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by Marty Wilde What should be the first step in getting people off the streets: supported camping, emergency shelter, or...
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by Marty Wilde America faces a crisis of confidence in its military. The Army has not hit its recruiting goal...
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Don't rely on judicial activism to solve our social ills by Marty Wilde As expected, the Supreme Court upheld the...
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by Marty Wilde Many disagreements between the political parties come down to a difference of opinion on how to accomplish...
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by Marty Wilde Americans have some surprising areas of agreement in politics. Our current political discourse may be marked by...
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by Marty Wilde Conservative politicians often claim to be channeling the righteous anger of their rural constituents. In my experience—living...
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by Marty Wilde My son recently asked me why the U.S. isn’t more democratic. After all, we set up the...
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by Marty Wilde Reform of Oregon’s anything-goes system of campaign financing cannot rely on the Oregon Legislature. Everyone currently in...
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by Marty Wilde As I led a shift of five other volunteers at Egan Warming Center last week, I looked...
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by Marty Wilde Oregon is poised to make significant progress toward universal health coverage this year. Recent data put the...
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by Marty Wilde We can benefit from considering how to resolve the conflicts in our communities, nation, and world without...
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by Marty Wilde The endurance of a great power relies on its ability to fight corruption and reward merit. In our time,...
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by Marty Wilde Veterans often do not get the health care benefits they have earned through their military service. Only...
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by Marty Wilde With election day behind us and the holidays ahead, I hope we will embrace a spirit of...
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by Marty Wilde The three gubernatorial candidates recently found some surprising agreements surrounding unsheltered homelessness. Politics is often said to...
