Oregon

Much as I hate to admit it, Portland and Oregonians come closer to the Northwest ideal than we do.

Olympia lawmakers eye Oregon for tax lessons

Posted Mon, Jan 25, 2 a.m.

As Oregon voters this week vote on two tax-hike measures, the Washington legislature watches for signs indicating whether tax increases could fly in their state.

Greetings from Pasadena, Husky fans!

Posted Thu, Dec 31, 2 p.m.

By Monte Enbysk

For a transplanted Duck, there's a special joy in this year's Rose Bowl. 'We're here and you're not.'

Here comes Santa Claus!

Posted Thu, Dec 24, 2 a.m.

By Feliks Banel

And if you don't believe it, you can follow him (or his loot, at least) on Amazon's and other retailers' mesmerizing order-tracking Web pages.

Running the pick-and-roll for Oregon governor

Posted Thu, Dec 17, 2 a.m.

Republican Chris Dudley, a former Portland Trailblazer, is the latest to join a crowded race for the open seat.

Cantwell threatens NOAA with hearings

Posted Thu, Dec 17, 2 a.m.

By Bob Simmons

In an attempt to stop the move of oceanic research from Seattle to Newport, Ore., Washington leaders are pressing the case on behalf of Bellingham.

As California greens, Northwest power gains

Posted Tue, Dec 15, 2 a.m.

There's an energy "butterfly effect": Buy a TV in L.A. and the next thing you know we're developing more wind energy in the Columbia Gorge.

Seattle's first Pearl Harbor Day

Posted Mon, Dec 7, 2 a.m.

By Feliks Banel

How World War II came to the Northwest: blackouts, interrupted broadcasts, and, finally, internment camps.

Time to 'claim the lane' on bike safety

Posted Fri, Dec 4, 2 a.m.

With the momentum of new legislation in Oregon and a new bicycling mayor in Seattle, Washington needs a bold new "vulnerable user" law for cyclists.

Restoring saltwater, and nature, to the Nisqually River estuary

Posted Tue, Nov 24, 6 a.m.

While multiple agencies argue over the Columbia River system, changes are afoot in the Nisqually Delta north of Olympia. Already you can see a difference.

Following California off the cliff

Posted Wed, Nov 18, 6 a.m.

States that love the citizen initiative are most in danger of fiscal insolvency, a study says, and Oregon may be next to tank.

How taking out dams splits environmental groups

Posted Tue, Nov 3, 6 a.m.

The issues are maddeningly complex and politically explosive. Here's a close look at the bedeviled Klamath River basin, where a seeming agreement is dividing the greens.

Reality, Eugene-style

Posted Fri, Oct 30, 6 a.m.

Even a Seattle liberal can get that "not in Kansas anymore" feeling about a visit to Eugene, Ore.

Calamity: Timeless lessons from the 1903 Heppner Flood

Posted Fri, Oct 16, 6 a.m.

By Joann Byrd

The author of a new book on Oregon's little-remembered disaster finds some enduring truths while researching the tragedy.

Get Thee to the None Zone

Posted Mon, Sep 28, 6 a.m.

A new study shows how many people are following the Northwest's lead of turning into religious skeptics and non-joiners.

History has a near-death experience

Posted Thu, Sep 24, 6 a.m.

By Joe Follansbee

Funding squeezes in Oregon put much of the history of Jacksonville behind closed doors. It could happen in King County next.

Obama science goes schizophrenic on salmon restoration

Posted Wed, Sep 23, 6 a.m.

A Biological Opinion factors in the effect of climate change on California salmon runs and the orcas that depend on them. So why is the recent BiOp by NOAA on the Columbia and Snake so oblivious?

Obama sticks with the Bush approach on Columbia River salmon

Posted Tue, Sep 15, 3:34 p.m.

Salmon advocates had expected a move toward study of breaching dams as a remedy for declining runs on the Snake and Columbia. Instead, they got a "split-the-baby" decision that may please neither side of this hot political issue.

Utopia: Are we there yet?

Posted Wed, Sep 9, 9:24 p.m.

An art exhibit in Port Angeles displays creative responses to the Cascadia dream.

A popular Oregon governor hopes for an encore

Posted Fri, Sep 4, 6 a.m.

John Kitzhaber has jumped into the 2010 race, hoping for a third term. The Democrat faces a changed landscape from his highly effective earlier days.