What happens to your mortgage if your house is destroyed? Even if your home is a total loss, “the mortgage still lives on, unfortunately.”

Portland nonprofit Ethos Music Center helps young musicians find their sound with lessons that are affordable.

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Primary care physicians who understand the system can ask for exceptions to HMO rules when appropriate.

The Oregon Senate should reject a bill that would allow striking workers at both public and private employers eligible for unemployment insurance, the editorial board writes. No other state in the country allows public employees to receive unemployment while striking and such funds should be reserved for people who involuntarily lose their jobs.

Tom McCall Waterfront Park hosts many festivals every year. But the park, arguably Portland’s most underutilized resource, has untapped potential to serve as the linchpin for downtown’s revival, the authors write.

A judge ruled on Monday that the City of Lake Oswego must open its namesake body of water to the public.

It’s the third time the city has brought Sharilyn Lux, a rape survivor who has spent the last six years demanding answers about her case, to court over the numerous communications she has sent Snoqualmie city staff since 2019.

Clutter creates physical risks. A cramped and disorderly home is especially dangerous for older adults because the risk of falling and breaking a bone increases with age. And having too many things in one space can be a fire hazard.

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