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How taking out dams splits environmental groups

Posted Tue, Nov 3, 6 a.m.

The issues are maddeningly complex and politically explosive. Here's a close look at the bedeviled Klamath River basin, where a seeming agreement is dividing the greens.

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Reality, Eugene-style

Posted Fri, Oct 30, 6 a.m.

Even a Seattle liberal can get that "not in Kansas anymore" feeling about a visit to Eugene, Ore.

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Calamity: Timeless lessons from the 1903 Heppner Flood

Posted Fri, Oct 16, 6 a.m.

The author of a new book on Oregon's little-remembered disaster finds some enduring truths while researching the tragedy.

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Get Thee to the None Zone

Posted Mon, Sep 28, 6 a.m.

A new study shows how many people are following the Northwest's lead of turning into religious skeptics and non-joiners.

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History has a near-death experience

Posted Thu, Sep 24, 6 a.m.

Funding squeezes in Oregon put much of the history of Jacksonville behind closed doors. It could happen in King County next.

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Obama science goes schizophrenic on salmon restoration

Posted Wed, Sep 23, 6 a.m.

A Biological Opinion factors in the effect of climate change on California salmon runs and the orcas that depend on them. So why is the recent BiOp by NOAA on the Columbia and Snake so oblivious?

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Obama sticks with the Bush approach on Columbia River salmon

Posted Tue, Sep 15, 3:34 p.m.

Salmon advocates had expected a move toward study of breaching dams as a remedy for declining runs on the Snake and Columbia. Instead, they got a "split-the-baby" decision that may please neither side of this hot political issue.

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Utopia: Are we there yet?

Posted Wed, Sep 9, 9:24 p.m.

An art exhibit in Port Angeles displays creative responses to the Cascadia dream.

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A popular Oregon governor hopes for an encore

Posted Fri, Sep 4, 6 a.m.

John Kitzhaber has jumped into the 2010 race, hoping for a third term. The Democrat faces a changed landscape from his highly effective earlier days.

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NOAA's move to Newport hits a legal snag

Posted Thu, Aug 27, 10:56 p.m.

Port of Bellingham attorneys have discovered a federal restriction, dating back to Jimmy Carter times, banning the location of new federal buildings on wetlands and flood plains. Guess what Newport sits on?

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Why Bellingham lost the NOAA competition

Posted Fri, Aug 21, 6 a.m.

Port Commissioners are briefed on how Bellingham and Newport compare, as prospective new homes for the research ships. That was a tie, but the Oregon city won the match by putting money on the table. Bellingham decides not to challenge the ruling.

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Portland Cong. Earl Blumenauer 'stunned' by reaction to his end-of-life-counseling provision

Posted Fri, Aug 14, 6 a.m.

His compassionate proposal passed a House committee without Republican opposition. Then came the political whirlwind, with 'outright lying' that the respected Congressman calls the worst in his 37 years in public life.

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Can we stop NOAA from departing Seattle?

Posted Wed, Aug 5, 2:26 p.m.

Soon we will know why NOAA picked Newport, which one would have thought ranked dead last in the criteria. Then may come a long-shot effort at reversing the strange decision.

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Newport's rendezvous with NOAA

Posted Tue, Aug 4, 6:02 p.m.

Its stunning raid of Seattle-based NOAA ships culminates a story going back 40 years, and rewards some smart economic planning

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A tasty dash through Northwest wine country

Posted Fri, Jul 31, 6 a.m.

Among the highlights: the wineries in the new Lake Chelan appellation, where a cooler climate is producing Alsatian-style whites.

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Tim Eyman and the California malaise

Posted Thu, Jul 16, 8:05 p.m.

With another Eyman anti-tax measure heading for the ballot, Washington continues to echo the California and Oregon pattern of defying democracy and putting the Legislature into an impossible bind.

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Newest local airline survives a tough first year

Posted Wed, Jul 1, 6 a.m.

SeaPort flies small planes from Boeing Field to Portland, saving lots of time and security hassles. But a recession hasn't been the best time to get off the runway with a new approach.

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6,000 things you can't say in Seattle (or Portland)

Posted Tue, Jun 16, 6 a.m.

The list grows longer once the public weighs in on local taboos.

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Is Cascadia's train coming in?

Posted Tue, May 12, 6 a.m.

High-speed rail between Seattle and Vancouver could be a catalyst for regional development, and identity.

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Godless in Cascadia

Posted Thu, Apr 23, 6 a.m.

What are the public policy implications of living in the None Zone, where religious affiliations are limited? A comparison between New England and the Northwest offers hints.

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Other media

Oregon group launches effort to make same-sex marriage legal The group hopes to have the issue on the Oregon ballot in 2012, lifting a 2004 ban on gay marriage in the state.

Wind energy is running into capacity problems on the NW grid Handling all that new power is going to get more expensive and more controversial, in Oregon.

Foreclosed Columbia Gorge Hotel, 'Waldorf of the West,' finds a buyer Vijay Patel, a native of Uganda who's building a Pendleton-based hotel group, is the hotel's savior.

When al-Qaeda terrorists trained at an Oregon ranch The Oregonian looks back at the oddball misadventure that involved a Seattle petty crook, a fiery London imam, and a rural hideaway called Dog Cry Ranch.

Portland's liberal congressman grows frustrated with Obama For Rep. Earl Blumenauer, who campaigned hard for the president and thought a new progressive era was in the offing, this year has been a test of faith.

Blog posts

Can a neo-Nazi be an environmentalist?

Posted Mon, Nov 2, 2:51 p.m.

A shooting in BC answers the question

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Walkable cities? So how come pedestrian malls usually fail?

Posted Thu, Sep 24, 5:32 p.m.

You can't just block off vehicles and expect a public space. Here are some do's (Boulder, San Antonio) and don't's (Eugene).

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A brewing tax revolt in Oregon

Posted Mon, Jun 29, noon

The Oregon Legislature's big tax package faces a referendum, as legislators ponder changing the rules of the game

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Can Oregonians quit kicking themselves?

Posted Thu, Mar 12, 3:50 p.m.

We like tax surpluses where we can see 'em: In the mailbox

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Oregon could gain a Congressional seat

Posted Tue, Feb 24, 4:39 p.m.

Washington has a (long)shot at another seat too

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Saving the old New Deal

Posted Mon, Feb 9, 12:30 p.m.

The historic legacy of the original New Deal is endangered while we debate the the benefits of a new New Deal.

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Two Oregon politicians figure in Daschle replacement speculation

Posted Sat, Feb 7, 4:31 p.m.

Oddly, both Sen. Ron Wyden and former Gov. John Kitzhaber could both be appointed to key roles, but chances are neither will get a call from Obama.

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Time to buy liquid assets, like wine

Posted Thu, Feb 5, 6 a.m.

The economic crunch may deliver bargains to a wine list near you.

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Sad places and brave people

Posted Sun, Feb 1, 10 a.m.

Driving the interior West from Seattle to Arizona is a demoralizing experience, as hard times bites these hard-bitten towns.

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A region in decline

Posted Tue, Jan 6, 6 a.m.

Once known for resilience, the Northwest now seems baffled as regards an economic strategy for the recession.

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