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Behind the News: ‘The majority of people want to see more housing’

A report released earlier this year by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University found that…

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Guest Column: Should nature take its course?

A recent U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service action plan poses a dilemma for conservationists in the Northwest: Eradicate…

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Guest Column: Now is the time for transportation planning

Most Oregonians, says state House Speaker Julie Fahey, don’t spend their day pondering the state’s transportation system. Now…

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Guest Column: A tale of two ports

This summer, I was awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to study the Port…

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Guest Column: Shameful legacy of Western Oregon Termination Act

Seventy years ago, Congress passed the Western Oregon Termination Act, or Public Law 588. For most of the…

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Guest Column: A tax so bad no one supports it

I haven’t heard of anyone in the Legislature who supports Measure 118 on the Nov. 5 ballot. The…

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Guest Column: What Google’s monopoly ruling means for local newspapers

Not that many years ago, the best way you could find out about businesses in town would be…

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Guest Column: Flavored tobacco products hook teens early

As a student at Lake Oswego Junior High, I first learned about tobacco, smoking and e-cigarettes. It was…

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Guest Column: Petition a distraction from conservation efforts

Misguided attempts to “conserve wild salmon” are an attack on tribal sovereignty and come at a huge cost…

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Guest Column: In memoriam for Courtney

Now we know what then-Rep. Peter Courtney was doing after hours at the Oregon Capitol: Letting his young…

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