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Guest Column: Four questions in governor’s race

Now that Oregonians have witnessed — or endured — several debates among the three leading candidates for governor,…

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Guest Column: It’s time to upgrade our library

It took 75 years, and any number of temporary locations, before Astoria constructed a permanent home for a…

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Guest Column: Debates unlikely to turn the tide

As the gubernatorial candidates’ debate came to an end last week in Bend, Democrat Tina Kotek accurately described…

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Publisher’s Notebook: The end of print icons

We’ve come to expect the unexpected in the last few years, but several announcements in the print media…

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Guest Column: Traditional knowledge protects the environment

Every generation owes it to the next seven generations to protect the environment. At the rate populations are…

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Guest Column: Moderate not green enough for transportation post?

State Sen. Lee Beyer is not green enough to please environmentalists. And probably not sufficiently blue, either. Nine…

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Behind the News: ‘I don’t feel I need to be the smartest guy in the room’

Astoria is in leadership transition. A new police chief was hired in June. The search is on for…

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Guest Column: Toll roads have statewide implications

Toll roads tempted me last week. Some folks might consider this the devil’s handiwork. Tolling is an inflammatory…

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Writer’s Notebook: Backlash is brewing to Supreme Court’s abortion ruling

The surge in voter registration by young women is evidence of a powerful political reality, that the U.S.…

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Guest Column: America needs more compassion

Years ago, when I taught classes about the history of roses, I told my students a poignant story…

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