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Guest Column: Republicans want a voice at the table

Who will stand up for this minority in the Oregon Capitol? Who will ensure their voices are not…

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Guest Column: Childhood obesity a national shame

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommended recently that more teenagers should have access to bariatric surgery because childhood…

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Guest Column: Courtney’s long and unusual political career

Former state Senate President Peter Courtney’s Oregon odyssey was a fluke. Way back in June 1969, Courtney was…

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Guest Column: Confronting inequality is key to ending housing crisis

When then-Portland Mayor Charlie Hales declared a housing state of emergency in 2015, many knew the housing crisis…

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Behind the News: ‘There’s a sense of vibrancy in Astoria’

Scott Spence took on the role as Astoria city manager this month. He served for nearly 12 years…

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Guest Column: All hands on deck to slow spread of European green crab

Efforts are ramping up to control the explosion of invasive European green crab in western Washington state. The…

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Guest Column: Get training before emergencies happen

“Did we win?” By now you’ve all heard that those were words written by injured Buffalo Bills safety,…

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Guest Column: We are dependent on outsiders

More than 30 years have passed since a native Oregonian was sworn in as our state’s governor. There…

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Writer’s Notebook: How to prevent a news desert in Eugene

News deserts are a big topic in our industry and a recurring theme in the national narrative about…

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Guest Column: Too early to put Brown’s governorship in perspective

Vic Atiyeh famously said of being Oregon’s governor, “You walk into this office as a peacock, and you…

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