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My View: Regardless of ZIP code, Oregonians share same…
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Many issues were mentioned in each area of Oregon, but poverty and homelessness ranked among the top three in all eight.
My View: Use construction boom to boost diversity
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Construction is one of the few industries that can provide a family-sustaining career without a college degree, offering wages averaging $25 per hour…
Letters: Former DA did belong to organization
Portland Tribune - Opinion
'Schrunk was a member of the Oregon District Attorneys Association for many years. Moreover, he served for a time as its president and on its…
Our Opinion: Spend enough to get light-rail line right
Portland Tribune - Opinion
A new mass transit option for the southern part of Washington County, to complement the northernly MAX Red Line to Beaverton and Blue Line to…
My View: Flavored vape ban targets youth epidemic
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Oregon's health and education professionals stand united in this: Vaping is a youth epidemic, and there is no time left to wait for the FDA to do its…
Letters: Why did Sondland sign on with Trump?
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Plus, our readers also want a public safety tax to boost police, believe 'slimming' Barbur is a foolish idea, and still support opening Wapato for…
My View: Correcting the record on middle housing
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Prusak: 'Ensuring our communities have adequate housing is too important for us to ignore or fight against.'
My View: Trump brand of racism particularly alarms
Portland Tribune - Opinion
From the day he opted to run for the 'leader of the free world,' Trump's words and actions have fed the white supremest movement.
Letters: Neighborhood groups ensure democracy
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Our readers also think viable candidate Kasich being ignored and Portland is changing for the worse
Our Opinion: Honoring those who served our country
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Our hope is that by sharing their varied experiences, we will bring a greater understanding of the challenges veterans face while we continue the…
My View: Race can be barrier to scholastic success
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Frankly, it's easier to think we fail students because they don't have enough resources at home than because we educate white students better than…
My View: Parking requirements cut into housing
Portland Tribune - Opinion
While Better Housing by Design will not change Portland's housing makeup overnight, it will give developers the option and tools to build the types…
My View: Portland is a place for businesses of all sizes to…
Portland Tribune - Opinion
For families to thrive, and for our social safety net to be strong, we need great companies that generate family-wage jobs.
My View: Surprise medical bills hit some harder
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Medical insurance is supposed to make it easier and affordable for patients to see a doctor or get medical care. Congress must keep this in mind as…
My View: Building awareness of the monsters in cyberspace
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Cybercrime can be frightful, and everyone - including your children - can fall victim.
Proposals, priorities put meat on bones of 2020 transit…
Portland Tribune - Opinion
We recommend sweetening the pot for Clackamas County, ditching what is sure to be a highly unpopular regional income tax, and keeping all the…
My View: Tackle climate crisis with bipartisan effort
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Republicans and Democrats seek common ground on the climate emergency because public opinion reached a tipping point they can't ignore. A CBS News…
Letters: PPS policies focus on suicide prevention
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Plus, our readers want to amend the U.S. Constitution so Greta Thunberg can run for president and think Trump is the one conducting a coup
My View: My error could only be fixed by excellent staff;…
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Each step of the way, every bureaucrat, office worker, security guard and driver who could help me, did. Everyone who needed to perform their job…
Letters: State should reject PacifiCorp's use of coal
Portland Tribune - Opinion
'The company admitted that more than half of its coal plants are more expensive to run than building new clean energy from the ground up, but its…
Our Opinion: Natural areas need voters' support, yes on…
Portland Tribune - Opinion
As density increases, it's even more important to protect and enhance our regional greenspaces, invest in urban and suburban parks, and coordinate…
My View: Teamwork key to solving housing crisis
Portland Tribune - Opinion
As the first state in the nation to allow more housing types in all urban residential neighborhoods, Oregon is making the kind of gutsy policy move…
My View: Don't give Metro more cash, land for parks
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Metro's initial promise in 1995 to 'provide areas for walking, picnicking and other outdoor recreation' has changed to 2019's bond measure promise to…
Letters: Kafoury, Wheeler fail city on Wapato
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Our readers also think the Cascade Policy Institute is fueled by oil and gas money, and there is no time for climate change hyperbole
My View: Safe gun storage is a necessary step
Portland Tribune - Opinion
'We know that easy access to firearms is one of the primary drivers of gun violence in the United States.'
Our Opinion: Keep investing in school staffing levels
Portland Tribune - Opinion
We urge voters to support Measure 26-207 at the November 2020 special election
My View: WES can be a solution to MAX quandary
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Instead of eliminating two Barbur Boulevard auto lanes, elevated crossings, park-and-rides and parking, lets learn from our past mistakes, and add…
My View: Metro's attitude to recycling is disappointing
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Lecturing the public that most plastics should be thrown away in the garbage ignores that people want real recycling, and they want Metro to enable…
My View: Single-payer health care closes loopholes
Portland Tribune - Opinion
While it's a start, the STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act is just another Band-Aid on the sinking ship known as the American health care system.
Letters: Go beyond protests to tackle tough issues
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Plus, our readers think O'Rourke plan on guns would be foolish, one voice can make a difference about climate change, a new group fights fascism…
TriMet broke key promises about MAX
Portland Tribune - Opinion
TriMet's payroll tax has been increasing since 2005 and will continue to go up every year until 2024. There is no issue with revenue; rather, the…
Hoyle: Be proactive to avoid workplace gripes
Portland Tribune - Opinion
A cornerstone of our approach is working with businesses around the state to help them navigate complex - and frequently changing - workplace rules…
Letters: Bill offers triage for surprise medical…
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Plus, our readers also like Merkley and Wyden, think the City Council should put the neighborhood changes on the ballot, and say workers need support…
Our Opinion: Despite blunders, filtration plant…
Portland Tribune - Opinion
We editorialized in favor of building the treatment plant. And we still think it's the right thing to do.
My View: The time is now to fight climate change
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Portland and Oregon are great places to live, but they don't quite live up to the reputation of a green utopia. We're falling behind other states.
Letter: Fix potholes that damage car wheels
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Plus, our readers also oppose the Jordan Cove terminal and think and bulletproof backpacks send the wrong message
My View: Failed Metro vows should worry levy voters
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Even when Metro eventually breaks ground on Chehalem Ridge, none of its bond money will go to the biggest obstacle: the roads. The winding roads…
My View: Close loophole on surprise medical bills
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Congress should act swiftly to alleviate the undue financial burden put on Americans by surprise medical bills. Thus far, no better solution has been…
Letters: Support, rather than criticize, ICE…
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Our readers also want the Oregon kicker money put to work and think STAR voting could solve urban-rural issues
Our Opinion: Don't let light rail bottleneck Barbur
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Let's remember the essential purpose of any major transportation proposal: To improve transportation. If you lose sight of the end goal, you might as…
My View: Fight climate crisis with range of…
Portland Tribune - Opinion
The challenge for grid operators is that if there is too little or too much power on the grid at any one time, blackouts can occur. The grid must be…
Letters: Abolish the Elector College
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Our readers also want the U.S. Senate to confirm Washington County Presiding Judge Danielle Hunsaker to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Are you ready to fly? Real ID licenses coming to…
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Starting on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, you will need a special form of identification or face additional time and scrutiny by the Transportation…
My View: Football season is prime time for ticket…
Portland Tribune - Opinion
'Scammers are always on the lookout for unsuspecting fans to lure into buying fake tickets or counterfeit goods.'
Our Opinion: A new age of youth activism dawns
Portland Tribune - Opinion
The students on Southeast Third Avenue and Madison Street in downtown Portland could take comfort in knowing they'd been joined by students in…
My View: Legislative Days bring buzz back to Salem
Portland Tribune - Opinion
We cannot depend on private venture capital investors for Oregon small businesses. Currently, 80% of all venture capital investment in the country…
Letters: It's now or never for climate revolution
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Our readers were thinking about global warming ahead of the Climate Strike on Sept. 20
Our Opinion: Paper opposes violence on right, left
Portland Tribune - Opinion
We have real and important political and social issues to deal with in our city, our state, our nation. Those who seek to do so with their fists, or…
My View: Military spouses make great entrepreneurs
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Supporting entrepreneurial paths for military spouses is the least we can do for our military men and women. We can power their American dream of…
My View: Candidates - Take risks, learn from…
Portland Tribune - Opinion
There's one upside to a campaign cycle that's too long - voters will have innumerable opportunities to ask candidates about their approach to failure.
Big Tobacco, stop poisoning our children
Clackamas Review - Opinion
David Jacques is a volunteer ambassador for the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Clackamas County and also works with homeless communities of…
My View: Impeachment would be misstep by Dems
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Impeachment feeds rage and promotes discord. This disenfranchisement of millions of Americans calls for understanding, not contempt.
Letters: Jayapal spread half-truths about Trump
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Plus, our readers also think there are many ways of paying to make transit free
Our View: Transparency takes a hit in Salem
Portland Tribune - Opinion
If Oregon hopes to find a new Public Records Advocate, independence must be a guaranteed part of the job description, not a hollow campaign promise.
My View: Send Civic Life back to the drawing board
Portland Tribune - Opinion
At the outset, this flawed process was poorly messaged and allowed rumors to spread about the dismantling of neighborhood associations. We now know…
Letters: Defeat racism with nonviolent action
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Our readers also think the City Council should repeal the $60 rental registration fee, defend President Trump, and don't want to see political signs…
Our Opinion: Oregon needs fed policy champions
Portland Tribune - Opinion
As Congress reconvenes in September, several issues of concern to Oregonians deserve priority action from Congress
Sept. 10, 2019, palindrome offers a little magic
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Aziz S. Inan is a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Portland. The next Sept. 10 palindrome is 1,000 years away.
My View: For education equity, bridge digital divide
Portland Tribune - Opinion
In August, Comcast announced it was expanding eligibility for its Internet Essentials program to anyone already participating in one of more than a…
My View: Future of recycling about more than…
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Clearly, our recycling system needs be more adaptable. We need to look at every part of the system, from the way we sort recycling to the items we…
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