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Guest column: A response to criticism of forest thinning, prescribed fire and the Deschutes Forest Collaborative Project

Forest restoration treatments in the forests surrounding our communities help reduce the spread and severity of wildfires. The…

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Guest column: Water sources for farmers are less reliable

Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink” is a line from Coleridge’s 1834 epic poem, the…

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Guest column: The intoxicating mirage of American greatness

We are no better than Don Quixote as he chased the demons he saw in windmills as we…

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Guest column: How to avert a future groundwater crisis

Thousands of Deschutes County homes and vital fish and wildlife habitat could dry up if we cannot slow…

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Guest column: Why a Trump presidency won’t lower grocery bills

It’s safe to say that Americans are fed up with the rising cost of groceries. Ahead of the…

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Guest column: I believe in the American people, even if they didn’t vote for my candidate

The 2024 election for the presidency is over. My candidate lost by a mere two percent of the…

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Guest column: Tears at the Veterans Day parade

It’s hard to lose. And, quite wonderful to win. But this time I’m on the losing side, and…

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Guest column: What is really happening with Deschutes steelhead

On Nov. 7 Portland General Electric and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Spring, co-owners of the Pelton Round…

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Commentary: Paltry $3 wage increase explains Democrat losses

Exit polls from the elections showed that the economy was at the center of the decision among Americans…

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Guest column: Don’t believe everything you hear about forest thinning and prescribed burns

A few weeks ago, the Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project held a meeting in Sisters extolling the virtues of…

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