GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, July 8 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on July 7, 2025: * * * National teachers' union once again prioritizes political agenda, social activism By Catrin Wigfall While the rest of America celebrated Independence Day, the national teachers' union conducted a day of business during its annual four-day Representative Assembly. This year, the meeti  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard rescues two teens trapped on a cliff side near Roads End Point in Lincoln County, Oregon * SEATTLE - A Coast Guard MH-60 helicopter crew form Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Oregon, rescued two teens who were trapped on a cliff side near Roads End Point in Lincoln County, Oregon, Saturday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River were contacted by Linco  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA adds J.H. Baxter site in Oregon to Superfund National Priorities List * SEATTLE \-- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it added the J.H. Baxter site in Eugene, Oregon, to the Superfund National Priorities List. The decision was published in the Federal Register Exit EPA's website on July 3, 2025. The NPL is the list of sites throughout the United States and its terr  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Val Hoyle to Host Wildfire Preparedness Webinar with Oregon State Fire Marshal Ruiz-Temple * For Immediate Release: July 7, 2025 EUGENE, OR- As wildfire season begins across Oregon and the West, Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) is inviting Oregonians to join her for a Wildfire Preparedness Webinar on Wednesday, July 9th at 5:30 PM (Pacific Time). This virtual event will feature special guest Orego  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 7, 2025: * * * Wyden Blasts Trump Tariff Letters: 'More Trade Taxes, Higher Prices, More Uncertainty.' Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement on Donald Trump's latest round of tariff announcements, and delay of tariffs expected on July 9 until August 1: "Donald Trump has extended his tariff purgatory fo  more