Editorials
Our view: Far more unites us than divides us
The notion to move Oregon’s border to become part of Idaho has always carried with it a certain ...
Editorials
Our view: Simple precautions can cool off wildfire season
Never mind the calendar. Summer has arrived in Northeast Oregon. The hot, dry weather that followed a cool, ...
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Our view: What will investments in renewables mean for utility bills?
A committee meeting May 29 of the Oregon Legislature was not exactly intended to be about the rising ...
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Our view: Time to make real investment in drug issue
The state should earmark more money to incentivize the creation of more medication-assisted drug treatment centers in Eastern ...
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Our view: Keep our forests fire free
Top state firefighting officials held a news conference recently where they described an average risk of wildfires through ...
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Our view: Restoring Amtrak service would benefit NE Oregon
The notion that Northeast Oregon residents are more isolated, and less mobile, than they were for much of ...
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Our view: Oregon tightened vaccination restrictions; parents still opt out
Children can’t be expected to make the right choices for themselves. Their parents or guardians must do their ...
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Our view: It’s time to educate our kids about dangers of fentanyl
A set of grim statistics shows more effort needs to go into education regarding the dangers of fentanyl. ...
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Our view: Portland State protesters should have read rather than vandalized
The students and others involved in pro-Palestinian protests at Portland State University should have done something else before ...
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Our view: Why aren’t Oregonians volunteering to switch to a pay-by-mile tax?
The test coming next year for Gov. Tina Kotek, legislators and you and me is what to do ...