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Commentary: There’s hope for pruning federal regulations, some state experiments are paying off

President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes $100 million for the Office of Management and Budget…

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Commentary: Jim Crow meets ICE at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

A few years ago I came across a profoundly unnerving historical photo: A lineup of terrified, naked Black…

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Guest column: Don’t let commission districts be gerrymandered

In November 2022, 61.24% of voters in Deschutes County approved Measure 9-148 to make our Deschutes Board of County…

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Commentary: I fled persecution in Iran, ICE enforcement here today reminds me of Tehran

As a Christian who smuggled Bibles into my home country of Iran, I became a target of the…

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Editorial: The simple reason so few Oregonians sign up for road use charge

So we did it. We are putting a car where our editorials are, or at least trying to.…

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Editorial: Two Central Oregon organizations delinquent on state audits

Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council provides so much to Central Oregon: the regional bus service, alternative pathways for students…

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Commentary: A pox on ‘personalized’ airline pricing at Delta or elsewhere

Delta Air Lines says it is rolling out “personalized fares,” which sounds benign and even sweet but is…

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Editorial: Smile on the Portland Avenue Bridge, you are on camera

Smile when you are on the Portland Avenue Bridge. You are on camera. The city of Bend has…

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Editorial: Seek medical care and get deported?

July 30 was the deadline. And the Oregon Health Authority told us Tuesday that is not certain how…

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