• Good Morning, News: More Solar Power in Oregon, U.S. Senate Passes $96 Billion Foreign Aid Bill (Which Includes a TikTok Ban), and Who Pays for Space Junk Damage?

    by Taylor Griggs The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! It was quite nice out yesterday, huh? Well, we're back to more seasonally appropriate temperatures in the early 60s today,...

  • Will Wood: Kids need good coaches to become good coaches

    Be the coach you loved as a kid, and your impact will last long after the season is over.

  • Will Wood: Kids need good coaches to become good coaches

    Be the coach you loved as a kid, and your impact will last long after the season is over.

  • Summer Lee Proves That “Opposing Genocide Is Good Politics and Good Policy”

    John Nichols Last week, the Pennsylvania representative voted against unconditional military aid for Israel. This week, she won what was supposed to be a tough primary by an overwhelming margin.

  • The Good Coffee Project Brews Goodness and Social Responsibility, One Cup at a Time

    Founded in 2020, a company in the coffee industry aims beyond delivering your daily dose of caffeine.

  • Good Times: Black Again Isn’t As Bad As Its Trailer — But It Also Isn’t Good

    There isn’t a show out right now that’s more offensive than Good Times: Black Again — Netflix’s new animated series reboot of the 1970s classic sitcom Good Times — and that’s saying a lot considering Zeus Network is still actively in business and cranking out almost exclusively aggressive and exploitative content, like the reality TV franchise Baddies. After the Good Times reboot trailer dropped, immediate backlash ensued. If the conversation on X (formerly Twitter) was any indication, most...

  • All for good: 4 Good Community’s mobile school program brings donations to help students

    A Kentucky-based non-profit makes a trip to Smith Elementary today with a mission of generosity in mind. Continue reading at The Republic News.

  • The Electrification of America

    The U.S. power grid, known for its reliability, has followed the adage "If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it." However, outdated infrastructure and evolving energy needs necessitate a shift towards a smarter, more adaptable grid. By embracing technology and integrating renewable sources, we can address key issues, empower consumers, and unlock investment opportunities for a resilient and sustainable energy future.

  • Letters: This is America

    I read the letter to The Madera Tribune (April 3) by Chuck Wieland and the reply (April 10) by John Wright. I appreciated the comments by Wieland about Trump, the Republican party and the colorful language.“Let’s not be silently complicit in transforming America into a Bizarro World. Or Amerika.” Wright wrote that regarding Wieland’s comments, he was “stunned, disgusted and disappointed.” I feel that I have to inform Wright that not everyone in Madera County is a MAGA Trumper. That anyone who...

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    Are SATs a Good Thing?

    This year, many selective colleges are reversing Covid-era test-optional admissions policies, requiring applicants to submit ACT or SAT scores again. Emi Nietfeld, author of Acceptance: A Memoir (Penguin Press, 2022), discusses how taking the SAT changed her life and helped her, as a disadvantaged youth, to attend Harvard.

  • Japan's Warning For America

    Japan's Warning For America Authored by Michael Wilkerson via The Epoch Times, Last week, Japan saw its currency, the yen, rapidly depreciate against the U.S. dollar and other world currencies to near record low levels. This drew the attention of financial markets and other observers, and—in some quarters—led to panic. There was concern that Japan, a formerly great nation now increasingly viewed as the “sick man of Asia,” was on the brink of a currency and financial markets crisis....

  • Pinoy issues in America

    Daly City, nestled in the San Francisco Bay Area, is known as the Pinoy capital of this state or perhaps in the whole of America; nearly one in three people in Daly are Filipinos or Filipino-Americans (Fil-Ams).