Tempers get raised. Lawmakers dig into opposing positions. The stakes feel enormous, immediate. Then local State Rep. Jeff Helfrich, from the experience of more than two decades in the Portland Police Bureau, calmly puts things in perspective: “There are no dead bodies.” It isn’t the sort of thing most people
The new Recovery Campus will provide a broad range of health and supportive services designed to help break the cycle of addiction, dependency, and homelessness By MIKE WILEY Publisher FOR Clackamas County Commissioner Ben West, the ceremonial shovels that turned dirt July 29 at the future Clackamas County Recovery Campus
By MIKE WILEY Publisher, Hoodview News This year, as we celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday, it is important for us to restate and reaffirm the principles that have made this nation free and prosperous. Winston Churchill said, “Courage is rightly esteemed the first of virtues because, as has been said,
By BESS WILLS CEO, Gresham Ford As elections approach, Oregon voters deserve an accounting of what it costs to live, work, and run a business. Asking businesses to “pay more” sounds simple, but taxes that aren’t based on profit—including Oregon’s Corporate Activity Tax—are built into prices, leaving consumers to pay
By BEN WEST Clackamas County Commissioner, Position 5 On August 3rd, Clackamas County marked a pivotal moment in its law enforcement history as James Rhodes was sworn in as the county’s 34th Sheriff. This transition follows the abrupt resignation of Sheriff Angela Brandenburg, [which had left] the department and the
By VINCE JONES-DIXON Multnomah County Commissioner, District 4 As September arrives across East Multnomah County, cooler mornings and the start of turning leaves signal one of my favorite times of year: back-to-school season. Whether your family is getting ready for that first day of kindergarten, sending off high school seniors,
By SUE PIAZZA Gresham City Councilor, mayoral candidate Water is something most of us rarely think about, until it changed! Gresham’s transition from Bull Run water to groundwater has certainly started a conversation. Our water is safe and regularly tested, but it is different. Groundwater naturally contains more minerals, including
By CARL EXNER Former Sandy city councilor Have you noticed that the traffic in Sandy seems really congested lately? Especially on the weekends. The ODOT counters tell us that depending on the time of week the counts range between 40,000 and 50,000 cars a day traveling through our sweet city.
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