Columnists

RURAL REFLECTIONS: Field of vision

Field of vision. That area that you see when your eyes are looking straight ahead. What is your…

Columnists

Evanson: The Trail Blazers are for sale and that should be exciting for fans who haven’t had much to be excited about

It’s been a week since it was announced that the sale of the Trail Blazers was officially underway.…

Columnists

RURAL REFLECTIONS: Belly up to the tie bar

Coffee in hand. Fire in the fireplace. Rainy day. My calm morning ritual suddenly jarring me more awake…

Columnists

Opinion: Oregon bill opens discussion about paying for journalism

No easy or obvious solution will resolve one of the top and less-acknowledged crises in America, the collapse…

Business

Commentary: More Oregonians are working multiple jobs, showing need for a stronger tax credit for workers

One of the best investments the Oregon legislature can make this session is to renew and expand the…

Columnists

RURAL REFLECTIONS: Crust of the matter

My teeth nibble at the edges of my waffle. From my childhood on, I have understood that the…

Columnists

Commentary: Whose responsibility is eastern Oregon flooding?

Possibly no place in Oregon has a more rugged, individualistic, even anti-governmental attitude than Burns, a small city…

Columnists

RURAL REFLECTIONS: ‘Bee’ that as it may

The tree hummed. I stood beneath it while Remy looked for his favorite bathroom spot. Sometimes that takes…

Columnists

Project labor agreements a giant “keep out” sign for women and minority-owned contractors

Construction is a tough business and certainly not for the faint of heart. For years it was also…

Sports

Evanson: With Cronin and Billups earning extensions, winning now has to be the only measuring stick

For better or worse, this is what it’s like to be a Blazers fan. We don’t get shiny…