The Skanner Editorials

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 11 November 2021

At The Skanner News office we received an important piece of correspondence that was postmarked June 12, 2021, and delivered to us on November 4, 2021.

Details: Written by The Skanner Publisher; Published: 04 May 2021

Through years of ceaseless protest, activists have tried to hold Portland Police to account.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 16 October 2020

Vote like your life depends on it. Read The Skanner News' endorsements for US President, and more

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 15 October 2020

Read The Skanner News' endorsements for Portland Mayor, Portland City Council, and more

Details: Written by The Skanner Publisher; Published: 02 September 2020

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler calls for an end to violence in the city during a news conference Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, a day after a demonstrator was shot and killed in downtown Portland on Saturday. (Sean Meagher/The Oregonian via AP)

This question is impossible to avoid after months of protests that have exposed the failure of leadership at the heart of the City Council.

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.