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Rusty Rae: Hardy entrepreneurs honor Oregon newspaper heritage
What does it take to publish a community newspaper these days? It may seem a strange question to ask here, but these days, running a newspaper is fraught with challenges no ordinary person would take, even on a dare.
Hoping we can restore the luster to police work
... helping:
n Working to develop a cadre of young reserve officers eager to work their way into paying jobs in law enforcement.
n Stepping up recruitment via social media and other digital options.
n Tightening ...
Richard Sinclair Carpenter 1951 - 2025
... father and then taking over as the head coach when Rick retired.
Rick always said he had the best two jobs in the world: teaching woodworking at MHS along with teaching two-night classes of woodworking for Chemeketa ...
Mac budget committee begins work on FY 25 / 26 budget
... don’t think it serves the remaining employees well to not have the tools and the expertise to do their jobs,” Towery said.
[See also: Mac proposes to eliminate MEDP funding]
The Community Development ...
Jeb Bladine: Taking a deep dive into the city budget pool
... all the numbers, but here are a few that stood out:
Personnel costs dominate city budgets, so cutting jobs was a high priority. Towery and staff propose saving $1.5 million by eliminating or not funding 11.6 ...
Book looks at Gopher Valley
... sheep ranch on the ridge above the valley became a hippie commune, he said, and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs spent time there in the 1970s pruning apple orchards.
The author, whose great-grandparents came to ...
Offbeat Oregon: Pioneer woman doctor was Oregon’s ‘Modern Prometheus’
... incompetence,” she wrote later).
To keep from becoming a burden on her family, she took on piecework jobs as well — sewing, laundry work, nursing, anything that would earn her a paycheck.
But her goal ...
Board OKs pay hikes to some officials; commissioners decline raise
... committee discussed the need for help. She reported that it’s more of a training issue and some jobs are only able to be done by her.
Johnston recommended a 3.5% increase to keep her ahead of other employees’ ...
Kirby Neumann-Rea: Embrace of sports gambling puts NBA on a perilous path
So, sports fans, what’s the role of the NBA in this era of codified sports gambling?
School board to choose firm to help with interim search
... candidates may not want their names made public because they don’t want to jeopardize their current jobs.
Overall, though, she said, “the public should feel they understand the process and feel it’s ...
Sheridan paramedics to transfer to Mac
... be used on a sustainability initiative, with half going to pay down debt.
The approval allowed the jobs to be posted from Friday to Sunday, and the candidates will be contacted Monday, Godfrey said. The paramedics ...
‘Catalytic’ Alpine Avenue proposal draws concerns from city council
... return on investment through a profitable project and an indirect impact through a higher tax base, jobs creation, business opportunities and needed housing.
“What we asked for as our core elements ...
'We need better': Sheridan school leaders detail repairs, updates that would come with bond passage
... people tripping.”
Pavement in the front bus loop continues to deteriorate after several patch jobs, and several large potholes in the northern parking lot near Sheridan Building Materials are nicknamed ...
Lois Jean Berry 1935 - 2025
... were married in 1959, and were together 49 years, until his death in 2008.
Lois worked in a variety of jobs, including as a receptionist in a medical office and selling real estate after the family moved to Santa ...
Karleen Booth: Our students deserve better
... do not leave a job. They leave bad leadership and a toxic work environment. Most left not for better jobs or a higher salary, but for mental and physical health reasons.
Strong leadership builds bridges and ...
Letters to the editor: April 18, 2024
... Musk just affect some nameless, faceless bureaucrats in Washington, D.C., who deserve to lose their jobs? Well, think again.
These employees are our friends and our neighbors. They have chosen their jobs ...
District parts ways with superintendent
... students.” He noted her leadership in creating workforce education programs that prepare students for jobs in the community as adults.
Good schools, with a good leader, “strengthen the entire local economy,” ...
Senate bill wants tech giants to pay Oregon journalists
... and to incentivize hiring more journalists,” Pham said. “This is about keeping journalism jobs in Oregon.”
A claim share for newsrooms would be based on head count of journalists, not the ...
Letters to the Editor: April 11, 2025
... applies to tariffs on everyday goods like clothing, electronics and food.
Rather than protecting American jobs, tariffs often backfire. Higher costs make it harder for U.S. businesses to compete globally, leading ...
Updated: McMinnville School Board votes to part ways with superintendent
In a 5-2 vote following more than 30 minutes of public comments for and against the action, the McMinnville School Board chose Monday evening to sign a separation agreement with Superintendent Debbie Brockett.
