Author: Lauren Bishop | Woodburn Independent

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Woodburn Independent recognized by Oregon news association for outstanding coverage

The results are in, and writers for the Woodburn Independent were showered with honors for their work in ... Read more

Columnists

OPINION: The Texas floods are a warning — Fund public services

Growing up in Texas, many of my summers were spent at summer church camps just like Camp Mystic, ... Read more

Columnists

RURAL REFLECTIONS: We are the storm

As a very shy child, I knew what it was to hide behind my mother, hoping to be ... Read more

Columnists

WRITERS ON THE RANGE: Public land goes back on the chopping block

The radical notion of selling off public lands is back. And this time it seems that only the ... Read more

Columnists

RURAL REFLECTIONS: What to keep?

A garage sale is on the horizon. Well, at least it will be if we can finally sort ... Read more

Letters To The Editor

OPINION: With federal cuts looming, now is the time for leadership

On Friday, July 4, President Donald Trump signed the federal budget reconciliation bill — H.R. 1 — into ... Read more

Columnists

RURAL REFLECTIONS: One voice

This column is a little different. Well, maybe most of mine are “a little different.” After my column ... Read more

Opinion

WRITERS ON THE RANGE: The slippery slope of e-bike access

When I visited Bryce Canyon National Park recently, the shared paths were crowded with electric motorcycles. They say ... Read more

Columnists

RURAL REFLECTIONS: Don’t shoot

I had just seen the optometrist. Eyes were doing great. Put anything in front of me and I ... Read more

Letters To The Editor

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 ... Read more