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Book review: Stop trying to make language ‘funner,’ grammar rules exist for a reason

Because my no-nonsense mother habitually said “He don’t” and “She don’t,” and my moody steelworker father never opened…

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Congress has failed to pass a federal online privacy bill time and time again, despite widespread agreement that…

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Book review: A gripping account of Captain Cook’s final voyage

I’m grateful to the Santa Fe bookseller who put Hampton Sides’ “Blood and Thunder” into my hands some…

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Guest Column: New Medicare cuts threaten access to care for seniors

From Baker County to Yamhill, Oregon is facing a serious shortage of doctors. With dozens of federally-designated Health…

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Guest Column: Living in a good way for the Earth is good for us too

In honor of Earth Day, I offer these words by Chief Seattle, “We do not inherit the Earth…

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Book review: How climbing Mount Everest turned into a business

It’s hard to imagine how monumental Britain’s successful summit of Mount Everest was in 1953. Fourteen previous attempts…

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Guest Column: Why Bend needs to revise and increase pay for councilors and the mayor

The Bend City Council’s 2023-25 goals include “Accessible and Effective City Government,” and expressed a desire to have…

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Commentary: Nicole Brown Simpson’s cries for help are still hard to hear

Nicole Brown Simpson dialed 911 in October of 1993 and told the dispatcher that her ex-husband had broken…

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Guest Column: Bend’s development code in conflict with housing goals

Bend elected officials and city administrators all say they’re working diligently to create more housing in what is…

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Commentary: Not guilty and not innocent, just O.J.

O.J. Simpson is impossible to mourn without reservation. Without anger. Without a sense of dismay that society once…

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