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OTHER VIEWS: Oregon draft transportation plan calls for a tripling of taxes

There’s the way the Oregon Department of Transportation thinks about Oregon’s transportation future and then there’s the way…

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OTHER VIEWS: Fagan saga offers lessons for other lawmakers

There is little doubt that Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan made the right decision last week to…

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OTHER VIEWS: Would you like fries with that miracle?

Consider, if you will, the french fry. It is no more than a slice of potato that is…

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GUEST COLUMN: Sinclair killed professional spirit of KTVL newsroom

Writing an opinion piece on the recent KTVL layoffs feels more like writing the station’s obituary. But let’s…

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OTHER VIEWS: Congressman Bentz avoids press — what is he afraid of?

Members of Congress and U.S. senators can be prickly. Some of them respond readily to press inquiries. Others…

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OTHER VIEWS: Legislature should step up to save local journalism

If there’s a bill you want passed, if there is a program you want to see funded, reach…

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OTHER VIEWS: Critics having a cow over ‘Big Dairy’s’ new campaign

The anti-dairy crowd is having a cow over a satirical social media ad campaign promoting bovine milk and…

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OTHER VIEWS: Fagan resignation shows good judgment after bad judgment

Imagine you are Oregon’s Secretary of State Shemia Fagan. A campaign donor in the pot industry offers you…

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GUEST COLUMN: County elections are ‘remarkably transparent’

I am proud to be Jackson County’s chief election official. I am fortunate to have found my life’s…

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GUEST COLUMN: What happens to Ashland should OSF fail?

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s recent appeal for support revealed the latest emergency in a string of financial crises…

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