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Guest Column: A fiery day in Salem

This year’s wildland fire season was so bad that Gov. Tina Kotek ordered the Oregon Legislature into special…

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Guest Column: Tech giants are playing Oregonians for fools

Here’s a question for Elon Musk, recently appointed to lead a new Department of Government Efficiency: isn’t it…

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Publisher’s Notebook: The health of The Astorian depends on community support

I sometimes think that the newspaper industry gets more press than it should when it comes to bad…

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Guest Column: Let’s end rampant post-fire logging

The fires that burned down the Santiam Canyon over Labor Day weekend in 2020 were a disaster for…

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Guest Column: The limits of GPS during wintry weather

GPS satellites can pinpoint your position on the globe to within a few feet, an accomplishment that seems…

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Guest Column: Eight things to know about Kotek’s proposed budget

Good golly! Oregon’s state government is on the path to spend nearly $138 billion during the next two…

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Guest Column: Three ports should be open to change

What will history tell us? Following in the footsteps of our forefathers, looking backward can help inform where…

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Guest Column: Tribes must be at the table on policy

Tribes in western Washington have asked the state to restructure the Fish and Wildlife Commission, which is standing…

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Guest Column: Finding value in opposing views

Julia Wallace has been on my mind since the election. We were of different backgrounds, different political views,…

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Guest Column: A nuclear cautionary tale

A decade ago, NuScale, the Oregon-based small modular nuclear company born at Oregon State University, was on a…

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