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Our View: Score one for the bureaucracy

In September, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced that the Bureau of Land Management is…

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Our View: Protect our farmland

For decades, there have been concerns that foreign investors are buying up farmland in the United States. That…

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Our View: A cautious return

A national newsletter recently captured a nuance of the coronavirus pandemic. “While much of the nation tiptoes toward…

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Our View: A uniquely American miracle

During the past few weeks, Capital Press reporter Sierra Dawn McClain took a close look at how food…

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Our View: Don’t throw out ‘essential skills’

The Oregon Legislature has suspended through 2024 the requirement that students show proficiency in reading, writing and math…

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Our View: A big gulp of things to come

June’s genuinely shocking heat wave wasn’t by itself proof of global warming, any more than one Texas blizzard…

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Our View: A misfire in Salem on virus data

The Oregon Legislature missed a chance to give the public better tools to hold the government accountable during…

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Our View: A dismal year for salmon

Diving into annual salmon numbers tells us a lot about these iconic Pacific Northwest fish while raising complex…

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Our View: Speak up about ocean dangers

Another season, another tragedy on the beach. Every year as spring turns to summer, we hope we will…

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Our View: Let’s salute our graduates

Last year, we wrote that the Class of 2020 “does not have an asterisk alongside it.” The necessary…

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