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On February 19th, the Bureau of Land Management published a Notice of Intent to gut the management plans governing nearly 2.5 million acres of forests across 18 Oregon counties, including Lincoln County. These forests include some of the last remaining low-elevation old-growth forests in Oregon, home to the northern spotted owl, the marbled murrelet, coho salmon, steelhead, and hundreds of other species. Some of the places directly threatened by this proposal are: […]

By Isobel Charle  Ten popular medications used largely by older adults will be an average of 50% cheaper for most of Oregon’s Medicare enrollees, starting this year.The change is a result of a new law which was part of the Inflation Reduction Act passed in 2022. It requires Medicare to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies for lower prices for common, high-cost prescription drugs. Stacey Larson, communications director for AARP Oregon, said the new […]