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Our View: A fork in the road for democracy
In his bid for a second term in the White House, Donald Trump campaigned in part on a ...
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Our View: Cost of rural internet too high
In the 21st century, there are several ways to get the internet from here to there. Satellites, cell ...
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Our View: Legislature needs to ease the PERS burden
School districts, cities, counties and other public employers in Oregon have tried to ease the financial burden of ...
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Our View: Why GPS can be a lousy, even dangerous, winter driving guide
GPS satellites can pinpoint your position on the globe to within a few feet, an accomplishment that seems ...
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Our View: A day for ‘thanks, and ever thanks’
It could be that Thanksgiving is the least appreciated of our major holidays. These days, it feels more ...
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Our View: Don’t allow vote gaffe to undermine faith in elections
Chances are you’ve heard something about a mistake that allowed 1,259 people in Oregon to register to vote ...
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Our View: New approach to drug possession has much more potential than its failed predecessor
Oregon’s voter-endorsed experiment with treating the possession of relatively small amounts of dangerous drugs, including fentanyl, as basically ...
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Our View: Fire danger still looms into autumn
Gov. Tina Kotek, flanked by wildfire officials, said it on Thursday: Despite a recent break in the weather ...
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Our View: Volunteer firefighters answer the call
When a wildfire threatens your home, your livelihood and perhaps even your life, nothing is quite so disturbing ...
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Our View: Wildfire season is upon us with a vengeance. Stay safe
As I write this, on Friday morning, no fewer than four wildfires are threatening residents of Grant County. ...