Miss Manners: Hey, I’m eating here. Must I respond to co-worker’s greeting during short lunch break?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I are invited to our neighbor’s high school graduation next month. The neighbor’s last name ...
Some Portland shoppers are noticing more security guards. But does it make them feel safer?
A hefty 85% of local residents say they feel safer around security guards or neutral about them. Just 15% of residents feel ...
After fraught contract negotiations, teachers union in Beaverton hopes to gain sway on school board
The Beaverton Education Association is flexing its political muscles as upcoming school board elections approach, and the ...
Portland community choir aims to go beyond ‘singing pretty songs at pretty times’
The "six value words" for the choir called A Notion, A Scream, are, as one of its founders says, “equity, inclusion, ...
More teens are starting nonprofits. Are they genuine – or a college admissions hack?
Some university admissions officers say they have seen an increase in the number of students marketing nonprofits. That's not ...
‘Extremely rare’: Sudden revocation of University of Oregon student’s visa sparks alarm
On Friday, a university spokesperson described visa revocations as “extremely rare,” while student activists said they had ...
Readers respond: Return to office could help balance city budget
However, it is challenged to locate $28 million for Mayor Keith Wilson’s homeless shelter proposal, (“ Portland mayor ...
Updated PERS database: Check out how much Oregon government retirees receive in pension pay
Portia Seely didn’t make the rules in Oregon’s Public Employees Retirement System. But like thousands of government workers ...
People’s Pharmacy: I discovered why I had horrible pain after knee replacement
Although opioid-type medications have come under a lot of scrutiny in recent years, they are still the first-line treatment ...
RFK Jr. visits measles-stricken families in Texas, says MMR vaccine is ‘most effective way to prevent the spread’
The U.S. Secretary of Health visits epicenter of Texas measles outbreak after death of second child who was infected.
Dear Doctor: Not everybody with heart blockages needs surgical intervention
Not everybody with blockages needs surgical intervention. Guidelines recommend against surgery in people with no symptoms and less than 70% stenosis. Only when the blockage is greater than 70% is ...
Asking Eric: Vengeful man considers telling ex’s elderly father about her affairs
The only person who doesn’t know is her father, who is now an elderly widower. On one hand, I feel he should know the true ...