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The Tripledemic is Here

As of August 2022, only 33% of the U.S. population had received a booster dose.

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA.) - A surge in cases of COVID, the flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is sickening Americans, overwhelming emergency rooms.

This triple threat has been called a “tripledemic” by some heath experts. And new, even more contagious transmissible omicron sub variants are taking over.

Merkley Announces Launch of Center for Pollinator Conservation

During the past 30 years, the western monarch butterfly population has decreased by nearly 99%.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Pollinators like honeybees and butterflies face big challenges, like climate change, pesticide exposure, and habitat loss, and benefit greatly from continuous widespread conservation efforts.

The Center will launch initially as a virtual collaborative space.

School in Session Following Shooting at Cleveland High School

A 16-year old is recovering after being shot. No arrests have been made.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - On Monday, about 12:30 p.m., 911 received a call from someone who heard gunshots in the area of Cleveland High School.

Investigators confirm that a 16-year-old was injured in the shooting incident at the school. It has been determined that the gunshot is non-life-threatening.

Oregon`s Unemployment Rate Up to 4.4% in November

Local government added 1,700 jobs but remained 2,400 jobs below November 2019.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregon’s unemployment rate rose to 4.4% in November from 4.1% in October, highest since October 2021 when the rate was 4.4%.

In contrast, the U.S. unemployment rate has remained below 4%, as it was 3.7% in both October and November of 2022.

Governor Kate Brown Commutes Oregon`s Death Row

Sentences commuted to life in prison without the possibility of parole

(SALEM, Ore.) - Governor Kate Brown today announced that she will use her executive clemency powers to commute the sentences of the 17 individuals on Oregon’s death row to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

"Today I am commuting all death sentences in Oregon to life without parole, so we no longer have anyone facing execution here."

Gasoline in Oregon Drops Below $4 a Gallon

National Average Drops Below Year-Ago Price

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - For the first time since Feb. 23, the Oregon average for regular unleaded has dropped below $4 a gallon. Gas prices continue to fall in all 50 states again this week.

Lower crude oil prices, lackluster demand for gas, and growing gasoline stocks are the major drivers.

6 Crucial Business Travel Tips

Effective business travel requires proper research and planning.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Business travel is an essential business aspect.

Traveling for business allows you to network with other industry professionals while meeting new people and connecting with prospective customers.

War is Over. If You Want It.

Let’s end US complicity in the awful war in Yemen.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Last Thursday marked 42 years since John Lennon was killed. Many people, including me, lament his death and can recall where we were when we heard the heartbreaking news.

This holiday season, we can heed John’s and Yoko Ono’s 1969 “Happy Xmas, War is Over, If You Want It” call by acting to end the horrendous war in Yemen.

Show an Affirming Flame and a Wonderful Life

"Perhaps we need to give ourselves and others some space (of course without acquiescence to injustice), and remember all the good so many people do."

(OCCUPIED PALESTINE) - Life carries on and forces us to think of what legacy we leave in it. Will we be destructive or productive? How much time do we spend to challenge destructive forces and how much to build?

For me, the most rewarding is seeing positive change in eyes of children.

World Elders Building New Leaders

Television series, The Sky Ahead of Us, tells a story of life along the edge of continents

(Los Angeles, CA / Anchorage, AK) - The historical and culturally based television series, The Sky Ahead of Us, in production for PBS distribution, explores climate change through the lens of several millennia of traditional aboriginal knowledge and wisdom (TKW).

The series traces the historic migrations of peoples who would populate the vast land masses.