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Bob Warren

Bob Warren retired in 2012 as the regional business development officer for Business Oregon for Lane, Lincoln, Linn and Benton Counties. Prior to that, he was senior policy advisor on forest policy for Gov. Barbara Roberts and district aid and natural resource advisor for Rep. Peter DeFazio. He is currently a member of the board of directors for McKenzie River Trust.

Author: Bob Warren

Writing on the Wall

Thirty years ago scientists predicted the effects of climate change on Northwest forests

Guest Viewpoint 1 year ago

The headline read “Global warming called threat to forests.” You may have noticed similar stories recently in the media about dying Douglas-fir forests in the … Continue reading →

Killing the Initiative

Time to change the tax break

Guest Viewpoint 2 years ago

“We did not lock in the design of the building… We didn’t know that what [Capstone] proposed would be so different from what they built. … Continue reading →

The ‘Register Gag’

Missing what we had? Support what we have

Guest Viewpoint 2 years ago

I still subscribe to The Register-Guard, and I think you should too. Or, if you do not, you should be reading it regularly. Why? Because … Continue reading →

Chopped Liver

Saturday Market needs to be considered in downtown Eugene’s future

Guest Viewpoint 2 years ago

Does anyone remember Bizarro World? It was a DC Comics planet, a mirror of Earth, except everything was opposite. Sometimes I feel as though Eugene … Continue reading →

It’s All We Got

Pinning hopes on travel and sports

Guest Viewpoint 3 years ago

A July 31 editorial in The Register-Guard highlighted Lane County workers’ low wages relative to other Oregon counties. The RG is correct and points to … Continue reading →

It’s The Yurts

A small business with large effects

Guest Viewpoint 3 years ago

Mary and I are at Treebones Resort, perched on the western slopes of the Santa Lucia Mountains, at the end of the road on the … Continue reading →

Pearl Street Sand and Gravel

Starting to miss that old City Hall

Guest Viewpoint 3 years ago

It’s been five years since the Eugene City Council tore down the Eugene City Hall for no apparent reason. Heading south on Pearl Street from … Continue reading →

My Favorite Place

What makes Eugene home

Guest Viewpoint 3 years ago

What’s your favorite place? Sounds like a simple question, but it’s not. It was the first day of class in University of Oregon Professor Shaul … Continue reading →

They Saved Our Butts

A generation ago, activists protected Lane County from a proposed nuclear plant

Guest Viewpoint 3 years ago

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” — Margaret Mead … Continue reading →

The Long Con

Oregon government and the land of make-believe

NewsOpinion 3 years ago

My son Chris recently gave me a poster from the 1973 movie The Sting, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, as a couple of conmen … Continue reading →

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Bob Warren

Bob Warren retired in 2012 as the regional business development officer for Business Oregon for Lane, Lincoln, Linn and Benton Counties. Prior to that, he was senior policy advisor on forest policy for Gov. Barbara Roberts and district aid and natural resource advisor for Rep. Peter DeFazio. He is currently a member of the board of directors for McKenzie River Trust.

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