Search Results: 'jobs'
Private and public failings leave toxic stench in Sheridan
... its state counterpart agreed. Their leading concern appeared to be potential loss of 40 to 50 local jobs, down from Taylor’s peak of 350 in the 1980s, not to the potential danger to public health.
- Two ...
Transportation tax vote delayed for two weeks due to senator’s health
With a key Democratic senator recovering from surgery, the Oregon Senate will delay a planned vote on a transportation tax package for two weeks.
Rep. Cyrus Javadi: Politically convenient option or one that actually works?
... aren’t just in concrete and steel. Bad roads wreck cars, jack up insurance rates, slow freight and kill jobs.
Oregon is a trade-dependent state, so one in five jobs here is tied to transportation. When trucks ...
Eric Schuck: Whole generation missing out on benefit of fostering fitness
Like a lot of 50-somethings, I have a complicated relationship with my body.
When I look at a photograph behind my desk of an 18-year old me flying over a hurdle, I’m not going to lie: I miss that body, and the speed and grace it carried.
Planning commission OKs new Amity school district office
... from Savage regarding how many Amity residents work in town, Frarck presented data showing that 91% jobs in Amity are filled by employees residing out of town. The commission was surprised and suggested that ...
McMinnville economic council review yearly priorities
... year.
Many factors can lead to apartments being vacant, including rent prices, management, proximity to jobs or daycare, Christensen said.
Community Development Director Heather Richards noted she is aware of ...
Quirk of the Week: A brief sweep of unique chimneys and other unusual building features in Mac
... will give some visual continuity along that stretch.
Midpoint on the spectrum are the dual-color paint jobs on at least two garages, one on Northeast Fifth Street, the other on Southeast Holly Street. In both ...
Letters to the Editor: Aug. 8, 2025
... version, insist their subjects subscribe to it and punish those who refuse to go along.
One of the first jobs of an up-and-coming tyrant is to crush institutions that discern the truth and spread it to the public ...
Carnage and chaos for the whole family
... the General Lee. Few places in Oregon were worthy of housing such a conglomeration of specialty paint jobs and effervescent personalities.
That place was the Yamhill County Fair from July 30 to August 2, and ...
Mel Gustov: Scientific research is being gutted in the U.S.
There was a time not too long ago when American scientists and research facilities were the envy of the world. In those days, our scientists typically swept Nobel and other international prizes.
Letters to the Editor: Aug. 1, 2025
... may now be experiencing many changes and losses due to the current administration’s policies. Jobs, medical coverage, federal surplus food and SNAP benefits are just a few of those targeted.
I know ...
Investigating the Bible: Assumptions and facts
In the Reader’s Digest, Don Jentleson explained that he gave his 16-year-old son a prepaid cellphone and asked him to use it if he was ever out beyond his curfew. One Saturday evening, Jentleson dozed off in front of the TV and awoke beyond his son’s curfew time, with no sign of him and no call. He was irate. He called his son’s number and demanded, “Where are you and why didn’t you call?”
Some constituents call him a RINO, while others are starting to trust him
Tillamook Republican says doing what is right matters more than loyalty, regardless of political cost
YSWCD remains in ‘wait and see’ mode for federal funding
... disbursement of funds appropriated through the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, including RCPP funding.
Andy Bleckinger, executive director of Soil & Water, previously told ...
Girls Build summer camp returns to Sheridan
... told the News-Register she founded the program after recognizing how women need better access to trade jobs.
“I started teaching women the basic trades through a nonprofit in Portland. I learned how much ...
Rep. Cyrus Javad: SNAP and Medicaid 'freeloaders'? Are you talking about me?
Let’s begin with a little honesty: If you’re picturing an “illegal immigrant” lounging on a couch, collecting food stamps while dodging Border Patrol and watching Netflix, you’ve probably been lied to, or at least misled by too many Facebook memes.
Airport finally taking flight in the skies over City Hall
... scheme of things.
A study conducted more than 10 years ago credited the airport with supporting 2,500 jobs, $109 million in payroll and $375 million in visitor spending, and a new assessment would no doubt dwarf ...
Towery reflects on time as Mac's fourth city manager
... I’ve been here,” he said. “There’s always challenges, and I tell people that. Jobs are like life. Some days are great. Sometimes they’re not so great, and sometimes they’re ...
Steve Duin: Exodus of major corporations leaving barren wake in Oregon
You might think Don Vollum would have made peace by now with the slow vanishing of Oregon-based corporations.
Then came the March announcement that the new owners of Tektronix would move the headquarters of Oregon’s legendary technology company from its Beaverton campus to Raleigh, N.C.
