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My View: Congestion among ongoing problems in the Gorge
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Steps taken and decisions made today will establish the pace for the area for decades to come
My View: PERS pension debt clouds Oregon's fiscal future
Portland Tribune - Opinion
It is possible to reform PERS, maintain adequate and competitive retirement benefits for public workers and free up funding to improve our schools…
Letters: Use tolls to make public transportation free
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Our readers also think Eudaly's neighborhood group rhetoric is shameful, believe runaway Republicans didn't do their jobs, don't want people to…
My View: Fees on Portland landlords equal spikes in rent
Portland Tribune - Opinion
This new ordinance will do more harm than good. It will raise rents on most people and, more importantly, further constrict the supply of rental…
Letters: Would Zenith's oil terminal withstand quake?
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Our readers also think city leaders are not listening to the public about Zenith's oil terminal project
Protest: Portland Police, mayor seemed to get this one right
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Now it's time to bid adieu to violent right, violent left: We don't need you here.
My View: Homelessness isn't the crisis you think it is
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Homelessness is a warning that our systems are failing. How we rebuild is up to us.
My View: Ballot measures would make PERS problems worse
Portland Tribune - Opinion
These proposed ballot initiatives will only do harm to the pension system and the people who are counting on it for a secure retirement.
My View: We need relief from high cost of prescription drugs
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Oregon's congressional delegation is in the position to lead on this issue and make a difference for all of us.
My View: Safe gun storage law will save lives
Portland Tribune - Opinion
There is a lot more to do after we pass safe storage, and there's a lot that needs to be done that Oregon can't accomplish alone.
Letters: Zenith oil trains are public health issue
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Our readers also think mass shootings are a disgrace and want Merkley and Wyden to take action
Our Opinion: Don't give up on push to revise gun laws
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Oregonians again will see a bill on safe storage of guns. Supporters of Initiative Petition 40 filed an effort last month to get the issue on the…
My View: Tuneup much needed at Portland Opera
Portland Tribune - Opinion
As a Portland native and opera lover, I could choose to mourn this newest chapter of the Portland Opera that comes a decade too late. I, however,…
My View: New license law will help families thrive
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Barriers to transportation compound existing inequities and can lead to major disparities in health outcomes. This is especially true for immigrant…
My View: Stop price-gouging on prescription drugs
Portland Tribune - Opinion
It's not just Oregonians who are suffering. Nearly a quarter of Americans who take prescription medications say they or a family member has not…
Our journey to right-sizing Clackamas County's budget
Clackamas Review - Opinion
Gary Schmidt, Clackamas County administrator: We need to hear from you about what services you most value from your county.
My View: President's comments fit into troubling pattern
Portland Tribune - Opinion
It should go without saying that all of us - particularly those in leadership positions, or with access to public media - have the responsibility to…
My View: For equal pay, lean into a union
Portland Tribune - Opinion
It's nearly impossible to score a goal in soccer without a team working together. Likewise, if we are to win the fight against gender pay…
My View: Bend Bulletin's new owners are your neighbors
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Bankruptcy ends about as well is it could, as an Oregon family steps in to buy an important institution
My View: Lots more to session than walkout
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Long after the walkout has been forgotten, Oregonians will be living with the consequences and contradictions of bills passed in the 2019 session.
My View: State misstepping on cannabis legislation
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Only individuals know what they want, and how much they are willing to pay for it. Individuals run businesses, and have the best sense of their…
My View: Revitalized business alliance sets priorities
Portland Tribune - Opinion
We stand at a historic moment with great opportunities to work together. While I'm grateful to the generation of leaders who came before me, I am…
Letters: Editorial about Boquist warped and disingenuous
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Our readers also think the City Council should ban masks at political protests to restore peace
My View: The moon landing: it's no conspiracy, so celebrate…
Portland Tribune - Opinion
If anyone happens to mention the 'C' word, as in conspiracy, throw your glass of Tang at them
Letters: Council must act now to stop oil trains
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Plus, our readers also think WES may be a failure now but not in the future, and homeless people should be allowed to camp in city parks
Our Opinion: Time for our next giant leap
Portland Tribune - Opinion
It's been 50 years since the Apollo 11 mission took humanity to another celestial body. We can't stop there.
Letters: Airport kiosks don't serve any real purpose
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Plus, our readers think Jacobsen deals well with obstacles, Kotek's housing bill another failed strategy, and it is time It's time 'Us' listened to…
My View: Recall effort isn't our 'Oregon Way'
Portland Tribune - Opinion
If anyone needs to be removed from office it's Oregon GOP Chair Bill Currier, says the author.
Summer lunch program helps fill gap
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Joe Dang is a business banking assistant vice president at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
My View: WES at 10 - Time to admit failure
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Taxpayers would be better served if we canceled WES, sold off the train cars, and moved the few commuter rail customers back to buses.
My View: It's 'Prime' time for good jobs
Portland Tribune - Opinion
All Oregonians should support justice for Amazon workers. Public officials here have given Amazon more than $200 million in tax breaks for its…
Letters: Driver's license bill rewards scofflaws
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Our readers also think it is time for our nation to lead on world health, police should not enforce immigration laws, and downtown problems are a…
Our Opinion: Boquist isn't fit to serve as senator
Portland Tribune - Opinion
This has become ridiculous. Brian Boquist is unfit to hold public office in this or any other state. He should resign. And if he won't resign, the…
Letters: Mask ban won't make city safer
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Our readers also disagree with State Sen. Betsy Johnson about the National Popular Vote bill and appreciate the Salem Capital Bureau reporting
My View: Walkout takes page from segregationists
Portland Tribune - Opinion
The Rev. Dr. Chuck Currie, a United Church of Christ minister and Northeast Portland resident, is director of the Center for Peace and Spirituality…
My View: Sellwood Bridge, congestion by design
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Unfortunately, all of the hype turned out to be wrong. Extensive monitoring by Cascade Policy Institute over the past three years shows that on a…
My View: Legal abortions, at times, can save lives
Portland Tribune - Opinion
American women die of pregnancy-related complications at rates exceeding those of 50 other nations. Our maternal mortality rate is disgraceful.
Letters: Neighborhood groups give citizens a say
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Our readers also think we have failed to fix homelessness, Grimm Fuel Co plans to be a better neighbor, and public development should not be allowed…
Our Opinion: Drama aside, Capitol consensus attained
Portland Tribune - Opinion
The most dramatic example of bipartisanship can be attributed to the perseverance of the late State Sen. Jackie Winters, who will be remembered as…
My View: Why are Portland residents being double…
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Energy efficiency is a fine goal, but city should stick to single funding source
My View: Trump's war on poor opens new front
Portland Tribune - Opinion
In seeking to depress the poverty line, the Trump administration is going in the wrong direction. The fact is, the poverty line is set too low and is…
My View: Tractors and train cars, thoughts about…
Portland Tribune - Opinion
If I needed something to remind me that rural America is filled with surprises, this experience did so in a spectacular way
Happy birthday is the goal for Alex Morgan
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Aziz Inan is a professor teaching in the electrical engineering program of the Donald P. Shiley School of Engineering at University of Portland.
My View: Support Oregon's Vietnam memorial
Portland Tribune - Opinion
What better way to celebrate this Fourth of July, but to have a helping hand in remembering and honoring our Oregon Vietnam veterans with the Vietnam…
My View: Traffic bureau, get your act together
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Piecemeal so-called improvement projects that create problems for other streets is counter-productive. PBOT needs to get its act together, from the…
Letters: Replace Arts Tax with better enforcement
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Our readers also think the Oregon Legislature should solve problems and not make things worse.
Oregon Senate: Stop bluffing and bungling
Portland Tribune - Opinion
From Republicans' melodramatic walkout to Democrats' mismanaging issues, this session can't end soon enough.
My View: Police enforce city rules, not U.S.…
Portland Tribune - Opinion
As I've said many times in the past, immigration enforcement is the work of the federal government - not local law enforcement. All members of the…
Letters: Public employee unions continue cycle
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Our readers also comment on the new mascot for Franklin High School, do not think eliminating single-family zoning will make housing more affordable,…
My View: Keep kids healthy; clean up dirty diesel
Portland Tribune - Opinion
The scientific consensus on the relationship between diesel particulate and community health is downright ghastly - research has linked diesel not…
Our Opinion: Foster Road 'diet' yields happy results
Portland Tribune - Opinion
The end result is a district more appealing to pedestrians, which ultimately will create an atmosphere most conducive to doing business in the area.
My View: Online school gives suicidal teen relief
Portland Tribune - Opinion
While I don't think online school works for every child experiencing mental health challenges, I do think it offers a supportive environment for…
Letters: Don't blame workers for PERS problems
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Plus, our readers also want homeless camps carefiully cleaned up and do not believe abolishing single-family zoning will increase housing…
My View: Some good news on graduation rates
Portland Tribune - Opinion
We believe that through efforts like the All Hands Raised Partnership, communities can change not only local headlines, but more importantly, change…
Boquist: Apologize. Now.
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Longstanding lawmaker Sen. Brian Boquist from Dallas threatened violence against the very State Police who protect people in the Capitol.
My View: Bill promotes small-donor elections
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Providing the ability for Oregonians of color to have an equal opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice, or to run for public office and…
Letters: Taking of kicker funds needs explanation
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Our readers also think that reasons for suicide are deeply personal, the heavy traffic in the city should not surprise, sexual assault victims…
Our Opinion: Lawmakers should pass tobacco tax…
Portland Tribune - Opinion
The social value of such a tax is simple: The more expensive a product is, the less likely young people, especially teenagers, will be to buy it.
My View: Cap-and-trade bill will cost local jobs
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Bill Kerr is president of the United Steelworkers Local Union 1097, and an employee of Georgia-Pacific's Wauna mill in Clatskanie.
My View: Fight for our future. Pass the Clean…
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Yusuf Arifin is a student at Cedar Park Middle School in Beaverton. Ruby Haack and Edith Allen are students at Grant High School in Portland.
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