Posted inLetters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor, Week of Oct. 1, 2026

Guest opinion on Oregon’s land use laws, advocacy around mental health support and more in this week’s Letters

Guest Opinion: Our Quiet Operating System By Lisa Cohen, interim executive director, Central Oregon LandWatch Getting from downtown to the Deschutes National Forest in a matter of minutes. More teachers, firefighters, nurses and baristas finding affordable places to call home. New local businesses you can bike or walk to. Creating meals with fresh fruits and […]

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Congressional District 2 is a Huge Geographic Area. Break It Up, Already.

Leaders in Salem have promised a series of public meetings to present those plans, and each of us should care to attend

It’s been expected for quite some time, but last week, it became official: Oregon is picking up a new seat in the U.S. House. Oregon narrowly missed adding a seat following the 2010 U.S. Census, so it comes as little surprise that we’d add one now, with our state continuing to be a place with […]

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