David G. Savage | Los Angeles Times (TNS) WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court Wednesday struck down part of a federal anti-corruption law that makes it a crime for state and local officials to take gifts valued at more than $5,000 … Continued
You’ve got to love a country drive called the “Fruit Loop.” This popular weekend road trip in Oregon’s orchard and vineyard-packed Hood River Valley, about 60 miles east of Portland, explores the broad base of Mount Hood just south of … Continued
By MARK SHERMAN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a tax on foreign income over a challenge backed by business and anti-regulatory interests, declining their invitation to weigh in on a broader, never-enacted tax on … Continued
Emilia Gonzalez Avalos hails, originally, from Mexico City, but she’s made a life for herself in Minnesota, including 11 years as executive director of Unidos MN, a nonprofit that organizes Latinos from its Lake Street offices in Minneapolis. After resolving … Continued
It was Shakespeare that brought us to Ashland, home of Oregon’s famous theater festival. But as we hiked through the city’s gorgeous Lithia Park on a recent June morning, one question kept resurfacing. No, not “To be or not to … Continued