Blog - Oregon Values and Beliefs Center

May 18, 2021May 20, 2021

Tourism in Your Community

Oregonians talk about what they think of tourism and how it impacts their communities in both positive and negative ways.

Community Planning, Economy and Jobs, Environmental Quality, Housing, Natural Resource Management

Beach at dusk with many bonfires

Tent in woods

May 17, 2021June 2, 2021

Right Direction or Wrong Track, Prioritizing Challenges, and Environmental Protections

Community Planning, Economy and Jobs, Environmental Quality, General Values and Beliefs, Housing, Natural Resource Management, Organizational Image and Branding, Politics and Public Affairs

A forestf fire burning trees

May 16, 2021May 20, 2021

Wildfires: Threat, Management, and Outlook

Community Planning, Natural Resource Management

School supplies, dollar bills, "Covid relief"

May 15, 2021May 20, 2021

School District Spending of COVID Relief Funds

Community Planning, COVID-19, Education

Image: jar, labeled "rainy day fund"

April 15, 2021April 18, 2021

Economic Disparities and Lessons Learned from the Pandemic

COVID-19, Economy and Jobs

Image: Silhouette of Oregon, surrounded by dollar bills

April 14, 2021April 15, 2021

Economic Conditions Statewide and in Communities

Economy and Jobs

image: house on top of stacked coins

April 13, 2021April 14, 2021

Personal and Household Finances

Economy and Jobs, Housing

Silhouettes of people

March 27, 2021March 27, 2021

Oregonians in Their Own Communities

Community Planning, Organizational Image and Branding, Politics and Public Affairs

Image: Bulletin board, "Goals", blank sticky notes

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021

In Their Own Words: Bold Goals for Our State and Our Communities

Community Planning, Economy and Jobs, General Values and Beliefs, Housing, Politics and Public Affairs

image: key rack with keys and mask

March 20, 2021March 22, 2021

COVID-19 Changes: The New Normal or Only Temporary?

COVID-19, Economy and Jobs, Education

Image: Railroad Tracks crossing

March 9, 2021March 22, 2021

Oregon and its Communities: Right Direction, Wrong Track, and Why

COVID-19, Politics and Public Affairs

Map featuring Oregon and bordering states

March 7, 2021March 15, 2021

How Oregon Stacks Up in Performance Compared to Other States

Economy and Jobs, General Values and Beliefs

a backpack with school supplies

March 2, 2021March 15, 2021

Oregonians’ Priorities for School Instruction and Activities

Painted hills against blue sky

March 1, 2021March 15, 2021

Dreams for Our State: Oregonians Prioritize Aspirational Goals

General Values and Beliefs

A muddy road extending toward sunny horizon

February 26, 2021March 15, 2021

Envisioning Our Path Forward

Economy and Jobs, Environmental Quality, Politics and Public Affairs

January 25, 2021January 25, 2021

Oregon Policies and Programs Already in Effect

January 23, 2021March 15, 2021

Policy Changes: Sales Tax, Pumping Gas, and Liquor in Grocery Stores

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021

COVID Closures: Schools and Businesses

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021

Crime In Our State, And In Our Neighborhoods

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021

Hopes for 2021 and the Economy

January 4, 2021January 5, 2021

Values and Beliefs at the end of a Challenging Year

December 21, 2020December 22, 2020

CO2 Emissions and Opportunities for Change

December 17, 2020December 21, 2020

Oregon Schools: Online or In-Person

Doctor Administering Vaccination

December 15, 2020December 18, 2020

COVID-19: Good and Bad Behaviors, and Vaccine Thinking

"I Voted" stickers on a white surface

November 10, 2020November 24, 2020

Uncertain Unity: Oregon’s Divided State of Mind

Homeless tents on a city street

October 15, 2020November 30, 2020

Crisis in the Streets: Addressing Homelessness in Oregon

pen on top of a 2020 Form 1040 tax document

October 13, 2020December 1, 2020

Show Me the Money: Funding Public Services in Oregon

teacher standing in front of a classroom full of students

July 29, 2020November 18, 2020

Taking Attendance: Inclusive and Accessible Education for All

People with signs protest the police

July 29, 2020November 24, 2020

Is It Racist? Police Protests & Racial Injustice

Wildfire burning a forest

June 15, 2020November 30, 2020

Wildfires in Oregon: A Hot-Button Issue?

A weather vane as a metaphor for the direction of Oregon's Future

June 15, 2020November 18, 2020

On the Road to Recovery: Checking in With Oregonians About the Future of Their State

Volunteer planting a tree

June 14, 2020November 18, 2020

Protect Our Land: A Nature Conservation Conversation