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Just before COVID hit, I was walking around the grassy area on the northern end of the Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center (yesteryear’s Camp White). I came across a small concrete monument in the s...

Rep. Barbara Lee faced death threats, insults and hate mail after the California Democrat voted against a broad authorization used to carry out the war in Afghanistan. The House vote was 240 to 1. The Senate vote was 98 to 0.

1901 May 18, 1901-It appears that within a few months Grand Rapids will have telephone connections with the towns to the east and west. May 18, 1901-It is predicted that the birth of two or three more fair-sized counties in northern Minnesota will occur within the next four years. May 18, 1901-John T. Jones of Pittsburgh, Pa., arrived in the area. He and associates have taken lease of the old, long-abandoned Buckeye Mine situated about 12 miles northeast of Grand Rapids.   1911 May 17, 1911-...

Bramwell did not admit guilt but accepted a sentence of up to 15 years in a Pennsylvania prison in 2014 for three counts of indecent assault, according to Catherine LaQuaglia, a Morris County assistant prosecutor. Bramwell served five years and was released on parole on May 3 and immediately taken to the Morris County jail. LaQuaglia said she believed there would be no conditions to ensure the safety of the community and the victims. "The nature of the offenses show a clear lack of control o...

Former Mount Olive man accused of sexual assault of two boys in the 1990s may be released What happens when someone is arrested and charged with a crime? UP NEXT A former Mount Olive man paroled last week from a Pennsylvania prison and now facing Morris charges in the sexual assault of two boys in the 1990s will stay in jail for now, but could be released by next week, a judge ruled Monday. Should Michael Bramwell, 61, find a place to live, provided he not leave the home, his release befor...

Bramwell did not admit guilt but accepted a sentence of up to 15 years in a Pennsylvania prison in 2014 for three counts of indecent assault, according to Catherine LaQuaglia, a Morris County assistant prosecutor. Bramwell served five years and was released on parole on May 3 and immediately taken to the Morris County jail. LaQuaglia said she believed there would be no conditions to ensure the safety of the community and the victims. "The nature of the offenses show a clear lack of control o...

BILL CLARKGetty Images On August 10, 1964, the United States Senate passed the so-called Gulf of Tonkin resolution, essentially handing President Lyndon Johnson a blank check for military action in Southeast Asia. The resolution passed, 88-2, with Senators Wayne Morse of Oregon and Ernest Gruening of Alaska voting against it. This is a decision that looks very good for both of them in history. It marked them as prescient people of principle. On Thursday, the Senate passed a bill that will bri...

U.S. senators have been using the filibuster since 1841. U.S. Sens. Huey Long of Louisiana, Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, Wayne Morse of Oregon and Rand Paul of Kentucky are

Its the longest streak for either major party in Oregon history. Republicans dominated statewide offices when Atiyeh was governor 40 years ago. They were led by Oregons U.S. senators of that era — Mark Hatfield and Bob Packwood, each with five victories — but also the secretary of state, state treasurer and attorney general, even though Democrats controlled the Legislature. Republicans have become a threatened species at the statewide level. Just two Republicans have been elected to s...