Columnists
RURAL REFLECTIONS: Don’t shoot
I had just seen the optometrist. Eyes were doing great. Put anything in front of me and I ...
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Sports
Evanson: The transfer portal is not just an NCAA problem, it’s become a prep one as well
The transfer portal is open. No, not the NCAA’s official window for student-athletes to relocate to a more ...
Opinion
OPINION: Congress must act to help the new postmaster general pull USPS from the brink
The United States Postal Service is on the brink of a self-induced collapse. The failed policies of the ...
Opinion
OPINION: Washington County caving to Trump’s DEI demands erodes democracy, local power
In his bestseller “On Tyranny” detailing historical patterns in how democracies have slid into authoritarianism, Timothy Snyder provides ...
Columnists
RURAL REFLECTIONS: Chaotic garden of color and life
I held you in my hand. Tossed and turned, smooshed and smooshed again, the fragrance’s healing powers eased ...
Columnists
Opinion: Oregon needs to stop the flow of illegal guns — and we know how to do it
If Oregon wants to make lasting progress in reducing gun violence and the devastating ripple effects, the state ...
Opinion
Opinion: We must save Job Corps
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici writes: 'For those who have found their path to success through Job Corps and ...
Opinion
Readers Respond: Oregon Health Plan changes are ‘inhumane, terrifying, potential disaster’
Your Oregon News asked readers where they stand on proposed changes to the Oregon Health Plan, or Medicaid. ...
Letters To The Editor
OPINION: Pass Senate Bill 125 to protect Oregon’s medical practices
Since its implementation in 2019, the Corporate Activity Tax has squeezed independent health care providers, and Oregon patients ...
Columnists
RURAL REFLECTIONS: Moving forward backward
Did you ever walk backwards out of a room when you happened upon an uncomfortable situation? I know ...