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Guest Column: Supporting second chances in Marion County

Let’s take a break from the unabated nastiness of the 2024 election season and find some joy instead.…

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Guest Column: Restoring fish passage worth the price

Fish passage restoration is not just a treaty rights issue — it benefits the entire region. No matter…

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Behind the News: ‘We are going to measure success individual to each client’

Clatsop County has turned to someone with experience in law enforcement, including work as a patrol officer, as…

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Writer’s Notebook: We owe thanks to this town

Some years prior to my father’s death in 2000, he surprised me with an admonition and request. “Don’t…

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Guest Column: Ranked-choice voting would give voters more power to choose their picks

It’s that time of year again. Fall is in the air, pumpkins are on front porches and negative…

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Writer’s Notebook: The North Coast loses one of its most interesting characters

Don Haskell should not slip away unnoticed. Haskell, who died Oct. 16 at the age of 92, was…

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Guest Column: There’s no such thing as free money

In an election year with a highly charged battle for president of the United States at the top…

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Editorial Cartoon: Forever chemicals

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Guest Column: Oregonians may not be ready for ranked-choice voting

Oregonians have become increasingly dissatisfied with our systems of representation at the state and local levels and are…

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Guest Column: Can listening tour lead to tax deal?

Does anything change once Oregon politicians finish their listening tours? The most-chronicled project, of course, was Gov. Tina…

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