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Guest column: Removing Snake River dams is unwise
Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson’s $33 billion plan to remove the lower Snake River dams is unwise. However, if…
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Guest opinion: Portland carbon tax may doom recyclers
In 1971, Oregon was the first state to enact a “bottle bill.” Fifty years later, Portland, Ore., could…
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Guest opinion: Work from home is here to stay
With COVID-19 vaccines being widely dispensed, will an end to this pandemic halt “work from home?” Will workers…
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Guest opinion: Bracing for bigger changes
Now that vaccines are available, we hope our lives will return to the way they were before the…
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Guest opinion: Wildfires were ‘big polluters’ in 2020
While the coronavirus and its devastating effects on people and economies worldwide were unfortunately the top 2020 stories,…
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Guest opinion: Despite coronavirus, wreaths were placed across America
Christmas is an especially difficult time for anyone grieving for lost loved ones. Try adding a crippling killer…
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Guest opinion: E-waste reduction requires innovative approaches
One of the biggest challenges of the 21st Century is dealing with the progress of the 20th Century…
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Guest opinion: Coronavirus spurring air cargo growth
It’s no secret that airlines and airplane manufacturers have been clobbered by the coronavirus pandemic. Particularly hard hit…
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Guest opinion: Military diversity’s lifeline
Diversity in the ranks has been the lifeline of our all-volunteer military, but it wasn’t always that way.…
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Guest opinion: Coronavirus stimulates RV sales, rentals
Interestingly, while restaurants and airlines continue to be clobbered by the coronavirus, recreational vehicle (RV) sales and rentals…
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Guest opinion: Colder weather could further chill restaurant recovery
Sunny summer weather helped restaurant owners and workers recover after they were broadsided by the coronavirus pandemic last…
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Guest opinion: Coronavirus compounds recycling calamity
While the pandemic has dramatically improved air quality, it has been a headache for recyclers.
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Guest opinion: Business, drones helping to restore scorched forestlands
Replanting millions of acres scorched by wildfires in our western woodlands will be a herculean task