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Capital chatter: Kotek growing into the role as governor

Gov. Tina Kotek’s tour of Oregon’s 36 counties fascinated me. It was an audacious commitment to accomplish within…

Letters

Letter: Conviction and civility in 2024

As a young man, my political ideology was molded in the 1980s when President Ronald Reagan (Republican) and…

Letters

Letter: ‘Mandate for Leadership’ worth the read

Friends and concerned citizens. The Heritage Foundation has published a 950-page book on a plan for the next…

Letters

Letter: Eastern Oregon Film Festival is an ongoing gift

My husband, Joe, and I have been attending the Eastern Oregon Film Festival for many years. We have…

Editorials

Our view: ODFW might need to be more aggressive in dealing with wolves

The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission’s Dec. 14 conclusion that it wasn’t necessary to change the state’s wolf…

Columns

Capital chatter: When Oregon priorities collide, someone loses

The news headlines following last week’s Oregon Leadership Summit were all about the unveiling of a collaborative plan,…

Letters

Letter: Freedom of speech includes the written word

Those who signed our Constitution in 1787 clearly understood it was not a perfect document. The preamble states,…

Letters

Letter: Do-gooder laws do nothing for us

Back in 2020 Tina Kotek sponsored HB 4210, which took away the court’s ability to suspend a driver’s…

Letters

Letter: USA or USSR?

As a baby boomer, I grew up in the 1960s and 1970s. I spent 20 years riding ballistic…

Letters

Letter: Judicial ethics require accurate information

On Dec. 12, The Observer published a letter to the editor from Anna Stever on behalf of Wes…

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