In todayās edition, we mark one year since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Klamath County.
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The events at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 are still ringing in heads across the nation. The day is bound for infamy, alongside Pearl Harbor and 9/11 as dates when a dark shadow rolled across America, leaving death and destruction, sadness and confusion in their wake.
Oregonās September economic forecast was a big surprise: Instead of a coronavirus-caused $1 billion shortfall, the state predicts to end the 2019-21 budget with a leftover pile $1.7 billion high.
When I first arrived to the Herald and News, the feedback I got most from people inside and outside the newsroom was that I had to get my arms around the opinion page, especially the letters to the editor section.
You may have noticed a new style of reporting in the pages of this newspaper, thanks in part because Iām new to the editing desk and to the fact that we have a new reporter with some serious new skills.
Nothing would make America feel more normal than a return to school this fall. The big yellow buses, first bell in morning homeroom, colorful backpacks, superhero lunchboxes and football games on Friday nights. Thatās September for most American families.
A King County judgeās order that The Seattle Times and other media must turn over unpublished content to the police is a blow to independent journalism.
Right now, America needs heroes. And we have one for the ages in John Lewis.
State auditors were in the middle of an audit of the Employment Departmentās computer upgrade when the pandemic hit. Auditors put it on hold. They didnāt want to put more strain on the department as it struggled to handle thousands of unemployment claims.
Every day since COVID-19 arrived in Oregon, this newspaper has been diligently listing the number of confirmed local, state and national cases. It's an important scientific fact that lets our readers know if the disease is spreading or dissipating.
It is long past time for the federal government to get its act together on providing COVID-19 testing supplies wherever and whenever they are needed. And that includes Oregon, which is essentially being penalized for doing a better job of containing the virus spread than many other states.
When it comes to fighting COVID-19, thereās no contest about what people should do. Practice social distancing. Wash your hands. And wear a mask.
Christopher Columbus did not set out to prove that the world was round (educated people had proven the flat-Earthers wrong centuries earlier). He was not the first European to cross the Atlantic (that title goes to Norse Viking Leif Eriksson). And he never, ever ā not once ā set foot on what…
My thanks to everyone for their kind welcomes to Klamath Falls. I received countless calls and emails this week after a brief news story announced my arrival.
The Oregon State Police troopers who defied Gov. Kate Brown by refusing to wear face masks in a Corvallis coffee shop last week should feel fortunate the governor was in a forgiving mood. Their actions ā and a profane denunciation of Brown by one officer ā would have been inappropriate even …
Starting Wednesday, all Oregonians will be required to wear a mask in indoor public spaces.
The dilemma in front of the seven Oregon Supreme Court justices boiled down to whether they should side with future lawyers or side with the public.
People en masse have expressed opinions in the Klamath Basin over the past several days in very public manners ā but whether anyone in a position to make immediate substantive change actually listened is yet to be seen.
As the 2020 primary election reaches a conclusion in the run-up to decision day, the Herald and News has worked diligently to provide platforms for each candidate to state their case to voters so that our readers may make the most informed decisions on their ballots.
The restrictions on public gatherings imposed by Gov. Kate Brown are reasonable and necessary.
Hereās an easy quiz: If the state of Oregon could save some $790,000 by not making public assistance payments to people who donāt deserve them, should it do it?
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