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Guest Column: Rayfield speaks to Legislature’s successes

“Oregonians need us to come together to fix some of the biggest issues in their communities: housing, homelessness,…

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Guest Column: Breese-Iverson approaches session with business philosophy

Despite headlines to the contrary, the Legislature is more collegial than most Oregonians realize. Democratic state House Speaker…

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Guest Column: Hispanic entrepreneurship at the forefront of business boom

Each year from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, Americans celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month by recognizing the unique…

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Guest Column: State-based health insurance exchange would protect access to coverage

Gov. Tina Kotek recently signed Senate Bill 972, which will enable Oregon to transition from the federal health…

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Guest Column: Journalism makes a big difference

Were it not for newspapers, Oregonians would not know about Secretary of State Shemia Fagan’s high-dollar moonlighting for…

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Guest Column: Child poverty just skyrocketed

In September, the U.S. Census Bureau released much-anticipated poverty figures. Nationally, child poverty more than doubled — the…

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Guest Column: An interview with Gov. Kotek, Part II

As the Oregon Legislature was winding down its 2023 session, Gov. Tina Kotek held a press conference at…

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Behind the News: ‘The board has the best interest of the college at heart’

Clatsop Community College has had a rocky few months. After behind-the-scenes negotiations, Chris Breitmeyer and the college board…

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Guest Column: Book-rating systems are a tool for censorship

“The freedom to read is essential to our democracy. It is continuously under attack.” — Freedom to Read…

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Guest Column: An interview with Gov. Kotek

Tina Kotek describes herself as a hands-on governor. That’s an understatement. “I came at political life as a…

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