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RURAL REFLECTIONS: Noncents
The plug on the bank was removed. Coins were scattered across the floor. Pennies. They were saved so ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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RURAL REFLECTIONS: Field of vision
Field of vision. That area that you see when your eyes are looking straight ahead. What is your ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...