Columnists

Capital Chatter: How fast lawmakers move once they smell the finish line

SALEM — On the longest day of the year, Oregon’s state senators went home before the sun set,…

Letters

Letter: America is a study in contradictions

To the Editor: America: plus and minus. Just a few of the pluses: World’s fastest recovery from the…

Editorials

From the editor’s desk: June 19, 2023

I hope you’ve been reading “The Death of Bobbie Kolada,” the five-part investigative series we’ve been running on…

Editorials

Our view: Wildfires are good reminder to all of us

The Hat Rock and Mount Hebron fires that erupted last month in Umatilla County are good reminders to…

Columnists

Capital Chatter: After 42 days, it’s finally ‘go time’ in the Oregon Senate

The opening ceremony for the Oregon House floor session on Wednesday, June 14, was a moment of silent…

Letters

Letter: Prescribed burns are killing songbirds

To the Editor: The U.S. Forest Service in East and Central Oregon is presently conducting prescribed burning in…

Letters

Letter: Do ATVs belong on city trails?

To the Editor: On Sunday morning, June 4, I was descending the embankment on the south side of…

Letters

Letter: Ruth Harris was a Renaissance woman

To the Editor: In the 20 years I lived in John Day, Ruth Harris (“Remembering Ruth,” Blue Mountain…

Letters

Letter: Restore John Day Police Department

To the Editor: As a longtime homeowner and taxpayer in John Day, it is past time for me…

Editorials

Our view: Only you can prevent forest fires

Fire season is here, and if one needs a reminder about the very real dangers, just look AT…

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