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Oregon is closer than any state in moving toward universal healthcare
A nine-person committee has been working on a proposal for the past few years and is expected to deliver its ideas to lawmakers by the end of this year.
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It's official: Girls flag football is now a sanctioned high school sport
Girls flag football is officially sanctioned by the Oregon School Activities Association, following a vote Monday, Oct. 12 at the organization’s meeting.
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11mTwo incumbents, two newcomers running for pair of Veneta City Council seats
Housing, homelessness and downtown development are among the priorities candidates aim to tackle if elected.
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We must all step up to keep MAGA out of Lane County | Letter to the editor
What can I do to keep MAGA out of my backyard? After looking into the options, I choose to support reelecting Heather Buch for Lane County commissioner in the East Lane district. Buch is a progressive prioritizing affordable housing, dependable law enforcement and accessible healthcare. Her opponent, Jake Pelroy, is a conservative. With the primary […]
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Why is everything a ‘fight’ for Tina Kotek? | Letter to the editor
Have the people of Oregon noticed that one of Gov. Tina Kotek’s major talking points seems to be that she’s going to “fight” this and “fight” that? Everything seems to be a fight. After nearly four years of Kotek as governor, I find myself wondering: What if there had been a little less fighting and […]
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Why are Lane County commissioners risking homeowners' insurance to satisfy a campaign donor? | Letter to the editor
There is good reason to conclude that Kathy Jones-McCann’s effort to get after-the-fact approval of a building project in the McKenzie River flood zone will fail. A recent letter to the editor in Lookout recounts how McCann put large sums of campaign contributions in the hands of two Lane County commissioners who voted to waive […]