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Here come the one-year retrospectives of Joe Biden’s presidency as the anniversary arrives this week. Here are some guidelines for assessing them, beyond the obvious advice to be wary of partisans who would praise or pan Biden regardless of what…

Is it time to have flu vaccination mandates? We certainly think so. As two emergency medicine physicians whose young careers have been defined by the race to develop lifesaving vaccines to thwart a pandemic, we can both attest to the…

A Sweet Home teenager was killed in a car crash on Highway 20 just east of Foster on Wednesday, Jan. 19, according to a news release from Oregon State Police.

The new owners, their chef and the previous owners spent hours brainstorming and tracking down every last sauce and salad dressing recipe.

Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy readily admits that his team grossly underachieved in the 2021 season.

Black coaches are good enough to be coordinators in the NFL, but not head coaches.

• Open studio hours suspended, through Jan. 31, Maxtivity Art and Craft Creative Space, 1604 Main St., Philomath. The staff will be reorganizing the space. All memberships will be extended two weeks. The drive-through window will be open 12:30 to…

Public members in attendance got into a shouting match with school officials.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights groups argued is vital for protecting democracy was blocked Wednesday by a Republican filibuster, a setback for President Joe Biden and his party after a raw, emotional debate.

Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday, Jan. 19 that the state is 40% to Gov. Kate Brown’s goal of getting coronavirus vaccine boosters to a million people.

Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to get Trump documents

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The long list of Republican gubernatorial candidates immersed in the bruising primary battle underway in Nevada began 2022 with millions of dollars less in campaign cash than incumbent Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Rep. Spencer Wetmore's Democratic response to Gov. Henry McMaster’s State of the State remarks as prepared for delivery on Wednesday:

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's Democratic governor on Wednesday vetoed Republican-crafted legislation to redraw maps for congressional and state House districts.

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers opened a new session of the Legislature on Wednesday with House leaders proposing to raise the state's minimum wage to $18 an hour and spend $600 million on housing for Native Hawaiians on the waiting…

Will the White House's anti-COVID push do enough to ease the omicron surge?

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said he believes Vladimir Putin doesn’t want full blown war in Ukraine and would pay a “dear price” if he moves forward with a military incursion.

Also, three new judges join the Court of Appeals. This is who they are.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The City Council in Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday approved paying $22,500 to settle a lawsuit brought by a woman who said police used excessive force against her during the 2020 protests that wracked the city.

Biden says nation weary from COVID, but US in a better place

Deep in the South Pacific, scientists have explored a rare stretch of pristine corals shaped like roses off the coast of Tahiti. The reef is thought to be one of the largest found at such depths and seems untouched by…

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — State officials on Wednesday requested $392,000 from the general fund to kill wolves in Idaho, and with other revenue sources will have just over $1 million for that purpose starting this summer.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has tested positive for COVID-19, the Republican's office confirmed Wednesday.

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s state-run health insurance marketplace encountered problems for consumers and brokers during its first few months in operation, but also enrolled 10% more people than the previous year.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A group of Republican lawmakers in West Virginia is trying to pass a law forbidding mask mandates in K-12 schools and restricting districts from requiring COVID-19 testing for people who don't have symptoms.