Oregon Zoo License Plates Coming

A new Oregon Zoo license plate sponsored by the Oregon Zoo Foundation will be available at Oregon DMV starting Nov. 3. The plate’s design is a nod to the Oregon Zoo’s endangered Asian elephant population and Portland’s nickname of the Rose City....

Guest editorial: American cities have issues. Troops won’t solve them

As the White House threatens to send the National Guard into more U.S. cities, its rationale seems to vary by place — and by day. In some instances, it’s to fight crime. In others, it’s to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers....

Study Finds Connection Between Outdoor Air Pollution and Increased Breast Cancer Risk

A groundbreaking study published in the American Journal of Public Health has unveiled a significant link between air pollution and an increased risk of breast cancer among women in the United States. This comprehensive meta-analysis, involving...

Flory Bidunga headlines international impact in the Big 12

In recent years, college basketball has seen a surge of international players signing with top universities. In the 2023-2024 season alone, there were a record number of 826 international men’s basketball players in Division 1 of the NCAA. For...

Religious Institutions Update: October 2025

Free Exercise Unemployment Compensation Tax Exemption Unconstitutionally Applied In Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wis. Labor & Indus. Rev. Comm'n, 145 S.Ct. 1583 (2025), the Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission determined that...

OLD RELIABLE

—AP Photo IOWA HEAD COACH KIRK FERENTZ roams the sidelines earlier this season. The 70-year-old Ferentz, in his 27th season at the helm, is the Big Ten’s all-time winningest coach. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) The college football calendar flips...

How working on a hotshot crew helped saved this writer's life

River Selby had a tough time in their teenage years. They grew up in what they describe as a chaotic environment and struggled with addiction. They worked odd jobs, including as a stripper — basically doing whatever work they could get. And then,...

Hampton Theatre Companys ‘The Thanksgiving Play’ Skewers Ultra-Wokeness, Cultural Appropriation & Historical Amnesia

Lindsey Sanchez, Molly Brennan, Scott Joseph Butler and Jason Moreland in “The Thanksgiving Play” Not a day goes by in contemporary America without a politician, a talking head or a social media influencer accusing somebody they disagree with as...

Gonzaga's Tyon Grant-Foster granted additional season of eligibility by Spokane County Superior Court Judge

SPOKANE, Wash. — Tyon Grant-Foster’s preliminary injunction hearing was held Monday at Spokane County Superior Court before Judge Marla Polin. After hearing arguments from both Grant-Foster’s legal team and the NCAA for more than two hours, Polin...

Oregon notifies over 750,000 SNAP recipients of no November food benefits, if government shutdown continues

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Human Services is notifying about 757,000 Oregonians who receive food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that they won't receive new benefits after October 31 due to...

'Right Out of the Dictator's Handbook': Trump Sends Immigration Agents to San Francisco

President Donald Trump's assault on immigrants in Democrat-led cities continued Wednesday with confirmation from the US Coast Guard that its base in Alameda, California is preparing to host 100 federal agents—whose looming arrival is seen as "a...

Scott Wiener's Legacy: Making It Tougher to Stop Underage Prostitution in California

More than 2 1/2 years ago, I wrote about the prostitution problem in San Francisco. Neighbors of one particular street, Capp St., were complaining about a sudden uptick of business on their block that was making it difficult to sleep at night....

'Imagine That': 24 Years After 9/11, Democrats Are Running A Jihadi Communist For NYC Mayor

Authored by James Howard Kunstler, “Protests are meant to be the voices of the unheard. Yet these protests are the voices of those who never shut up.” - Unnamed Observer of No Kings, reported by Roger Kimball Over the weekend, you might have...

Ranking college football's open head coaching jobs: LSU overtakes Penn State as new No. 1

This could be the most active coaching carousel college football has seen in many years. Before the end of September, five Power 4 programs were searching for new head coaches for 2026, and the number of open jobs is now up to 12 (counting some...

$2.4M Food Stamp Heist Lands Illegal Immigrant in Federal Prison

An Italian man unlawfully residing in Oregon was sentenced to federal prison for helping steal $2.4 million in benefits from hundreds of low-income and food-insecure individuals and families across multiple states. Giovanni Spirea, 29, was...

Missing federal jobs report leaves Oregon Employment Department, businesses in the dark

For the first time in more than a decade, Oregon and other states lack federal jobs data they rely on to understand the health of their economies and labor markets month-over-month. Officials at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced...

Community College Bachelor's Degrees Offer Major Cost Savings, But Only in Some States

Students pursuing bachelor's degrees at community colleges pay substantially less than their counterparts at four-year universities, but the affordability of these programs depends heavily on where students live, according to a new study from the...

Who is Sen. Jeff Merkley? What to know about the Oregon Democrat.

WASHINGTON – Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley is the latest Democrat to take a protracted stand against President Donald Trump, holding a marathon speech on the Senate floor that has stretched for over 20 hours amid an ongoing federal government shutdown....

Our 4 boldest Oregon football predictions for Wisconsin game 

Oregon's thumping of Rutgers Oct. 18 was exactly what the No. 6 Ducks needed to rebound from their Oct. 11 loss to No. 2 Indiana. Now they have a chance to build some momentum before they go into their second bye week and ultimately the final...

The tragic paradox of suicide as end-of-life ‘care’

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has an opportunity to stand up for her most vulnerable constituents with a veto of the dangerous Medical Aid In Dying Act (S.138/A.136) which legalizes assisted suicide. It would permit physicians to offer...