Inequity, mismanagement beleaguer Oregon’s early learning agency, employees say
Records allege “racist environment” and deep divisions over child care governance at the state's early learning agency.
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Smith reports $1 million annual household income – but some sources aren’t clear
Greg Smith formed a consulting business at the same time he entered the Oregon House. He recently reported his annual household income has topped $1 million. A new ethics disclosure requirement may reveal more about where that money comes from.
Behind schedule, over budget, state-backed rail projects costing $70 million sit idle
AROUND OREGON: Two freight-to-rail centers in the Willamette Valley and eastern Oregon have failed to fulfill a single promise of boosting agricultural exports and reducing emissions
Ontario School District can’t document who decided 2 schools should close
While Ontario School District leaders have touted a plan to shift all students in each grade into the same building, the district's administrators have been less candid about a plan to close Cairo and Pioneer Elementary Schools.
Journey: Nyssa saloon saw wild times
The old Green Lantern saloon in Nyssa offers reminders of wild times at the start of the past century. An article in Journey, the Enterprise's history publication, offers a glimpse into that history.
Local legislators journey to Denmark with costs picked up by special interests
SPECIAL REPORT: Legislators head to Denmark to learn about energy efficiency in the company of utility lobbyists and executives. Only one took notes and another plagiarized the agenda in reporting on the trip.
Ontario woman’s dream for family, career cut short by deadly encounter
Daniela Perez was home alone when a drug addict entered her Ontario home and confronted Perez. Her murder shook the community and police say the murderer a day later tok his own life as they closed in. Perez was studying to become a family therapist.
Union Pacific questioning method used to build Nyssa rail track
SPECIAL REPORT: More than three miles of rail track built in Nyssa at a cost of millions wasn't done to railroad standards, an investigation by the Enterprise has established. Engineers are now trying to convince Union Pacific to accept the reload system.
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