ROSEBURG, Ore – A 10-pound snapping turtle recently found at the Yoncalla Water Treatment Plant is a good reminder not to release pet turtles into the wild. It’s illegal, and it’s harmful for Oregon’s two native turtles, the Western Pond Turtle and Western Painted Turtle. Snapping turtles, red-eared sliders, and map turtles and are not […]
Mark and Heather are fed up with their financial troubles–and with each other. Mark is an unemployed marketing agent who copes with his failures by bullying and ignoring his family. His insecurities are compounded by a fear that his wife has been unfaithful. Heather is a burned out loan officer who survives her tumultuous marriage […]
Gender Ideology Harms Children Originally posted March 21, 2016 – a temporary statement with references. A full statement will be published in summer 2016. The American College of Pediatricians urges educators and legislators to reject all policies that condition children to accept as normal a life of chemical and surgical impersonation of the opposite sex. […]
Troutdale Taxpayers; Are You Being Fleeced? In last month’s NWC we provided the nuts and bolts to the Urban Renewal Project east of the Columbia Gorge Outlets in Troutdale. We have come across new information. Here is what we know so far: The Urban Renewal Committee is made up of City Council members who have […]
NWC Endorsement: Save the City of Damascus We urge a NO vote on Measure 93 On May 17th, the question of Damascus disincorporation will be decided once and for all. The Northwest Connection recommends that city voters defeat Measure 93, and save their city. We’ve covered the issue of Damascus’ municipal viability for years, through […]
The Vote in Damascus On Disincorporation Is Unconstitutional Says Damascus Resident and City Councilor. James De Young, long-time resident of Damascus and current member of the City Council, announced on Wednesday, April 20, that he, as a private citizen, is challenging the constitutionality of Measure 93 which the people of Damascus will be voting on […]