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Capital Chatter: Want to help Oregon? Make new friends
As 2023 concludes, let me paraphrase and localize President John F. Kennedy’s memorable words from his 1961 inaugural ...
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Writers on the Range: Out-of-state hunters provide economic boost
A disgruntled hunter wrote a Writers on the Range opinion recently about Westerners getting fed up with the ...
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Writers on the Range: A warning from the snowbirds
No, this isn’t about those folks who spend their winters in Arizona or Florida. The snowbird behind this ...
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Main Street: It’s the most wonderful time …
Of the year. That is what the song says, and the words that get blasted across air and ...
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Capital Chatter: When Oregon priorities collide, someone loses
The news headlines following last week’s Oregon Leadership Summit were all about the unveiling of a collaborative plan, ...
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Capital Chatter: A big win for rural roads
Rural Oregonians and Republican politicians got a big win recently. The Oregon Department of Transportation essentially rescinded its ...
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Randy Stapilus: Measure 110 needs fixes, not repeal
In November 2020, Measure 110, which generally decriminalized small-scale possession of illicit drugs. That passage was a call ...
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Roger Hockett: Get to know your gay neighbors
A recent Chieftain article about banning a pamphlet at the library on LGBTQ+ people and the controversy surrounding ...
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Capital Chatter: 10 realities confronting Oregon education
One of the first stories I wrote for the Jason Lee Junior High newspaper focused on the potential ...
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Main Street: A rollover prompts many words of thanks
Thanks! The first thank-you is to seat belts. I rolled my Honda Element last night on the way ...