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I want Heather Buch to keep fighting for Lane County | Letter to the editor

Keep Lane County Commissioner Heather Buch. East Lane residents should vote for her. She has proven to be a commissioner we can count on. Because of Buch we have better health resources for rural areas — the South Lane Clinic, mobile crisis units and more. Because of Buch our firefighters have more radio resources and […]

Hit-and-run outside Creswell leaves one pedestrian dead

The Lane County Sheriff’s Office identified the deceased pedestrian as Justin Dewayne Jones, 49.

As a Laurel Hill Valley resident, I welcome more housing in my neighborhood | Letter to the editor

I am writing in support of the proposed DevNW affordable homeownership project on Floral Hill Drive in the Laurel Hill Valley neighborhood. I live immediately downhill of the project location, and will therefore be among the neighbors most directly affected by the proposed development. As is clear, quite a few residents of this neighborhood have […]

Oregon Democrats upset with the state of our state have only themselves to blame | Letter to the editor

The Sept. 24 gubernatorial candidate forum and the candidates’ two debates so far have revealed few surprises. Gov. Tina Kotek insists that Oregon is doing well under her leadership. State Sen. Christine Drazan disagrees and cites examples. One central thesis has emerged from Kotek’s statements: President Donald Trump is to blame for many of Oregon’s […]

Blasting a butte: Oakridge residents take water, air concerns to commissioners, again 

A long-proposed gravel quarry wants to return heavy natural resource extraction to Oakridge, a recovering timber town that has reshaped itself into a tourism hub. TV Butte, the location of the proposed site, is connected to an aquifer, which provides drinking water for over 3,000 people. After a decade-long conflict between the developer and local residents, Lane County commissioners face a hearing on the project Oct. 20.