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Other views: Pioneer statue a good fit for John Day
During the urban unrest in the summer of 2020, protesters in downtown Portland pulled down or damaged statues ...
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Off the Beaten Path: If it’s June, we must be camping
On a blustery, rainy day in June, my two kid brothers and I helped our parents load our ...
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Farmer’s Fate: Chocolate, swans and marzipan
Each king in playing cards represents a real king in history. Who knew? Well, apparently someone did, but ...
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Off the Beaten Path: Of pocket knives and slingshots
I spotted the pocket knife in a clump of weeds on the school playground between the swings and ...
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Shooting the Breeze: Emergency planning
He was just going for an afternoon drive, and was almost to the lake when he came across ...
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Capital Chatter: Kotek’s unpopularity is a Kate Brown legacy
SALEM — Among the baffling aspects of Gov. Tina Kotek’s tenure is that she ranks among the nation’s ...
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Farmer’s Fate: It’s time to Moroccan-roll
Nothing excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than being in a country where you are ignorant of ...
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Capital Chatter: Governer’s press conference in response to Office of First Spouse is wide-ranging
In a stunning, far-ranging press conference this week, Gov. Tina Kotek said she no longer would pursue establishing ...
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Other views: Timber crisis has implications for environment, economy and climate
The Western timber industry is in crisis. The region has lost over a half-dozen wood processing facilities so ...
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Off the Beaten Path: To fool or not to fool
April Fools’ Day has come and gone, but there’s still time to reminisce. “Line up at the door,” ...