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Urban Renewal at what Cost?

July 25, 2006 0

Recently the Portland City Council approved a $51 million dollar extension of the…

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Wrong Turn on Biofuels

July 18, 2006 0

The Portland City Council recently approved an initiative mandating the sale of ethanol-blended…

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Rethinking Renewable Energy

July 10, 2006 0

We are living in an age where growing numbers of individuals and groups…

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Declaring Independence from Kelo

July 3, 2006 0

Last week, President Bush responded to the US Supreme Court’s decision on eminent…

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HOPEing for Healthcare

June 27, 2006 0

The high cost of healthcare these days is astounding, and so is the…

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Who should pay for your college education?

June 19, 2006 0

Oregonians have nixed a sales tax nine times at the ballot box, yet…

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A Teachable Moment: Leveraging Oregon’s School Trust Lands

June 14, 2006 0

Oregon owns a billion dollars worth of agricultural and timber land that is…

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Don’t Kick the Kicker – part II

June 5, 2006 0

Last November state economists estimated that Oregon’s tax revenues could exceed their projections…

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Eminent Domain is Never the Solution

June 2, 2006 0

Portland City Commissioner Randy Leonard wants the government to use its power of…

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Oregon Charter School Report Card: The history, progress and future of charter schools in Oregon

May 26, 2006 1

INTRODUCTION by Steve Buckstein In 1991, two distinct educational reform paths took off…

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