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Jul 23, 2021 10:05 AM

A uniquely American miracle

During the past few weeks, Capital Press reporter Sierra Dawn McClain took a close look at how food gets from the farm to the grocery store. The food system she...
Jul 10, 2021 12:00 AM

Council makes right decision on censure

There is little doubt sitting on a local elected board can be a hard job. Hometown politicians do not get paid much, and they receive, at times, plenty of criti...
Jul 09, 2021 05:55 PM

A misfire in Salem on virus data

The Oregon Legislature missed a chance to give the public better tools to hold the government accountable during disease outbreaks like the coronavirus pandemic...
Jun 17, 2021 12:00 AM

State stimulus proposal overly generous

As the Oregon Legislature nears the end of the 2021 session, a proposal has surfaced to give state stimulus checks to essential workers who stayed on the job du...
Jun 15, 2021 12:00 AM

A state House united to protect security

While legislators faced a clear-cut case for expelling Rep. Mike Nearman from the Oregon House, the vote they took last Thursday was still a difficult one. The ...
Jun 14, 2021 12:00 AM

Speak up about ocean dangers

Another season, another tragedy on the beach. Every year as spring turns to summer, we hope we will get through the busiest visitor season without the loss of a...
Jun 12, 2021 12:00 AM

Ditch vaccine verification mandate

Even as the pandemic begins to wane, there are still plenty of ways to go wrong. Oregon can’t relent in its push to immunize nor neglect the needs of children n...
Jun 10, 2021 12:00 AM

Disaster alert system depends on everyone

A consultant’s report on the official response to the Almeda and South Obenchain fires largely confirmed what everyone who lived through the disasters already k...
Jun 09, 2021 12:00 AM

County reserves show prudent management

Jackson County is emerging from the pandemic on a solid financial footing, thanks to prudent management by the Board of Commissioners and County Administrator D...
Jun 07, 2021 12:00 AM

Letters, June 7

Trust the signs, dream big, have fun Strolling my favorite pathway, I encountered a tall gentleman approaching from the opposite direction. As he neared, “...
Jun 05, 2021 12:00 AM

Merkley forest management plan has merit

Oregon voters should feel pretty good about U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley’s ideas on forest management, concepts he discussed last week. Merkley wants to push the Bide...
May 27, 2021 12:00 AM

Ashland council suffers lack of leadership

At least this time, they’re not spending $37,000 of taxpayers’ money to learn how to act like grownups. That was the price tag in 2007 when the Ashland City Cou...