch on a warm, late-summer day in 2018 while weeding my yard in Cottage Grove. She was walking door-to-door, canvassing. She introduced herself and told me she was running for the East Lane County Commissioner seat. We were both…
Dear Editor, East Lane County voters need better representation on the Lane County Board of Commissioners than the tax-and-spend ideas of the incumbent running for re-election. Candidate Jake Pelroy has extensive experience in policy matters and wants to bring a pro-business, pro-private-property-rights perspective to the…
Editor’s Note: On Feb. 17, Springfield City Councilor Kori Rodley of Ward 1 addressed the council and the audience during a regular meeting. This came in response to residents who urged city officials to issue proclamations or statements regarding ICE’s federal immigration enforcement tactics in…
We are asking Gov. Tina Kotek to veto HB 4177, an ill-advised measure approved by the Oregon Legislature that undermines Oregon’s long- revered Public Meetings Law. A work group that proposed HB 4177 excluded media organizations that were deeply embedded in the creation of our Public Meetings Law in 1973…
In celebration of Sunshine Week next week, The Chronicle is excited to launch a new monthly page called “Policy Periscope,” which examines public policy and its impact on our daily lives. Read the debut page here. Sunshine Week takes place each year in mid-March, aligning…
By Matt Smith I am President of William Smith Properties, Inc. and GI Ranch Corporation. Our companies have owned, operated, and managed working ranchland in Oregon for more than forty years. We currently manage over 200,000 deeded acres and approximately 250,000 acres of leased public…