We quote from Bill Aney’s excellent column (“Joining Greater Idaho — no, thank you,” Wednesday, March 8), reporting on the folks who are urging a change in Oregon’s borders so we Eastern Oregonians can all live happily ever after in Greater Idaho: “ … they want to create a monolithic bloc of like-minded individuals. They call the entire area ‘Trump-voting’ and solid red. Hooboy.”

This may come as a shock, but there are quite a few Democrats here in Wallowa County, despite Michael Clements’ similar comment in his Wallowa County Voices interview in that same issue: “We’re not Democrats up here.” Aney said it right: hooboy.

Mr. Clements and the Move Oregon’s Borders folks need to get out a little more often. They might even find that we are likable. As Mr. Aney put it: “This characterization of the political and cultural landscape of Eastern Oregon starts us off on the wrong foot; diversity is healthy and should be celebrated, not squelched.”

We celebrate Mr. Clements’ home in Wallowa County, with his wife, five children and several siblings. We love living here, too.

Dan and Jan Blair

Joseph

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