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COLUMN: ‘Boys in the Boat’ a triumph of filmmaking

I spent a couple hours exploring the past on a recent Sunday afternoon, a peculiar journey but also…

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Capital chatter: Legislators seek answers on Measure 110

“Did tonight’s testimony change your mind about any of the proposed changes to Measure 110?”

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Thinking out loud: For expectant Oregon mothers, joining Idaho opens whole new issues

Our neighboring state of Idaho has passed laws which make abortion illegal except for pregnancies resulting from rape…

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COLUMN: Baker boys epitomize the concept of teamwork

The Baker boys basketball team, like many groups of athletes who perform at that rare level where perfect…

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Other views: The gift of the snag forest

Across the West, politicians, agency personnel, and far too many conservation organizations mistakenly categorize high-severity wildfires (where the…

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Other views: Old growth is burning up in wildfires. This calls for better land management

In December, the Biden Administration announced its long-awaited policy to conserve old growth forests on lands managed by…

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COLUMN: Touring high school gyms. … from my bedroom

I watched high school basketball games in Long Creek, Jordan Valley, Halfway and Sweet Home in the span…

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Other views: Oregon’s tax system is fundamentally unfair, but we can fix it

If you were designing a tax system from scratch, who would you tax at a higher rate: a…

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Other views: Lawmakers must address flaws with Measure 110

Three years ago, Oregon voters approved a ballot measure that would have dire consequences for the health and…

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Capital chatter: Measure 110 redux is underway

Proposed revisions to much-maligned Measure 110 are a failure. So say groups on opposing sides of the drug…

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