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Guest Column: A farewell to Courtney

A while ago, a friend mentioned that he didn’t care for Peter Courtney. “Why,” I inquired, expecting a…

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Behind the News: ‘The market’s not going to solve this’

An emerging voice in the housing discussion in Clatsop County comes from an unlikely place. Jeff Adams, the…

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Guest Column: Oregon Coast salmon recovery is within our reach

Oregon has a chance to recover an important native species, Oregon Coast coho salmon, and prove that a…

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Publisher’s Notebook: Serving up news literacy at the holidays

We’re in the midst of the holiday season of family activities, social gatherings and small talk with people…

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Guest Column: Oregon can protect exploited workers

Not long after Morrisha Jones joined her co-workers in petitioning to form a union at one Burgerville location,…

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Guest Column: Free speech in the Legislature

After three years, four months and 20 days, state Sen. Brian Boquist no longer was a threat to…

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Guest Column: Fix misguided policies on treating people with mental illness

The number of people with mental illness waiting for competency restoration treatment in Washington state is the highest…

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Guest Column: Climate change forces tribes to leave land behind

Native nations are on the front lines of climate change. The impacts have reached our shores and are…

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Guest Column: Tax benefits of land conservation in peril

When I think of Oregon, I think of vineyards in the Willamette Valley. Sagebrush in central Oregon. Working…

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Guest Column: Prospects for bipartisanship look dim

I hope I’m wrong. Based on the November election results, prospects for bipartisanship in the 2023 Legislature look…

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