Opinion

OPINION: Well permitting fees, not taxpayer bailouts, should fund Oregon water resources shortfall

Should permitting agencies receive increased funds? If budget increases are justified, should finances be increased through fees or…

Columnists

RURAL REFLECTIONS: Bridges make traveling, life easier

View from a bridge. “Bridge over troubled water”. Mending bridges. Bridging the gap. From our house on Neff…

Opinion

OPINION: When did the U.S. become a ‘them’?

What is happening to public life in the United States? Why are higher education, libraries, local museums and…

Opinion

Evanson: If you didn’t think Oregon belonged in the Big Ten Conference, this year’s Ducks have proven you wrong

Big bad Big Ten? Not for the Oregon Ducks who managed to win eight conference titles in their…

Business

Opinion: Oregon should bypass California’s stalled Clean Trucks program and steer its own into the fast lane

California has set ambitious goals for EV truck adoption with its Advanced Clean Trucks rule, which imposes steeply…

Columnists

RURAL REFLECTIONS: Field of vision

Field of vision. That area that you see when your eyes are looking straight ahead. What is your…

Opinion

Evanson: The Trail Blazers are for sale and that should be exciting for fans who haven’t had much to be excited about

It’s been a week since it was announced that the sale of the Trail Blazers was officially underway.…

Opinion

RURAL REFLECTIONS: Belly up to the tie bar

Coffee in hand. Fire in the fireplace. Rainy day. My calm morning ritual suddenly jarring me more awake…

Opinion

Opinion: Oregon bill opens discussion about paying for journalism

No easy or obvious solution will resolve one of the top and less-acknowledged crises in America, the collapse…

Opinion

Evanson: I might be dreaming, but I think it’s time to bring Damian Lillard home

Now what? That’s what Damian Lillard must be thinking after tearing his achilles tendon in Game 4 of…