Opinion
Editorial: Federal government hurts disaster recovery and clean water
The Oregon Department of Emergency Management says $169 million that should be coming to Oregon from the Federal ...
Opinion
Editorial: Fear is siphoning away joy and celebration
The cancellation of so many events is draining some of the heart from Central Oregon. Central Oregon Community ...
Opinion
Commentary: Will screening immigrants’ social media history cure antisemitism?
Critics see a threat to free speech in last week’s announcement that the Trump administration will henceforth review ...
Opinion
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 ...
Opinion
Editorial: The value of Healthy Schools
Looking at the numbers on young people and suicide, substance abuse and mental health and, of course, Bend-La ...
Opinion
Editorial: Five facts/opinions about cellphones and schools
Here are five sets of facts about cellphones and schools and cellphones and the rest of us. The ...
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
Editorial: Reasonable public comment should be allowed at public meetings
Sometimes in local government meetings – from school boards to county commissions – no public comment is allowed. ...
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