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Other Views: We back small farms, but are wary of ‘Big Ag’

Disputes over farming of any kind are likely to involve some version of “Big Ag” versus small family…

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Roger Hockett: Pure chance averts a tragedy

In my youth there were many tragedies that occurred in Wallowa County, somewhat surprising for an isolated, sparsely…

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Writers on the Range: Tips for a new Westerner

Hurray, you’ve moved to the rural West from a crowded subdivision or city where the traffic has become…

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Capital Chatter: Kotek keeps promises, but remains unpopular

Gov. Tina Kotek is not exactly a carbon copy of her liberal predecessor, Kate Brown. Kotek is just…

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Capital Chatter: Salem payroll tax could mean exodus of commuters

Salem could be on the verge of becoming the state capital in name only. The city’s new tax…

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Capital Chatter: Sen. Boquist’s ‘unsavory’ comments deemed protected speech

“I understand the threats from members of the majority that you want to arrest me, you want to…

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Writers on the Range: Too many tourists follow a leader

A spectacular picture recently appeared on social media of a young lady in Arizona. She was poised on…

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Roger Hockett: In search of a simpler, slower life

As a young boy riding old Diamond near Downey Lake on The Divide, I would sometimes daydream about…

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Capital Chatter: Self-service gasoline may — or may not — be on its way to Oregon

This spring, my wife and I ably filled our car’s gas tank at service stations around the West:…

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Randy Stapilus: KKK collapse offers useful clues today

“Fever in the Heartland” is one of the most pertinent new books this season, especially for Oregon where…

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