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OTHER VIEWS: The future of conservation on BLM land is a work in progress

Biking. Four-wheeling. Ranching. Mining. Hiking. Conservation. Solar energy. Look across the millions of acres of Bureau of Land…

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OTHER VIEWS: The goodness that can be ignored in policy flip-flops

Flip-flopping. Reversing policy. It can make a politician or any government body look dithering, indecisive, unsure. Gov. Tina…

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OTHER VIEWS: GOP primaries for Legislature are proving to be hard to decipher

Republican primary contests this year in many states — Washington and Idaho for two — have evolved into…

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OTHER VIEWS: A legislative solution possible for the battery recycling blues

Batteries can give landfill operators the recycling blues. Toys, greeting cards, disposable earbuds, vape pens and the usual…

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OTHER VIEWS: Kotek’s unpopularity is a Kate Brown legacy

Among the baffling aspects of Gov. Tina Kotek’s tenure is that she ranks among the nation’s least-popular governors,…

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OTHER VIEWS: Oregon parents found lacking in discussing drug dangers

It’s remarkable that there is not more awareness about the dangers of fentanyl and taking pills with no…

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GUEST COLUMN: NY provides road map for Congress to aid local news

The state of New York, led by a powerful coalition of local publishers, has just approved game-changing legislation…

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OTHER VIEWS: Reclassification of marijuana would make legal, business sense

A federal proposal to reclassify marijuana is a move in the right direction. But in some important ways,…

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GUEST COLUMN: Oregon a year away from requiring Real ID for air travel

For air travel within the U.S., most people use their state driver license or ID card to get…

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OTHER VIEWS: Oregonians are hesitant to switch to a pay-by-mile tax

The test coming next year for Gov. Tina Kotek, legislators and you and me is what to do…

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