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Commentary: I tried this new abomination at Whole Foods so you don’t have to

I love pickles. Dill pickles, kosher dill pickles, cornichons, full-sour pickles, half-sour pickles, quarter-sour pickles, quick pickles, gherkins,…

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Commentary: In the halls of Congress and on the canals of Venice, the new Gilded Age has a moment

  The juxtaposition at the weekend was apt: one big, ugly bill in Washington and one big, garish…

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Guest column: Oregon should help bring term limits to Congress

Washington, D.C. has become a place where power calcifies. Elections often hinge on name recognition and incumbency, while…

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Editorial: Gov. Kotek was right to issue school cellphone ban

Gov. Tina Kotek signed an executive order Wednesday that requires a cellphone ban for K-12 students in schools.…

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Editorial: Why we want our Oregon journalism competitor to thrive

We went searching for why President Donald Trump is determined to end federal funding to NPR and PBS…

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Guest column: Rescinding the Roadless Rule won’t protect from wildfire

Brooke Rollins, US Secretary of Agriculture with the Trump administration, is rescinding the “Roadless Rule.” The Roadless Rule…

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Editorial: Top 10 reasons why there is no Oregon transportation package

1. Oregon passed the nation’s first gas tax in 1919. It made such good sense that other states…

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Editorial: Oregon students aren’t going to improve if they aren’t showing up

Only two-thirds of students in Bend-La Pine Schools were “regular attenders” in the 2023-2024 school year. The same…

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Editorial: You reveal yourself by what you tell Bend tourists

“Bend has too many tourists.” You don’t work for Visit Bend.    “Check out our distilleries and breweries.”…

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Guest column: The map may be gone, but the hazard is here to stay

Oregon’s 2025 wildfire season hit us with a devastating start. My heart breaks for the 56 families who…

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