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Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers recently wrote a heartening opinion piece for Time calling for civility and respectful dialogue in the political process. I completely...

Close to Home: Sheriff: Sonoma County will work with ICE only to ensure public...

(Editor's Note: At the request of the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office at 9:43 a.m. Thursday, this piece was updated in the fourth, fifth...

Thursday’s Letters to the Editor

GOP voters’ ‘big mistake’EDITOR: Listen up, fellow Republicans. When the three regular Republican commentators in The Press Democrat — centrist David Brooks, Constitution defender...

PD Editorial: Yes on Measure A: The cannabis tax is not perfect but it’s...

For years, supporters of marijuana legalization have argued that local governments stood the most to gain as it would allow them to regulate cannabis...

Why was blood-smeared MAX train left in service? (Commuting Q&A)

As I boarded the TriMet Blue Line MAX, I saw blood all over a seat, floor, wall and even...

Memorable Oregon political scandals: A one-minute video review

Politics and scandal are like beer and hot dogs -- it's difficult to have one without the other. That...

Oregon standoff defendant Darryl Thorn planned to sneak back onto refuge, agent says

An FBI agent on Thursday showed jurors a slew of photos and messages that he found on defendant Darryl...

Bannon: Media ‘always wrong’ in portraying Trump; administration in battle to deconstruct

OXON HILL, Md. -- Stephen Bannon, President Trump's reclusive chief strategist and the intellectual force behind his nationalist agenda, said...

Portland Metro Wednesday Traffic: U.S. 101 closed near Cannon Beach; I-5 reopens near California...

Daily traffic >> All traffic news >> PDX Traffic Alerts on Twitter >> Elliot Njus's Hard...

Portland takes aim at potholes left in winter storm’s wake

Portland plans to beef up its street crews to tackle more than 1,000 potholes left in the wake of...

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