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Commentary: The Fed was right to say no on interest rates

The Federal Reserve resisted pressure from the White House last week and left its policy rate unchanged. It…

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Commentary: A ray of housing hope is emerging in Washington

Housing affordability is a key issue for the American consumer on which the Trump administration has done nothing…

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Editorial cartoon for August 6

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Commentary: There’s hope for pruning federal regulations, some state experiments are paying off

President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes $100 million for the Office of Management and Budget…

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Commentary: Jim Crow meets ICE at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

A few years ago I came across a profoundly unnerving historical photo: A lineup of terrified, naked Black…

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Editorial cartoon for 8/5

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Guest column: Don’t let commission districts be gerrymandered

In November 2022, 61.24% of voters in Deschutes County approved Measure 9-148 to make our Deschutes Board of County…

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Commentary: I fled persecution in Iran, ICE enforcement here today reminds me of Tehran

As a Christian who smuggled Bibles into my home country of Iran, I became a target of the…

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Commentary: A pox on ‘personalized’ airline pricing at Delta or elsewhere

Delta Air Lines says it is rolling out “personalized fares,” which sounds benign and even sweet but is…

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Editorial cartoon for July 31

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