Editorials

Editorial: The penny may not be saved but earned its end

Pity the penny. The sense is that it may make no more sense for the cent. A government…

Editorials

Editorial: Cities need help with infrastructure to build needed housing

Gov. Tina Kotek renewed a challenge for Oregon to do more on housing in her state of the…

Columnists

Commentary: Cellphones are too often distractions and not tools

In today’s digital age, the ubiquitous presence of cellphones has transformed them into essential tools for communication, information…

Columnists

Commentary: Let parents and teachers make decisions about cellphones in schools

Should kids have access to smartphones in school? Some argue the smartphone problem leads to distraction. Others say…

Editorials

Editorial: Clarify law so it is easier to build needed infrastructure

Gov. Tina Kotek’s goal for Oregon is to build 36,000 more homes a year, many of them affordable.…

Editorials

Editorial: Should hens and bees get to move into HOA neighborhoods?

Bees buzzing, hens clucking and the sounds of gardening could soon be coming to neighborhoods governed by homeowners…

Letters To Editor

Letters to the editor: More COIC transparency; Commissioners were wrong on DEI; Bias at NPR

COIC should increase transparency I live in Central Oregon and I serve on two city of Bend committees,…

Columnists

Guest column: Congress should oppose anti-science, anti-public lands bill

With a name like the “Fix Our Forests Act,” it should be a good thing for forests, wildlife,…

Editorials

Editorial: Oregon needs to reuse more water

The water you drink has most likely been drunk before — by a person, by a person thousands…

Editorials

Editorial: When ‘ad free’ means there will be ads

We have sometimes been practitioners of the churn when subscribing to streaming services. We hop monthly from service…

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