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Facing facts about dairy pollution in Yakima Valley

The op-ed by Ben Tindall published on April 30 is nothing more than propaganda from the dairy industry ...

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The government helped kill a dairy — and they didn’t even try to hide it

Commentary Cow Palace is dead — and now we know the U.S. government helped pull the trigger. On ...

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Grant PUD commissioners’ statement on Route 4b Transmission Line protest

Grant County PUD was at the center of a recent article in The Capital Press. Many of the ...

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Powerline wildfires: Logging and reforestation solutions

My name is Russ Sapp, and I have been a Board Member of Consumer’s Power, Inc. (CPI) for ...

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Commentary: The government should try to do a few things well in 2025

This week marks the inauguration of President Trump and the opening of the Oregon legislative session. With new ...

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Commentary: Export impact on the rise

Growing up on a farm in Northeast Iowa taught me the values of resilience and innovation—qualities that have ...

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Commentary: Agriculture, Capital Press remain a part of me

I arrived at the Capital Press in July of 2002, and for more than 22 years I have ...

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Commentary: A look back and a step forward

As the year comes to a close, I want to take a moment to share some of the ...

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Commentary: Washington state’s budget nightmare is its own fault

State legislators in Washington state have a big budget challenge ahead of them. If they want to know ...

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Commentary: Christmas comes early for American small businesses

Sometimes the best gift is simply the absence of something—especially if that something is an invasive federal rule ...

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