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OTHER VIEWS: Public defense system remains in crisis

Legislators heard two narratives about Oregon’s public defender crisis Tuesday. One was that things are happening to reduce…

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OTHER VIEWS: Decision might not aid Oregon Democrats

The Oregon Supreme Court decision barring nine Republican and one independent state senators from another term after the…

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OTHER VIEWS: Whining over Swift is a wasted chance

Barring a cataclysmic event, like the flight from her Tokyo tour getting delayed, Taylor Swift is very likely…

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OTHER VIEWS: Quorum rules must change to stop walkouts

We don’t want Oregon to be the place where legislative walkouts are easy. The cost is great. The…

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OTHER VIEWS: Old-growth forests require better land management

In December, the Biden Administration announced its long-awaited policy to conserve old growth forests on lands managed by…

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GUEST COLUMN: ‘Trust is part of the healing process’

We are retired physicians who spent our entire careers in the Rogue Valley and have a long history…

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GUEST COLUMN: ‘Trust is part of the healing process’

We ache for the hardworking professional nurses and doctors working at Asante who are now burdened with this…

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OTHER VIEWS: A fix with holes for Oregon campaign finance laws

Oregon is one of five states that doesn’t regulate the campaign finance money that comes pouring into state…

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OTHER VIEWS: Unfair state tax system can be fixed

If you were designing a tax system from scratch, who would you tax at a higher rate: a…

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OTHER VIEWS: Dealing with the realities of Measure 110

Measure 110 was passed by voters in November 2020 with a message Oregonians could not resist. Don’t arrest…

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