For decades, Clackamas County's seniors, the men and women who raised families here, built local businesses, and shaped the communities we all call home, have watched their property tax bills climb year after year on fixed incomes that don't. With median home values near $600,000 and typical tax bills topping $5,300, even Measure 50's modest 3% annual cap compounds into a relentless, mounting burden. The result: too many seniors forced to choose between staying in the homes t

In Oregon, where universal mail-in voting has been the norm since 1998, convenience has long been touted as a virtue. Ballots arrive automatically, voters mark them at home, and drop boxes or mailboxes complete the process. Yet this system has contributed to a troubling erosion of public confidence in elections across Oregon and the nation...