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Guest opinion: Focus on power lines to avoid wildfires loses
Many fingers are again pointed at electric utilities because downed power lines are suspected of starting another horrific…
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Guest opinion: Tour reveals reality of child care challenges
The wheels on the bus go round and round to raise awareness of child care challenges
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Wellness With Age: Three ways to reduce the risk of dementia
The word dementia is a Latin term which translates as a condition in which there is the loss…
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Think About It: The tyranny of certainty, Part 3
I have not forgotten the tyranny of certainty series or my commitment to move on to Part 3,…
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Legislation would stem ‘news deserts’
Readers expect to find obituaries in their newspapers, chronicling the lives of community members who contributed in ways…
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Think About It: Bothered and bewildered
The hospice nurse got my attention when she said I was showing signs of “caregiver fatigue.” I am…
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Guest opinion: Cash for empties works in Oregon
When Oregon enacted the nation’s first bottle bill in 1971, it was intended to reduce litter on the…
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From the Back Nine: Let’s eat … but not alone
Food franchising was in its infancy when I was born, so we grew up together. The first one…
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Being Frank: Tell the truth, trust the science about orca recovery
My mentor Billy Frank Jr. always said that it’s going to take all of us working together to…
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Wellness With Age: The art of stress eating
When an infant or young child suckles, that sucking action is the first step in creating a chain…
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Think About It: Who will be left — or for that matter, right?
Former President Donald Trump is in the race to become the next President of the United States. He…
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Guest opinion: Mountains of government red tape shackling America’s manufacturers
Until President Biden signed the Chips and Science Act (CSA) last year, companies, such as Intel and Taiwan…