Editorials

A word to Gov. Kate B.: No blue jeans, please

As today’s issue of the Chieftain was being readied for press, we couldn’t be privy to Kate Brown’s…

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ESA created an environmental industry

When it comes to environmental groups, extremism pays. A review of the tax forms filed by many of…

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Hayes on the sidelines, but damage is done

At his Friday press conference, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber said his fiancee Cylvia Hayes will have no policy…

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We’re managing people for wolves’ sake

“Wolf management” is a misnomer. What state officials in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and elsewhere have been doing is…

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Oregon’s coming carbon load

We in the Pacific Northwest have watched with some complacency in recent years as oil trains have caught…

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Fires not service groups’ only challenge

Like many news outlets, it’s a matter of routine that we at the Wallowa County Chieftain fix our…

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Another self-inflicted budget crisis COMMENTARY: Capital Press

The 113th Congress has concluded its legislative business, and critics chide its members for what they term its…

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