By Corban University Salem, Oregon “Never stop being a student.” These are the first words of advice from the Teacher of the Year for the state of Oregon. Dr. Mandy Vance (’08), a Corban alum and teacher in the Oregon Trail School District, was recently honored by the Oregon Department […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, People think that all the homeless need is a little helping hand. When drugs are involved it can make doing charity work outright dangerous. An elderly Seaside man who tried to help a homeless teenager wound up beaten with a chain and padlock, stabbed […]

Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Based in Oregon I was on the Faith & Finance podcast with Rob West, talking about giving guidelines to fight materialism. (You can read all 11 guidelines here.) We don’t need to be victimized by the world’s materialism, especially at Christmastime. By taking our focus […]

By Oregon Veterans Association, A church in Bend has donated more than 1,200 pairs of socks and more than 140 cases of Spam to the Central Oregon Veterans Outreach for distribution to those who need them, according to KTVZ. Holy Communion Church has worked for a decade with the Veterans […]

by Christopher C. Thompson As featured in NW Adventist newsletter Tiffany died in September of 2010. It was a very painful loss as I had provided premarital preparation for her and her then fiancé. I officiated their wedding. I was also pastoring them through a very difficult season they were […]

. Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Based in Oregon . Kirk Cousins, quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, and former QB of the Washington Redskins, is a faithful and Christ-centered brother. We’ve gotten to know each other well over the last seven years, seeing each other once or twice a year and often texting. Several […]

Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) recently joined Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) to introduce bipartisan, bicameral legislation that seeks to boost access to healthy foods for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients. Currently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) does not gather data […]

AG Rosenblum Urges Oregonians to Watch Out for Scammers this Holiday Season By Oregon Attorney General Press Release,  For many Oregonians, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the perfect time to check items off their holiday shopping lists. For others, it’s an opportunity to trick people out of their money […]