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Guest column: We want to hear what we like to hear

Collectively, we tend to avoid what makes us uncomfortable. We flip past the page, change the channel, swipe…

Columnists

Too much communication: For cell phones in schools, simpler may be better

What do you do with legislation that cuts into the middle of how Oregonians live their lives, when…

Opinion

Commentary: Leave libraries alone, they more than pay their way

Our public libraries serve as a great equalizer, offering the chance for anyone — rich and poor alike…

Opinion

Commentary: The abuse story that’s seldom told

For years I tried, and mostly failed, to tell the story of my childhood molestation. I played a…

Opinion

Commentary: Score one for the AP — and America’s free press

One small step for the AP was a giant leap for the free press. Last week, a federal…

Opinion

Commentary: Repairing Social Security’s finances can’t wait

Social Security is at the center of the fiscal emergency that threatens the U.S. Yet Washington is always…

Columnists

Guest column: The humanities weave Oregonians together

  On Thursday, April 3, 2025 previously awarded National Endowment for the Humanities funds were bluntly terminated across…

Opinion

Guest column: Public defense crisis has a clear root cause

There are legislators who claim the cause of the state’s public defense crisis is somehow a question of…

Columnists

Guest column: Veteran, Olympic athlete, Forest Service employee told she was no longer needed

I am a patriot. I have served this country in war and peace, on the field of competition…

Columnists

Guest column: Latino Community Association forges ahead to protect immigrants

In times of uncertainty, community unity is more important than ever. At the Latino Community Association (LCA), we…

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