Opinion

Capital chatter: Governor reflects on a year of progress — and a few misses

A broken aircraft rained on Gov. Tina Kotek’s anniversary celebration. Only a couple of TV crews joined the…

Editorials

Our View: Hospital steps up to address shortage of sexual assault nurses

Blue Mountain Hospital is taking on one of the toughest challenges facing Oregon hospitals today: a severe shortage…

Editorials

From the editor’s desk: Send us your business story ideas

One of our best-read stories in recent weeks was a business feature about the new owner of Station…

Columnists

Off the Beaten Path: Grandma’s Baking and Cooking Club

The weather: foggy, icy, windy. This followed by sleet, blowing snow, temperatures below freezing, and the sky so…

Editorials

Our View: Legislators make key decisions behind closed doors

We long for a journey to a smoke-filled room. Not an actual smoke-filled room, but the secret meetings…

Editorials

From the editor’s desk: A close look at a difficult topic

Our lead story in this week’s edition covers a difficult topic: a shortage of certified sexual assault nurse…

Columnists

Capital chatter: Lawmakers are talking past each other on Measure 110

One curiosity about Gov. Tina Kotek is her current hands-off approach to revising Measure 110, the drug-decriminalizing and…

Columnists

Farmer’s Fate: Advancing to the rear

“It’s not ‘cheating,’ it’s making your own advantages!” my family used to laugh all the time — often…

Columnists

Capital Chatter: Kotek grows into role of governor

SALEM — Gov. Tina Kotek’s tour of Oregon’s 36 counties fascinated me. It was an audacious commitment to…

Columnists

Other Views: Mayor responds to allegations

This is my response to Dave Holland’s guest editorial and Casey Myers’ letter to the editor in last…

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