A King County judge’s order that The Seattle Times and other media must turn over unpublished content to the police is a blow to independent journalism.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 Department’s computer upgrade when the pandemic hit. Auditors put it on hold. They didn’t want to put more strain on the department as it struggled to handle thousands of unemployment claims.

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, there’s 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 — not once — set foot on what…

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 — and a profane denunciation of Brown by one officer — would have been inappropriate even …

People en masse have expressed opinions in the Klamath Basin over the past several days in very public manners — 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.

Here’s an easy quiz: If the state of Oregon could save some $790,000 by not making public assistance payments to people who don’t deserve them, should it do it?

First, I would like to say I’m sorry, I messed up, it wasn’t intentional, and I will try to never, ever, ever do it again.

These global climate change protests are really sad to witness. Our young people are being misled by power hungry leaders and educators who are using the young and impressionable to advance their socialist agenda. Why isn't the young Swedish girl taking her message to China and India where p…

Rural counties in Western states have fought for years to receive reasonable compensation for the vast swaths of federal land within their borders. Members of Congress spend considerable time convincing their colleagues from urban districts on the East Coast that they have an obligation to h…

Oregon’s tax kicker will be a record-breaker next year. The state’s latest — and last, for the 2017-19 biennium — revenue forecast shows the state will be required to send $1.6 billion back to the taxpayers.