A proposed change to electricity rates in Oregon could alter how the costs of maintaining and expanding the state’s power grid are distributed, potentially providing modest relief for households and many businesses while increasing costs for some of the state’s largest industrial energy consumers. The…
The Pentagon has quietly redrawn one of the most overlooked maps in the federal government: the catalog of beliefs carried…
For years, Josephine County residents have heard warnings about financial disaster lurking just over the horizon. The latest version arrived…
A new Oregon law taking effect June 5 is aimed at strengthening how the state responds to military veterans experiencing…
The leadership of Oregon’s transportation system is once again undergoing a significant transition as Governor Tina Kotek has appointed her…
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America has become a nation of food critics with very little dirt under its fingernails. Every week, another argument erupts over food dyes, preservatives, additives, processed meals, corporate farming, grocery prices, restaurant quality, chemical ingredients, recalls, expiration dates, artificial coloring, and the long list of things Americans say they no…
For many people, acne is something associated with the face, shoulders, or back. Yet a growing number of adults are discovering another frustrating skin issue hiding beneath their hair: scalp pimples. Often referred to…
A growing effort to improve emergency preparedness throughout Josephine County is bringing new lifesaving equipment and training opportunities to several local organizations during CPR and AED Awareness Week, observed annually from June 1 through…
Few kitchen appliances have been surrounded by more rumors, misconceptions, and household debates than the microwave oven. For decades, many Americans have heard warnings that reheating leftovers or cooking vegetables in a microwave somehow…
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A significant change to Oregon’s tax system took effect June 5, bringing expanded tax relief for hundreds of thousands of…
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For nearly a century, the FIFA World Cup has done something few events on Earth can accomplish. It has stopped nations in their tracks, emptied city…
