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Column: Rescue dog or trafficking victim?

If you’re thinking about adopting a rescue dog, good for you. But you should also do your homework.…

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Column: Measure 110 is the right tool for the fentanyl crisis, after all

Fentanyl has been a game-changer. Not just for addiction services facilities like BestCare, but for our community and…

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Column: Celebrate Constitution Week in Redmond

This year’s Constitution Week marks the 236th Anniversary of the greatest form of government the world has ever…

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Offbeat Oregon: Oregon woman ran spy ring in occupied Manilla

Sometime in 1943, during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, a group of more than 40 officers of…

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REMEMBER WHEN: Some old memories of Central Oregon

If you remember these things in Central Oregon, you probably have gray hair and lived awhile in Central…

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Vertrees: Keeping up with grammar basics

How’s your grammar? And I don’t mean the person married to your grandfather. I’ve been a word person…

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COLUMN: Action needed to break Oregon’s cycle of wildfire and smoke

Oregonians are suffering from an alarming cycle of destruction, evacuations, toxic smoke and devastated landscapes. We shouldn’t accept…

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Offbeat Oregon Part 5: Legacy of the Rajneesh in Central Oregon

After years of wildness, the Rajneesh in Central Oregon quickly came to an end. Germany extradited Sheela to…

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Column: Doctorates in denial

I was leading a small conference in Seattle. The audience was a mix of women and men each…

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COLUMN: Gov. Tina Kotek is listening to lead

Over the course of eight months, I have met hundreds of Oregonians across 26 counties with a simple…

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