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Other views: Biden’s state of the union was strong — why am I not surprised?

Al Pacino, in the film version of “Glengarry Glen Ross,” sat in a bar and said, “Our life…

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Capital chatter: ‘Oregon will be better for it’

Filtering into the Oregon House chamber, noises from the ongoing State Capitol reconstruction project briefly delayed the Feb.…

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Thinking out loud: Russian opposition leader paid high price for his dissent

Recently, we learned of the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Navalny died under still-undisclosed circumstances at…

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Other views: Finding right solution to regulating AI in campaigns will require ongoing effort

There’s a growing and widespread consensus that artificial intelligence technology needs legal guardrails, and political ads and communications…

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Other views: Oregon’s ‘30 Years War’ over campaign finance reform approaches its final battle

How did we get to the point in Oregon’s legislative session that leaders of both parties and representatives…

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Past and prologue: Tucker, we hardly knew ye

I remember Tucker Carlson back in the early 2000s, as a genial conservative foil for the liberal panelist…

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Capital chatter: Bills, bluster and burrito bowls

Oregon legislators celebrated Presidents Day. … by going to work. State Sen. Art Robinson, R-Cave Junction, told a…

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Other views: Linguistic fraud, drugs, death and Measure 110

Hard drugs are not political. Addiction is an equal opportunity destroyer. Drugs burn out the brains, destroy the…

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From the publisher: Baker City, La Grande will hold ‘office hours’ for help with digital access

It’s always nice when an important message you’ve been trying to communicate finally feels like it’s sinking in.…

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Other views: Amazon commitment to renewable energy will help keep Oregon green

Oregon is a place of inspiration — from the beauty and grandeur of our great state to the…

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