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Other Views: Why we support Senate Bill 686
In times like these, when politics are in turmoil and the amount of information is overwhelming, reliable and ...
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Other Views: We deserve better than Bentz
I’ve been a nurse in Oregon for over 25 years. I’ve worked in rural hospitals, cared for older ...
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Off the Beaten Path: A bonanza of bargains
“What are you doing?” asked the student as I slowly ambled through the produce section of the supermarket. ...
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Other Views: An open letter to Rep. Cliff Bentz
Cliff — What happened to you? When we served together in the Oregon Legislature, I always found you to be ...
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Farmer’s Fate: Houston … we have a problem
I admire people who are able to write on their calendar with ink. It’s a pencil and lots ...
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Off the Beaten Path: Of peppers, peaches and pole beans
A perfect day. Sleet coating power lines, windows and roads. A howling wind dropping tree branches. Public service ...
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Farmer’s Fate: Inside Ellis Island and Lady Liberty’s dress
“If only these walls could talk … imagine the stories they’d tell,” we mused aloud as we walked ...
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Off the Beaten Path: A legacy of libraries
“Raise your right hand,” said the official. I raised my hand. “Now repeat after me. I solemnly declare ...
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Farmer’s Fate: Time balls and New Year’s
Sitting on our living room floor, dressed in pajamas, feeding bummer lambs and watching the countdown to the ...
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Off the Beaten Path: Scared speechless, and other nightmares
“I was scared speechless,” said a friend recounting a harrowing experience. No one could be that scared, I ...