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Photography by Candice Adelle Photography For their fall micro-wedding, Margot and John returned to the spot of their first date—the front yard of Margot’s childhood home. The couple started dating in 2013 after meeting on an app, and their first date was Margot’s high school graduation party. “He not only met all of my friends at once, he also met my parents and grandparents all in the same day,” says Margot. “He was such a good sport about it, and we genuinely had a great time.” The couple continued dating through college, even as they attended different schools. Seven years ...

The Daily Yonder Oregon’s Logging Industry Says It Can’t Afford New Taxes. But Prices Have Never Been Higher and Profits Are Soaring. Lobbyists claim the timber industry is "up against the ropes." Here's what they're not saying: Lumber prices are at record highs. Share this: A logger falls a large tree on the Umpqua National Forest near Oakridge, Oregon. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) This article was produced in partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting and The Oregonian/OregonLive. This story also appeared in ProPublica Thirty years after Oregon lawmakers began giving the state’...

Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian Originally published on March 2, 2021 8:00 am Thirty years after Oregon lawmakers began giving the state’s timber industry tax cuts that cost rural counties an estimated $3 billion, industry lobbyists warned them not to follow through on efforts to reinstate the tax this year. Legislators are considering whether to add to taxes paid by the logging industry after an investigation published last year by Oregon Public Broadcasting, The Oregonian/OregonLive and ProPublica found that timber companies, increasingly dominated by Wall Street real estate trusts and in...

Lobbyists claim the timber industry is "up against the ropes." Here's what they're not saying: Lumber prices are at record highs.

Lobbyists claim the timber industry is "up against the ropes." Here's what they're not saying: Lumber prices are at record highs.