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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 recycling
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…
My View: An inclusive future of civic engagement
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Portland's future of more inclusive civic engagement and a stronger city where we can all belong and thrive. I, for one, am ready for that future.
Letters: New thinking needed for mass transit options
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Plus, our readers also think MAX should be more dependable and Trump should be impeached
Congressman meets with critical Clackamas constituents
Clackamas Review - Opinion
Milwaukie resident Amber Tatge is a member of Indivisible Clackamas, which met with Kurt Schrader on Aug. 19
My View: Use MAX money to expand metro roads
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Citizens want point-to-point service in either privately owned vehicles or Lyft/Uber vehicles. Regional transportation planners have failed to change…
Our opinion: Lines government shouldn't cross
Portland Tribune - Opinion
ICE agents allegedly staked out the Washington County Courthouse and detained a longtime resident; courthouses should be safe havens.
My View: Antitrust safe harbor is answer newspapers need
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Because of their market dominance - and access to billions of users - the major tech platforms set the rules for news publishers and determine how…
My View: Court ruling muddies Oswego Lake access
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Avoiding the prospect of costly and unnecessary litigation will require the Oregon Legislature to clarify that the public has access rights from…
Letters: Creative ideas needed instead of new bridge
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Our readers also think that Holocaust education in schools must include American Indians
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: Don't deprive kids, others of nutrition
Portland Tribune - Opinion
It is unacceptable to take food away from working families, children, seniors and people with disabilities.
Letters: Johnson tells us our votes don't count
Portland Tribune - Opinion
Plus, one of our readers believes that trashing newspapers is a way to be heard
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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