Letters to Editor

Letter to the editor: The Dollar General fight continues

I feel that in the scheme of the terrible state the world is in, our fight against Dollar…

Columnists

Creative thinking needed to save rural hospitals

Over the last 15 years, approximately 150 rural hospitals have closed nationwide. What does it mean? Are these…

Letters to Editor

Letter to the editor: Drivers, wise up and be smart

Come on people, wake up! With the fog, often times freezing, that we have been experiencing this winter…

Columnists

Roger Hockett: It’s still music to my ears

The 1950s music scene in the Wallowa Valley seemed sparse to me. My farmer parents did not listen…

Editorials

Voice of the Chieftain: Count helps take stock of homeless

Throughout Eastern Oregon — in fact, throughout all of the United States — community agencies and volunteers are…

Columnists

Randy Stapilus: Court case could affect access to recreational sites

If you take your dog for a walk from your home, walking some distance to a local park…

Columnists

Capital Chatter: Too many committees, not enough action

After listening to speaker after speaker discuss Oregon’s substance abuse crisis, Rep. Kevin Mannix had a logical question:…

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Randy Stapilus: Oregon needs a broad path to stem homelessness

Oregon’s leading political issue in recent years, homelessness, is also one of the most difficult to solve. A…

Letters to Editor

Letter to the editor: My well-becoming ‘hugienist’

I went to the dentist Dec. 26 in Enterprise after 30 years overseas. I had gone to dentists…

Columnists

Capital Chatter: Oregon’s CEO reflects on a year of progress — and a few misses

A broken aircraft rained on Gov. Tina Kotek’s anniversary celebration. Only a couple of TV crews joined the…

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