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| Sex workers often face dangerous conditions, but a Seattle woman kidnapped off the streets endured unimaginable terror after an Oregon

| When The Oregonian was fighting for disclosure of Public Employees Retirement System benefits, a lawyer for the agency leaned over during a mediation session and asked me how much money I made.

One job of journalists is to translate jargon and inside baseball into clear, understandable Ianguage.

The Oregonian/OregonLive's review committee doesn't consider all crimes, such as sex offenses or crimes against children. We do review minor crimes from the past, however.

A few months back, I received a scrawled letter on lined notebook paper that included this message: “I apologize for my handwriting and spelling. I am writing this on a log.”

| On Wednesday, a subtle but significant change will appear on The Oregonian's front page. The volume number will turn from 174 to 175, meaning we enter our 175th year of continuous publishing.

Today, I turn over my space to responses from readers to recent columns. Over the past few months, I have addressed why we publish public employee

The Oregonian/OregonLive's holiday fundraising drive features local nonprofits.

This is a letter from the editor … about letters to the editor. Letters are a highly popular feature of The Oregonian/OregonLive.

As the end of the year nears, we all receive a lot of requests for our charitable dollars. For many taxpayers, donations to charity are a nice write-off on 2024 taxes, if given before Dec. 31.