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Writer’s Notebook: Pendleton Round-Up embraces change

Richard Florida, in his groundbreaking 2002 book, “The Rise of the Creative Class,” argued that cities and towns…

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Guest Column: 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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Behind the News: ‘We knew that was a big lift and a big ask’

Many fire districts on the North Coast are under strain from increasing call volumes and a shortage of…

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Writer’s Notebook: Johnson was right man in right time, right place

Great museums begin as a collector’s obsession. For instance, the National Gallery of Art grew from the private…

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Guest Column: Rural Oregon gets a big win

Rural Oregonians and Republican politicians got a big win last week. The Oregon Department of Transportation essentially rescinded…

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Guest Column: How to turn a forest from an asset into a liability

What happens when you fail to balance the financial and economic realities of forest management with ambitious conservation…

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Writer’s Notebook: Headlines for the ages

My maternal grandfather read every paper from The Times of London to the Billings Gazette. They were his…

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Guest Column: Room to improve collaboration with tribes

As the 50th anniversary of the Boldt decision nears, the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission has room to…

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Guest Column: Lawmakers should learn from Portland teachers’ strike

The Portland teachers’ strike sent a message to state lawmakers who hold the purse strings for Portland and…

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Guest Column: Ten realities confronting Oregon education

One of the first stories I wrote for the Jason Lee Junior High School newspaper focused on the…

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