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Guest Column: Statehouse security beefs up

When I began covering the Oregon Legislature full time, I could enter the State Capitol anytime I wanted.…

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Guest Column: Heritage Square project is critical

In 2010, a portion of the block now known as Heritage Square collapsed, leaving an unsightly pit. That…

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Guest Column: Is this the system we want?

I’ve got Humira on my mind. The AbbVie drug intended to treat rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease and other…

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Guest Column: Oregon government is losing leadership

Oregon is losing its leadership. State House Speaker Tina Kotek stunned the political world by announcing Thursday that…

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Guest Column: Where Kristof voted shouldn’t matter

I am surprised that state election officials rejected former New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof’s candidacy for Oregon…

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Writer’s Notebook: Where is Astoria’s Faulkner?

When you finish a career, you frequently hear a refrain of, “How’s retirement?” Answering that question, I have…

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Guest Column: Few policymakers engaged in long-term solutions

Oregon remains a curious state as we enter 2022. Most of the state comprises a mix of small…

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Writer’s Notebook: Playing in three dimensions

I was ready. And a little nervous. But mostly ready. They were waiting, there to listen. I began…

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Publisher’s Notebook: A commitment to news literacy

If you believe, as Thomas Jefferson did, that an informed public is the foundation of democracy, you’ll be…

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Guest Column: The DDT of our generation

Now that we know a chemical in our car tires is killing salmon, we have to act urgently…

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