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Another Voice: Peace Education, not Patriotic Education

  • By Patrick T. Hiller

The President’s call to “restore patriotic education in our schools” via the creation of the “1776 Commission” aimed at controlling public school curricula once again set off my alarm bells. As a dual German-American citizen, I grew up in Germany and by design of the education system became …

Opinion: We should hear ‘This, this, is not the way’

  • By Delores Maggiore

A preteen reading Edgar Allen Poe’s short stories, I was absolutely fascinated by Poe’s ability to contrive his endings in such an eerily easy sleight-of-hand. The tale that stood out because the dead body itself sat up and spoke was “Thou Art the Man.” Apparently someone had rigged the corp…

Press Release 101: How to submit PRs to CGN

  • By Trisha Walker

We receive numerous press releases (PRs) at Columbia Gorge News, but based on the questions we get regarding everything from word count to run dates to content, the process of getting a PR into print appears to be something of a mystery.

The Next Door: Diversity, equity and inclusion

For nearly 50 years, The Next Door has worked tirelessly in the area of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). In an effort to continue to talk the talk and walk the walk, the organization recently released its new DEI Statement. It reads, in part: 

Another Voice: Hiring people with disabilities is just good business

  • By Raven Rutherford

My work puts me in front of the nicest people on the planet, an amazing group of folks who collectively comprise a too small percentage of working American adults. I am a job coach and job developer for adults with disabilities. When a person has requested to work through their case worker o…

Ways to support your kids as they learn remotely

  • Emily Hearle Kidsense Pediatric Therapies For Columbia Gorge News

Returning to school or childcare programs this fall presents an unprecedented situation for children and teenagers. Here at Kidsense, located in downtown Hood River, our team of pediatric occupational and speech therapists collaborated to offer suggestions for supporting Gorge children durin…

Tribes, labor, and environmental advocates file lawsuit as the administration finalizes WOTUS: Wetlands and ephemeral streams get dropped from protection, opened to pollution

  • By Jacqueline Koch

On Monday, June 18, millions of streams and wetlands across the country lost protections as Trump’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule officially went into effect. This new rule dramatically decreases the waterways protected under the Clean Water Act. Waterbodies and waterways such as wetlands…

Ongoing Coronavirus relief delays are unacceptable

  • By Rep. Anna Williams

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the weaknesses in many of Oregon’s systems that, as lawmakers, my colleagues and I expected to provide critical support for Oregonians in this time of need. The scope of the crisis we’re confronting has made it overwhelmingly clear that some of these systems…

Plan will address the future of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

  • By John Nelson

The Columbia River Gorge is a national treasure for all people, and a unique and vital ecosystem that deserves the strongest and most vigorous protections possible. The entire Pacific Northwest has a vested interest in preserving the National Scenic Area for the health of our communities and…

Plan will address the future of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

  • John Nelson
  • Updated

The Columbia River Gorge is a national treasure for all people, and a unique and vital ecosystem that deserves the strongest and most vigorous protections possible. The entire Pacific Northwest has a vested interest in preserving the National Scenic Area for the health of our communities and…

Ongoing Coronavirus relief delays are unacceptable

  • Anna Williams
  • Updated

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the weaknesses in many of Oregon’s systems that, as lawmakers, my colleagues and I expected to provide critical support for Oregonians in this time of need. The scope of the crisis we’re confronting has made it overwhelmingly clear that some of these systems…

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