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As dismissive as Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon has been, Portland cannot let anger drive its decisions on what is best for the city. Portland needs to keep the Trail Blazers anchored here well beyond the 2030 expiration of its current lease. oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/…

Editorial: Rise up to the challenge, Portland leaders, and keep the Trail Blazers here

Portland leaders and the public should not get distracted by irritation over new Trail Blazers’ owner Tom Dundon’s dismissive attitude, the editorial board writes. The city still needs to come up...

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Readers respond: Redistricting returning us to inequality oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/…

Readers respond: Redistricting returning us to inequality

Letters to the Editor can be submitted to [email protected] with full name and place of residence.

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Readers respond: Disabled children need safe transportation oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/…

Readers respond: Disabled children need safe transportation

Letters to the Editor can be submitted to [email protected] with full name and place of residence.

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Readers respond: Don’t fund police with climate money oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/…

Readers respond: Don’t fund police with climate money

Letters to the Editor can be submitted to [email protected] with full name and place of residence.

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Readers respond: Fight Trump with voters’ self interest oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/…

Readers respond: Fight Trump with voters’ self interest

Letters to the Editor can be submitted to [email protected] with full name and place of residence.

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Readers respond: Support transportation accountability before tolling oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/…

Readers respond: Support transportation accountability before tolling

Letters to the Editor can be submitted to [email protected] with full name and place of residence.

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Readers respond: Envisioning a hopeful future for Ross Island oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/…

Readers respond: Envisioning a hopeful future for Ross Island

Letters to the Editor can be submitted to [email protected] with full name and place of residence.

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Meet the journalist who will cover Portland’s women’s sports revolution: Letter from the Editor oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/…

Meet the journalist who will cover Portland’s women’s sports revolution: Letter from the Editor

Liana Handler joins The Oregonian in July to explore how the Portland Fire and other professional women's teams are reshaping the city.

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Readers respond: Don’t rank councilors who raise taxes oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/…

Readers respond: Don’t rank councilors who raise taxes

Letters to the Editor can be submitted to [email protected] with full name and place of residence.

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Opinion: Oregon is failing its children - and calling it ‘compassion’ oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/…

Opinion: Oregon is failing its children - and calling it ‘compassion’

Even as students are failing to show basic proficiency of fundamental skills, Oregon schools promote them to the next grade without the support or attention they need to be successful, writes Bonnie...

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Readers respond: Election put community before data centers oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/…

Readers respond: Election put community before data centers

Letters to the Editor can be submitted to [email protected] with full name and place of residence.

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Editorial peak: What true voter access looks like oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/…

Editorial peak: What true voter access looks like

The addition of a high-profile referendum on the May ballot showed what can happen to voter turnout when Oregonians, regardless of party, are able to weigh in on top races, the editorial board...

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Editorial valley: An arts tax ‘reform’ oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/…

Editorial valley: An arts tax ‘reform’

While the City Council raised the income threshold for those who must pay the arts tax, its changes don’t amount to real reform or resolve the many criticisms that Portlanders have, the editorial...

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Readers respond: Dundon business model good for government oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/…

Readers respond: Dundon business model good for government

Letters to the Editor can be submitted to [email protected] with full name and place of residence.

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Editorial cartoons for May 31, 2026: Peace deal or no deal, Texas primary, Trump physical oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/…

Editorial cartoons for May 31, 2026: Peace deal or no deal, Texas primary, Trump physical

The week in visual commentary.

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With MAC bombing, our journalism navigated tragedy and mental health issues: Letter from the Editor oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/…

With MAC bombing, our journalism navigated tragedy and mental health issues: Letter from the Editor

When a breaking news story revealed deeper systemic failures, our newsroom balance speeded with sensitivity.

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Readers respond: Existing policies won’t solve homelessness oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/…

Readers respond: Existing policies won’t solve homelessness

Letters to the Editor can be submitted to [email protected] with full name and place of residence.

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Readers respond: Maintain endangered species protections for grizzly bears oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/…

Readers respond: Maintain endangered species protections for grizzly bears

Letters to the Editor can be submitted to [email protected] with full name and place of residence.

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Readers respond: Trump’s IRS settlement defies Benjamin Franklin oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/…

Readers respond: Trump’s IRS settlement defies Benjamin Franklin

Letters to the Editor can be submitted to [email protected] with full name and place of residence.

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Readers respond: Sacrifice one university to save the rest oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/…

Readers respond: Sacrifice one university to save the rest

Letters to the Editor can be submitted to [email protected] with full name and place of residence.

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