In May of last year Oregon Health Authority’s Immunization Department sent out a good news report to the Governor’s office showing a wonderful graph that our immunization rates were very high with MMR being the highest at 96.1 percent but statewide vaccine uptake for all school required vaccines at 94[Read More…]

When a nation’s highest government leader is repeatedly reported to behave badly, unethically, immorally and illegally, his conduct is likely to inspire his country’s men and women to follow the principal’s examples with duplicitous accuracy. Such is the case right here at home as more and more Americans in all walks[Read More…]

Whether anyone likes it or not, Keizer is growing. Our city’s growth is expected to continue on an upward path for the forseeable future. That’s what happens when you are successful. Through both planning and happenstance Keizer is one of the most desirable addresses one can have in the mid-Willamette[Read More…]

We admit it. The Keizertimes has an agenda. It is called a people agenda. We cover the news—good and bad—happening within the seven square miles that is the city of Keizer. Most of our news revolves around people—leaders, both government and civic, students, athletes, business owners and average people, just[Read More…]

To the Editor: On behalf of Keizer Community Food Bank, I want to thank the Keizer businesses and community donors for their financial support throughout 2018. Go-to friends have been Uptown Music, Tony’s Kingdom of Comics, France School of Dance, Art Impressions, Dollar Tree, Franz Bakery Keizer Elks, men and[Read More…]

By MICHAEL GERSON Another massive study has discovered no causal connection between the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine and autism. This time, the study’s cohort consisted of every child born in Denmark from 1999 through December 2010 — more than 650,000 children. The conclusion? “The study strongly supports that MMR[Read More…]

The Oregon Legislature is in session in Salem and we’ve learned that, due to members who practice sexual harassment, Oregon’s taxpayers must satisfy the grievances of those so harassed by $1.3 million. Not to be outdone, apparently, we now learn further that those days when then-Governor Tom McCall hailed Oregon’s ability[Read More…]

The desire to expand Keizer’s Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) has captured the imagination of civic leaders and developers alike. Setting aside questions of the cost of infrastructure needed to turn land north of Keizer into residential neighborhoods or industrial/office parks, who is speaking for Marion County’s rich agricultural land?  Some of[Read More…]

History has taught that one party rule rarely works out well for the governed. Books are filled with stories about societies that have suffered under rule by one party or ideology. However, that flies in the face of the adage, “To the victor go the spoils.” The Democrats control Oregon’s governorship[Read More…]

By DEBRA J. SAUNDERS  At one point during his hours of testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Wednesday, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney and “fixer” Michael Cohen was asked what “breaking point” prompted him to split with Trump. “There were several factors,” Cohen responded. “Helsinki”—a reference[Read More…]