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Letter: Do we even care about climate change?

I could criticize the current administration for its response to climate change, but I am not here to…

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Letter: Congress needs to take on drug costs 

The Most Favored Nation pricing proposal may sound like a solution for America’s high drug prices, but importing…

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Letter: What’s so great about this?

In order to give more tax breaks to the wealthy, the MAGA-“budget” bill aims to cut more than…

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Letter: Can’t trust Bentz to protect public lands

The Oregon Values and Beliefs Center conducted a poll in 2022 on the attitude of Oregonians regarding our…

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Letter: Hermiston High should have allowed Navy recruit to walk at graduation

It is sad to see that Hermiston High School refused to allow a young Navy recruit to walk…

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Letter: Thanks to President Trump for bombing Iran

History was made on June 22, 2025, when our commander-in-chief, President Trump, decided to enact “Midnight Hammer” after…

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Letter: Legislature needs to fund ODOT

At the Oregon Department of Transportation, it seems that every biennium our budget is questioned, and worst-case scenarios…

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Letter: Trump is failing Americans

President Donald Trump should heed the millions of citizens at No Kings protests on June 14.  Americans across…

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Letter: Petition would harm Oregon’s rural lifestyle 

Initiative Petition 28, People for the Elimination of Animal Cruelty Exemptions, “The PEACE Act,” is anything but peaceful.…

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