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100 years later, revival of ghost town tells story of Oregon's Black loggers
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoJOSEPH — Gwendolyn Trice hasn't always felt comfortable in rural eastern Oregon. Growing up Black in...
Oregon State Parks hiring 250 park rangers, assistants for 2024 season
KOIN via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is recruiting 250 seasonal park rangers and...
PeaceHealth to close Eugene's only hospital; nurse's union calls move 'disastrous'
The Register-Guard via Yahoo News· 10 months agoPeaceHealth is closing its Eugene hospital and moving services to its other location in Springfield,...
Declining Unemployment: Oregon adds 2,400 jobs
The World, Coos Bay, Ore. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 19—Oregon's unemployment rate dropped to 4.4% in March, down from 4.7% in February. For the past 20 months since August 2021, Oregon's unemployment rate has remained relatively steady and ...
Ashland parks struggle with rising tide of trash
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 13—Ashland parks are seeing more trash this year, and residents, city officials, parks employees and the contractor hired to clean the parks are wrestling with where the garbage is coming ...
Chef’Store warehouses coming to Hampton and Virginia Beach later this year
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBuilt for chefs. Open to everyone. That’s what Chef’Store advertises on its website and US Foods, a national food service distributor, plans to open five Chef’Store locations this year, two ...
Lawmakers seek to end slavery for the incarcerated, which is legal in most states
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStory at a glance Rep. Nikema Williams (D-Ga.) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) have offered...
Nation braces for largest health care worker strike ever
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoKaiser Permanente workers plan three-day action if the company doesn’t address salaries, outsourcing...
Health care is in crisis. The looming strike by 75,000 health workers is just another sign of that
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoSavonnda Blaylock, a pharmacy technician in northern California, has worked for health care giant Kaiser Permanente for 22 years and she’s never been on strike. That could change on Wednesday ...
America is on strike. Here’s the progress unions have made
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoSince last year’s Labor Day, US unions have flexed their muscle in a way that hasn’t been not seen in decades. They’ve scored some big victories amid some defeats.