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OTHER VIEWS: Pay attention to Republican’s call for toll-road regulation

It sticks out when an Oregon Republican wants to add more government regulation. After all, so much of…

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OTHER VIEWS: SCOTUS should reverse Grants Pass homeless ruling

The U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights affords citizens great protections designed to keep the government off people’s backs.…

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OTHER VIEWS: Oregon unions move to keep their financial clout

What do you do when somebody tries to pass a campaign finance reform that might limit your impact…

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OTHER VIEWS: Oregon should reconsider ban on nuclear power

Oregon lawmakers and some other elected officials are awfully concerned about carbon emissions and the deleterious effects of…

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OTHER VIEWS: State investment choices create risk to us all

The Oregon Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) pension fund has been in the national spotlight recently because of…

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OTHER VIEWS: Idaho’s top teacher learns a harsh lesson

Far-right extremists have chased away yet another good person from Idaho. This time, they’ve scared off Karen Lauritzen,…

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OTHER VIEWS: Oregon should consider seat belts for school buses

A child was killed Tuesday and 23 injured in Ohio when a minivan collided with a large school…

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OTHER VIEWS: More litigation sure to follow dam mediation

As mediation between environmental plaintiffs and the federal government agency defendants over litigation concerning the lower Snake River…

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OTHER VIEWS: Fly the Pride Flag for freedom, and for her

This would be a good time to fly your multicolored Pride flag. If you don’t have one, this…

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OTHER VIEWS: Oregon must close Measure 110’s fentanyl ‘loophole’

Even our most intractable problems offer up some easy ways to make a dent in the dysfunction. A…

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