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OR lawmakers appalled by U.S. Capitol violence

  • By Gary A. Warner, Oregon Capital Bureau

Oregon’s congressional delegation found themselves trapped by protestors who stormed the Capitol in protest of the Electoral College vote to v…

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Letters to the Editor, April 10

Show figuresSince the county is asking for more money, I would like to see the past three years’ tax statements showing how the revenue was sp…

Letters to the editor

Letter to the Editor: Popular vote

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To the editor: For the second time in the last five elections, we’ve elected a president who lost the popular vote. Fifty-eight percent of eligible voters voted in 2016, 42 percent didn’t even bother. That’s 90 million people. Pretty sad.

Letters to the editor

Letter to the editor: Time to trust vote

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To the editor: With the Electoral College having just met, I want to respond to claims that it exists to protect small states. If it does that, then why have Hawaii and Rhode Island, among other small states, signed on to the National Popular Vote Compact (www.nationalpopularvote.com)?

Letters to the editor

True democracy

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To the editor: The U.S. is the only country to have an Electoral College which directly elects the executive president. For the fifth time, our system has elected a leader most of the voters did not want to hold office. This erodes faith in democracy.