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Commentary: Times are not welcoming for young families

For many parents in middle age and beyond, the prospect of having grandchildren awaits as one of life’s…

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Guest column: Learning to fall the right way

Earlier this year, I wrote about the burden calls for falls place on our EMS system and an…

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Commentary: What Google’s monopoly ruling means for local newspapers

Not that many years ago, the best way you could find out about businesses in town would be…

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Book reviews: 10 best books of 2024

This list of the 10 best fiction and nonfiction books was compiled by editors and reviewers for The…

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Guest column: Plan to shoot barred owls is myopic

In September, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced plan to orchestrate the largest raptor slaughter ever…

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Commentary: Congress has always been weird about bathrooms and other places

The people’s house has long struggled with welcoming all the people. “Capitol Traditions Will be Upset When Miss…

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Commentary: Putin’s nuclear threat is a magic trick, but a dangerous one

The key to all magic tricks is distraction, which is the best way to understand Russian President Vladimir…

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Commentary: Does Nancy Mace know how women’s bathrooms work?

Every time I write about transgender issues, I get angry emails from conservative readers informing me that the…

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Guest column: Through my eyes: Surviving Central Oregon

The van was built to go where there are no roads, and the land is filled with boulders…

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Commentary: More trees won’t cancel out your SUV emissions

As far as climate buzzwords go, “Net Zero” has probably become the most weaponized term. It may also…

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