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Letter: Can’t trust Bentz to protect public lands

The Oregon Values and Beliefs Center conducted a poll in 2022 on the attitude of Oregonians regarding our…

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Letter: Hermiston High should have allowed Navy recruit to walk at graduation

It is sad to see that Hermiston High School refused to allow a young Navy recruit to walk…

Columns

COLUMN: July arrives and a terrible anniversary comes round again

The first of July has come round again and the great disaster becomes a trifle dimmer than before.

Editorials

EDITORIAL: Welcome reduction in landowners’ bills for wildfire protection

The Oregon Legislature acted with uncommon swiftness after wildfires caused unprecedented devastation in the western and southern parts…

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Letter: Thanks to President Trump for bombing Iran

History was made on June 22, 2025, when our commander-in-chief, President Trump, decided to enact “Midnight Hammer” after…

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Letter to the editor for June 22, 2025

Been a good while since I’ve checked in and wow! just wow! Let’s put those double wows! aside…

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Letter: Legislature needs to fund ODOT

At the Oregon Department of Transportation, it seems that every biennium our budget is questioned, and worst-case scenarios…

Editorials

EDITORIAL: Potential positives, and negatives, in federal proposal to sell public lands

A Republican-led proposal to sell about 3.3 million acres of public land in the West, potentially including parcels…

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Letter: Trump is failing Americans

President Donald Trump should heed the millions of citizens at No Kings protests on June 14.  Americans across…

Columns

COLUMN: Brian and Sly — lamenting the loss of two musical geniuses

Legendary achievements last forever but legends do not. Of course we know this. But in the monotonous run…

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