by Steve Mayes | Apr 4, 2011 | News
OREGON CITY, Ore. (RNS) Two members of a controversial Oregon City church that rejects medical treatment were released from prison Wednesday (March 30) after serving time in the faith-healing death of their teenage son. Jeffrey and Marci Beagley were convicted on a...
by Steve Mayes | Feb 15, 2011 | News
OREGON CITY, Ore. (RNS) A 13-month-old child who faced blindness in one eye after her parents treated her with prayer instead of seeking medical care continues to improve, a state caseworker told a juvenile court. Doctors treating Alayna Wyland said a growth over the...
by Candice Ruud and The Oregonian | Dec 2, 2010 | News
CORVALLIS, Ore. (RNS) Rain didn’t stop the Corvallis community from showing up in swarms at a candlelight vigil Tuesday (Nov. 30) outside a mosque that was hit by arson after an occasional worshipper was charged in a terror plot. Residents came by the hundreds,...
by Robert Parham | Jan 27, 2010 | Opinion
Updated at 9:15 a.m. CST on Jan. 28, 2010, to include quote from David Wheeler. Faithful Oregonians ran with perseverance the race for justice, helping to defeat those opposed to tax fairness in favor of corporate selfishness and wealthy individuals, such as...
by Christa Brown | May 25, 2009 | Opinion
The Oregon legislature passed a law on May 7 prohibiting school administrators from making deals that hide the sexual misconduct of teachers who resign.  These sorts of deals are so common that they have a nickname – passing the trash.  What happens is that an...
