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Beavers to Open Gymnastics Season Ranked 17th

The 2022 OSU gymnastics team features 13 returning letter winners

(BOWLING GREEN, Ohio) - The Oregon State gymnastics team will begin the 2022 campaign as the 17th ranked team in the nation according to the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Preseason Poll, which was released on Friday.

Eleven out of 12 opponents on the Beavers' schedule are ranked in the top 36 with a 12th receiving votes.

Preparing for Workday Implementation

Envision what you want your enterprise to look like in coming years.

(SALEM, Ore.) - So, you’re about to retire your old, clunky software system in favor of one that promotes agility and allows you to make better-informed strategic decisions.

Good for you!

Working with Midland Credit Management

Tip: Don’t take responsibility for a debt until the agency proves it is actually yours.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Without admitting ownership of the debt tell them they need to provide you with a written document outlining the date the debt was incurred, with whom originally — and for what amount.

They also need to verify the current balance and disclose how much of that figure is interest and fees.

Oregon Legislature Passes $40 Million Disaster Relief Fund

The intent is to meet the unique needs of Oregon producers, for whom disaster assistance has not typically worked.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Monday, during the 2021 second special session, the Oregon Legislature awarded $40 million to this new, one-of-a-kind program to help mitigate economic losses farmers and ranchers sustained because of the compounding natural disasters in 2021, including the ice storm, heat dome, and drought.

Senate Bill 892 that directs the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) to establish a disaster assistance program.

Oregon Reports 49 More COVID-19 Deaths

Oregon reports 883 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 49 new deaths

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The 49 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon raise the state’s death toll to 5,469.

20,015 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry (Dec. 13), of that total, 1,396 were initial doses, 1,479 were second doses and 6,925 were third doses and booster doses.

Oregon State Police Seeking Public Assistance in the Killing of Bald Eagle

Cash rewards for information leading to an arrest

(LANE COUNTY, Ore.) - OSP Fish & Wildlife Troopers from the Springfield Area Command are seeking the public’s assistance in the identification of a person(s) who are responsible for killing a Bald Eagle in the Junction City area.

On November 30, 2021, a citizen reported finding a dead Bald Eagle in the Cox Butte area west of Junction City, Oregon.

Oregon Adds $100 Million in Support for Renters and Landlords

The legislation is now with Governor Brown for her signature.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Monday, the Oregon State Legislature in a special session passed SB 5561 (2nd Special Session of 2021) that adds an additional $100 million in state funding to the federal Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program (OERAP) to help tenants and landlords in need.

OERAP continues to be one of the nation’s leading programs.

What Kind of Actions Can Lead to Justice?

As early as the 1870's the fish were "dangerously over harvested."

(LOS ANGELES, Calif.) - So begins the lesson plan provided by the Smithsonian Institution Museum of the American Indian about what became known as the "Fish Wars."

This included the right to fish in usual and accustomed grounds, off reservation, as they had done since time immemorial.

Trump`s Role in Vaccination Resistance

Believers of false statements "are highest among unvaccinated adults, Republicans, and those living in rural areas."

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA.) - From the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., Trump and the Trumpified GOP have publicly minimized its seriousness with dire consequences.

Since February 2020, Trump has declared at least 38 times that COVID-19 is either going to disappear or is currently disappearing.

Mass murder: New Victims, Same Old Questions

This is not a simple event. Why, then, do we respond so simplistically?

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - This latest massacre – this shattering of young lives, of collective trust and community – is one more revelation that something is profoundly wrong in the world’s most powerful nation, that we aren’t safe, that a deep social wound remains unaddressed.

We are left on our own to ask “why?”