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Candidates – Elections 2016

The Source Weekly’s Endorsements for 2016 Candidates

Governor Kate Brown The looming budgetary shortfalls in Salem are of epic proportion. The shortfalls in education, public infrastructure spending, the public employee retirement system (PERS) and health care obligations are a wake up call for good governance. It’s enough to make a voter want to hit the reset buttonโ€”but that would be foolish. Gov. […]

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Letters 6/1-6/8

Troy Field should be protected and preserved as a Historic Community Open Space Over the past year, Troy Field, the little playing field next to McMenamins, has been the talk of the town. Some people think of it as their green space that has always been there, some remember their earlier years playing sports or […]

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Letters 5/4-5/11

In response to “Democratic Primary Endorsement: Clinton” (4/29) I was appalled by the Source endorsement of Hillary Clinton. Your arguments for her are misinformed and naïve. Sure she is experienced, but what about her awful record as senator and Secretary of State? She accomplished little in eight years as senator and her time at the […]

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Register to vote, then do it

More than 111 million Americans of voting age didn’t vote in the 2012 presidential election. Data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that the least likely of all to vote are 18 to 24-year oldsโ€”just 17 percent reported voting in 2014. By age 65 and older, that jumps to 59.4 percent, which is better, […]

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Presidential Primary Preview

Party play and superdelegate side deals

By now, delegate votes are being racked and tallied and the presidential primaries are getting exciting. In April, the big dates to watch for the Republican and Democratic primaries will be April 19, when New Yorkers will vote, and April 26, when five states will hold primaries including Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. […]

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Are We There Yet?

Why women are still fighting for equality

Are We There Yet? By many accounts, 2014 was a banner year for women, and it isn’t hard to see why. From the explosion of Twitter hashtags calling attention to the harassment and abuse of women, such as #YesAllWomen and #WhyIStayed, to the Columbia University student who carried around her mattress in protest of her […]

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What in the World?

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Oregon Caves Concession Cottages, Oregon Route 46, Cave Junction, Josephine County, Ore. Break out the chicory, it’s time for some morning reading. More Clinton-era documents have been released. And given the potential for Hillary Clinton to run for president in 2016, people are paying attention. This PIECE, which […]

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