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Editorials

Published
July 7, 2011

Our View: State workers’ group keeps list of locations where care counts

Covered employees get a discount for picking hospitals by quality of outcomes.
Published
July 6, 2011

Our view: Want more revenue?Simplify the tax code

The Internal Revenue Service is worried: Too many Americans are underreporting their income, either deliberately or by making mistakes on their tax returns.<br><br> The net result, the IRS reports, is that there is a "tax gap" between what's owed and what's actually paid that amounts to as much as 16 percent of federal taxes going uncollected.<br><br> The last survey of the problem is a full decade old, and estimates from 2001 say $345 billion was going uncollected then. Today, the amount could be between $410 billion and $500 billion, and the IRS is planning another study within a year or so.
Published
July 5, 2011

Our View: Political ‘fix’ bad policyfor school funding law

The saying goes "to the victor goes the spoils," and that's apparently how Senate President Kevin Raye read the results of the last election . . .
Published
July 4, 2011

Declaration of Independence

In Congress, July 4, 1776: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America
Published
July 3, 2011

Our View: Legislators can go home with their heads high

Despite the contentious issues on the horizon, lawmakers accomplished a lot this year.

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Published
July 3, 2011

Our View: Too many cougar sightings for all witnesses to be wrong

Big cats may yet be prowling our woods, even though science can offer no proof of that.
Published
July 2, 2011

Our View: For a transportation change of pace, try riding a bus

Bus service already connects the Portland area's biggest attractions, and is worth checking out.
Published
July 2, 2011

Our View: Portland right to explore unified boosters

The schools have to be accountable for every dollar spent, even when it is raised privately.
Published
July 1, 2011

Our View: Republicans fail to show courage on anti-bully bill

House members should have stuck by their earlier votes and approved this law.
Published
June 30, 2011

Our View: Charter school law a chance to try new things

Educators with ideas of how to meet an unmet need will now have a way to proceed.