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OPINION: The politics of standing apart

Here are some recent headlines from a Substack column by an Oregon elected official: “If You Think SNAP…

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OPINION: We can’t arrest our way out of homelessness

Punishing people for being poor doesn’t make them less poor. And jailing someone who’s homeless doesn’t make them…

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OPINION: Splitting access of Bob & Crystal Rilee Park failed

The multi-year attempt to share the hiking, birding, dog-walking and equestrian trails at Bob & Crystal Rilee Park…

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RURAL REFLECTIONS: Innocence of childhood

In writing my book “Neff Road,” I was struck by the beauty and the innocence of childhood. We…

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Commentary: The Trump-GOP budget is a dire threat to Oregon’s patients, hospitals and nurses

Health care workers are warning of dangerous conditions in hospitals for patients and nurses alike under the new…

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OPINION: The Texas floods are a warning — Fund public services

Growing up in Texas, many of my summers were spent at summer church camps just like Camp Mystic,…

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RURAL REFLECTIONS: We are the storm

As a very shy child, I knew what it was to hide behind my mother, hoping to be…

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Evanson: Lillard’s return proves that wins and losses don’t always have to happen on the court

Now is not the time for a measured response. Damian Lillard is again a Trail Blazer, and while…

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WRITERS ON THE RANGE: Public land goes back on the chopping block

The radical notion of selling off public lands is back. And this time it seems that only the…

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RURAL REFLECTIONS: What to keep?

A garage sale is on the horizon. Well, at least it will be if we can finally sort…