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This Labor Day, 5 things to know about Oregon’s efforts to support workers
Oregon once had the nation’s highest minimum wage.
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8m‘Our work isn't to produce things, but to change lives’: Students, staff return to Eugene, Springfield schools this week
Schools will experience new leadership, fresh mandates from the state, changes to 4J school meals and the effects of staffing losses this fall.
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6mThe Sunday Duck Report: A messy and revealing first sample
Boise State exposed plenty for the Ducks to clean up, but a veteran Oregon team also showed the kind of response Dan Lanning has spent all offseason talking about.
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1mHere's an idea to reduce the deficit: Enforce the tax code so wealthy pay up | Letter to the editor
If your income is from wages, bank interest and Social Security, you almost surely pay the taxes you owe. The amounts are reported and taxes are withheld. If your income comes from something more complicated and less public, you can probably skip paying, since the IRS has been gutted. They do not have the staff […]
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2mWatch: Postgame Ducks Report with Adam Susman
Oregon opened the 2026 season with a win, but it wasn’t exactly a comfortable one. The Ducks beat Boise State 34-27 at Autzen Stadium to extend the nation’s longest non-conference winning streak to 39 games, overcoming 10 penalties, special teams mistakes and some costly fourth-down failures along the way. Adam Susman breaks down Oregon’s uneven […]
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6mA garage sale bestows breathing space again — even if the profits are paltry
The time was right for a pair of empty nesters to shed some belongings.