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OUR VIEW: The $47,950.07 question: How do we fix property tax mistakes?

The case of Alvin Woody should leave all Rogue Valley residents — and, frankly, all Oregonians — asking…

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OUR VIEW: Vandalism of Say Their Names memorial won’t stop message

We would like to believe that those responsible for the most recent act of vandalism targeting the Say…

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OUR VIEW: Valley Voices — Speaking out on homeless and Greenway

“I think it is pretty apparent that the public is getting fed up with the state of affairs…

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OUR VIEW: Public defender shortage exposes limits of state system

Oregon has built a well-earned reputation as a state that zigs while others zag. First-in-the-nation acts such as…

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OUR VIEW: Ashland voters should have say in any natural gas ban ordinance

A journey of a thousand miles, the proverb goes, begins with a single step. What often keeps us…

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OUR VIEW: Gold Hill’s sewer ‘mistake’ could wind up being costly

Here’s something you don’t too often hear out of the mouth of a public official: “We made a…

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OUR VIEW: Shelter debate shifts focus away from actual priorities

It’s time for the barking to stop. The continuing acrimony expressed by members of the Friends of the…

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OUR VIEW: A new round of gun proposals from the Oregon House

trio of bills before the Oregon Legislature this week would seem on the surface to propose common sense…

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OUR VIEW: Greenway problems are as much reality as perception

In the year of its Golden Anniversary, the Bear Creek Greenway is at a crossroads. Again. At least,…

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OUR VIEW: Raindrops keep falling on our heads, if we’re lucky

Rain. Snow. Sleet. Graupel (look it up). More rain. Hail. Wind. Chills to the bone. Even more rain…

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