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BRIGHT SIDE COLUMN: April showers soon to sprout blooms

There are not as many holidays in April as in March, but we have Earth and Arbor days.…

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Column: Celebrate Earth Day outdoors and in books

People celebrate Earth Day in all sorts of ways, from going for a hike to volunteering to planting…

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Patrick: Oregon cares about animals more than people

The state of Oregon has much to figure out. A state government’s reason for existence should be to…

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Smith: See that we are all the same

If only everyone would see eye-to-eye that no one is different from one another. If only we could…

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BRIGHT SIDE COLUMN: Marching into Redmond’s future

The weather has been cold, but as long as we are warm that is all that counts. So…

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Column: Congress Is right to call for the divestment of TikTok

The Chinese Communist Party in Beijing is nervous — and it ought to be. The U.S. Congress has…

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Column: Banning TikTok is a blow to free speech

The recent move by the House of Representatives to advance legislation forcing ByteDance to divest its ownership of…

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Education corner: Setting expectations

We all want our children to possess qualities like sensitivity, strong will, intelligence and vitality, but teaching those…

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Morris: The indomitable spirit of Jo Anne Sutherland

In the heart of Redmond, amidst the quiet hum of daily activities and the laughter of its vibrant…

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Column: Animal groups are leaving local pet shelters behind

The most high-profile decision of my four-decade career in animal welfare was in 2007. As the then-president and…

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