As student exhaustion increases, there are many resources available to students with burnout and stress among schools. However, many people debate whether these resources are effective, and if not, what...
Tariffs are affecting the American economy extremely hard ever since President Trump implemented tariffs to other countries and once they started implementing some of their own. It has been affecting our...
Wildfires are notorious in Oregon for their destructive tendencies, and with summer approaching, the health of Oregon residents could take a hit. Public health trends show that smoke inhalation is at its...
Politics is a frequently debated and sensitive topic for many Americans. The nation is becoming more politically divided along the lines of religion, race, sexual preferences, and even individual opinions....
Uncertainty Builds as Prices Rise
Inflation has become a key concern again in 2025, especially as new U.S tariffs take effect. While prices for groceries and gas have calmed slightly since 2023’s...
Not long ago, admitting to feeling overwhelmed or anxious was often met with silence or skepticism. Fast forward to the COVID-19 era, and conversations about burnout and mental health are everywhere, from...
A major portion of Interstate-205 was planned to be closed which would have caused several delays and detours in traffic that would've made longer routes difficult and overall more inefficient. But there...
Oregon is home to over 100,000 miles of rivers and streams and more than 1,400 named lakes. While Oregon has a lot of water, the state also faces a significant issue: water pollution. This issue threatens...
When wildfires make the headlines, the images that come to mind are often those of scorched forests, thick smoke coating the skies, and homes reduced to ashes. But not all wildfires are disasters. In fact,...
Oregon’s Preparedness for “The Big One”
Roughly 120 miles off the coast of the Pacific Northwest, there lies the Cascadia Zone faultline which is predicted to rupture at any given moment, though...
Wildfire season is coming, again. And for many students and their families in Clackamas County memories of rushing to evacuate might come playing in their mind. With wildfires becoming an annual thing...
Brady Michel, Contributing Writer
• October 16, 2024
Take a quick inventory of yourself right now: how much plastic is on your person or within arms reach? For me, right now, I am surrounded by plastic. I am sitting in a plastic chair, surrounded by plastic...
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