A board seat is not a perch to pursue pet projects or settle political scores. The board's job is to set out clear expectations for the superintendent and hold him or her responsible.

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Plus, a reader thinks 5G technology is hardly 'new' or 'unproven,' contrary what a previous letter said.

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Here in Oregon, our state Legislature has bills before it now to ban assault weapons and ban high-capacity magazines. With a supermajority by Oregon Democrats, both proposals may finally pass.

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Oregon's leaders need to take the privacy rights of children in foster care seriously. Our state needs immediate action to ensure that private information belonging to these children is protected, both in policy and in practice.

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