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OTHER VIEWS: Killing ravens could boost ailing sage grouse

Sage grouse have been struggling in Baker County over the past 20 years or so. The data are…

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GUEST COLUMN: The climate ‘game’ we’re forced to play

Let’s play a game. It’s the climate-change game that every living thing on Earth has no choice but…

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OTHER VIEWS: ODOT may ask Legislature for more automated enforcement

Driving too fast or running traffic lights can mean sirens, flashing lights, ambulances, pain and heartache. What could…

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OTHER VIEWS: Big split that’s behind Greater Idaho divide

The Wallowa County Board of Commissioners last week sent a letter to political leaders in Oregon and Idaho…

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OTHER VIEWS: Major parties prevent large voting bloc from primary access

About 43% of Oregon’s registered voters are unable to vote this May for the top candidates running for…

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OTHER VIEWS: Bring back wildfire bill aimed at reducing insurance

Oregon is not going to be able to stop wildfires. It might be able to stop some wildfires…

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OTHER VIEWS: Legal marijuana making roads deadlier

Marijuana legalization is killing a lot of people. Not slowly — though some studies suggest that it may…

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OTHER VIEWS: State’s electric vehicle rebate program has potholes to fill

Oregon has one of the best state electric vehicle rebates in the country — in dollars. It is…

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OTHER VIEWS: Bentz’s sensible effort to delist wolves

For many years, the difference in how wolves are managed in the eastern one-third of Oregon compared to…

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OTHER VIEWS: Feds face few good options over owls

There is something shocking about trying to save one species by killing nearly half a million of another…

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