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Salem veteran gets seat at State of the Union, says president ‘owned the floor’

Rosy Macias confesses to having little interest in politics but she recently found herself at what she described as the Super Bowl of politics – the State of Union Address.

“It was a once-in-a-lifetime event,” said Macias. “Eye opening.”

Macias attended the speech on Thursday, March 7, as the guest of U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas, a Democrat representing Oregon’s 6th Congressional District.

The invitation to attend the joint session of Congress came after the two met at a recent roundtable held by ... Read more

Lindberg Wins Two Events against Pacific Lutheran in Men's S

By Robert McKinney, Assistant Athletics Director, Communications

TACOMA, Wash. -- Willamette University men's swimmer Cole Lindberg (Jr., Moses Lake, WA/Moses Lake Christian Academy) won the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard butterfly a ... Read more

In a departure from last year, Oregon Legislature wraps up s

Oregon lawmakers headed home three days earlier than required on Thursday night, ending a surprisingly bipartisan session that saw them invest hundreds of millions of dollars in housing, recriminalize possession of small amounts of hard drugs and cap ... Read more

The bar and the bench

Willamette Law faculty includes some of the most respected legal scholars in the country nationally recognized for their research, publications and contributions to the law. Yet it is their deep dedication to their students that distinguishes these p ... Read more

Oregon is one signature away from ending unlimited campaign contributions

More than twenty years ago, Tim Knopp thought he and Democratic colleague Mark Hass would pass campaign finance reform through the state Legislature.

The Bend Republican was the majority leader in the state House, and Hass was the Democratic whip. There was momentum nationally around campaign finance reform after then-U.S. Sens. John McCain, a Republican of Arizona, and Russ Feingold, a Democrat from Wisconsin, championed a federal law, the McCain-Feingold Act, that limited “soft money” contributions to political parties.
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How Motorcycle Riders Beat the Winter Blues

The Cherry City Classic is the brainchild of Marc Gore, a fixture of Salem motorcycle culture. Once upon a time, the void of motorcycle activities in Oregon during February was filled by The One Motorcycle Show, but since it moved to April, opportuni ... Read more

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Certificates of Deposit - Branch Banks 2024

A certificate of deposit (CD) is a savings product offered by a bank in which a depositor (someone who has money to put into the bank) agrees to commit a certain amount of money for a set perio ... Read more

UPDATE: Marion County commissioners approve state money for

The Marion County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday approved an expanded contract with the state for operating public health services.

The services covered under the contract include communicable disease prevention and education as wel ... Read more