Letters to Editor

Letter: Rep. Bentz backs Medicare cutbacks

In all, 175 House Republicans endorsed a plan that would end Medicare as we know it and slash…

Columnists

From the editor’s desk: A new reporter joins the Chieftain’s staff

I am very pleased to announce a new addition to the staff of the Chieftain: Jillian Hoefer has…

Columnists

Other voices: One-party rule in this state can be solved with a very Oregon reform

In a recent guest column, I laid responsibility for many of Oregon’s political discontents — including the “Greater…

Columnists

Pendleton proves that supporting innovation works

For Oregon’s innovators to positively impact their communities, state support is crucial. I’ve seen this firsthand in the…

Columnists

Roger Hockett: Farm debt and stress

My parents were farmers on Prairie Creek from the 1940s through the 1990s and my mother in particular…

Columnists

Randy Stapilus: Walkout problem requires constitutional fix

It’s time to acknowledge, after watching this year’s Oregon legislative session, that Plan B didn’t work, and Oregon…

Letters to Editor

Letter: Greater Idaho is a waste of time

The push to move Eastern Oregon into Idaho is similar to one in Arizona where some residents down…

Editorials

Voice of the Chieftain: It’s true — you can help prevent forest fires

Last summer, as you likely recall, was a busy one for wildfires in Wallowa County: Lightning storms in…

Columnists

Writers on the Range: Backcountry heroes always try to bring us back

When I was leading groups into the Wyoming wilderness in the 1990s, once we left a trailhead we…

Letters to Editor

Letter: Divide the railway’s right of way

David Arnold continues to claim the Wallowa Union Rail Association (WURA) could successfully run trains between Elgin and…

Marketplace