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Website refresh: What our subscribers should expect for our brand new website design

You may have noticed, our website has a brand new look. Today, the Wilsonville Spokesman debuts a cleaner, ...

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OPINION: Hospitals already gouge Oregon patients — two bills could worsen the problem

Oregonians are struggling under the weight of $390 million in medical debt, and hospitals have been particularly aggressive ...

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OPINION: We need leaders like Kirsten Wyatt on school board

In today’s complicated education landscape, we need calm, competent, and committed leadership. That’s why I’m voting to reelect ...

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OPINION: You should pay closer attention to your school board

There seems to be an absence of school board election discussion, both on social media and print. It’s ...

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OPINION: Wyatt is right choice for West Linn-Wilsonville School Board

If you want a collaborative, fierce advocate for quality and inclusive education in our schools, reelect Kristen Wyatt ...

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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 ...

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OPINION: Christi Lanz is the leader West Linn-Wilsonville needs

As a parent of three and the former PTSA President at Stafford Primary for the past two years, ...

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OPINION: Improving our education system means investing in ‘the first 1,000 days’

Public education is the foundation of a healthy democracy. Our skills in literacy, critical and evaluative thinking, and ...

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 ...

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Opinion: Data center discrimination bill sends wrong economic message for Oregon

In times of economic crisis like we’re hurtling towards, policymakers need to be especially careful to do no ...

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