Tigard's Opinions
May 16, 2013
Soapbox: Protect investment in Metros natural areas
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Al Jubitz is a Sylvan resident. There are many reasons to support Measure 26-152, the natural areas levy on your May 21 ballot. As a Portland resident, I support the maintenance and restoration…
May 16, 2013
Letters to the Editor: May 15
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Terhune is team player we need on School Board I am supporting Dana Terhune for Tigard-Tualatin School District Director, Position 3. She is committed to the School Board and not using the…
May 16, 2013
Soapbox: Matheson understands value of education, influential…
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Based on family and personal experience, I understand the impact of education on individuals, family generations and communities, as well as the challenges and rewards of teaching. This…
May 09, 2013
Soapbox: Tualatin needs Park and Ride along 99W
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Kathy Newcomb is a Tualatin resident. Our city of Tualatin has spent enormous amounts of money on consultants lately regarding transportation and related topics — almost $600,000. But we are no…
May 09, 2013
Letters to the Editor
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Maureen Wolf is who students need making tough choices Maureen Wolf is running for a second term on the Tigard-Tualatin School District Board. I believe she deserves to win that seat. Maureen’s…
May 02, 2013
Letters to the editor from our readers
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Matheson is the right choice for School Board Elections for the open Tigard-Tualatin School Board positions are just around the corner. David Matheson is running for Position 3, and he deserves…
May 02, 2013
Soapbox: Veteran coach in Sherwood says thank you
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Bill Brown is a Sherwood resident who has coached girls’ soccer at Sherwood High School for more than two decades. A couple of months ago I decided to retire from my position as the head girls’…
May 02, 2013
Soapbox: Barry Albertson is a champion for students
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Jeff Jansen is a 2008 Tualatin High School graduate. My name is Jeff Jansen, and I am currently a second-year pharmacy student at the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy. Prior to…
April 25, 2013
Editorial: Culture, quirkiness beyond the tunnel
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We understand that Portland City Commissioner Steve Novick and the editorial writers at The Oregonian were disappointed by last Thursday’s news that Nike will expand its Beaverton campus rather…
April 25, 2013
Soapbox: We need Dana Terhune on our School Board
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Candice Kelly is a Tualatin resident. I want to express my support for one of our School Board members, Dana Terhune, who is a present School Board member running for re-election, not because…
Apr 18, 2013
Editorial: We should be alert, aware and watchful
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Monday’s bombing at the Boston Marathon has us all a little jumpy. That might not be a bad thing. Just how jumpy are we? Tuesday afternoon, Portland’s Steel Bridge was shut down for more than an…
Apr 18, 2013
Just Another Point of View: Portland means something different…
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Last week I received a nifty little book in the mail. It’s called “This Is Portland,” and its subtitle is “The city you’ve heard you should like.” The writer of this 64-page booklet is Alexander…
Apr 11, 2013
Editorial: No need for turf wars over Nike
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As Nike nears a decision on where to expand next, at least its choices are reportedly limited to two communities in Oregon. This time, the state isn’t in danger of watching as another corporate…
Apr 11, 2013
Soapbox: Invest in community's future with higher education
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Since November of last year, administrators, faculty, staff and students from community colleges and universities throughout Oregon have been busy meeting with legislators regarding the state’s…
Apr 04, 2013
Editorial: State leaders mull imperfect solution for schools,…
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Just about every interested party has found — or soon will discover — something to detest in a state budget plan that is making its way through the Legislature and that promises a substantial…
Apr 04, 2013
Soapbox: Bills target statewide strategy for facilities,…
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Former Hillsboro schools superintendent says statewide strategy needed to support school facility needs and capital investment planning. Joe Rodriguez is a member of the Community Investment…
Apr 04, 2013
Soapbox: Volunteering helps people and communities
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April is National Volunteer Month. Based in Portland, Don Pearson is Wells Fargo's regional president for Oregon and Southwest Washington. As Wells Fargo's regional president for Oregon and…
Mar 28, 2013
Oregon must send animal abusers to prison
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Lawmakers and governor have shirked their duties as more animals suffer Scott Heiser, a former district attorney of Benton County, runs the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Criminal Justice Program…
Mar 28, 2013
Your opinions drive region's future
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How much did you drive today? Where did you go? Could you have walked to some of those places? If your community changed its development process to create more walkable neighborhoods and…
