It's the last weekend of August. Where HAS this summer gone? Oh, that's right -- delta came and snatched il away. The emergence of the delta variant of the coronavirus has put a big damper on this...
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Your weekend reader for Aug. 21-22
Educators under siege, new developments on the coronavirus, "Jeopardy!" in crisis and the official opening of the Corvallis to the Sea Trail: They're all part of your weekend reader. Melissa Goff,...
Your weekend reader for Aug. 7-8
It's already the first full weekend in August -- and, goodness, the delta variant has stolen much of the steam from what was looking like our Hot Vax Summer. So this edition of your weekend reader...
Your weekend reader for July 31-Aug. 1
Can't believe it's already the weekend, eh? Neither can I. Here are some stories from other publications (and a couple of my own) for your consideration this weekend. Every two years, the Pew...
Your weekend reader for July 24-25
How big is the Bootleg Fire in Southern Oregon? It's so big that it's generating its own weather, as this story by Henry Fountain of The New York Times explains. In the wake of climate change, this...
Warning shots to journalists from the Supreme Court
Two U.S. Supreme Court justices are now on record as supporting a reassessment of a landmark libel ruling, the high court's 1964 decision in New York Times v. Sullivan. That's the case that made it...
Hot off the press: Notes on journalism
Some dispatches from around the nation about the current state of journalism and local news: In the wake of Alden Global Capital's takeover of Tribune Publishing, the other shoe has started to drop,...
Alden Global wins fight for Tribune Publishing
Hedge fund known for ruthless cost-cutting in its newsrooms adds to its lineup of papers — but dumps its share of Lee Enterprises stock.