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Oregon Shakespeare Festival Cancels Several Shows Amidst Multiple Covid Diagnoses Among Performers
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival has not been having a good time as of late. Not only have they had to scale back the amount of shows available due to poor attendance caused by the height of Covid, but now several shows have had to be…
Oregon Residents Could Receive Up to 12 Weeks of Paid Time Off For Medical/Family Leave Starting…
Have you had a newborn you haven’t been able to spend time with, or a surgery you’ve had to miss weeks of work for? These things can break your bank, especially with unexpected losses or medical accidents that require time off. Well, it may…
Experts Claim This Oregon Company Makes the Best Coffee in the U.S.
Have you ever wondered what the best coffee in the U.S. is? Well, so do experts. That’s why one research website, Study Finds, decided to compile a ranking of the top coffee in the nation.
The site is a media website that aims to provide…
3D-Printed Homes are Coming to Medford
Remember when 3D-printing was one of those things you heard about distantly? There were concerns about people printing gun parts or making absurd creations; skip forward a decade or so, and it’s finally happening: 3D-printed homes.…
Poll Finds Oregon Governor Tina Kotek Faces Lowest Approval Rating Among All Governors At 45%
It’s one thing to be governor and have a low approval rating; all politicians make their mistakes, and even if they have a stellar record, you can’t expect everyone to like you. It’s a complete other thing, however, to have the lowest…
Oregon Senators Try for the Third Time to Get ‘Oregon’s Grand Canyon’ Wilderness Designation. Will…
The Owyhee River is one of Oregon’s treasures. The name comes from three Hawaiian trappers that had been exploring the uncharted river and is derived from an earlier version of the name “Hawaii”.
Owyhee River is very popular with…
Oregon’s Largest State Employee Union Has Reached a Tentative Agreement
If you’ve ever worked as a state government employee, you might already know that state government employee unions are a thing. As sad as the thought may be, someone has to be looking out for workers to make sure they’re paid enough and…
Oregon Gas Company Fighting State Climate Regulations Using Ratepayer Money
Another day, another fight between fossil fuel companies and climate programs. It’s a dance that is seemingly never ending.
It’s understandable that many fossil fuel companies are fighting for survival in an encroaching future where…
Oregon Could Be Home to North America’s Oldest Human-Occupied Site, Dating Back Over 18,000 Years
Prepare yourselves, boys and girls, because some archaeology news just dropped! That’s right, as the time continues to march onwards and our societies continue to develop, we continue to uncover more things about the past.
Over in…
Treatment for Hepatitis C is Widely Available in the United States. So Why Has Only a Third of Cases…
Hepatitis C is a viral agent that affects somewhere between 2.5 million to 4.7 million people within the United States, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. That’s no small number, needless to say. According to the…