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Our Aberdeen: Gardening scenes always evergreen © Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums Collection As the weather gradually improves, many of us will be thinking of exercising our green fingers once again and getting active in the garden. Gardening has increased in popularity during the pandemic and can be very beneficial for physical and mental health. Spending time in nature is therapeutic and concentrating on planting seeds or simply hoeing a patch of ground can help us to switch off from our worries and anxieties. Purse embroidered by Edith Green, 1920s Garden scenes are a popular design in e...

Oregonians don’t need someone who places party before the people, reelection before pressing demands, nor special interests before the special concerns of all Oregonians.

Kevin Frazier In basketball, “the sixth (wo)man” is the first person off the bench to replace a player in the starting lineup. They’re accountable. They’re focused. And they’re selfless. Soon, Oregon will have its own sixth man — thanks to a growing population, the state has earned an additional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives — one more than its current five.  Whoever enters the race for Oregon’s sixth congressional district ought to keep a “sixth-man” mentality in mind: accountable to the people of their district, not their party; focused on being a great pub...

Former Congresswoman Elizabeth Furse dies at age 84 Friends and colleagues recall Washington County congresswoman's push to resolve tough issues. Tributes are being paid to Elizabeth Furse, who championed the rights of women, migrant farmworkers and indigenous tribes even before she was elected to three terms in the U.S. House from northwest Oregon. Furse died Saturday, April 17, at her farm near Hillsboro. She was 84. U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, who was elected to the 1st District seat in 2012, offered a tribute to her predecessor. "As an immigrant and the third Oregon woman to se...

Furse's political career committed to social justice, service Friends and colleagues recall Washington County congresswoman's push to resolve tough issues. Tributes are being paid to former Congresswoman Elizabeth Furse, who championed the rights of women, migrant farmworkers and indigenous tribes even before she was elected to three terms in the U.S. House from Northwest Oregon. Furse died Monday, April 19. She was 84. U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, who was elected to the 1st District seat in 2012, offered a tribute to her predecessor. "As an immigrant and the third Oregon woman to ...