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Guest Column: Reform a wasteful housing behemoth

Calling it the No. 1 issue throughout Oregon, more than two dozen mayors recently wrote to the Oregon…

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Vertrees: The songstress who tugs at heartstrings at Redmond Senior Center

She can belt out a lively “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” suitable for her audience singalong, or…

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Offbeat Oregon: The jig is up for Portland opium smugglers

It’s not clear when William Dunbar and Nat Blum, owners of the Merchant Steamship Co. in Portland, started…

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Column: The democracy of the dead

Democracy of the dead {child_byline}BY Steve Trotter{/child_byline} G.K. Chesterton a British journalist, essayist and novelist was born in…

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Bookshelf: A new library is coming to Redmond

Exciting things are happening with your library! The word is out: Deschutes County is a desirable place to…

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Lutz: Advice for traveling with small children

Traveling with small children this holiday? Whether you’re taking off from Redmond Airport or driving through Santiam Pass…

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Opinion: Redmond library needed bigger space to serve growing city

Thank you for sharing the necessary information concerning the Redmond Public Library construction meetings and the location for…

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Gardening Corner: Gift list for the gardener with (almost) everything

House and garden magazines are helpful with their gift suggestions. Most ideas aren’t really what gardeners need or…

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Offbeat Oregon: Opium smugglers were audacious but incompetant

Editor’s note: In the last Offbeat Oregon column, we explored the unlikely origins and career of Yosuke Matsuoka,…

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Opinion: Redmond council meetings should not start with a prayer

I enjoy going to Redmond city hall to go to Redmond city council meetings to listen and participate…

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