The Skanner Editorials

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 23 July 2020

The Skanner News endorses Loretta Smith for City Commissioner, Position 2

Details: Written by The Skanner Publisher; Published: 01 July 2020

Shawn Goddard with Eugene BIPOC Art Collective stands in the middle of a Black Lives Matter mural he and 20 other artists created in front of the Federal Courthouse in Eugene, Ore. for Juneteenth, Friday June 19, 2020. (Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard via AP)

The Republican-controlled Senate won’t pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, no matter how hard Oregon’s senators and others work to push for change.

Details: Written by The Skanner Publisher; Published: 29 June 2020

Can we achieve the fundamental change needed to prevent further deaths at the hands of our police officers?

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 01 May 2020

Read The Skanner News' midterm election endorsements for Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland, and ballot measures

Details: Written by Paul E. Smith, Purdue University; Published: 03 July 2019

Happy Independence Day!

The Skanner would like to wish all of our readers a relaxing and safe 4th of July. Wondering about the history and science of fireworks?

Details: Written by The Skanner Editorial Staff; Published: 10 May 2019

The Skanner endorses candidates in upcoming school board, PCC races

Details: Written by Charlene Crowell; Published: 13 March 2019

Although Director Kraninger announced a plan to suspend the payday rule, changes in how the Bureau operated with regard to these lenders began under Mulvaney. While at CFPB, he urged Congress to repeal the rule and joined a lawsuit brought by a payday lender that sought to indefinitely suspend the rule.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 12 March 2019

Prescription drug prices have been rising so fast that people who depend on them to stay alive and healthy can't afford them

Details: Written by Bernie Foster; Published: 31 January 2019

Studies show that the diagnosis of diabetes among adults in Oregon has more than doubled over the last 20 years.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 18 October 2018

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