It is no secret that those of us in the Northwest believe the Administration's proposal to drive up the cost of electricity in our region is not only misguided, but also will not achieve the intended goal of raising money for the treasury.

Small businesses are seeing huge rate increases every year, and more and more of them are saying they just can't afford to provide coverage. That's part of the reason more than 45 million Americans are now uninsured.

It is up to us as lawmakers to provide the resources and streamlined processes that will enable our federal forest managers to become the best possible steward of our lands.

We also have to stop the flow of precursor chemicals that meth cooks use to boil up this poison.

The war on meth must be fought with a multi-pronged approach.

Large corporations and unions know the power of being big enough to bargain for better rates.

As a lifelong Oregonian, I prefer our forests green, not black.