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OTHER VIEWS: Bird deaths take wind out of turbine power

As one of our national symbols, the bald eagle became a poster species in the 1970s for efforts…

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OTHER VIEWS: Poachers steal wildlife that belongs to all of us

Poaching is a crime of laziness. In that respect it reminds me of nothing so much as littering.…

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OTHER VIEWS: Turning a forest from an asset into a liability

What happens when you fail to balance the financial and economic realities of forest management with ambitious conservation…

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OTHER VIEWS: State weighs instituting value-based health care payments

Most people have two relatively medically expensive times of their lives — when they are very young and…

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GUEST COLUMN: A Crater Lake nutcracker by any other name

On a visit to Crater Lake, one of this continent’s most renowned natural places, I had two experiences…

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GUEST COLUMN: A Crater Lake nutcracker by any other name

On a visit to Crater Lake, one of this continent’s most renowned natural places, I had two experiences…

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OTHER VIEWS: Kotek fixes 10,000 problems in Oregon traffic law

Just a few years ago, a court in Oregon could order the suspension of a person’s driving privileges…

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OTHER VIEWS: California turns Idaho a deeper shade of red

I had a conversation last week with a gentleman who said that in recent weeks he had seen…

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OTHER VIEWS: Great disenfranchisement of Oregon voters continues to grow

We have to give credit where credit is due. And some Oregonians have pulled off something politically remarkable.…

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GUEST COLUMN: Commissioners structure outdated, exclusive

As a lifelong valley resident, I have watched the Jackson County Board of Commissioners with interest. In my…

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