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Other views: Ditch secret backroom dam breaching deals. Let’s focus on common ground.

The recent agreement between the Biden Administration and the states of Washington and Oregon and the tribes on…

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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…

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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,…

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Capital chatter: Rural Oregon gets a big win

Rural Oregonians and Republican politicians got a big win last week.

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Other views: A bridge over stormy seas

Among the liberties enshrined for Americans in our founding documents, freedom of the press stands first among equals.…

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Other views: Community colleges fuel state’s economy

Oregon’s community colleges are a cornerstone of our state’s economic landscape. A comprehensive economic analysis released in August,…

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Other views: On Measure 110, Republicans offer solutions while Democrats stay silent

Measure 110 has plunged Oregon into crisis — a crisis of drug addiction, crime and homelessness that cannot…

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From the editor: Boosting budget for snowplowing a boon for region

If there is one element that impacts us all in Eastern Oregon it is the weather, and especially…

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Other views: Banning teacher strikes is in Oregon’s best interest

After 10 months of bargaining with Portland Public Schools (PPS), the Portland Association of Teachers (PAT) initiated a…

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Thurber’s Tail: Tips for out-of-control tipping

Tipping demands sure have gotten out of control. With every purchase you make — at coffee shops, fast…

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