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Column: Brave to discuss politics with those you disagree
Founded in 2017, a grassroots national organization called Braver Angels was established in order to strengthen our democracy ...
Opinion
Opinion: We’re rural Oregon doctors. Medicaid cuts will disproportionately hurt rural Oregonians
Any reduction in federal support for critical health care access, benefits or the health care workforce in Oregon, ...
Opinion
Editorial: How much local control should school districts have?
In 2023, the Oregon Legislature prohibited the sale or distribution of most fluorescent lamps in Oregon because, in ...
Opinion
Editorial: Bill could help families devastated by wildfire
If you can’t imagine yourself as one of the families who lost a home in the Labor Day ...
Opinion
Guest column: Deschutes County Commission salaries and Tony DeBone
Last year, the voters of Deschutes County overwhelming passed a ballot measure to expand the board of commissioners ...
Opinion
Editorial: Designing a climate fee for Bend
Slam dunk or train wreck? When the people on the city of Bend’s Environment and Climate Committee met ...
Opinion
Editorial: The city of Bend’s big hole
For Bend’s next two years, there may be no more important document than the 630 pages of the ...
Opinion
Editorial: Bend’s specialness and its threats
Twenty years ago, a young family told us they were moving out. Bend was getting too big. Bend’s ...
Opinion
Guest Column: Redmond Republicans, we need your votes
Our primary election is May 20th and every vote will count. The statistics show that fewer people vote ...
Opinion
Editorial: State could nudge more wildfire preparedness
This is the time for Oregonians to help get their homes and property ready for wildfire season. But ...
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