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Additional family dwellings considered for Oregon forestland
Additional dwellings would be allowed on some Oregon forestlands under a bill aimed at improving the intergenerational transfer…
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New transportation funding to increase reach of public transit in Wallowa Count, Eastern Oregon
Eastern Oregon is reaping the benefits of the state’s payroll tax for public transit.
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Carbon bill amendments gives nod to rural Oregonians
SALEM — Climate advocates are coming up roses after legislative revisions to a proposed carbon pricing policy for…
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Op-Ed: A view from the other side of the tracks
The Wallowa County Planning Commission recently denied a conditional use permit to Joseph Branch Trail Consortium to build…
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Letter: Improving Wallowa Lake Dam; good idea, bad method
I am concerned about the Wallowa Lake Dam improvement proposed by Governor Brown and to be voted on…
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Out of the Past: The garage men of the county organize
100 years ago March 13, 1919 “A silo on every farm” is a slogan of government and college…
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Letter: not holding my breath for elk/rancher solution
In January of 2018, I wrote to the Wallowa County Chieftain about the elk damage problem in the…
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Enterprise High School FFA chapter earns prestigious recognition
100 years ago February 27, 1919 As J.J. Harlan was driving from Joseph, his car was struck by…
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Hells Canyon: it’s our fault: How to date a Rock sidebar
The age of a rock is determined through the analysis of isotopes—minute amounts of radioactive elements in the…
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Editorial: A tale of two subsidies
A Tale of two subsidies: Subsidies make an economy work. After all, very little could be accomplished without…
