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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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Opinion: Bans on rent-pricing algorithms could backfire, lead to higher prices
The Pacific Northwest boasts natural splendors and world-class companies from Amazon and Microsoft to Nike and Columbia Sportswear.…
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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…
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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…
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RURAL REFLECTIONS: Moving forward backward
Did you ever walk backwards out of a room when you happened upon an uncomfortable situation? I know…
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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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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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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…