Letters
Letter: Bentz does nothing to protect SSA, other programs
The Social Security Administration keeps many older Americans out of poverty and is a life saver for disabled ...
Opinion
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. ...
Letters
Letter: Rep. Bentz is gaslighting his constituents
The Oregon Public Broadcasting interview on Feb. 26 of Oregon U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz featured a repeated question: ...
Columnists
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 ...
Letters
Letter: American Democracy is being threatened
I’ve lived through 22 presidential elections and I have never been as scared as I am now. I ...
Letters
Letter: Wrong way to enact a “noble ideal”
I respect Cliff Heck’s right to write his letter to the editor on President Donald Trump and his ...
Letters
Letter: Trump is the right one for the job
Upon learning that no letter to the editor supporting the current president has been received by the East ...
Columnists
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 ...
Columnists
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 ...